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Quiz about Nostalgic Television 1965 Season Premiers

Nostalgic Television - 1965 Season Premiers Quiz

1965 was a year of racial unrest with the Watts riots and Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe at Any Speed" warned Americans of dangerous automobiles. TV viewers were also given a wide variety of entertainment.

A multiple-choice quiz by rblayer. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rblayer

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
170,430

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. This series catapulted a young African-American comedian to television superstardom and three consecutive Emmy awards. Hint

The Flip Wilson Show

Mr. Roberts

Julia

I Spy

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Question 2 of 10

2. Barbara Feldon played the beautiful Agent 99 on "Get Smart". She was already famous for lounging on a tiger skin rug in a commerical for this product. Hint

Top Brass

Crest toothpaste

Brylcream

Aqua Velva

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Question 3 of 10

3. "The Big Valley" introduced TV viewers to stars Lee Majors and Linda Evans. What were their characters' names? Hint

Buck and Laura

Nick and Samantha

Jarrod and Victoria

Heath and Audra

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ken Berry played Captain Wilton Parmeter, the commander of "F Troop" at Fort Courage. What was the name of the Indian tribe on the series? Hint

Kwatani

Apache

Hekawi

Chickamauga

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Question 5 of 10

5. Dave Crabtree was the main character in this TV series which perhaps was the most critically panned television of all time. Hint

My Mother the Car

Gilligan's Island

O.K. Crackerby

The Monkees

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the pet ocelot of sexy private eye "Honey West"? Hint

Dalton

Ronnie

Bruce

Sam

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Question 7 of 10

7. This drama series centered on an adventure-seeking, successful lawyer with a fatal disease. Hint

Time is Short

Tempus Fugit

Final Days

Run for Your Life

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Question 8 of 10

8. On "The Wild Wild West", Secret Service agents James T. West and Artemus Gordon often matched wits with this diminutive villain. Hint

Dr. Tres Rios

Dr. Herve Villechaize

Dr. Miguelito Loveless

Dr. Eduardo Pike

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Question 9 of 10

9. 1998's movie "Lost in Space" revived interest in the television series that came out 33 years earlier. Who provided the voice for the robot in both the film and the series? Hint

Bill Mumy

Dick Tufeld

Jonathan Harris

Mark Goddard

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Question 10 of 10

10. On "Green Acres", a Manhattan couple moved to a farm, where a pig named Arnold was a minor character. Who owned Arnold? Hint

Oliver Douglas

Fred Ziffel

Newt Kiley

Ed Dawson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This series catapulted a young African-American comedian to television superstardom and three consecutive Emmy awards.

Answer: I Spy

Bill Cosby played Alexander Scott, an American spy posing as the trainer for tennis pro Kelly Robinson. Robert Culp played Kelly, and together, the two men traveled the world.

2. Barbara Feldon played the beautiful Agent 99 on "Get Smart". She was already famous for lounging on a tiger skin rug in a commerical for this product.

Answer: Top Brass

The 5'9" beauty also won the top prize on "The $64,000 Question" in the category of Shakespeare.

3. "The Big Valley" introduced TV viewers to stars Lee Majors and Linda Evans. What were their characters' names?

Answer: Heath and Audra

Hollywood legend Barabra Stanwyck played Victoria Barkley, who, with her sons and daughter, ran a ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley.

4. Ken Berry played Captain Wilton Parmeter, the commander of "F Troop" at Fort Courage. What was the name of the Indian tribe on the series?

Answer: Hekawi

Forrest Tucker played Sargeant O'Rourke and Larry Storch was Corporal Agarn. The two wheeler-dealers were more interested in doing business with their Native American neighbors than fighting them.

5. Dave Crabtree was the main character in this TV series which perhaps was the most critically panned television of all time.

Answer: My Mother the Car

Dick Van Dyke's brother Jerry starred in the short-lived series about a man whose mother is reincarnated as a classic 1928 Porter automobile.

6. What was the name of the pet ocelot of sexy private eye "Honey West"?

Answer: Bruce

Combining glamor and karate, gorgeous blonde actress Anne Francis played the private eye who ran her late father's detective agency. Sam Bolt, played by John Ericson, was her assistant.

7. This drama series centered on an adventure-seeking, successful lawyer with a fatal disease.

Answer: Run for Your Life

Actor Ben Gazzara's character, Paul Bryan, is told at the beginning of the show that he has only one or two years to live, and he tries to cram a lifetime into his remaining days. Curiously, the series ran for only three years.

8. On "The Wild Wild West", Secret Service agents James T. West and Artemus Gordon often matched wits with this diminutive villain.

Answer: Dr. Miguelito Loveless

Character actor Michael Dunn was less than four feet tall, but was a formidable foe for the characters portrayed by Robert Conrad and Ross Martin.

9. 1998's movie "Lost in Space" revived interest in the television series that came out 33 years earlier. Who provided the voice for the robot in both the film and the series?

Answer: Dick Tufeld

Mumy, Harris and Goddard portrayed "Lost in Space" series' characters Will Robinson, Dr. Zachary Smith and Maj. Donald West. In the movie, Jack Johnson, Gary Oldman and Matt LeBlanc played the same roles.

10. On "Green Acres", a Manhattan couple moved to a farm, where a pig named Arnold was a minor character. Who owned Arnold?

Answer: Fred Ziffel

Actors Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor kept this sitcom going for six seasons. Farmer Fred Ziffel was played by veteran character actor Hank Patterson.

Source: Author rblayer

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