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Game Show Grabbag Trivia Quiz


Big money, beautiful prizes, lots of flashing lights and loud music...It all adds up to an All-American game show experience. See how much you know about the great game shows through the years.

A multiple-choice quiz by cag1970. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
cag1970
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
99,666
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
6 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. True or False: When Vanna White became the permanent letter-turner on "Wheel of Fortune" in 1982, Chuck Woolery was still hosting the show.


Question 2 of 15
2. True or False: Former pro football star Fred Dryer hosted the short-lived game show "Caesar's Challenge" on NBC.


Question 3 of 15
3. Which game show was responsible for exposing the quiz show riggings of the 1950s? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which sportscaster hosted game shows like "The Perfect Match" (1967-68, syndicated) and "Baffle" (1973-74, NBC)? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Which game show mastermind created "Twenty-One"? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Which of the following game shows was NOT hosted by Wink Martindale? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What unusual distinction does the short-lived 60's vintage game show "You're in the Picture" have? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. In what year did "Truth Or Consequences" premiere as a regular TV series? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Which cable network carried first-run episodes of the shopping game "Supermarket Sweep" during the 1990s? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Which automobile manufacturer sponsored the academic game show "Campus All-Star Challenge"? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Which game-show veteran hosted the short-lived syndicated series "Couch Potatoes"? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Though best known for creating "The Twilight Zone", the late Rod Serling also served as the first host of what game show? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. On "The Price Is Right", which game involves dropping chips down a giant game board toward different denominations of money? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. In what year did the CBS version of "Family Feud" leave the air? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which of the following celebrities was the first to appear on "The Dating Game" as a contestant? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. True or False: When Vanna White became the permanent letter-turner on "Wheel of Fortune" in 1982, Chuck Woolery was still hosting the show.

Answer: False

Pat Sajak was hosting the daytime version of "Wheel of Fortune" when Vanna White came on board. Woolery, who also hosted such game shows as "Love Connection" and "Scrabble", left "Wheel of Fortune" in 1981.
2. True or False: Former pro football star Fred Dryer hosted the short-lived game show "Caesar's Challenge" on NBC.

Answer: False

An all-pro defensive lineman with the Los Angeles Rams, Fred Dryer had a successful run as police officer Rick Hunter on the NBC drama "Hunter" (1984-91). Former Vikings receiver Ahmad Rashad hosted "Caesar's Challenge" on NBC (1993-94).
3. Which game show was responsible for exposing the quiz show riggings of the 1950s?

Answer: "Dotto"

Although "Twenty-One" is the best known of the game show riggings, it was actually "Dotto" on which cheating was first discovered. A contestant awaiting his turn backstage found a notebook, dropped by another contestant, filled with the answers to that day's puzzles.
4. Which sportscaster hosted game shows like "The Perfect Match" (1967-68, syndicated) and "Baffle" (1973-74, NBC)?

Answer: Dick Enberg

Best known during the 1980's and 1990's as NBC's lead play-by-play man on football and Wimbledon coverage, Enberg has also been the voice of the California Angels and the Los Angeles Rams, and has made appearances in movies like "Gus The Kicking Mule" and "The Naked Gun".
5. Which game show mastermind created "Twenty-One"?

Answer: Dan Enright

The unseen half of Barry and Enright Productions, producer Dan Enright was also responsible for games like "Concentration", "Tic Tac Dough" and "The Joker's Wild". After the quiz-show scandals, Enright latched on with the Screen Gems arm of Columbia Pictures and developed game shows in Canada and Australia.
6. Which of the following game shows was NOT hosted by Wink Martindale?

Answer: "Play the Percentages"

"Play the Percentages" pitted married couples against one another to see how close they could get to the actual percentage answered on a particular question (eg, "What percentage of people say they believe in capital punishment?"). Geoff Edwards was the host.
7. What unusual distinction does the short-lived 60's vintage game show "You're in the Picture" have?

Answer: Its host apologized for it, on the air, then proceeded to do a talk show in its place.

In one of the most interesting moves in television history, comedian Jackie Gleason pulled the plug on "You're In The Picture" after just one airing in 1961. The show, featuring celebrities posing in various cardboard cutout scenes and trying to guess what kind of characters they were (a la charades) was so bad that Gleason apologized for it on the air the next week.

He would host a talk show in its place for the remainder of the season.
8. In what year did "Truth Or Consequences" premiere as a regular TV series?

Answer: 1950

Like many early TV programs, "Truth or Consequences" had its roots in radio, debuting on the airwaves in 1940. A decade later, it moved to CBS's primetime lineup. The show's creator, Ralph Edwards, hosted the first of many network and syndicated seasons.
9. Which cable network carried first-run episodes of the shopping game "Supermarket Sweep" during the 1990s?

Answer: Lifetime

"Supermarket Sweep" was part of ABC's daytime lineup from 1965 until 1967, with Bill Malone as the host. When the show made its return to television in 1990, actor David Ruprecht took over the hosting duties. The basic rules of the game, however, remained unchanged. Two-person teams (usually husband-and-wife or best friends) tried to rack up the highest bill by running wild through a grocery store.

In 2000, the show jumped from Lifetime to PAX TV.
10. Which automobile manufacturer sponsored the academic game show "Campus All-Star Challenge"?

Answer: Honda

Telecast on BET from 1990 to 1995, "Campus All-Star Challenge" pitted schools from historically black colleges and universities in heated academic competition. The series was created by Don Reid, the same man who created "College Bowl", and was played using the same rules.
11. Which game-show veteran hosted the short-lived syndicated series "Couch Potatoes"?

Answer: Marc Summers

Though best known for hosting the Nickolodeon series "Double Dare", Marc Summers also hosted this 1989 series, which pitted teams of contestants against each other on their knowledge of TV trivia.
12. Though best known for creating "The Twilight Zone", the late Rod Serling also served as the first host of what game show?

Answer: "Liar's Club"

Serling's tenure as the host "Liar's Club" lasted just one season (1969). He died in 1975, two years before the show was resurrected in syndication.
13. On "The Price Is Right", which game involves dropping chips down a giant game board toward different denominations of money?

Answer: "Plinko"

"Plinko", one of the most popular games on this long-running game show, is a big-money game where winners can amass up to $50,000 (more if it is a special prime-time episode). The other three games listed here are car games.
14. In what year did the CBS version of "Family Feud" leave the air?

Answer: 1993

Originally carried on ABC's daytime schedule from 1976 to 1985, CBS picked up "Feud" in 1988, with comedian Ray Combs as host. During that time, the daytime series expanded to one hour and featured the Bullseye round, which determined how much money each team would play for if they made it to the Fast Money round. Combs remained with the show through its five-year run on the network.
15. Which of the following celebrities was the first to appear on "The Dating Game" as a contestant?

Answer: Adam West

To promote the new TV series "Batman", Adam West appeared on the show in 1966. Country singer Willie Nelson appeared in 1967; the late singer Karen Carpenter in 1970; and commedienne Phyllis Diller in 1973. A number of other celebrities appeared on the show during its lengthy run on ABC and in syndication.
Source: Author cag1970

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