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1. Which car brand claimed to be as South African as "braai-vleis, rubgy and sunny skies"?
2. Give the reply to the South African ad statement: "There's no Cremora in the refrigerator."
3. "Eish" is one of those truly South African words meaning nothing, but conveying plenty. Which product made the word popular, especially in the phrase "Met eish, ja", meaning with ice.
4. Although you don't hear many commercials from this furniture store any more, most people still remember them as "Your two year guarantee store" (pronounced in an Afrikaans accent with emphasis on the r's).
5. Very few South Africans can remember what product was being advertised, but most of us remember the baby elephants hatching from giant eggs, in this 1993 commercial. What was the product?
6. Which South African telecommunication company's commercials include the "Yebo Gogo" series?
7. South Africans often toast their favourite legendary brewmaster, Charles Glass, when drinking this beer.
8. The commercials for this chicken fast food outlet are funny, irreverent, and always seem to offend some sector of society. Commercials include the "bum stunt", the "Mandela" ad, the "barking chicken" and the "Tailgunner". Who are these people?
9. Comparative advertising is outlawed in South Africa, but sometimes companies can get away with it for a while if the comparison is subtle enough. Which car company had a short run of a commercial with the slogan "the car that can beat the bends"?
10. The South African phrase "Tata ma chance, tata ma millions" has become a nationally known phrase as a slogan for which of the following?
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