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90s Infomercial Products — Daily trivia Tuesday, June 23, 2026: questions and answers
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Q 01Which cutlery brand was heavily promoted through direct-response TV ads from the late 1970s?
- AThe Miracle Blade
- BThe Ginsu Knife
- CThe Slice Master
- DThe Precision Pro
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The Ginsu Knife
The Ginsu Knife campaign, devised by Ed Valenti, Barry Becher and copywriter Arthur Schiff, made 'But wait, there's more!' and 'Operators are standing by' television staples.
Q 02Which inventor and TV pitchman hosted the 'Set it, and forget it!' rotisserie infomercials?
- AWolfgang Puck
- BRon Popeil
- CEmeril Lagasse
- DPaula Deen
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Ron Popeil
Ron Popeil founded Ronco in 1964 and coined "Set it, and forget it!" for the Showtime Rotisserie & BBQ, which sold more than eight million units in the US.
Q 03What was the fitness device that Suzanne Somers famously advertised in 1990s infomercials?
- AThighMaster
- BTotal Gym
- CShake Weight
- DAb Circle Pro
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ThighMaster
Suzanne Somers sold the ThighMaster with a simple pitch, 'put it between your knees and squeeze', and the ads stressed you could use it while watching television.
Q 04Which late-1980s Israeli-made gadget removed hair by spinning a coil spring across the skin?
- ASilk-epil
- BNair
- CSmooth Away
- DEpilady
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Epilady
The original Epilady was made by Mepro at kibbutz HaGoshrim in 1986; its motor spun a bowed coil spring that caught hairs and pulled them out.
Q 05Which US agency dropped its limits on TV advertising, clearing the way for infomercials?
- AThe FCC
- BThe FTC
- CThe FDA
- DThe SEC
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The FCC
The FCC scrapped its rules on commercial content in 1984, and by 1994 an estimated 91 percent of US stations had aired infomercials.
Q 06Which appliance maker paid George Foreman $138 million for the right to use his name on its grill?
- AHamilton Beach
- BSunbeam
- CCuisinart
- DSalton
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Salton
Salton bought the rights in 1999, after years of paying Foreman about 40 percent of the profit on each grill; more than 100 million have been sold.
Q 07The Flowbee, an infomercial fixture invented by a San Diego carpenter, cut hair by attaching to which appliance?
- AA hair dryer
- BA garden hose
- CA vacuum cleaner
- DAn electric drill
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A vacuum cleaner
The Flowbee clips onto a vacuum cleaner, whose suction pulls hair straight to be trimmed and collects the clippings; Wayne's World spoofed it as the 'Suck Kut'.
Q 08Which Grammy-winning singer hosted the Psychic Friends Network infomercials?
- ADiana Ross
- BGladys Knight
- CDionne Warwick
- DPatti LaBelle
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Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick fronted the ads for a hotline that charged $3.99 a minute and took in as much as $125 million a year, before its parent company went bankrupt in 1998.
Q 09On which shopping channel did Joy Mangano first pitch her Miracle Mop herself, selling 18,000 in under half an hour?
- AHSN
- BShopNBC
- CJewelry Television
- DQVC
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QVC
QVC is where Joy Mangano's Miracle Mop took off, and her rise inspired the 2015 film Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence.
Q 10Which martial artist created the Tae Bo workout?
- ABilly Blanks
- BChuck Norris
- CTony Little
- DJake Steinfeld
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Billy Blanks
Billy Blanks named Tae Bo by blending taekwondo and boxing, and by 1999 infomercials had sold an estimated 1.5 million sets of his videos.
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