American Advertising Slogans of the 1970s Trivia
1. What fast-food chain used the slogan “You Deserve a Break Today”?
Answer: McDonald's
1. What Southern dish is made from ground corn that is boiled into a creamy porriage
Answer: Grits
1. In which city would you find the Eiffel Tower?
Answer: Paris
1. Which actress was married eight times, including twice to the same actor, Richard Burton?
Answer: Elizabeth Taylor
1. In what year did the first humans land on the Moon?
Answer: 1969
2. “Have It Your Way” was the famous slogan of which burger chain?
Answer: Burger King
2. What type of bread is traditionally served alongside many Southern meals?
Answer: Cornbread
2. What famous wall stretches thousands of miles across northern China?
Answer: Great Wall of China
2. Which actor was married to actress Joanne Woodward for more than 50 years?
Answer: Paul Newman
2. What event on December 7, 1941, brought the United States into World War II?
Answer: The attack on Attack on Pearl Harbor
3. What soft drink was promoted with the slogan “I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke”?
Answer: The Coca-Cola Company
3. What Southern comfort food is made by coating chicken in seasoned flour and deep-frying it?
Answer: Fried Chicken
3. Which ancient monument in Egypt is guarded by the Great Sphinx?
Answer: Great Pyramid of Giza
3. Which famous Hollywood couple starred together in the films The African Queen and Pat and Mike?
Answer: Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart
3. What wall, built in 1961, divided East and West Berlin until 1989?
Answer: Berlin Wall
4. Which deodorant brand encouraged customers with the slogan “Raise Your Hand If You're Sure”?
Answer: Sure
4. What leafy green vegetable is commonly cooked with ham hocks or bacon in Southern cuisine?
Answer: Collard Greens
4. In which city would you find the Colosseum?
Answer: Rome
4. Which actress married actor Kirk Douglas and remained married to him for over 65 years?
Answer: Anne Buydens
4. Which U.S. President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963?
Answer: John F. Kennedy
5. “Betcha Can't Eat Just One” was a slogan for what potato chip brand?
Answer: Lay's
5. What Southern dessert is traditionally made with pecans, sugar, eggs, and syrup?
Answer: Pecan Pie
5. What famous white marble mausoleum in India was built by Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife?
Answer: Taj Maha
5. What glamorous Hollywood couple were nicknamed "America's Sweethearts" in the 1950s and starred together in numerous films?
Answer: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
5. What famous ship struck an iceberg and sank in 1912?
Answer: RMS Titanic
6. What cigarette brand used the slogan “You've Come a Long Way, Baby”?
Answer: Virginia Slims
6. What bean is the main ingredient in the Southern dish Hoppin’ John?
Answer: Black-Eyed Pea
6. What iconic statue stands in New York Harbor and was a gift from France?
Answer: Statue of Liberty
6. Which actor was married to actress Lauren Bacall after they met while filming To Have and Have Not?
Answer: Humphrey Bogart
6. What was the name of the movement led by Martin Luther King Jr. that sought equal rights for African Americans?
Answer: The Civil Rights Movement
7. “When It Rains, It Pours” was a well-known slogan for which seasoning product?
Morton Salt
7. What fruit is commonly used to make a classic Southern cobbler?
Answer: Peach
7. What ancient stone circle is located in England?
Answer: Stonehenge
7. Which famous singer and actress was married to actor Sonny Bono?
Answer: Cher
7. In what year did World War II end?
Answer: 1945
. What candy brand used the slogan “Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut, Sometimes You Don't”?
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Answer: Almond Joy and Mounds
8. What Southern side dish is made from shredded cabbage and a creamy dressing?
Answer: Coleslaw
8. What famous landmark in Australia is known for its sail-shaped design?
Answer: Sydney Opera House
8. Which Hollywood couple starred together in The Thin Man movie series?
Answer: William Powell and Myrna Loy
8. What disaster occurred on April 26, 1986, in what is now Ukraine?
Answer: The Chernobyl disaster
9. “Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz, Oh What a Relief It Is” advertised what product?
Answer: Alka-Seltzer
9. What sweet tea ingredient gives Southern iced tea its signature flavor?
Answer: Sugar
9. What mountaintop city in Peru was built by the Incas and rediscovered in 1911?
Answer: Machu Picchu
9. Which actor was married to actress Debbie Reynolds and was the father of Carrie Fisher?
Answer: Eddie Fisher
9. What event took place on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Answer: The September 11 attacks
10. What breakfast cereal mascot encouraged kids with the slogan “They're Grrreat!”?
Answer: Tony the Tiger for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
10. What seafood is traditionally served with grits in a popular Southern coastal dish?
Answer: Shrimp
10. What famous leaning bell tower is located in Italy?
Answer: Leaning Tower of Pisa
10. Which famous couple's romance began on the set of the 1963 film Cleopatra?
Answer: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
10. What historic speech beginning with the words "I Have a Dream" was delivered in Washington, D.C., in 1963?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech