Johnny Carson: The King Of Late Night Television Quiz

Answer: Corning, Iowa

Johnny Carson was born on October 23, 1925, in Corning, which is a city in the Iowa. His parents were Homer Lloyd Carson and Ruth Elizabeth Carson. He spent the early years of his life there in the towns of Avoca, Clarinda, and Red Oak. He moved along with his parents and two siblings to Nebraska in the early 1930s.

Answer: During his childhood years

Johnny Carson was very fond of entertaining people at a young age; before he became an entertainer and television host, he performed magic for his family members. He started his career as a performer after receiving a magic kit at the age of 8. By the age of 14, he developed his entertainment talents further by performing professionally as a magician at local clubs and fairs, where he was paid for his performances.

He continued to perform professionally as a magician even when he was a university student.

Answer: United States Navy

Johnny Carson served in the United States Navy during the Second World War. He was trained and given the rank of an ensign, serving on a ship called the USS Pennsylvania. He performed as a magician even while he was in the U.S. Navy and entertained the U.S. Secretary of the Navy, James W. Forrestal. He also worked as a communications officer during this time.

Answer: University of Nebraska

Johnny Carson entered the University of Nebraska at the end of WWII. He continued to perform magic while he was a student at the university, and was paid for each show. Initially, he took journalism as his subject major because he wanted to write comedy; later on he changed his mind and decided that he wanted to work in radio, so he changed his major to speech and drama. During his time as a student at the University of Nebraska, Johnny Carson was also a member of Phi Gamma Delta, which is a well known social fraternity in the United States of America.

He graduated from the university in 1949, earning a degree in radio and speech.

Answer: Radio

Johnny Carson began working professionally in 1950 as a radio performer for the radio station KXSP, which is still based in Omaha, Nebraska. He was also given his own radio show called "The Johnny Carson Show", which was aired in a morning time slot for 45 minutes. His style of hosting and lively conversational style made him a popular and well known figure in the area.

Answer: He was recommended by an influential person for a break in the television industry.

Shortly after Johnny Carson began his career as a radio performer, he began hosting a local TV program called "The Squirrel's Nest". After producing a parody on a local politician from Omaha, Nebraska, it turned out that the man's wife owned stock in a radio station in California; she brought Carson to the attention of someone she knew in the television industry there.

In 1951 he joined a TV station called KNXT. It was based in Los Angeles and was owned and run by CBS. After this, Johnny Carson also worked as a writer for "The Red Skelton Show", which ran from 1951-1971.

Answer: Earn Your Vacation

"Earn Your Vacation" was a TV game show that Johnny Carson hosted in 1954. In this show, the contestants were required to answer a number of questions on geography. If they answered all the questions correctly, they won a chance to enjoy a vacation to a destination they liked. The game had four levels, and a participant needed to pass all levels to win the vacation trip.

Answer: The Tonight Show

Johnny Carson became the host of "The Tonight Show" in 1962, after Jack Paar left the show. He remained the host of the show for 30 years, until he stepped down as the host in 1992. He is regarded as the "King of Late Night Television", and is considered by some to have been the most popular host of the show. Today his show is known as "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson".

Answer: Carnac The Magnificent

"Carnac The Magnificent" is a famous comic character that Johnny Carson played on his show. Carnac was a psychic, who answered questions without seeing them. Carnac was usually given a number of envelopes containing the questions, which he answered by simply putting the envelopes on his forehead.

Answer: He was involved in business and humanitarian activities.

Johnny Carson was very career conscious and ambitious right from the beginning of his career, giving top priority to his job as a television host. He was also, however, interested in business and invested in a number of humanitarian activities. He bought and ran two TV stations, but sold both the stations during the 1980s. He also started his own production company called "Carson Productions".

Johnny Carson was also involved in humanitarian activities. He established a charity foundation by his name, which supports charitable causes related to children, education and health. He also made huge donations to his alma mater, the University of Nebraska, which resulted in the establishment of a film and drama school called the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, as well as to several organizations, such as the Carson Cancer Center, Elkhorn Valley Museum and the Johnny Carson Theater.