Trivial Pursuits: After these messages...we'll be right back
By:
Jamie Hult, Staff writer
Pardon me. Do you have any Grey Poupon?
But of course.
Whether you adored the 1980s or you’re still having stonewashed jeans and big bangs nightmares, there’s no denying that the “me” decade had one thing down solid: commercials. Never before or since have we bore witness so many delightfully corny, impossibly exuberant and incredibly catchy jingles, slogans and catchphrases.
So grab a pen and get ready to put your 1980s powers of recall to the test. What’s the matter, McFly? Chicken?
Give yourself one point for each correct answer. Then add up your total to see how you rate on your 80’s commercial recall.
1. Reach out and _____ someone.
2. Where’s the _____?
3. We love to _____ and it shows.
4. It keeps _____ and _____ and _____ …
5. So kiss a little longer, stay close a little longer, hold tight a little longer, longer with _____ _____
6. Silly rabbit! _____ are for kids.
7. Have you driven a _____ lately?
8. _____! I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up.
9. Zestfully _____, zestfully _____, you’re not fully _____ until you’re zestfully ______.
10. Gillete. The _____ a man can get.
11. Frosted Lucky Charms. They’re _____ delicious.
12. Roll that beautiful _____ footage.
13. Give us a week, we’ll take off the _____.
14. The best part of waking up is _____ in your cup.
15. I like _____ _____, I like _____ _____ , meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow
16. I don’t wanna grow up, be a Toys’r’us _____
17. Choosy moms choose _____.
18. My _____, my ______, wherever I go, he goes, my ______, my ______, my ______ and me!
19. ______. It does a body good.
20. You’re playing with ______.
21. We’ll leave the _____on for you.
22. How do you spell _____?
23. It’s _____ licking good.
24. I’m a _____, you’re a _____, aren’t you glad to be a _____?
25. Raise your hand if you’re _____.
26. _____ in your mouth, not in your hand
27. Only you can prevent _____ _____.
28. Don’t _____ the Charmin.
Scoring
22-28 points. Total recall.
15-21 points. Gnarly knowledge.
7-14 points. Tubular try.
0-6 points. Too bad, so sad.
Answers
1. touch 2. beef 3. fly 4. going 5. Big Red 6. Trix 7. Ford 8. Help 9. clean 10. best 11. magically 12. bean 13. weight 14. Folger’s 15. Meow Mix 16. kid 17. Jiff 18. buddy 19. Milk 20. power 21. light 22. relief 23. finger 24. pepper 25. sure 26. Melts 27. forest fires 28. squeeze
