Obscure Game Show Trivia Trivia Quiz

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.

Answer: Win Lose or Draw?

Bob's stint as the game show host for "Truth or Consequences" began in 1956. Earlier the same year he had been selected to host a Ralph Edwards show called "End of the Rainbow". Co-host Art Baker and Barker would go to various locations and help contestants who were not well off but still assisted others.

In 1967 Bob hosted "The Family Game", a format similar to "The Newlywed Game" that was created by Chuck Barris. The show only ran for six months. When Bob hosted the short-lived, "Simon Says", in 1971 he was paired with a computer.

Answer: Bob Hilton

In addition to hosting "Truth or Consequences" from 1975 to 1978, Bob Hilton also hosted "The Guinness Game" in 1979 and a revival of "Let's Make a Deal" in 1990. He has enjoyed a more prolific career as an announcer, being featured on ten shows including "Card Sharks", "The $25,000 Pyramid", "That's My Line" and "Body Language".

He was offered the announcing duties on "The Price Is Right" when the original host, Johnny Olsen, passed away but declined because he was under contract to host a show that eventually failed called "Bamboozle". Hilton also worked in radio stations in Honolulu, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Boston. Don Galloway replaced Hilton when he left "The Guinness Game". Jay Stewart hosted "Play the Percentages" in 1980. Dennis James hosted a nighttime version of "The Price is Right" as well as occasionally subbing for the regular hosts on the daytime show.

Answer: Betty White

Allen Ludden was Betty White's third husband. She made her TV debut when she worked with Al Jarvis on "Hollywood on Television" in Los Angeles in 1949. When Jarvis left the show in 1952 Betty became the host. When Ludden proposed to White she declined twice before finally accepting.

She has never remarried since Ludden passed in 1981. She has earned six Emmy Awards for her work on several shows through the years. Lori Sanders played Bobby Jo on "Petticoat Junction". She wed Bernard Sandler in 1960. Audrey Meadows was best known as Alice Kramden on "The Honeymooners".

She was married to Robert Six and Randolph Rouse. Maggie Smith starred in the 1969 film, "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie". She has been married to Robert Stephens and Beverley Cross.

Answer: Boxing

While the "The $64,000 Question" became embroiled in the quiz show scandal, an investigation revealed that Dr. Joyce Brothers' win was legitimate. She won the game with the boxing category and the national exposure she received led to her a stint doing color commentary for a fight between Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson.

She was the first female to have that honor. The sponsors of "The $64,000 Question" suggested the boxing category and after doing exhaustive research she credited her good memory with propelling her to the win. In 1958 she became a licensed psychologist and began doing a TV talk show in New York giving advice.

She later became a regular on the national talk show circuit and went on to guest star in numerous television series.

Answer: Bert Convy

Bert Convy won an Emmy in 1977 for "Best Game Show Host" while hosting "Tattletales". In the sixties he began appearing as a panelist on "What's My Line?", "The Match Game" and "Password". He became host of the fourth edition of "Password" and later hosted "Super Password".

He also hosted a version of "Win, Lose or Draw" and a show called "3rd Degree" in the eighties. He was invited to host a 1990 revival of "Match Game" but declined due to poor health. John Davidson hosted "The $100,000 Pyramid" in 1991. Bill Cullen hosted a syndicated version of "The $25,000 Pyramid" for five years beginning in 1974.

In 2004 a revised version titled "Pyramid" featured Donny Osmond as the host for two seasons.

Answer: Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen was occasionally joined by his ventriloquist dummy, Charlie McCarthy, when he hosted "Do You Trust Your Wife?". Edgar was the father of Candice Bergen, who went on to fame as "Murphy Brown". Candice appeared on Groucho Marx's game show program, "You Bet Your Life", as a youngster.
In 1957 Johnny Carson's variety show, "The Johnny Carson Show" was canceled so he assumed the role of the host of "Who Do You Trust?", a revised version of "Do You Trust Your Wife?", later the same year. His original announcer was Bill Nimmo. When Nimmo left he was replaced by Ed McMahon who worked with Johnny until 1992.
Bob Bergan hosted a version of "Jeopardy" for children called "Jep" beginning in 1998. Bud Collyer began his game show career in 1948 with "Winner Take All" and went on to host "Beat the Clock" and other shows. Bob Elliott hosted a show called "The Name's the Same" in 1955.

Answer: Hal March

In addition to "The $64,000 Question" Hal March also hosted "What's It For?" in 1957 for one year and "It's Your Bet" from 1969 to 1970. He suffered a 10 year hiatus from appearing on TV shows after "The $64,000 Question" was canceled in the aftermath of the scandal.
He began his show business career as a partner of "Sweeney and March" on radio in the early fifties. He then went on to guest star on sitcoms before hosting "The $64,000 Question". He also sang a version of the show's theme titled "Love is the Sixty-Four Thousand Dollar Question".
Robert Paige hosted "The Big Payoff" from 1957 to 1959. Jack Narz hosted "Dotto" in 1958. Randy Merriman hosted "The Big Payoff" from 1951 to 1953.

Answer: Eight

"Giant Step" only lasted for one season. In order for a contestant to be eligible for a college education he or she had to be the first to complete eight rounds of questions on a giant multi-colored game board. Bert Parks got his start with game shows while on the radio in the late forties. Parks hosted a show on television in 1947 called "Party Line" for three months.

The show is the earliest known TV game show. He also hosted "The Big Payoff", "Balance Your Budget", "Two in Love" and "Double or Nothing" before hosting "Giant Step".

He was involved in several other game shows and hosted the pilot for "The Hollywood Squares". He was in the living rooms of America annually from 1955 until 1979 as the host of "Miss America". A year before his death in 1992 he made an appearance on "Night Court" as himself.

Answer: Steve Allen

On September 21, 1964, Steve Allen replaced Gary Moore as the host of the program. Steve also hosted a revival of the show from 1972 to 1973. Steve's wife, Jayne Meadows, was an original panelist but left the show to move to the West Coast with Steve. She was replaced by Bess Myerson, a former Miss America. Bill Cullen and Faye Emerson were other regular panelists on the original show. Several of the panelists filled in for Moore on the occasions when he was unable to host.
Some of the many guests with unusual secrets were Colonel Sanders, former Beatles drummer Pete Best and Samuel Seymour, an elderly man who witnessed Abraham Lincoln's assassination when he was five years old.
Comedian Allan Sherman was one of the creators of the show. Henry Morgan was a regular panelist on the original program. He joined Richard Dawson as a panelist on the revived version.