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American Games Shows Trivia Quiz

A quiz about games shows from the 1950's through today.

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
TonyTheDad

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
9,951

Updated
Dec 11 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

Plays
4503

Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (18/20), Guest 76 (11/20), Guest 23 (12/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?: The 15 questions asked of a contestant are worth increasing amounts of money. Most are worth double the previous question's value. What question value is NOT double the previous question's (do not use dollar signs in the answer)?

Answer: (3 possible answers--just type digits of dollar amounts)

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Question 2 of 20

2. What game show had celebrity couples answer on how they thought their spouse's would reply to risque questions, with prize money being split between the audience in the red, yellow (banana), and blue sections? Hint

To Tell The Truth

Concentration

What's My Line?

Tattletales

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Question 3 of 20

3. What game show had married couples playing a modified version of Blackjack against each other?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 20

4. What game show had the winner choose one of three cars with a key in the ignition; if the car started, it was theirs? Hint

I've Got A Secret

Whew!

Split Second

The Big Game

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Question 5 of 20

5. Of the various incarnations of the $__,000 Pyramid, what amount was NOT a title amount? Hint

$25,000

$100,000

$50,000

$75,000

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Question 6 of 20

6. What scandalized game show was the subject of the movie 'Quiz Show'?

Answer: (2 digit number)

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Question 7 of 20

7. What game show popularized the phrase, 'No Whammies!'? Hint

Whew!

Press Your Luck

The Joker's Wild

Truth or Consequences

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Question 8 of 20

8. In the 1999-2000 TV season, 4 nighttime games shows appeared to compete against each other for ratings. Interestingly, 3 of the 4 are produced by the same man. Which one wasn't? Hint

Winning Lines

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Twenty-one

Greed

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Question 9 of 20

9. Ironically, what was the first prize offered on the 1972-presents version of 'The Price is Right'? Hint

snakeskin boots

fur coat

coonskin cap

leather jacket

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Question 10 of 20

10. What game show had a single man or woman asking a hidden panel of 3 women or men questions in order to choose which to go on a date with? Hint

Dateline

The Dating Game

Mystery Date

Blind Date

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who created 'Jeopardy!'? Hint

Mark Goodman

Ronald Reagan

Dick Clark

Merv Griffin

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Question 12 of 20

12. Alex Trebek has hosted all of the following except Hint

High Rollers

Jeopardy!

Battlestars

The $20,000 Pyramid

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Question 13 of 20

13. What do Jack Narz (host of 'Beat The Clock' amongst others) and Tom Kennedy ('Split Second' and others) have in common besides being game show hosts? Hint

They married the same women

They both substitute hosted the Miss America pageant

They both turned down hosting American Bandstand

They are brothers

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Question 14 of 20

14. What show did Bill Cullen last host before his death in 1990? Hint

The Joker's Wild

Hot Potato

Password Plus

The $10,000 Pyramid

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Question 15 of 20

15. Besides being an announcer for various game shows, for what non-game show has Don Pardo been an announcer for 25 years?

Answer: (3 words, or 3 letter abbreviation)

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Question 16 of 20

16. Weird Al Yankovic did a parody song about not playing well on what game show?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 17 of 20

17. Alex Trebek provided the voice of 'Alan Quebec', a game show host, for a story on this popular animated show: Hint

King of the Hill

Rugrats

Simpsons

Augh! Real Monsters!

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Question 18 of 20

18. What 'Today' host also hosted 'Sale of the Century'? Hint

Bryant Gumbel

Joe Garagiola

Matt Lauer

Dave Garroway

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Question 19 of 20

19. What Woody Allen movie did Regis Philbin have a part in? Hint

Antz

Hannah and Her Sisters

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex

Annie Hall

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Question 20 of 20

20. Name one of three game shows based on the children's game "Tic Tac Toe".

Answer: (2 or 3 words )

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Apr 06 2024 : Guest 50: 18/20
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: 300

$300 is only worth 50 percent more than $200; $500 is only 66.6 percent more than $300; $125,000 is 95 percent more than $64,000.

Answer: Tattletales

Hosted by Bert Convy, who occasionally became a panelist with his wife.

3. What game show had married couples playing a modified version of Blackjack against each other?

Answer: Gambit

Hosted by Wink Martindale

4. What game show had the winner choose one of three cars with a key in the ignition; if the car started, it was theirs?

Answer: Split Second

Hosted by Tom Kennedy

5. Of the various incarnations of the $__,000 Pyramid, what amount was NOT a title amount?

Answer: $75,000

Most famously hosted by Dick Clark

6. What scandalized game show was the subject of the movie 'Quiz Show'?

Answer: 21

Brought back in 2000 with Maury Povich as host

7. What game show popularized the phrase, 'No Whammies!'?

Answer: Press Your Luck

Hosted by Peter Tomarken

8. In the 1999-2000 TV season, 4 nighttime games shows appeared to compete against each other for ratings. Interestingly, 3 of the 4 are produced by the same man. Which one wasn't?

Answer: Twenty-one

Dick Clark produced the other three.

9. Ironically, what was the first prize offered on the 1972-presents version of 'The Price is Right'?

Answer: fur coat

The host, Bob Barker, went on to become an animal-rights activist (anti-fur and pro-neutering) and a vegetarian.

10. What game show had a single man or woman asking a hidden panel of 3 women or men questions in order to choose which to go on a date with?

Answer: The Dating Game

Some future celebrities that were contestants: Colleen Camp, Farrah Fawcett, Sally Field, George Foreman, Mark Harmon, Phil Hartman, Gregory Hines, Don Johnson, Andy Kaufman (as Baji Kimran), Steve Martin, Michael Richards, John Ritter, Bob Saget, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Tom Selleck.

11. Who created 'Jeopardy!'?

Answer: Merv Griffin

12. Alex Trebek has hosted all of the following except

Answer: The $20,000 Pyramid

Yes, $20,000 was a pyramid prize amount, as were 10, 25, 50, and 100 thousand.

13. What do Jack Narz (host of 'Beat The Clock' amongst others) and Tom Kennedy ('Split Second' and others) have in common besides being game show hosts?

Answer: They are brothers

Tom Kennedy's real name is Jim Narz. Their brother-in-law is Bill Cullen, host of several other game shows.

14. What show did Bill Cullen last host before his death in 1990?

Answer: The Joker's Wild

From 1984-86

15. Besides being an announcer for various game shows, for what non-game show has Don Pardo been an announcer for 25 years?

Answer: Saturday Night Live

16. Weird Al Yankovic did a parody song about not playing well on what game show?

Answer: Jeopardy!

'I Lost On Jeopardy', sung to '(Our Love's in) Jeopardy' by Greg Kihn

17. Alex Trebek provided the voice of 'Alan Quebec', a game show host, for a story on this popular animated show:

Answer: Rugrats

Didi Pickles (Melanie Chartoff) was a contestant on the quiz show Quebec hosted.

18. What 'Today' host also hosted 'Sale of the Century'?

Answer: Joe Garagiola

19. What Woody Allen movie did Regis Philbin have a part in?

Answer: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex

20. Name one of three game shows based on the children's game "Tic Tac Toe".

Answer: Tic Tac Dough

"Hollywood Squares" and "Storybook Squares" were shot on the same set with many of the same actors. For "Storybook Squares", the actors played fairy tale characters instead of themselves, and the contestants were children. "Tic Tac Dough" was a variation that had random topics come up in the unchosen squares.

Source: Author TonyTheDad

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