Mixture: Game Shows Trivia

1. The game show: "The Weakest Link." Host George Gray asked: "What Hostess snack cake is named after the sound of bells ringing?" Instead of saying "Ding-Dongs" (the correct answer), what did the contestant say?

From Quiz Game-Show Gateau: Dumb Answers for Dessert

Answer: Twinkies

Not surprisingly, the contestant was voted off in the next round. Like his predecessor Anne Robinson, host George Gray was never one to get in one last zinger when dismissing an eliminated contestant: "Jesse, the team has decided to send you back to your church, where the bells in the bell tower go, 'Twinkie! Twinkie!' [pause] You are the Weakest Link, goodbye."

From Quiz Classic Game Show Opening Spiels

Answer: College Mad House

"College Mad House" was a weekly game show airing in syndication from 1989 to 1990 that featured two teams from rival colleges or universities competing in a battle of brains and brawn featuring some outrageous stunts and also a number of tough questions. The winning team ran through the College Mad House for a chance at some prizes for themselves and also some scholarship money for their school.

From Quiz All About TV Game Shows

Answer: Press Your Luck

"Press Your Luck" involved contestants taking turns pressing their button to stop a ring of lights on a prize, money, or a whammy. The whammy was a cartoon character which symbolically took someone's money and prizes away. If someone landed on four whammies, that person lost the game. A short cartoon was shown each time a contestant landed on a whammy. One cartoon showed the whammy dressed as Boy George singing "Who would ever hurt a whammy?" before the whammy was hit by a large hammer.

From Quiz You Have the Chance to Win...

Answer: Wheel of Fortune

"Wheel of Fortune", hosted by Pat Sajak since 1983, has been a word game where contestants figure out phrases and win prizes. The show was originally hosted by Chuck Woolery in 1981, and temporarily by Alex Trebek

From Quiz Classic Game Show Sign-Offs

Answer: The Price is Right

"The Price is Right" began airing weekdays on CBS on September 4, 1972. It was originally hosted by Bob Barker. When he retired in 2007, Drew Carey took over as host.

From Quiz And the Winner Is?

Answer: "American Idol"

In the words of a top entertainment executive, "American Idol" has been the "most impactful show in the history of television". The brainchild of Simon Fuller, it debuted in 2002 on Fox. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson were the first three judges who critiqued young men and women vocal performers. For almost ten years, "American Idol" appeared as one of the Top 10 shows in viewer audience on the Nielsen Ratings. From 2002 till 2012, artists from the show recorded over 300 successful songs. Some of the more famous contestants on the show have included Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson, Daughtry, and Clay Aiken. The winner of "American Idol" earns a major recording contract.

From Quiz The Eggheads' Favourite Game Shows

Answer: Eggheads

There is no greater way to start a team quiz by the Scrambled Eggheads than have a question about the "Eggheads" quiz show! An egghead can be described as a very intelligent person, genius, highbrow or mastermind. Set five of these types of people against a team of five amateur quizzers and you get the British quiz show "Eggheads". Each amateur plays against a chosen "Egghead" in a specific category. The player, either "Egghead" or challenger, who wins the most points out of three questions wins the round and goes on to play in the final. It goes to sudden death if there is no winner after this time. (Question and interesting information created by Plodd)

From Quiz I'm Thinking... I'm Thinking

Answer: Whammy!

The original "Press Your Luck" ran for three years, hosted by Peter Tomarken. The half hour show featured contestants winning prizes by stopping on various prizes on a seemingly random moving prize board. The word "seemingly" is used, as Michael Larson memorized the patterns of the board on a 1984 episode, and went 45 consecutive spins without hitting the dreaded Whammy, a small red computer-animated creature that comically removes a players' earnings. Larson won over $110,000 through the game. The show was relaunched in 2002, with the name "Whammy!", and host Todd Newton. Except for a special episode to honour Michael Larson's passing, the show did not receive viewership, and was cancelled after 18 months.

From Quiz Name the Game Show

Answer: Wheel of Fortune

"Wheel of Fortune" first aired in 1975 on NBC with Chuck Woolery as host and Susan Stafford as letter turner. In 1983 the show premiered in syndication with Pat Sajak as host and Vanna White as letter turner, where it has been running ever since.

From Quiz They're Only Easy If You Know The Answers

Answer: UK

Chris Tarrant was the original question master on 'Millionaire' when it first broadcast on ITV in 1998. (The BBC, with great foresight, had previously rejected the concept!) The idea was that a contestant answered a series of multiple-choice questions. Getting 15 right would earn them £1m. Within a few years, the show was being broadcast in 100 countries.

From Quiz Game Show Bloopers

Answer: Arizona

John O'Hurley took over for Richard Karn as the host of "Family Feud" in 2006, and remained on the show until 2010. In all of the show's incarnations, though, Fast Money has been fodder for some great game show bloopers. In this particular blooper, though, the man's partner bailed him out by giving the number-one answer to the question, North Dakota, and getting enough points to win Fast Money.

From Quiz Short-Lived Game Shows

Answer: "Second Chance"

"Second Chance" was hosted by Jim Peck and was on ABC from March 7 to July 15, 1977. "Second Chance" was produced by The Carruthers Company and was announced by Jay Stewart and Jack Clark.

From Quiz Obscure Game Show Trivia

Answer: Tropicana

"Dealer's Choice" began broadcasting on January 21, 1974 at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. Bob Hastings was the original host but was replaced by Jack Clark after only a few weeks. Jane Nelson was the hostess and the announcer was Jim Thompson. The premise of the show was that contestants began with $100 in tokens to wager on a variety of casino games. The show concluded with a chance for one of the contestants to play the last chance game. The show ran until December of the following year.

From Quiz Random Game Show Factoids

Answer: Dicker and Dicker

Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills provided furs for "Hollywood Squares", "The Price Is Right" and many others. The company name was mentioned frequently, every time a prize package included a fur item...as in this excerpt from a 1976 episode of "Hollywood Squares"; "...and now take a look at the lovely and gracious Phyllis Diller...in a 23 hundred dollar full length coat by Divini. Natural Norwegian blue fox simple fur jacket and streamlength...Furnished by Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills. Thank you, lovely Phyllis!"

From Quiz Game On

Answer: Palmer

Other panelists included Johnny Carson and Dick Van Dyke. Betsy Palmer was born on November 1, 1926.

From Quiz Mixed Game Shows 10

Answer: 8

The first question was $1,000. It accumulated up to $125,000 after 8 correct answers were given consecutively (as long as "bank" was not called).

From Quiz Mixed Game Shows 8

Answer: 3 & three

Both the 1990 Lifetime Network and the 2000 Pax Network series had three teams on it.

From Quiz Mixed Game Shows 6

Answer: a car

The cash teasers were in the 5th and 6th questions of the tower. Only on the 7th question was the car involved.

From Quiz Mixed Game Shows 4

Answer: Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal was the fastest to reach the top of the pyramid in a record time of 26 seconds. One other celebrity reached it in 29, but Clark said, "You didn't beat Billy."

From Quiz Mixed Game Shows 2

Answer: 5

It would be virtually impossible to get to it, but if there are six drop zones, you'd go down no matter what if you missed a question. The creators are willing to give one "safe" zone, so the most that can be utilized is five.

From Quiz Mixed Game Shows

Answer: 6

The one hour shows carry six pricing games, and the 30 minute ones three.

From Quiz Game Shows

Answer: Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson was given a shot at his own game show with "Family Feud". He was a popular panelist on "Match Game", so the producers decided to give him his own show. It proved to be a success. As of 2010, Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, and John O'Hurley have also hosted alternate versions of the originals.

From Quiz Guess the Game Show

Answer: The Newlywed Game

Studies have shown that sixty percent of the couples that appeared on "The Newlywed Game" were later divorced.

From Quiz Gameshows

Answer: Russian Roulette & Rusian roulette & russian roulette

This gameshow is named after a "game" the Russians used to play. They would put one bullet in a six chamber revolver and spin it. They would then put it up to their heads and pull the trigger. If they were lucky they would live.

From Quiz More Game Show Trivia

Answer: Red

The other three colors represent the other worded {spaces;} yellow for Lose A Turn, black for Bankrupt, and tan for Free Spin (also no longer used)

From Quiz Game Shows

Answer: High Rollers

From Quiz The Game Show About Game Show Trivia

Answer: Super Greed

'Super Greed' debuted on April 28, 2000. The jackpot for regular 'Greed' is 2 million dollars.

From Quiz Game-Show Gateau: Dumb Answers for Dessert

Answer: Mustard-Filled Chocolate Eclair

The next contestant guessed correctly "Custard-Filled Chocolate Eclair," proving that it only takes one letter to turn a tasty pastry into ... well, a much-different dish. As a side note, there's a delicacy in France called a mustard tart, and word is it's quite tasty; it's made with cheese, mustard, tomatoes and puff pastry. Sounds a lot more appetizing than an eclair with mustard!

From Quiz So Many Game Shows

Answer: six

Each game has a different way to win cash and prizes. From Plinko to Pay the Rent, everyone is a winner on this show.

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