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My first Aussie TV Ads quiz seemed very popular, so here is more of the same. Enjoy another trip down Memory Lane.

A multiple-choice quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ozzz2002

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,041

Updated
Feb 10 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
855

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. Daryl Somers, host of one of the longest running variety shows in the world, did a commercial with the tagline 'You'll never, never know if you never, never go'. Which place was he promoting? Hint

Oodnadatta

Northern Territory

Japan

South Pole

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Question 2 of 10

2. The jingle went "Good on you, Mum, Tip Top's the one, good on you, Mum." What was the product? Hint

Bread

Chicken wings

Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs

Pizza

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the early 1980s, Tab Cola was among the first low-calorie soft drinks produced. It was made in Australia under licence from Coca Cola. Who was the unknown, who later went on to be a very well-known figure, that showed her stuff on the beach in promoting it? Hint

Dame Edna Everage

Ita Buttrose

Kate Fischer

Elle McPherson

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Up, Up and Away" was released by The Fifth Dimension in 1967. It was used as the basis of a commercial by which now defunct Australian airline? Hint

ANA

Ansett

TAA

Compass

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Question 5 of 10

5. A very dark and sombre ad was released by the Federal Government in 1987, featuring the Grim Reaper. What was the government trying to raise awareness of? Hint

The link between smoking and health

AIDS

Road safety

The dangers of using a hair dryer in the bath

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Question 6 of 10

6. Jan forgot to put the company's listing in the Yellow Pages 2000 telephone directory. Her manager noticed and Jan did a runner out of the building. Jan's boss leaned out the window and offered up which words that have become part of the Australian culture? Hint

One day, you're gunna get caught.

Get back to work, NOW!

Not happy, Jan!

Jan, I am terribly displeased with you!

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Question 7 of 10

7. Comedian Ross Higgins starred in commercials for Pea-Beu in the early 1980s. The pitch line was 'Hit 'em high, hit 'em low, hit 'em with the old Pea-Beu'. What is Pea-Beu? Hint

Frozen garden vegetables

Insect killer

A brand of cricket bat

White wine

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the 1980s, we were told that "The cats of Australia have made their choice". I am not sure how you would poll a lot of cats, but someone did. What did the Aussie moggies choose for dinner? Hint

Pal

Whiskas

Snappy Tom

Frisky

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Question 9 of 10

9. The quintessential man's man flogged which soft drink with the line 'Light on the fizz so that you can slam it down fast'? Hint

Fanta

Red Bull

Diet Coke

Solo

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Question 10 of 10

10. A very suave polar bear named Bundy helped promote Bundaberg Rum. In one commercial from 2004, Bundy and a few of his friends are camping when they notice a trio of attractive Swedish females setting up camp not far away. The boys try to warn them about what type of vicious creature, that only they (and Bundaberg Rum) can keep them safe from? Hint

Hoop Snake

Drop Bear

Bunyip

Jabberwocky

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Daryl Somers, host of one of the longest running variety shows in the world, did a commercial with the tagline 'You'll never, never know if you never, never go'. Which place was he promoting?

Answer: Northern Territory

Your choice. Do you want to get killed by a crocodile, a dingo, a cassowary, any number of venomous snakes, a water buffalo, or just die from alcoholic poisoning?

NT has one of the highest rates of alcohol consumption in the world, and also has some of the most dangerous animals around, but it also has some of the most breathtakingly beautiful scenery. Kakadu National Park, Uluru, Katherine Gorge, Arnhem Land and Groote Eylandt are just some of the treasures that attract tourists from all over the world.

"Hey, Hey, It's Saturday" ran from 1971 to 1999, with Dazza and Ossie, a pink ostrich, in charge of the mayhem.

2. The jingle went "Good on you, Mum, Tip Top's the one, good on you, Mum." What was the product?

Answer: Bread

The phrase was also modified slightly to promote Tip Top muffins. Tip Top started operations in the mid 1940s and became a nationwide operation, with plants in every state and also in New Zealand.

Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs (yes, that is the real name!), were a type of caramel-covered popcorn and peanut mixture.

Answer: Elle McPherson

'A beautiful drink, just right for beautiful people, and every can has less than two calories'. Elle was only 18 when she did the shoot in 1982, but even then she was attracting the attention of the male population. A supermodel, an actress and a very successful businesswoman, she has done her country proud.

Kate Fischer was Elle's costar in the movie "Sirens" (1993), Ita Buttrose made a career in media, particularly as the head of the 'Women's Weekly' magazine, and Dame Edna Everage is actually a man!

4. "Up, Up and Away" was released by The Fifth Dimension in 1967. It was used as the basis of a commercial by which now defunct Australian airline?

Answer: TAA

"TAA The Friendly Way" was another slogan used by Trans Australia Airlines. The company was absorbed by QANTAS in 1996.

ANA (Australian National Airways) were taken over by Ansett, who in turn went belly-up following the September 11, 2001 attacks in the USA, whilst Compass were a short-lived company that operated in the early 1990s.

5. A very dark and sombre ad was released by the Federal Government in 1987, featuring the Grim Reaper. What was the government trying to raise awareness of?

Answer: AIDS

The commercial depicted the Reaper bowling a tenpin bowling ball at a 'rack' of victims. It was a visually disturbing ad, shot in black and white, but it achieved its aim of highlighting the safe sex, needle-sharing problems associated with this dreadful disease.

Answer: Not happy, Jan!

The phrase was actually voted the best advertising line in Australia, in a 2009 survey. It was modified in a political campaign in 2004 to express dissatisfaction with the then Prime Minister- 'Not Happy, John!' (John Howard was the PM).

7. Comedian Ross Higgins starred in commercials for Pea-Beu in the early 1980s. The pitch line was 'Hit 'em high, hit 'em low, hit 'em with the old Pea-Beu'. What is Pea-Beu?

Answer: Insect killer

Ross played Ted Bullpitt, ("This is Ted Bullpit...No! Bull-PIT...yeah, everyone says that."), in the very irreverent, but very funny, "Kingswood Country". Like so many other Australian products, the product became foreign owned in 2005 (acquired by the UK company Reckitt Benckiser PLC).

8. In the 1980s, we were told that "The cats of Australia have made their choice". I am not sure how you would poll a lot of cats, but someone did. What did the Aussie moggies choose for dinner?

Answer: Snappy Tom

The ads themselves were not particularly special, but the jingle was quite catchy. Snappy Tom is made by Safcol, a South-Australian based company. Oh, and no self-respecting cat would be caught dead eating Pal; that is dog food!

9. The quintessential man's man flogged which soft drink with the line 'Light on the fizz so that you can slam it down fast'?

Answer: Solo

The rugged, outdoorsy type could be found wrestling crocodiles, kayaking over waterfalls, dragging live sharks home and then drinking half a can of Solo- the other half had to dribble down his chin. The campaign started in 1986 and ran for many years.

Answer: Drop Bear

A drop bear is a large Australian animal that drops on people from out of trees and eats their brains. Strangely enough, they only eat tourist's brains. Bundy drops onto the girl's tent, scaring them into joining the boys. Another happy ending!
I am not sure what connection there is between rum produced in subtropical Bundaberg and polar bears, but they sure make great commercials.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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