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Old UK TV Ads Trivia Quiz

Hope these will bring back some memories for you, like they did for me!

A multiple-choice quiz by awkins. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
awkins

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
7,993

Updated
Jun 08 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
6702

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: calmdecember (1/10), Rumpo (9/10), Guest 92 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Complete the phrase - "Birds Eye peas, sweet as the moment .."? Hint

When the pod went pop

When the pod was growing

When the pod was picked

When the peas were growing

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these bread products was advertised by a girl in a hot air balloon? Hint

Nimble

Hovis

Split Tin

Mother's Pride

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Now hands that do dishes can feel soft as.." what? Hint

Your baby

Your mother's

Your child's

Your face

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Question 4 of 10

4. This jingle advertised what. "There's 20, 30, 40 or more, red ones, yellow ones, colours galore, in the... bag"? Hint

Jelly Tots

Fruit Gums

Spangles

Fruit Pastilles

5. "If you hear a noise with your milk and your roll. It must be the 10:30 Humphrey patrol. In slippers with pom-poms for creeping about. Watch out, watch out, there's a Humphrey about." Where would you have heard this? Hint

A Co-op Dairy ad

A Nesquick Milkshake ad

A Mother's Pride ad

A Unigate Dairy ad

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Question 6 of 10

6. "A million housewives everyday. Pick up a tin of beans and say.."? Hint

Heinz Baked Beanz

Beanz Meanz Heinz

Make Mine Heinz

We Love Heinz

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was 'Full of Cadbury goodness, and very small and neat'? Hint

A buttery Butter Snap

A chocolaty Flake bar

A Finger of Fudge

A Turkish Delight bar

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was 'The Surpriser'? Hint

Spangles

Space Dust

Pop Rocks

Tizer

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Britain's favourite butter has .."? Hint

The anchor sign

More milk per pound

A full creamy taste

The best ingredients

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Ah! .."?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Complete the phrase - "Birds Eye peas, sweet as the moment .."?

Answer: When the pod went pop

Put that finger in your cheek and, pop!

2. Which of these bread products was advertised by a girl in a hot air balloon?

Answer: Nimble

The advert was accompanied by a catchy tune, which was a 1968 song by the group Honeybus, entitled "I Can't Let Maggie Go".

3. "Now hands that do dishes can feel soft as.." what?

Answer: Your face

With mild green Fairy Liquid

4. This jingle advertised what. "There's 20, 30, 40 or more, red ones, yellow ones, colours galore, in the... bag"?

Answer: Jelly Tots

Rowntrees Jelly Tots, fill small hands, and the mum who buys them understands, that in small hands they're nice to eat. Jelly soft, and jelly sweet

Answer: A Unigate Dairy ad

100 Humphrey's soft as silk. Out on the search for your Unigate milk. So get extra pinta's or you'll be without. Watch out etc

6. "A million housewives everyday. Pick up a tin of beans and say.."?

Answer: Beanz Meanz Heinz

Classic British forced rhymes

7. What was 'Full of Cadbury goodness, and very small and neat'?

Answer: A Finger of Fudge

A Finger of Fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat. A Finger of Fudge is just enough until it's time to eat.

8. What was 'The Surpriser'?

Answer: Tizer

It just doesn't taste the same now.

Most people remember the later "Tizer - the appetizer" campaign, but "the surpriser" was around as long ago as the 1960s.

9. "Britain's favourite butter has .."?

Answer: The anchor sign

"There's an Anchor sign on Britain's favourite butter. It's the Anchor sign, that tells you it's the best. It's so creamy you can eat it, there's no butter that can beat it. Always buy the butter with the Anchor sign." The Anchor brand was founded in New Zealand in 1886.

Thanks to so_it_goes for helping me remember the jingle

10. "Ah! .."?

Answer: Bisto

'nuff said.

Source: Author awkins

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