As evidenced by last year's eye-popping halftime antics, the actual Super Bowl game sometimes takes a backseat to the rest of the day's diversions and sideshows. In fact, after spectacle that is the Super Bowl is over, it is often the commercials that command most of our attention.
While the ads are vetted over the proverbial watercooler during the days subsequent to Super Bowl Sunday, we thought it would be interesting to see how some of the most notable commercials have stood the test of time in your memory.
Take a second and prepare yourself for our 60-second spot test. See how you ad up in the Page 3 Super Bowl Ad Quiz.
Look below to find the answer key and see how you did, in addition to how your answers stack up with those of everyone else.
ANSWER KEY:
1. D. The spot proved to be a smashing success for both Apple and director Ridley Scott, who also turned heads with "Bladerunner."
2. B. The ad ends with the two of them sitting on top of the Hancock Building and Jordan sinking one "off the expressway, over the river, off the billboard, through the window, off the wall, nothin' but net." MJ's reward for winning: a Big Mac.
3. D. Those frogs had legs, as they appeared in multiple Super Bowl spots for Budweiser in the late '90s.
4. C. Henry Thomas would go on to star in E.T. in 1982.
5. B. The face time proved to benefit Farrah Fawcett, who would later go on to star in "Charlie's Angels."
6. D. She's beautiful. Crawford proved to be so popular introducing the new Diet Pepsi can, she reprised her role in a 2001 commercial and will also appear in a 2005 Pepsi ad with P. Diddy.
7. C. In Bud Bowl IV, Budweiser squared off against Bud Dry. And in Bud Bowl VIII, the original brew faced Bud Ice. The campaign was revived online in 1999, but Budweiser continues to dominate the competition. They had won 13 titles through Bud Bowl XV.
8. D. Notice that "Page 3 writer" was not among the choices.
9. D. Although their web traffic spiked to company highs, it is no secret that the lingering lingerie traffic would have pushed numbers even higher had they had the proper support.
10. A. In its "Marksman" spot, Masterlock had a sharpshooter take aim at a padlock. The lock absorbed the blow and held true. Interestingly enough, each year's Super Bowl ad-buy constituted almost all of Masterlock's yearly advertising budget.
What's your grade?
10 correct: But did you watch the game?
8 or 9 correct: A little spotty& pay more attention to those Super Bowl spots.
6 or 7 correct: You were bowled over.
5 or less correct: Do you own a TV?
ANSWER KEY:
1. D. The spot proved to be a smashing success for both Apple and director Ridley Scott, who also turned heads with "Bladerunner."
2. B. The ad ends with the two of them sitting on top of the Hancock Building and Jordan sinking one "off the expressway, over the river, off the billboard, through the window, off the wall, nothin' but net." MJ's reward for winning: a Big Mac.
3. D. Those frogs had legs, as they appeared in multiple Super Bowl spots for Budweiser in the late '90s.
4. C. Henry Thomas would go on to star in E.T. in 1982.
5. B. The face time proved to benefit Farrah Fawcett, who would later go on to star in "Charlie's Angels."
6. D. She's beautiful. Crawford proved to be so popular introducing the new Diet Pepsi can, she reprised her role in a 2001 commercial and will also appear in a 2005 Pepsi ad with P. Diddy.
7. C. In Bud Bowl IV, Budweiser squared off against Bud Dry. And in Bud Bowl VIII, the original brew faced Bud Ice. The campaign was revived online in 1999, but Budweiser continues to dominate the competition. They had won 13 titles through Bud Bowl XV.
8. D. Notice that "Page 3 writer" was not among the choices.
9. D. Although their web traffic spiked to company highs, it is no secret that the lingering lingerie traffic would have pushed numbers even higher had they had the proper support.
10. A. In its "Marksman" spot, Masterlock had a sharpshooter take aim at a padlock. The lock absorbed the blow and held true. Interestingly enough, each year's Super Bowl ad-buy constituted almost all of Masterlock's yearly advertising budget.
What's your grade?
10 correct: But did you watch the game?
8 or 9 correct: A little spotty& pay more attention to those Super Bowl spots.
6 or 7 correct: You were bowled over.
5 or less correct: Do you own a TV?
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