About This Quiz
Some of the most famous commercials of all time have appeared during the Super Bowl. How much do you know about these pricey marketing ploys? Take this quiz to find out.Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny played their informal game on Mars against Marvin the Martian.
The 1996 movie "Space Jam" was a box-office success, but it received mixed reviews.
$37,500 was a good chunk of money in 1967.
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Advertisers paid $4.5 million for an ad in 2015, but the commercials reach so many people that the price is actually worth it.
The commercial was eerily reminiscent of George Orwell's "1984" and only aired once.
Each of the three frogs sounds out one syllable of the beer's name.
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Bud Light won two years; Budweiser won the other six.
Prices have skyrocketed since 1995.
Attacking Coke and Pepsi by name would have infuriated the major advertisers.
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The two nuzzled each other in an effort to promote Budweiser beers.
The commercial is based on the misconception that lemmings commit mass suicide. The clip was dark, gritty and not very popular.
Nearly a third of the country watches it.
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The dot-com bubble burst shortly afterward, and all of that advertising money went to waste.
The gamble paid off, and the movie was the highest grossing of 1996.
In addition to fireworks, companies can't advertise distilled spirits or tobacco.
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Michael Jordan and Larry Bird even shoot from the tops of tall buildings.
Nearly an hour of the broadcast is filled with ads.
At $8 million, the Kia spot was incredibly expensive.
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It was a Master Lock on a red-and-white bull's-eye.
The two-minute ad featured Eminem driving around Detroit in a Chrysler. It cost $12.4 million.
A commercial for toy company GoldieBlox ran during the 2014 Super Bowl. The company had about 15 employees at the time.
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The ad featuring Cindy Crawford introduced the Pepsi can's new look.
In 2011 Volkswagen made the controversial decision to release its commercial, "The Force," online days before the Super Bowl. The risk paid off — the commercial has been shared about 5.3 million times.
The concept scored Doritos some of the highest marks for ads in 2006.
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The plan flopped because no one knew what Herb looked like.
GoDaddy famously directed viewers to its website to see "uncensored" versions.
Gorbachev was in the ad, which was filmed in Moscow.
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Spielberg hired James Ferguson to write the screenplay for the flick "Little Giants."
In the Victoria's Secret clip, Dylan strolls around while a woman prances in angel's wings.
It has increased by 10 percent every year. The value of these ad spots is critical, so companies are willing to pay the price.
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