Famous Guest Stars on "I Love Lucy"

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1. One of the first famous personalities to appear on "I Love Lucy" was Tennessee Ernie Ford in the two-parter, "Tennessee Ernie Visits" and "Tennessee Ernie Hangs On." What town did his character hail from? Apple Blossom, Kentucky Bent Fork, Tennessee Hitchville, West Virgina Mountain Glen, North Carolina

2. William Holden guest starred in the first "I Love Lucy" episode set in California, "L.A. at Last!" But which famous TV personality played a cameo role in one scene in that episode? Eve Arden Gracie Allen Spring Byington Bea Benaderet

3. "The Star Upstairs" guest starred Hollywood actor Cornel Wilde. But Mr. Wilde was not the original choice for this role. Who was? Gregory Peck Gary Merrill Peter Lawford Van Johnson

4. In the episode "Lucy Meets Charles Boyer," Charles Boyer hides his true identity so Lucy would not make a big fuss over him. This basic premise is borrowed for "The Lucy Show" nearly ten years later. Who was the celebrity this time? Joan Crawford Jackie Gleason Bob Hope Ethel Merman

5. What famous TV personality guest starred on the first hour-long "I Love Lucy" episode, "Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana"? Jean Hagen Marjorie Lord Ann Sothern Donna Reed

6. The second hour-long "I Love Lucy" episode guest starred Tallulah Bankhead. The original choice to guest star in that episode was Bette Davis. What happened? Bette Davis didn't approve the script. Bette Davis wanted too much money. Bette Davis was too ill to play the part. Bette Davis wasn't the original choice.

7. What was interesting about Howard Duff and Ida Lupino, the guest stars of "Lucy's Summer Vacation"? Howard Duff at one time dated Lucille Ball Ida Lupino directed the episode Ida Lupino was once Lucille Ball's roomate Like Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, they were a married couple who played one in a sitcom

8. "Lucy Makes Room for Danny" guest starred Danny Thomas. But what performer who appeared in the final scene, became a staple on Lucille Ball's later TV Series, "The Lucy Show" and "Here's Lucy"? Mary Jane Croft Desi Arnaz, Jr. Gale Gordon Charles Lane

9. Red Skelton and Lucille Ball had never worked together before the "I Love Lucy" episode, "Lucy Goes to Alaska." True False

10. Desi Arnaz, Jr. was in the last scene of the last "I Love Lucy" thirty minute episode, "The Ricardos Dedicate a Statute." What does Vivian Vance as 'Ethel Mertz' turn and say to him in this scene? "Are you having a good time, honey?" "You're a cute little tyke, aren't you"? "This sure is fun, isn't it?" "Isn't that a pretty pony?"