Questions & Answers
Browse all 18 questions from the
Advertising History Essentials study set below.
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1
Which medium was used for the first paid radio advertisement, aired in New York in 1922?
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A
Television
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B
Newspaper
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C
Radio
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D
Billboard
2
What is the name of the 'Father of Advertising' who founded the first advertising agency in Philadelphia in 1841?
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A
David Ogilvy
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B
Volney B. Palmer
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C
Leo Burnett
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D
Albert Lasker
3
In 1941, the first legal television commercial aired in the United States. What product was being advertised?
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A
Coca-Cola
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B
Ford Motor Company
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C
Bulova Watches
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D
Kellogg's Corn Flakes
4
The concept of 'Unique Selling Proposition' (USP) was introduced by which advertising executive?
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A
Rosser Reeves
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B
Bill Bernbach
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C
Claude Hopkins
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D
Mary Wells Lawrence
5
Which company is credited with creating the modern image of Santa Claus in a red suit for their holiday campaigns starting in 1931?
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A
Pepsi
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B
Coca-Cola
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C
Cadbury
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D
Nestle
6
What was the first product to be advertised using a neon sign in the United States, installed in 1923?
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A
Packard
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B
Chevrolet
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C
Coca-Cola
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D
General Electric
7
Before the era of broadcast media, what was the primary method for mass-market advertising in the 19th century?
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A
Radio spots
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B
Print posters and broadsides
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C
Direct mail
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D
Email marketing
8
The 'Think Small' campaign, considered one of the most successful in advertising history, was for which car?
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A
Ford Mustang
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B
Volkswagen Beetle
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C
Mini Cooper
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D
Fiat 500
9
What term refers to the first type of mass-produced, printed advertisements featuring hand-drawn illustrations?
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A
Infomercials
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B
Trade cards
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C
Pop-ups
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D
Social media ads
10
Which famous 1984 Super Bowl commercial introduced the Apple Macintosh to the world?
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A
1984
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B
The Big Reveal
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C
Think Different
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D
Hello World
11
What is the oldest form of outdoor advertising, which dates back to ancient civilizations like Egypt and Rome?
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A
Digital billboards
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B
Painted wall signs
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C
Papyrus posters
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D
Neon signs
12
Which advertising agency is famous for the 'Got Milk?' campaign launched in 1993?
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A
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
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B
Ogilvy & Mather
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C
J. Walter Thompson
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D
McCann Erickson
13
In advertising history, what does the acronym 'AIDA' stand for?
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A
Attention, Interest, Desire, Action
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B
Analysis, Insight, Data, Audience
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C
Advertising, Ideas, Design, Art
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D
Account, Industry, Delivery, Appraisal
14
Which company produced the first-ever infomercial in the early 1980s?
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A
KitchenAid
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B
NutriSystem
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C
VitaMix
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D
SharkNinja
15
What did the advertising slogan 'A Diamond is Forever,' created by N.W. Ayer in 1947, successfully promote?
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A
Gold mining
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B
De Beers diamonds
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C
Jewelry insurance
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D
Wedding planning services
16
Which famous cereal mascot was introduced by Kellogg's in 1952 to target the children's market?
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A
Tony the Tiger
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B
Toucan Sam
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C
Cap'n Crunch
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D
Lucky the Leprechaun
17
In the 1950s, the 'Marlboro Man' campaign was created to shift the public perception of which product?
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A
Menthol cigarettes
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B
Filtered cigarettes
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C
Lighter fluid
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D
Smoking pipes
18
The first commercial advertisement in a newspaper in the English-speaking world appeared in 1625 in what publication?
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A
The London Gazette
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B
The Daily Courant
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C
Mercurius Britannicus
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D
The Times
