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Songs Used in Car Commercials — Daily trivia Saturday, August 1, 2026: questions and answers
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Q 01Which band's 'Don't Stop Me Now' turned up in four different commercials in one six-month stretch?
- AQueen
- BAC/DC
- CLed Zeppelin
- DThe Rolling Stones
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Queen
Queen. The 1979 single reached No. 9 in the UK but only No. 86 in the US.
Q 02Whose 'Like a Rock' was the long-running anthem of Chevrolet truck commercials?
- ALynyrd Skynyrd
- BBob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
- CCreedence Clearwater Revival
- DZZ Top
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Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band. The truck ads debuted during football broadcasts in 1991 and ran for more than a decade.
Q 03Which rapper's Academy Award-winning song was prominently featured in a Super Bowl commercial for the Chrysler 200, celebrating Detroit?
- AEminem
- BDr. Dre
- C50 Cent
- DJay-Z
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Eminem
Eminem's track "Lose Yourself" was the centerpiece of Chrysler's "Imported from Detroit" Super Bowl commercial in 2011, which aimed to revitalize the image of both the city and the car brand.
Q 04Which indie pop band's 'Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)' soundtracked Nissan commercials?
- AFoster the People
- BPhoenix
- CMGMT
- DThe Shins
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Foster the People
Foster the People. The track is from Torches, the same 2011 debut album that carried their breakout hit 'Pumped Up Kicks'.
Q 05Nick Drake's 'Pink Moon' gained new popularity after a commercial for which car maker?
- AFord
- BMazda
- CHonda
- DVolkswagen
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Volkswagen
Nick Drake's song "Pink Moon" was used in a 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio commercial, leading to a significant increase in album sales for the artist who had passed away decades earlier.
Q 06Which band's robot-voiced hit soundtracked a Volkswagen ad starring a young Tony Hale?
- AJourney
- BStyx
- CBoston
- DForeigner
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Styx
Styx. The ad revived interest in 'Mr. Roboto', but the band didn't play the whole song live again until 2018, 35 years after its release.
Q 07Peter Gabriel's 'Solsbury Hill' has soundtracked ads for Nespresso, Cingular Wireless and which automaker?
- AVolvo
- BSaab
- CRenault
- DToyota
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Toyota
The song's use in rom-com trailers became so ubiquitous that it was dropped into a satirical re-cut trailer that reimagined The Shining as a feel-good family film. The Nespresso spot cast George Clooney as a dragon-slaying knight.
Q 08Dirty Vegas's 'Days Go By' became a US radio hit after soundtracking a TV ad for which car?
- ANissan Altima
- BMitsubishi Eclipse
- CToyota Celica
- DHonda Civic
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Mitsubishi Eclipse
Mitsubishi Eclipse. The ad pushed the previously obscure dance track onto US radio, and it went on to win the Grammy for Best Dance Recording.
Q 09LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" was the soundtrack for a troupe of dancing hamsters in ads for which car?
- ANissan Cube
- BScion xB
- CKia Soul
- DHonda Fit
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Kia Soul
Kia Soul. The hamster mascots had sold the Soul since its 2009 launch, and the 2012 refresh brought them back dancing to LMFAO.
Q 10Which automaker got Led Zeppelin's 'Rock and Roll', the first song the band ever licensed for a TV ad?
- ALincoln
- BBuick
- CCadillac
- DMercury
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Cadillac
Cadillac. The carmaker kept the 1971 track in its commercials for years, and the band collected a large licensing fee.
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