Captain Crunch and the Cereal All-Stars Quiz

Answer: The Flintstones

Originally a reintroduction of a cereal called "Sugar Rice Krinkles" the branding of a product around a media character was a new concept. By 1969 "Cocoa Pebbles" and "Fruity Pebbles" had been introduced on the west coast and soon gained popularity across the US.

The original commercials consisted of Fred and Barney interacting with live action children. By the late 70s, commercials were entirely animated usually featuring Fred and Barney and occasionally other characters from "The Flintstones".

Answer: Tony the Tiger

Tony first appeared advertising "Frosted Flakes" in 1951 and was often seen with popular radio and television personalities in his commercials. He has been voiced by a several different voice actors, but none as long lasting as Thurl Ravenscroft who voiced him from 1953 until his death in 2005.

Answer: Trix

"Trix" was introduced in 1955 and in 1959 is when Tricks the rabbit made his television debut. In most commercials, Tricks is unable to get the cereal and the children will usually snatch it away from him. On occasion Tricks has been able to get the cereal and there have been promotions in the past as box top mail-in contests where the results were overwhelmingly in favor to let the rabbit have his Trix.

Answer: Bee

BuzzBee who interestingly wasn't named until 2000, was introduced in 1979 along with the cereal. He was voiced by comedic actor Arnold Stang until 1992 and since then voice actor Billy West has voiced him. BuzzBee has been doing a fantastic job advertising the cereal, so much that "Honey Nut Cheerios" is the best selling cereal in the US.

Answer: Snap, Crackle, & Pop

Introduced in 1933, the trio originally had an elderly gnome design, but soon took on their elvish, more youthful look. There was a fourth elf briefly introduced in the 1950s named Pow.

Answer: Quisp

"Quisp" was introduced in 1965 along with its partner cereal, "Quake". Quake was a miner character featured in the commercial with Quisp the alien, but Quisp was more popular in comparison. Another cereal "Quangaroos" was introduced in the 70s with a kangaroo mascot named Simon and Quake with an Australian bushranger design, but again "Quisp" outranked "Quangaroos" and the new cereal was discontinued. "Quisp" gained more notoriety with the advancement of the internet and can be found for sale on the Quaker Oats online store. "Cap'n Crunch" is another Quaker product, and with a similar taste to "Quisp", it's no wonder why people don't recognize "Quisp" as much.

Answer: Leprechaun

Lucky made his appearance in 1963 and true to a leprechaun's nature, he is mischievous and is constantly trying to protect his treasure, in this case the cereal. There has been many different marshmallows introduced in the roster over the years, but oddly enough, the pot of gold marshmallows were never around permanently.

Answer: Raisin Bran

Introduced in 1966, Sunny has been the sole mascot for the Kellogg's brand of raisin bran. You can always find him holding the two scoops of raisins found in every box.

Answer: Fruit Brute & Yummy Mummy

Introduced in 1974, "Fruit Brute" was a assorted fruit flavored cereal much like "Franken Berry", but with lime-flavored marshmallows. It was discontinued in 1982 and in 1987 "Fruity Yummy Mummy" came on the market essentially being the same cereal, but with vanilla-flavored marshmallows. "Fruity Yummy Mummy" was discontinued in 1992. "Fruit Brute" has a Werewolf as its mascot and "Fruity Yummy Mummy" of course had a mummy as the mascot. Both cereals had a brief relaunch in 2013 only to be discontinued a year later.

Answer: Jean LaFoote

Jean LaFoote is seen in the commercials along with Captain Crunch and is usually trying to steal the Captain's cereal. In the mid-1970's LaFoote advertised his own cereal, "Cinnamon Crunch".