14/69 As an Australian I kept encountering brands that are actually better known for something else. Also, Doritos are branded as corn chips, and I have yet to see anything that calls itself a tortilla chip.
Old Spice is more shampoo than deodorant I'd say. And the whole potato chip/tortilla chip/corn chip? if typing "chip" is accepted for, it should be for all.
Because it is a quiz about products in american shops. We have Lays, Heinz. Kellog's, Lipton, Duracell, Pampers, Listerine, Snickers, Evian ( I think...), Chiquita (or atleast use to, now I see Dole),and Bayer I believe. And doritos.
And a few I wasnt sure about if I know them because we have them, or just heard of them like I know of other american stuff. Like old spice. sounds so familiar, but cant remember seeing it, so not sure where I know it from.
I could understand you not being aware of bayer, evian, listerine.
But cant imagine you seriously havent heard of snickers, kellog's cornflakes, for isntance (amd the duracell bunny, but that could be age. You used to see that thing nearly every commercial block. Then I think I didnt see it for over 10 years, and now you see me once and a whilte again)
Yup, and Old Spice is also a cologne, and Arm & Hammer makes deodorant, and Swiss Miss also makes pudding. You've got to try a few things for some of these.
same I missed bounty becase of this. It is known Only as a candy bar here, so try a few things would have endless possibilities if that one didnt work :D
This is quiz should at least mention in the description that it's American-based. Bounty is a chocolate bar in the UK and Australia. Heinz is also very well known for baked beans and tomato soup. "Tomato sauce" is accepted for pasta sauce, but "tomato sauce" is synonymous with "ketchup" in Australia.
Never heard of Charles Shaw, but from the comments, I'm guessing that's a good thing! Wouldn't have even been able to guess wine, since wine isn't sold in supermarkets here...
I can never remember that for some people Bounty is paper towel. For me it'll forever be a coconut chocolate candy bar. It's all over Europe as this. http://kerrycooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Bounty-chocolateBar-coconut.jpg
The instruction "If there are multiple products with that brand name, give us the most famous" is far too subjective. There's also no E in Downy fabric softener.
not even that easy for an American. Not all of these products are sold everywhere and I'm sure most people have never purchased everything on this diverse list of products.
Doritos doesn't really go here. I eventually got it... but I had to cheat and look at the comments. I tried "chip," which filled in Lays, and "corn chip," which filled in Fritos, and "snack chip," which filled in nothing. All three of those should work for Doritos. If you want a more typical "tortilla chip" maybe go with Tostitos.
Also I tried "bath gel," "shower gel," "shower wash," etc. for Lever 2000 before giving up, because those are the only products with that name on them I've ever owned. I guess technically it's still soap, but it was liquid and came in a bottle.
I thought Americans don't whinge. Doritos fits, it could be nothing else as they are flavored tortilla chips (although I agree that Tostitos would be a better representation). Lever is well known as bar soap.
Where would you get such an idea? Was it from your inability to comprehend my comment below, your inability to understand the differences in regional dialects, or your inability to read and separate whining from constructive criticism and/or a simple aside on how someone performed on a quiz? Also are you asserting that tortilla chips are not chips? Or that they are not made of corn?
I just imagined it. There wouldn't be any. People only whinge about quizzes that have questions pertaining to the United States. And Americans don't whinge at all. Occasionally they whine. But not about stuff like that.
I'm from the US and don't consider quizzes like this one that pertain to others countries a nuisance or whine about them. I consider them a learning experience and something to test my knowledge of other countries.
Yes, but Bayer invented aspirin and holds "aspirin" as a trademark in many countries (they held it in the US, but it was eventually genericized). It is far and away the best known aspirin brand, and distinctly Bayer's most well-known individual product. In fact, while Bayer as a company owns many different brands (Aleve, Alka-Seltzer, Dr. Scholl's, Claritin), I can't think of any product they make OTHER than aspirin that they actually brand as "Bayer."
Tried "fragrance" and "plug-in fragrance" for Glade, but couldn't quite come up with "air freshener". Tried "dryer sheet", "clothes softener" and "clothing softener" for Downey, but couldn't quite come up with "fabric softener".
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Loved the Downey and James(jimmy) dean. Now I cant think about iron man without thinking about softener. Hey!! IRON man hahaha ironing your clothes.. omg haha :D
Only got as far as 60/69 and that took two attempts. No way will I ever pass this as it is too American for me to remember everything (I am British). A lot of the product/brands are completely alien to me.
Well this was tough. Not many of these show up in Aussie supermarkets, and it's been a while since I was in the States. Otherwise I had to rely on guesswork or things I'd absorbed via all the US media I engage with. Managed slightly over half, which is honestly better than I might have expected.
There's a good few missed out because of small exceptions. Softener wasn't accepted, candy wasn't accepted, bicarbonate of soda and I guess I understand why Paracetamol wasn't accepted but it was still frustrating.
Poor old Uncle Ben got cancelled. Me not being American and knowing nothing about the background of those "black mascots", I always just thought he was the founder of the company or some famous chef they hired as the face of their product. Uncle Ben, Uncle Sam, Uncle Scrooge... those Americans seem to like their uncles, I thought... oh well.
Just after reading some of the comments over half of these brands are very common now in Ireland and the UK. some have been around for a long time others eg Charmin are more recent.
Sorry, Peter Pan makes peanut butter??? I don't know about where you live, but where I live, the only Peter Pan product I've ever seen is flour. It's pretty much the only flour you can buy in Canada. It's so associated with flour, it used to be a phone prank. You'd call the grocery store and say, "Do you have Peter Pan in a bag?" When they said yes, you said, "Then you'd better let him out!"
I live in the southern USA and I've never seen Peter Pan flour, but I've definitely seen Peter Pan peanut butter. JIF & Skippy are probably a bit more common in my experience.
The charles shaw clue doesn't seem to fit with the theme of the puzzle. I get it, wine is sold at grocery stores, but it's not one of those things that is very common to most people, hence the low percentage.
Great quiz, but there should be more options for some of the answers. For instance, "hot chocolate" has quite a few common nicknames, as do many of the other products.
As an European i just kept entering some random supermarket products.
The packets in Australia don't have Tortilla anywhere on them and just say "corn chips". Nobody in Australia calls them anything but corn chips.
https://www.officenational.com.au/shop/en/obb2cstore/doritos-cornchip-nacho-cheese-175gm
And a few I wasnt sure about if I know them because we have them, or just heard of them like I know of other american stuff. Like old spice. sounds so familiar, but cant remember seeing it, so not sure where I know it from.
But cant imagine you seriously havent heard of snickers, kellog's cornflakes, for isntance (amd the duracell bunny, but that could be age. You used to see that thing nearly every commercial block. Then I think I didnt see it for over 10 years, and now you see me once and a whilte again)
tomato sauce/ketchup for Heinz, and maybe baked beans too (or maybe just canned goods in general?)
biscuit for Ritz (people call them crackers?)
Bounty is also a type of chocolate bar which IMO is more famous than the paper towel
I have no idea what a tortilla chip is, so please accept corn chip for Doritos
accept perfume or something for Brut; no idea of the difference between cologne and anything else that's liquid and is applied to smell nice
accept softener for fabric softener, for Downey.
thanks
Ketchup is also called tomato sauce
Doritoes are also referred to as chips
Laundry powder should be accepted for Tide
Also I tried "bath gel," "shower gel," "shower wash," etc. for Lever 2000 before giving up, because those are the only products with that name on them I've ever owned. I guess technically it's still soap, but it was liquid and came in a bottle.
Imagine the whingeing if I named an Australian Supermarkets Quiz without the national qualifier.
Kikkoman - take soy? or teriyaki?
shout - stain stick
Sun cream as an alternative for sunscreen
Fabric conditioner (F. softener)
Washing powder/tab / laundry tab (L. detergent)
First use Downey then Downey jr :D
I'll not be trying this quiz again. It looks like the shopping list from hell ;)
It's a good idea actually. Maybe I will.
Peanut butter is Kraft in Canada.