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Backe History
100
Brand of gas that wanted to "put a tiger in your tank".
What is Exxon?
100
1990: "...the police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders..."
What is Law & Order?
100
This team won the Superbowl in 2014.
Who are the Seattle Seahawks?
100
A new technology which allows for multimedia (or "rich media") content and ads without utilizing Flash.
What is HTML5?
100
The longest-tenured Backe employee who still shows up for work.
Who is Anne Kirschner?
200
In 1888 this company's new camera was advertised with the slogan "You press the button--we do the rest".
What is Kodak?
200
005: "...I made a list of everything bad I've ever done, and one by one I'm going to make up for all my mistakes...".
What is My Name is Earl?
200
This game was removed from app stores in February 2014, and copies quickly appeared on Ebay going for thousands of dollars.
What is Flappy Bird?
200
This is a name for location-based advertising, typically on mobile devices, that presents those who enter an area with a discount or promotion.
What is Geo-fencing?
200
This is the year Backe acquired GlaxoSmithKline as a client and never looked back.
What is 1997?
300
In 1898 artist Marius Rossillon created the tire man for this company.
What is Michelin?
300
1983: "...if you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire..."
What is The A-Team
300
This 'Blurred Lines' singer recently admitted that he had nothing to do with writing the hit single of the summer.
Who is Robin Thicke?
300
The inventor of this image format said the OED wrongly has 2 pronunciations of it — the right one is with a soft 'G'.
What is a .GIF?
300
The number of educational institutions that Backe has provided creative to.
What is four?
400
January 1, 1971 was the last day these could be advertised on U.S. television.
What are cigarettes?
400
1959: "...There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity..."
What is The Twilight Zone?
400
This band nearly caused a riot by partnering with Apple to release their album free of charge.
Who is U2?
400
This technological function makes digital behavior into a game by encouraging repetitious behaviors that lead to more points, unlocking content, or awarding badges to users.
What is Gamification?
500
This fast-food chain's 1985 campaign for "Herb the Nerd" has been called one of the most elaborate advertising flops of all time.
What is Burger King?
500
2003: "...a wealthy family who lost everything and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together..."
What is Arrested Development?
500
Recently, Microsoft spent over $2.5B to purchase this video game developer.
What is Mojang?
500
These include oldies such as Bad Luck Brian, Good Guy Greg and Conspiracy Keanu, along with a new favorite, Grumpy Cat.
What is a Meme?
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