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1. Over the last five years, which company had the most seconds of commercial airtime during the Super Bowl?
A. Pepsi
B. Anheuser-Busch

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An Anheuser-Busch Super Bowl commercial featured a robot carrying bottles of beer.
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Fireworks blast off from Alltel Stadium during Paul McCartney's halftime show at Super Bowl XXXIX Feb. 6, 2005, in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Ned Flanders was prominently featured in a "Simpsons" episode that immediately followed the Super Bowl.
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C. Ford Motor Co.D. Doritos
2. Which previous halftime performer had experienced the greatest increase in album sales after the Super Bowl?
A. Justin Timberlake
B. Paul McCartney
C. U2
D. No Doubt
3. With a rating of 49.1 percent, the 1982 Super Bowl is the most-watched Super Bowl of all time and the fourth-highest rated television program since 1961. Which show did not rank ahead of this rating?
A. Final episode of "Seinfeld"
B. "Dallas" - "Who shot J.R?"
C. Final episode of "Roots"
D. Final episode of "MASH"
4. Which show following the Super Bowl ranks highest in recent years?
A. "The Simpsons" in 2005
B. "Survivor: All-Stars" in 2004
C. "Alias" in 2003
D. "Malcolm in the Middle" in 2002
5. Which industry ranked among the highest amount of advertising seconds over the last 5-6 years during the Super Bowl?
A. Beer
B. Soft Drinks
C. Automotive
D. Motion pictures
6. Who is expected to appear in a Super Bowl commercial this year?
A. Bill Cosby
B. Nemo from "Finding Nemo"
C. Kevin Federline
D. Bob Dole
7. Which items see the largest annual spike in sales before the Super Bowl?
A. Light Beer
B. Tortilla Chips
C. Frozen Pizza
D. Regular Cola
8. Which advertiser will be making its return to the Super Bowl after a long hiatus?
A. Reebok
B. Yahoo
C. Heinz
D. Coca-Cola
9. When U2 took the stage in Super Bowl XXVI, what onstage attraction occurred while they performed?
A. Paul McCartney joined them for a performance of "Come Together."
B. A giant sheet was propped up behind them as names scrolled down them.
C. Bono was raised by a mechanical platform, holding him over the fans on the field.
D. Pictures of the victims of Sept. 11 and their families were displayed on the scoreboard nearby.
10. Who is considered, by many critics, to have put on the greatest National Anthem performance of all time at the Super Bowl?
A. Whitney Houston in 1991
B. Neil Diamond in 1987
C. Kathie Lee Gifford in 1995
D. Backstreet Boys in 2001
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Answers: 1 B; 2 B; 3 A; 4 B; 5 C; 6 C; 7 D; 8 D; 9 B; 10 A.