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'WKRP In Cincinnati' Trivia Quiz

A quiz on one of the funniest shows. Most of the questions are fill in the blank because it would be too easy if they were multiple choice.

A multiple-choice quiz by hyperalia. Estimated time: 11 mins.

Author
hyperalia

Time
11 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,028

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
11 / 25

Plays
2663

Last 3 plays: Koz13 (11/25), Guest 75 (12/25), tluvgrandpa (22/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Name the actor who played Andy Travis.

Answer: (Has Andy in him)

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which character was played by a different actor during the series run than in the pilot?

Answer: (none)

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Question 3 of 25

3. What is the real name of character Johnny Fever (on the show)?

Answer: (Sounds a little like an ice cream company.)

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Question 4 of 25

4. Who always wore bandaids? Hint

Andy Travis

Herb Tarlek

Les Nessman

Arthur Carlson

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Question 5 of 25

5. Name the reality show Herb and his family were on.

Answer: (none)

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Question 6 of 25

6. What was the name of the terrorist group who threatened to blow up the station?

Answer: (B.M.)

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Question 7 of 25

7. What was the bomb hidden in at the transmitter?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 25

8. What was the last name of the photographer who took nude pictures of Jennifer?

Answer: (Sounds like a muppet)

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Question 9 of 25

9. What was the name of Herb's daughter, Bunny's frog?

Answer: (Save a whale!)

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Question 10 of 25

10. Who called the frog Pinkpeace? Hint

Venus

Les

Andy

Bailey

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Question 11 of 25

11. What did Herb call Venus in the pilot episode?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 12 of 25

12. What was the name of the developer Johnny bought a condo from?

Answer: (Named after a movie)

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Question 13 of 25

13. Name the British punk rock group that WKRP sponsored a concert by.

Answer: (lower than ....)

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Question 14 of 25

14. What was the name of the owner of the bluejean company Herb, Andy, and Mr Carlson tried to convince to advertise on WKRP?

Answer: (not Ricky or Micky)

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Question 15 of 25

15. What was unusual about the woman Herb kissed? Hint

Was really a man

Was really old

Was bald

Used to be a man

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Question 16 of 25

16. Name the drink that Micky the bartender made.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 17 of 25

17. What was the disco tv show that Johnny was on?

Answer: (none)

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Question 18 of 25

18. What was the name that Johnny used on the disco show?

Answer: (The Ripper)

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Question 19 of 25

19. When Jennifer bought a house, there was a pervert posing as a rep from what company? Hint

Cable

Phone

Water

Electric

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Question 20 of 25

20. A lot of people mistakenly believed this character sang the opening theme.

Answer: (none)

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which character came to WKRP from the city of New Orleans? Hint

Andy

Venus

Bailey

Johnny

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Question 22 of 25

22. What was the word a station in California fired Johnny for saying on the air?

Answer: (Pretty 'picky')

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Question 23 of 25

23. Name Mother Carlson's butler. Hint

Stanley

Winston

Charles

Hirsch

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which rock group's poster did Andy put up on the wall of his office on his first day?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 25 of 25

25. What was WKRP's rival station?

Answer: (Would have been perfect for Les)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the actor who played Andy Travis.

Answer: Gary Sandy

From the clue, Andy is in his last name. Probably the least active actor from the show since it went off the air.

2. Which character was played by a different actor during the series run than in the pilot?

Answer: Mother Carlson

In a flashback episode, some scenes from the pilot were reshot with the series actress, Carol Bruce.

3. What is the real name of character Johnny Fever (on the show)?

Answer: Johnny Caravella

Remember Carvel ice cream? Johnny used to change names at every new job and he forget what he changed it to on the air.

4. Who always wore bandaids?

Answer: Les Nessman

They thought it would add to the character's strangeness to always have bandaids on different areas without explaining why.

5. Name the reality show Herb and his family were on.

Answer: Real Families

Remember when Herb said they had to go to church, and they mistakenly went to a synagogue?

6. What was the name of the terrorist group who threatened to blow up the station?

Answer: Black Monday

7. What was the bomb hidden in at the transmitter?

Answer: toolbox

Johnny beat the crap out of the phone with it when he missed placing a bet on a horse.

8. What was the last name of the photographer who took nude pictures of Jennifer?

Answer: Gonzer

The actor who portrayed Gonzer had auditioned for the part of Herb Tarlek when the series started.

9. What was the name of Herb's daughter, Bunny's frog?

Answer: Greenpeace

10. Who called the frog Pinkpeace?

Answer: Andy

Herb had accidentally spray painted the frog pink.

11. What did Herb call Venus in the pilot episode?

Answer: Fetus Claptrap

Les carried on with Herb's error.

12. What was the name of the developer Johnny bought a condo from?

Answer: Gone With The Wind Estates

He chose a unit on Pittypat Lane rather than on Prissy Parkway.

13. Name the British punk rock group that WKRP sponsored a concert by.

Answer: Scum Of The Earth

The lead singer, Dog, was played by Michael DesBarres who was a real rock singer and actually sang the vocals for the show.

14. What was the name of the owner of the bluejean company Herb, Andy, and Mr Carlson tried to convince to advertise on WKRP?

Answer: Vicky Von Vicky

The part was played by Dr. Joyce Brothers.

15. What was unusual about the woman Herb kissed?

Answer: Used to be a man

She used to be Nick Sinclair, a friend of Herb's from school.

16. Name the drink that Micky the bartender made.

Answer: Bamboozle

Mr Carlson thought Micky was the Dayton Poisoner but he was actually a cop and part-time bartender.

17. What was the disco tv show that Johnny was on?

Answer: Gotta Dance

When he quit he said, 'Gotta Walk!'.

18. What was the name that Johnny used on the disco show?

Answer: Rip Tide

He went a little schizophrenic and Rip Tide actually took over Johnny.

19. When Jennifer bought a house, there was a pervert posing as a rep from what company?

Answer: Phone

The little old lady that had a run in with him said, 'He was quite nice'.

20. A lot of people mistakenly believed this character sang the opening theme.

Answer: Les

Try to picture Richard Sanders singing the closing theme.

21. Which character came to WKRP from the city of New Orleans?

Answer: Venus

He was a school teacher and part-time DJ.

22. What was the word a station in California fired Johnny for saying on the air?

Answer: Booger

When Andy changed WKRP's format to rock and roll, he told Johnny he could say it on the air if he wanted to, and he did. 'By the way fellow babies, I almost forgot...BOOGER!'.

23. Name Mother Carlson's butler.

Answer: Hirsch

By far the funniest extra on the show.

24. Which rock group's poster did Andy put up on the wall of his office on his first day?

Answer: Kiss

If that didn't signal a change then nothing would. I don't recall them ever playing a Kiss song.

25. What was WKRP's rival station?

Answer: WPIG

While Herb was wearing the WKRP carp mascot outfit he got into a fight with the WPIG pig mascot in the mens washroom at a college. Les and Bailey got arrested along with him.

Source: Author hyperalia

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