The commercial guessing game
Name the brand
before the logo drops.
Famous ads play with the brand hidden. The faster you guess, the more points you score.
Today's daily: 0 pts
- Best classic
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- Games
- 0
- Daily streak
- 0
- Watch. A real commercial starts with the brand hidden.
- Guess fast. Points drop every second, from 1000 down to 100.
- One shot. A wrong answer scores zero, so don't panic-click.
Stories behind the ads
Every commercial in the game made history in its own way. Read how they were made and why people still remember them.
- Volkswagen — “The Force”2011 · A tiny Darth Vader tries to use the Force on everything in the house, until a Volkswagen Passat seems to answer.
- Apple — “1984”1984 · Ridley Scott's dystopian commercial that introduced the Apple Macintosh during the 1984 Super Bowl.
- Guinness — “Surfer”1999 · Surfers wait for the perfect wave, which arrives with white horses galloping in the surf.
- Old Spice — “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like”2010 · Isaiah Mustafa talks straight to the camera while the set changes around him in one impossible take.
- Cadbury — “Gorilla”2007 · A gorilla plays the famous drum fill of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight".
- Volvo — “The Epic Split feat. Van Damme”2013 · Jean-Claude Van Damme does the splits between two reversing trucks, to show how precise Volvo's steering is.
How Guess the Ad works
Guess the Ad is a free quiz about famous commercials. Each round plays a real TV or online ad, from Super Bowl classics to cult European campaigns, with the brand hidden. Logos are blurred and spoken brand names are bleeped, so you have to recognise the ad from its story, its music or its style. Pick the right brand among four answers: an instant guess is worth 1000 points, and every second you wait costs 30 points, down to 100.
The Daily challenge has five ads, the same for everyone that day, so you can compare scores with friends. Classic mode serves ten random ads from more than 120 famous commercials across cars, tech, drinks, fast food, fashion and more, and shows you ads you haven't seen yet first.
Questions
Do I need an account?
No. Your scores, best result and daily streak are saved in your own browser.
Where do the commercials come from?
Every ad plays through YouTube's official embedded player. We don't host or edit the videos; we only choose where each round starts and when the brand becomes obvious.
A video won't play. What can I do?
Some networks and VPNs block YouTube videos. Turn off your VPN or try another network. Videos that are removed from YouTube are skipped automatically.
Can I suggest an ad?
Yes, write to hello@guessthead.com. The best suggestions are famous ads where the brand only appears at the end.