FunTrivia Television Mix: Vol 8 Quiz

Answer: Doctor Who

"Doctor Who" is a British sci-fi television show which first began airing in 1963. The eponymous doctor is from the planet of Gallifrey, a fictional planet that is home to various time travelling extra-terrestrial being. The planet was first mentioned by name only during the eleventh season of the show.

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Answer: Merv Griffin

Merv Griffin also wrote the most popular theme song for "Jeopardy!", known as "Think!". Bill Todman and Mark Goodson frequently collaborated and created such shows as "The Price Is Right", "Match Game", and "Beat the Clock", while Chuck Barris created "The Dating Game" and "The Newlywed Game" and hosted "The Gong Show".

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Answer: Swedish

One of the best TV chefs ever and the least annoying one without a shadow of a doubt - the Swedish Chef, the Muppets' culinary expert.

Question by player gentlegiant17

Answer: Cold Case

"Cold Case", which premiered in 2003, follows a unit of detectives in the Philadelphia Police Department who work on old homicide cases that weren't solved when they first occurred. While some of the cold cases they work are very cold (murders that happened prior to 1900), some are also much newer (year 2000 or later); the majority of the homicides they investigate, though, occurred in the later half of the 20th century.

Question by player guitargoddess

Answer: Serena

Serena was first introduced in the episode when Tabitha was born. Serena had dark hair and looked exactly like Samantha. Darrin was under the mistaken impression that Endora had used magic to age his newborn daughter into an adult.

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Answer: Dawson's Creek

Josephine Potter was the only character that appeared in every episode.

Question by player scolin9

Answer: Yes, Prime Minister

The original series followed a member of Parliament, Jim Hacker, in his adventures as the British Cabinet minister in charge of the Department of Administrative Affairs. In the sequel, Hacker moved to 10 Downing Street as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, taking with him the cast of the original programme. According to Michael Cockerell's book "Live from Number 10: The Inside Story of Prime Ministers and Television," this series was a favourite of Margaret Thatcher when she was PM.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Battlestar Galactica

The TV show "Battlestar Galactica" originally aired in 1978 as a sci-fi fantasy adventure following the destruction of the human colonial worlds by the cylon machines. It lasted 1 season. In 2003 the show was re-imaged, with a more realistic look, and ran for 4 seasons with the same basic theme.

In the more recent show, the humans find the planet Earth in the final episode.

Question by player rwillia1

Answer: Westworld

"Westworld" is set in a Western-themed amusement park where guests play out very realistic fantasies with "hosts", robots programmed to promote story lines. Chaos ensues when the traditionally non-violent hosts become increasingly conscious and begin to defy their programmers.

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Answer: Jayne Meadows

Jayne Meadows was not one of the stars. She was married to comic Steve Allen and was Audrey Meadow's sister. Jackie Gleason played Ralph Kramden. He worked at the Gotham Bus Company. Jackie Gleason died in 1971 of diabetes. He was 71 years old. Audrey Meadows played Alice Kramden, Ralph's wife.She died in 1996 of cancer.

She was 73 years old. Art Carney played Ed Norton. He worked in the New York sewer system. He was Ralph's best friend and upstairs neighbor. He died in 2003 of natural causes. He was 85 years old.

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