Weekly quiz how well do you kn page 2

ANSWERS:

1) In the early 90s, this failed product was launched with the tagline, “You’ve never seen a taste like this.”

a) Crystal Pepsi

b) New Coke

c) Surge

d) RC Signature

2) What popular women’s magazine launched its own brand of yogurt that performed so poorly it was reportedly back off the shelves within 18 months?

a) O

b) Cosmopolitan

c) Vogue

d) Elle

3) What toothpaste brand attempted to extend their product line by offering a range of packaged meals called Kitchen Entrees?

a) Crest

b) Aquafresh

c) Rembrandt

d) Colgate

4) When New Coke launched in 1985, what well known sitcom star appeared in commercials endorsing the product?

a) Michael J Fox

b) Ted Danson

c) Bill Cosby

d) Tony Danza

5) What well known candy brand released a soda under the same name that, despite doing well in taste tests, failed to grab any traction?

a) Sweet Tarts

b) Life Savers

c) Starburst

d) Jolly Rancher

6) What brand best known for their salted snacks attempted to branch out by offering their own lemonade to accompany their core product?

a) Tim’s Cascade

b) Doritos

c) Frito Lay

d) Planters

7) When Coors Brewing Company introduced Coors Rocky Mountain Sparkling Water in 1990 it was the first time since prohibition the company had sold a non-alcoholic beverage. How many flavors of sparkling water did Coors release?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

8) One of the biggest flops to ever come out of McDonald’s, this 1996 offering was marketed toward adults with more sophisticated palates, and overwhelmingly rejected.

a) The McRib

b) The Arch Deluxe

c) The McHalibut

d) The Big ‘N’ Tasty