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Remembering The Jack Benny Program

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Remembering The Jack Benny Program game quiz
"Jack Benny was one of the funniest comedians of all time, and his show, "The Jack Benny Program," appeared nearly every week on radio and then on TV between 1932 and 1965. This quiz is about that show (mainly the radio version)."

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1. Name the singing group that often sang the radio show's commercials and usually left Jack Benny screaming "Wait - a - minute!!"
    The Andrew Sisters
    The Ink Spots
    The Sportsmen Quartet
    The Dapper Dans


2. Jack Benny was actually a decent violin player. But for his radio and TV persona, Jack Benny stank. What was the name of his fictional long-suffering violin teacher, played by Mel Blanc?
    Professor Virtuoso Maestro Stokowski Blanc
    Professor LeBlanc
    Professor Ludwig von Blanc
    Professor Senior Blanco


3. A feature of Benny's radio and TV shows was his legendary vault that housed his money. Which of the following did NOT guard his vault at various times through the radio and TV shows' runs?
    A Revolutionary War soldier
    Quicksand
    Carmichael the Polar Bear
    Polly the Parrot


4. One of the biggest laughs the Jack Benny radio show got came from a mangled line. What has this mangled line, and who said it?
    Don Wilson, who misread a commercial for "Stucky Likes" cigarettes instead of "Lucky Strikes"
    Dennis Day, who sang "Banny Doy" instead of "Danny Boy"
    Phil Harris, who referred to Jack Benny as "Action Jackson"
    Mary Livingston, who ordered a "chiss sweeze" sandwich


5. In this running gag, Mel Blanc played a disembodied voice in a train station continually trying to get passengers to board the "train leaving on Track 9" to what three destinations?
    Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga
    Waukegan, Winston and Walla-Walla Washington
    Anaheim, Los Angeles and Hawaii
    St. Louis, Chicago and East Podunk, Kentucky


6. What famous entertainer frequently played Jack Benny's next-door neighbor on the radio show?
    Ronald Colman
    Jimmy Stewart
    Bing Crosby
    Eddie Cantor


7. A mugger stole this object at the end of one radio episode when he famously threatened Jack Benny with "Your money or your life!"
    Ronald Colman's Oscar
    Benny's favorite dime, which he had had bronzed
    The keys to Benny's vault
    Bing Crosby's golden microphone


8. "Your money or your life!" got the biggest laugh ever on Jack Benny's radio show.
    True
    False


9. One of Jack Benny's longest-running gags was his terrible song, which he tried to trick guest stars into singing. What was the tongue-tripping title of this song that Benny so loved?
    "Don't forget me now my darling, on this our wedding day, because you'll be sorry and I'll run away"
    "If you don't keep your cat quiet, I'll get a new violin and then you'll be sorry"
    "If you say 'I beg your pardon,' then I'll come back to you"
    "Wait for me under the apple tree, because it's the best place for applesauce"


10. Jack Benny and Fred Allen waged a long-running, good-natured "feud" on their respective radio shows. Which of the following gags did Fred Allen use on Jack Benny?
    Allen tricked Benny out of his pants by making him "King for a Day"
    Allen emptied Benny's studio of props, equipment and actors one hour before Jack's regular Sunday night broadcast
    Allen replaced Benny's violin strings with fishing line dipped in resin
    Allen conned NBC into letting his show be broadcast in Benny's time-slot, with Allen's cast performing the other cast's roles


11. What bit on the radio show involving Jack Benny and Rochester, Benny's valet played by black actor Eddie Anderson, caused a minor outrage among certain racists?
    Rochester socked Benny and knocked him down
    Benny and Rochester once switched roles, with Benny playing the valet
    Benny let Rochester appear in skits where Rochester was married to Mary Livingston, Benny's real-life wife
    Benny and Eddie Anderson did a radio ad promoting civil rights


12. Which of the following people played a regular long-running secondary role on "The Jack Benny Program?"
    Frank Nelson
    Bob Crosby
    Kenny Delmar
    Gale Gordon


13. Which of the following performers on Jack Benny's program did NOT have a show of his or her own?
    Phil Harris
    Mary Livingstone
    Dennis Day
    Mel Blanc


14. Which of the following roles did Mel Blanc NOT perform regularly on "The Jack Benny Program?"
    The Maxwell car
    A postman
    Polly the Parrot
    A department store clerk


15. Jack Benny's fictional persona of a stingy miser was the exact opposite of who he really was: a generous, caring man. Which of the following was NOT one of his fictional miserly ways?
    He ran a laundry out of his house
    He bought Don Wilson plastic shoelaces for Christmas
    He constantly borrowed things from his neighbors
    His bathroom was coin-operated


16. Jack Benny starred in a comedy film that was a box-office bomb. Benny often poked fun at himself on his radio and TV show over this film. What was the name of this movie?
    The Horn Blows at Midnight
    George Washington Slept Here
    To Be or Not To Be
    Charlie's Aunt


17. Which of the following cast members did NOT serve in the U.S. Navy?
    Don Wilson
    Dennis Day
    Jack Benny
    Phil Harris


18. Until 1949, Jack Benny's radio show appeared on NBC. What station did Benny switch to the next year?
    None; he left radio in 1948
    PBS
    CBS
    ABC


19. At various times, Jack Benny's radio show was sponsored by Jell-O, Lucky Strikes cigarettes, and which breakfast cereal?
    Corn Flakes
    Raisin Bran
    Shredded Wheat
    Grape-Nuts


20. For much of the radio show's two-decade run, a combination of two songs served as the show's opening theme song. One was "Yankee Doodle Dandy." What was the other one?
    Hooray for Hollywood
    Love in Bloom
    I'll Be Seeing You
    The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down


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Compiled May 24 13