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  Oprah Winfrey    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" is the most successful and highest ranked television talk show program in history. How much do you know about America's number one talk show host?
Average, 10 Qns, reggaejames, Sep 28 07
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  The Many Years of Oprah    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a brand new quiz about one of the most famous talk show hosts in television history, Oprah Winfrey. Just choose the best answer for each question. Send me a note after you've taken my quiz. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, disney_king_08, Jun 28 12
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Oprah Winfrey Trivia Questions
1. Oprah was born in Mississippi, in which year?

From Quiz The Many Years of Oprah

Answer: 1954

Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29, 1954 on the family farm in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her dad, Vermon Winfrey, who was a a soldier at a local base; and her mother, Vernita Lee, were both young at the time of Oprah's birth. Her parents never married. Shortly after she was born her mother found a job, as a maid, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Oprah was left in the care of her grandmother, Hattie Mae Lee.

2. She is a Southerner by birth. Which state does she hail from?

From Quiz Oprah Winfrey

Answer: Mississippi

Oprah was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on January 29 1954. The town is one of the oldest remaining settlements on the Natchez Trail. It derives its name from the Polish general, Tadeusz Koscuisko who bravely took part in the Revolutionary War. Oprah spent the first six years of her life living here in poverty with her grandmother in a house without indoor plumbing. It has been reported that Oprah didn't receive her first pair of shoes until she was six years old.

3. What type of show did Oprah start in 1986?

From Quiz The Many Years of Oprah

Answer: Daytime talk show

Her show is basically a daytime talk show. She has many different celebrities as guests. The topics include relationships, weight, history, and much more.

4. Oprah lived with her mother in Milwaukee from age six to thirteen. During this period she suffered frequent abuse at the hands of relatives. This experience led her to campaign against what issue?

From Quiz Oprah Winfrey

Answer: Child Abuse

Motivated by her childhood memories, Oprah worked hard on a campaign to develop a database of convicted child abusers. In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed into law the "Oprah Bill" which established this database.

5. Where was Oprah's show recorded?

From Quiz The Many Years of Oprah

Answer: Chicago

Oprah's show was recorded at Harpo Studios in Chicago, Illinois. Her first show debut was on September 8, 1986.

6. After running away from her mother's home, Oprah was sent to a juvenile detention center. However, she was denied entry due to a lack of space. She was then sent to Nashville to live with her father. What is his name?

From Quiz Oprah Winfrey

Answer: Vernon

A soldier, Vernon was a disciplinarian who did all he could to encourage Oprah's education. It is said that he had her read a book each week and write a report on it. Although she rebelled at times by experimenting with sex and drugs, Oprah credits a large part of her success to her strict upbringing.

7. Which celebrity hosted Oprah's 50th Birthday Bash in 2004?

From Quiz The Many Years of Oprah

Answer: John Travolta

John Travolta has always been one of Oprah's dearest friends. He and Oprah's best friend, Gayle, hosted Oprah's 50th Birthday Bash in 2004. The bash consisted of events, such as looking at childhood pictures of Oprah. Afterwards her favorite celebrities got to say a few words to her. Such celebrities were Jennifer Aniston, Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, Vince Vaughn, Chris Rock, and many more.

8. At the tender age of nineteen, Oprah became the first female and first African-American to be hired as a news anchor for a television station in Nashville. What was the station that gave Oprah her first TV job?

From Quiz Oprah Winfrey

Answer: WLAC-TV

Oprah's first job was for WVOL radio in Nashville, Tennessee when she was only seventeen years old. She was hired by this station after becoming the first black Miss Fire Prevention for Nashville. Oprah was invited to the station and as a lark was asked to read some copy, she did such a fine job that she was hired to read the news. Always striving to be her best, Oprah also won the Miss Black Tennessee Contest in 1971.

9. Oprah once got a role on a television show where they made a short segment just for her. Which popular show was it?

From Quiz The Many Years of Oprah

Answer: Desperate Housewives

Oprah did this segment when 'Desperate Housewives' just started. She played the new neighbor,Gail, who moved in and suddenly realized that it wasn't home at all. This pilot was aired on Oprah's show on February 3, 2005.

10. Oprah Winfrey received a degree in Speech Communication and Theater from which university?

From Quiz Oprah Winfrey

Answer: Tennessee State University

Her studious ways helped her to receive a full scholarship and eventually graduate with honors.

11. In 1983, she moved to Chicago and took over a local talk show that was soon to become "The Oprah Winfrey Show". What was the name of this talk show?

From Quiz Oprah Winfrey

Answer: AM Chicago

It was renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in September of 1985. The show began broadcasting nationally on September 8 1986. The winner of 35 Emmy awards, it has remained the number one talk show for nineteen consecuitve seasons and is now seen by an estimated 49 million viewers each week in the United States alone. It is also broadcast in over 117 countries around the world.

12. Oprah went to court in 1998. What was the name of the case?

From Quiz The Many Years of Oprah

Answer: Texas Cattlemen vs. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah once made a statement about meat back in 1998. She was then sued because of this statement and was ordered to court. During this time in court, Oprah did her TV show in Texas. She wasn't allowed to discuss why she was there. The statement that Oprah said was this: "Mad Cow Disease makes AIDS look like a common cold." Meats lost a lot of money from it and they blamed it all on Oprah's show. The outcome was that the jury found Oprah NOT GUILTY!

13. What was Oprah's first film?

From Quiz The Many Years of Oprah

Answer: The Color Purple

"The Color Purple", which was released in 1985, was Oprah's first movie. She played the part of Miss Sophia. Whoopi Goldberg is fabulous as the tortured Celie, an unattractive woman given away by her incestuous father to an abusive Danny Glover, who she only knows as "Mister". The film follows a path of occasional beatings and mental torture she goes through while with "Mister".

14. Oprah Winfrey is the first woman ever to own and produce her own talk show. What is the name of her production company that acquired rights to the show in 1988?

From Quiz Oprah Winfrey

Answer: Harpo Productions Inc.

This wise move helped her to become the first African American woman to be placed on "Forbes" magazine's list of billionaires.

15. Which late night talk show host did Oprah finally end a 16-year feud with by going on his show?

From Quiz The Many Years of Oprah

Answer: David Letterman

David Letterman wanted Oprah to come on his show so that they can finally end their 16-year feud with each other. Over the years, Oprah has been the "butt" of Letterman's jokes. Finally, on December 1, 2005, Oprah came on the show and they finally ended their long feud.

16. In December of 2005, Oprah ended a feud with another talk show host by appearing for the first time in 16 years on his show. Who was the host?

From Quiz Oprah Winfrey

Answer: David Letterman

The show gave Letterman his best ratings in over 11 years with an audience of 13.4 million viewers. The "feud" was said to have resulted in part from Letterman's remarks made during the hosting of the 1995 Oscars. Remember "Oprah, Uma, Uma, Oprah!"?

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