Ad Buzz Vol. 18

1) An old country man (apparently a farmer) is trying to run away from a goon. Unfortunately, the goon catches up, points the gun towards the old man and is about to shoot. Suddenly, the old man moves ahead and chomps away the barrel of the gun. For some reason, he is not able to eat the bullet and spits it away. What brand is advetised here?

A. 'Protex Happydent'


2) Saif Ali Khan explains to the TV audience on how to prepare tea with leaves of this brand. "Don't put them in water, rather pour water on them." Before Saif, for a long time, this tea brand was endorsed by another personality, an Ustaad in his field. Name the brand.

A. Taj Mahal Tea. The Ustad, of course, is Zakir Hussain.


3) From the teaser for this ad, it seemed as if the ad is trying to do what Budweiser did with 'Wassup'. But when you see the ad, you realise that it is doing with eating, what Pepsi TV tried to do with drinking - enjoy it during 'every program'. What snack brand is this, endorsed by Saif Ali Khan?

A. The advertiser is Lays. The teaser was "What's the program?" and the connect was "Lays is the main food of every program". Pepsi had earlier tried a similar communication with 'Pepsi TV'.


4) The story is set in one of the beaches of the Carribean. A West Indian guy comes to a food outlet and asks "What's for eating, man?". In a style typical to small Indian restaurants and Udipi outlets, this guy starts saying "Idli, Dosa, Uttapa, Medu Vada... and Lassi..." Here Yuvraj Singh comes in with "Malai maar ke". This ad is actually a World Cup sales promotion campaign. Name the brand in this ad.

A. Hero Honda mobikes


5) This surrogate ad for an alcoholic beverage apparently has tied up with KBC for the ad. It shows the KBC background and the same music. The voice-over goes "To win, you do not need 5 or 4 or 3 or 2 questions. You just need one. Make it a winning one." Which 'one' alcoholic beverage, advertised as soda, is this ad about?

A. McDowell's No 1


6) This ad claims that the bank is the first one in India to come up with 'Free-for-Life' credit cards. Which bank is the ad referring to?

A. ICICI Bank


7) The song 'My heart is beating' goes on in the background and the ad shows all bonnets opening to show love signs on the inside. In a unique and romantic style of communication for a car battery, this ad explains how the battery loves cars as much as owners do. Name the battery brand.

A. Exide