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Speaker: Can you find the connection between Don Draper, Peggy Olson, and Roger Sterling? We'll reveal the answer at the end of this episode.
Speaker: Hey welcome to the Trivia Twins podcast. I'm Andi. And I'm Dani. We'll be your hosts. We'll be asking you 10 trivia questions on famous ads.
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Speaker: Our Buy Me A Coffee link is in the show notes. Now for our fun fact of the day. We're actually serving up a double dose of fun facts today. Did you know that as of 2026, the most expensive Super Bowl commercial ever made cost a jaw-dropping $26 million? dollars It featured a power couple from Hollywood. Any guesses on who that couple was?
Speaker: It wasn't Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, although that is a great guess. It was actually Scarlett Johansson and her husband, Colin Jost. It was Amazon's MindReader commercial from 2022. The commercial imagined a world where Alexa could read minds.
Speaker: When Scarlett woke up with morning breath, Alexa read Colin's Mind and promptly ordered mouthwash. And when Scarlett was bored by whatever Colin was talking about at breakfast, Alexa turned on the blender to drown him out.
Speaker: And here's one more fun fact. While Super Bowl players battle it out for the Vince Lombardi trophy, did you know that advertisers have their own prestigious awards every year?
Speaker: They're called the Clio Awards, and they're actually older than the Super Bowl itself. They were founded in 1959 to recognize creative excellence in the advertising industry. All right, let's jump into a quick round of this or that based on today's theme.
Speaker: Okay, this or that. Would you rather live in the dreamlike world of a Dior perfume ad or live in the festive winter wonderland of a Coca-Cola commercial?
Speaker: All right. As nice as it would be to live with polar bears all the time because they're really cute. i think I'd rather live in a Dior ad. It just looks so nice and dreamy and it would smell really good, I'm sure. And like hopefully there'd be a lot of like being in Paris all the time. And yeah, yeah. There's a lot of gold, a lot of fairy light. Yes. Yeah. Very dreamy.
Speaker: Yes. I think I got to go with that too. I love Christmas, but I'm one of those people that I don't wish it was year round like some people do. So I'd probably want to get out. at less yeah Yeah, exactly.
Speaker: All right. Let's get into our trivia questions on famous ads. All right. Let's go.
Speaker: Question number one. Which car manufacturer created the viral 2011 pre-Super Bowl ad featuring a child dressed as Darth Vader using the Force on his dad's car?
Speaker: Question number two. In Geico's 2013 commercial,
Speaker: question number two in geico's two thousand and thirteen commercial Which animal walked through a busy office asking everyone, what day is it? Making Wednesday's special.
Speaker: Question number three. As part of it's You're Not You When You're Hungry campaign, what candy bar brand's 2010 commercial features Betty White getting tackled during a muddy football game?
Speaker: Question number four. In a memorable 2024 Super Bowl ad, Kate McKinnon misinterpreted her cat's meow as a suggestion to use what food item on her leftovers?
Speaker: Question number five. In Duncan's star-studded 2024 Super Bowl ad, Ben Affleck formed the boy band The Dunkings with Matt Damon, who reluctantly asked, how do you like them donuts?
Speaker: A clever nod to which Oscar-winning film?
Speaker: Question number six. What beverage brand's 1999 commercial featured friends yelling an exaggerated what's up to each other, creating a pop culture phenomenon that inspired parodies in South Park and Scary Movie?
Speaker: Question number seven. Which online brokerage firm featured a talking baby who explained how simple it is to trade stocks in a 2008 commercial?
Speaker: Question number eight. In FedEx's 2003 Super Bowl commercial, a delivery man finally delivers a package he protected for five years on a deserted island, only to discover it contained several survival items. Which film was this ad directly parodying?
Speaker: Question number nine. In a 2025 Uber Eats commercial, Matthew McConaughey played a conspiracy theorist who believed football was invented just to sell food.
Speaker: Former Chicago Bears player William Perry is featured in the ad. What kitchen-related nickname was he famous for?
Speaker: Question number 10. In Amazon's hilarious 2018 Alexa commercial, what basic recipe made celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay snap at a 32-year-old who couldn't make it themselves?
Speaker: Was it A, mac and cheese, B, scrambled eggs, or C, grilled cheese?
Speaker: Got your guesses? Next up we'll go over the answers.
Speaker: Alright, let's get into the answers. Question number one. Which car manufacturer created the viral 2011 pre-Super Bowl ad featuring a child dressed as Darth Vader using the Force on his dad's car?
Speaker: The answer is Volkswagen. The commercial became one of the first examples of successful pre-game exposure, essentially paying for itself before even airing during the Super Bowl, thanks to its early YouTube release.
Speaker: Which is probably why every other commercial comes out before the Super Bowl now. I've noticed that. I'm trying to take advantage of it. Question number two. In Geico's 2013 commercial, which animal walked through a busy office asking everyone what day is it, making Wednesday's special?
Speaker: The answer is a camel because the answer to his question was hump day. Alright, question number three. As part of its You're Not You When You're Hungry campaign, what candy bar brand's 2010 commercial features Betty White getting tackled during a muddy football game?
Speaker: The answer is Snickers. Question number four. In a memorable 2024 Super Bowl ad, Kate McKinnon misinterpreted her cat's meow as a suggestion to use what food item on her leftovers?
Speaker: The answer is Mayo. The commercial was for Hellman's. Okay, question number five. In Duncan's star-studded 2024 Super Bowl ad, Ben Affleck formed the boy band The Dun Kings with Matt Damon, who reluctantly asked, how do you like them donuts?
Speaker: A clever nod to which Oscar-winning film? The answer is Good Will Hunting. This was a reference to Matt Damon's famous line, How Do You Like Them Apples, from the 1997 film.
Speaker: Question number six. What beverage brand's 1999 commercial featured friends yelling an exaggerated what's up to each other, creating a pop culture phenomenon that inspired parodies in South Park and Scary Movie?
Speaker: And the answer is Budweiser. Question number seven. Which online brokerage firm featured a talking baby who explained how simple it is to trade stocks in a 2008 commercial?
Speaker: The answer is E-Trade. The E-Trade baby was voiced by comedian, actor, and writer Pete Holmes. Question number eight. In FedEx's 2003 Super Bowl commercial, a delivery man finally delivers a package he protected for five years on a deserted island, only to discover it contained several survival items.
Speaker: Which film was this ad directly parodying? And that would be cast away. Question number nine. In a 2025 Uber Eats commercial, Matthew McConaughey played a conspiracy theorist who believed football was invented just to sell food.
Speaker: Former Chicago Bears player William Perry is featured in the ad. What kitchen-related nickname was he famous for? The answer is his nickname was The Refrigerator.
Speaker: And in another ad, we also see Jerry Rice eating rice. I mean, i don't think this is too much of a conspiracy theory. There's some truth maybe there. i mean, when I think of Super Bowl, I think of food.
Speaker: Yeah. I think of the food I'm going to make. I agree. Question number 10. In Amazon's hilarious 2018 Alexa commercial... What basic recipe made celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay snap at a 32-year-old who couldn't make it themselves? Was it A, mac and cheese, B, scrambled eggs, or C, grilled cheese?
Speaker: And the answer is grilled cheese. Before we go, let's give you the answer to our opening question. Did you find the connection between Don Draper, Peggy Olson, and Roger Sterling?
Speaker: The answer is they were all characters on the TV show, Mad Men. The show begins at the fictional advertising agency, Sterling Cooper in Manhattan. It's said to have been inspired by David Ogilvie, who's often referred to as the father of advertising.
Speaker: His agency is still a huge player in creating Superbowl ads today. All right, that's the show for today. Don't forget to rate review and subscribe to our show on your podcast platform of choice.
Speaker: Thanks for playing. See you next week.
