Which 1967 campaign turned a fictional appliance technician into the symbol of dependable Maytag washing machines?
Answer
The Lonely Maytag Repairman
94 Advertising Campaigns That Changed History Trivia Questions with Answers
94 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which campaign popularized the Heinz slogan “Beanz Meanz Heinz” in Britain?
Answer
Beanz Meanz Heinz
Which Energizer advertising character became famous for continuing to move while rival batteries stopped?
Answer
The Energizer Bunny
Which anti-drug advertising campaign featured the 1987 television commercial showing an egg in a frying pan?
Answer
This Is Your Brain on Drugs
Which 1951 Hathaway campaign featured a sophisticated man wearing an eye patch?
Answer
The Man in the Hathaway Shirt
Which Dos Equis campaign featured the fictional character known as the Most Interesting Man in the World?
Answer
The Most Interesting Man in the World
What slogan did Lay’s potato chips popularize in its 1963 advertising campaign?
Answer
Betcha Can’t Eat Just One
Which slogan did McDonald’s introduce in its 1971 advertising campaign?
Answer
You Deserve a Break Today
Which advertising campaign introduced the Marlboro cowboy image in the 1950s?
Answer
Marlboro Man
Which slogan did Las Vegas adopt in 2003 to rebrand the city as a place for personal escape?
Answer
What Happens Here, Stays Here
Which slogan did Visa popularize in its 1985 campaign about being accepted almost everywhere?
Answer
It’s Everywhere You Want to Be
Which campaign made “The Pepsi Generation” a major advertising idea beginning in 1963?
Answer
Pepsi Generation
Which campaign did United Colors of Benetton use in the 1990s for provocative advertisements by Oliviero Toscani?
Answer
United Colors of Benetton
Which 1989 advertising campaign made the slogan “The Best a Man Can Get” famous for Gillette?
Answer
The Best a Man Can Get
What was the title of the British wartime poster campaign created in 1939 but widely rediscovered in the 2000s?
Answer
Keep Calm and Carry On
Which 1980s campaign made California raisins popular through animated singing clay figures?
Answer
California Raisins
Which campaign did the Australian Tourism Commission launch in 2006 with the question “Where the bloody hell are you?”
Answer
Where the bloody hell are you?
Which 1984 campaign made the slogan “Where’s the beef?” famous for Wendy’s?
Answer
Where’s the Beef?
What phrase did the U.S. Army use in its 1981 campaign to encourage young people to enlist?
Answer
Be All You Can Be
What two-word slogan did Apple use in its 1997 “Think Different” campaign?
Answer
Think Different
Which phrase did Red Bull use in its long-running campaign that claimed the drink could give consumers extra ability?
Answer
Red Bull Gives You Wings
Which 1950s Clairol slogan asked whether a woman dyed her hair or simply had naturally beautiful color?
Answer
Does She or Doesn’t She?
What phrase did the 1944 U.S. Forest Service campaign popularize to warn about human-caused wildfires?
Answer
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
Which phrase became the title of Coca-Cola’s 1971 “Hilltop” commercial sung by a multicultural group?
Answer
I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke