THE TV SHOW
QUIZ BOOK
Volume One
By
Rich Meyer
Published by Rich Meyer at Smashwords.
Copyright 2011 by Rich Meyer
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INTRODUCTION
Well, I’ve written quiz e-books about a lot of my favorite things: Comic books, old-time radio, cartoons and sci-fi movies of the fifties. Here comes another of my multitude of “favorite things”: Classic television shows. I’ve used the same interactive format, with the questions and answers linked together so you can move back and forth with ease. I have structured it a bit different, as the answers for each section of the quiz are directly after the questions in this book.
Each of this e-book’s first thirty sections features ten questions about a single TV show. The final section is a grab-bag of questions from ten different shows not already featured in a separate quiz in this e-book. The questions are of varying levels of difficulty, and I’ve not tried to rate or order any of them by that. Let’s face it, what’s easy for me, might be hard for you and what’s easy for you could be extremely difficult for me. For example, I’m a fish out of water if I’m immersed in Friends or Seinfeld trivia, but I’ll take on all comers if the topic is Mr. Ed or Firefly.
I’ve also tried to use a lot of classic television shows that haven’t gotten a lot of write-ups in the press lately. Most of these shows are fairly easy to obtain nowadays, either on DVD or in reruns (with the notable exception of The Donna Reed Show). I’ve also tried to spread them out a little over the decades, but the majority of them are from the fifties and sixties, the golden age for the medium.
If you don’t see your favorite here, feel free to drop me an email or a Facebook message and I’ll see about working a quiz about your personal favorite show into the next volume of The TV Show Quiz Book!
July 15, 2011
Well, due to some epub formatting problems, I decided to redo this whole e-book into the new, “click-less” format I’ve been using. In the process, I added four new sections of questions on the TV shows Batman, Gilligan’s Island, Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation. I’ve also added a couple more grab bag questions for a total of 401 questions in this e-book.
So good luck, and I’ll see you again after Question #401!
--Rich Meyer
Revised July 15, 2011
TV Shows featured in this quiz book:
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Star Trek: The Next Generation
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1. What was the name of the book upon which this adventure series was based?
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1. The Tempered Blade, by Monte Barrett.
2. Jim Bowie’s home plantation was located in which U.S. State?
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2. Louisiana. The plantation was near the town of Opelousas.
3. Bowie was inspired to create the blade that eventually bore his name after he was attacked by ... what?
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3. A bear. Mrs. Bear” was defending her cub and attacked Bowie in the first episode of the show. His flintlock misfired and he was badly injured in the attack, which made him want to get a reliable weapon like the bear’s claws.
4. Who actually forged the first Bowie Knife?
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4. Samuel Black. Black was a “smith and steel maker” in the small village of Yancey’s Corners.
5. What was the name of the famous naturalist who was a friend of Jim Bowie, and who needed his help after a group decided he was the legendary Lost Dauphin?
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5. John James Audubon. Robert Cornthwaite (who was perhaps best known for playing a scientist in The Thing from Another World) portrayed the painter and bird expert in, appropriately enough, “An Adventure with Audubon.”
6. What was the name of Jim Bowie’s brother?
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6. Rezin Bowie. Rezin ran a land office that his brother had put up the money to start, and often helped watch over Jim’s land holdings.
7. According to Jim Bowie, who was “the prettiest girl this side of Memphis”?
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7. His mother. Mother Bowie was played by famed character actress Minerva Urecal in several episodes.
8. Jim Bowie played a major role in preventing the assassination of which United States President?
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8. Andrew Jackson. Bowie helped prevent a pair of gold-hungry crooks from killing the President in order to facilitate getting gold from Cherokee lands in Georgia.
9. In 1829, there were two ways to get from the Ohio River Valley to New Orleans. One was to go down the Mississippi River. What name was given to the area a traveler had to pass through if they were going by land?
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9. The Natchez Trace. Bowie made the overland route many times, but often used the Mississippi to transfer his goods.
10. Armand de Nivernais, brother to the Count, once challenged Jim Bowie to a duel. What particular weapon did Jim Bowie bring to fight this duel?
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10. A long sword. Bowie had brought the weapon after getting advice from the legendary Jean Lafitte himself.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
11. What were the first names of the four members of the Nelson clan?
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11. Ozzie, Harriet, David and Rick. The four were an actual family in real-life as well.
12. What type of cookies did Harriet bake in the very first television episode?
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12. Toll House Cookies.
13. According to the television series, what was Ozzie Nelson’s job?
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13. It was never stated on the TV show (or the radio show, for that matter). Ozzie was said to have thought it would broaden the appeal of his character by not giving him a specific profession. However, in the 1952 movie Here Come the Nelsons, Ozzie was working as an advertising executive.
14. What profession did David eventually take up, after going to college and getting married?
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14. Attorney. David worked in the offices of Dobson and Kelly, Attorneys at Law.
15. What was the name of Wally Plumstead’s on-again, off-again girlfriend?
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15. Ginger. Ginger was played by Charlene Salerno, and Wally was played by the exuberant Skip Young.
16. Whose garage burnt down the day that Ozzie decided to spend all day in bed?
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16. The Andersons’ garage. Ozzie took the whole day off from his never-revealed job, not realizing it was Sunday.
17. What was the name of David Nelson’s secretary?
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17. Connie Edwards. Connie was David’s regular secretary, and his wife June once helped out and took her place while Connie was on a ski vacation
18. Dr. Tom Williams offered Ozzie and Joe $8.50 for the whole bunch of clay ashtrays that the girls had made for the church bazaar. For what purpose did Dr. Williams want the ashtrays?
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18. To use as clay pigeons. Dr. Williams (Frank Cady, best known as Mr. Drucker on Green Acres), wanted $20 when Joe tried to buy them back from him.
19. One of the show’s sponsors was Hotpoint Appliances. What actress, who would later become known for her work on two classic sitcoms, portrayed the dancing sprite, Happy Hotpoint?
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19. Mary Tyler Moore. Mary, of course, is best known for her work on The Dick Van Dyke Show and her own The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
20. According to Grubstake Cal, what was the original name of the town that Ozzie and Harriet stopped in and eventually stayed overnight?
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20. Harrietville. Apparently, Cal changed the name to suit whatever couple or person happened to stop by, to entice them to stay in his rundown hotel.
21. Name the three shows that were direct spin-offs of All in the Family. The original show morphed into Archie Bunker’s Place.
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21. Maude , Gloria and the Jeffersons. The show Good Times was related to them, as a spin-off of Maude.
22. What were the names of the four people originally living at 704 Houser Street in Queens?
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22. Archie and Edith Bunker, their daughter Gloria and her husband, Mike Stivic (portrayed, respectively, by Carroll O’Connor, Jean Stapleton, Sally Struthers and Rob Reiner).
23. What was the name of Mike and Gloria’s baby?
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23. Joey Stivic. Joey Stivic was also the name given to the first anatomically-correct, mass-marketed doll.
24. What was the name of the board game that Archie refused to play and which got Mike very upset over what his family and friends thought of him?
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24. Group Therapy. Mike, Gloria, Edith, Lionel Jefferson, and Frank and Irene Lorenzo played the game in “The Games Bunkers Play.”
25. What was the name of the bar that Archie often went to in order to drown his sorrows, or at least get away from Mike’s rants?
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25. Kelcy’s Bar. Archie would eventually buy the place and run it in the follow-up series, Archie Bunker’s Place.
26. Archie had distinctive nicknames for both his wife and his son-in-law Mike. What were those two nicknames?
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26. Dingbat and Meathead.
27. What was the name of the company that Archie worked for?
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27. The Pendergast Tool and Die Company. He was a deck foreman.
28. What was the name of the nursing home that Edith once worked in?
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28. The Sunshine Home.
29. What was the name of the Progressive Party candidate who was supported by Mike and Gloria and whom Archie called the Queen of the Liberals?
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29. Claire Packer. Even after Claire visited the Bunkers, Archie said he was going to vote for the incumbent candidate.
30. Archie once thought he had gotten a real steal when he purchased an expensive watch from a friend. What was the actual brand of that watch?
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30. Onega. The watch was a knock-off of the usually $300 Omega brand.
31. What dastardly villain did the Dynamic Duo face in the first episode of their popular TV series?
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31. The Riddler. Frank Gorshin played the Riddler in most of the series and the 1966 movie, being replaced by John Astin in one somewhat-disappointing second season storyline.
32. What was the name of the only character to be actually killed on an episode of Batman?
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32. Molly. Jill St. John played this moll of the Riddler, who died in the second episode, falling in the Batcave’s Atomic Pile. “What a way to go-go!”
33. Who were the two actresses who portrayed the Catwoman on the TV series?
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33. Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt. Lee Merriwether played the felonious female in the 1966 movie.
34. What fiendish villain was portrayed by Burgess Meredith in all of his appearances on the TV show?
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34. The Penguin.
35. What was the name of the bow-slinging villain who had a band of Merry Men much like Robin Hood, but didn’t give his ill-gotten gains to the poor?
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35. The Archer. Art Carney portrayed the reverse Robin Hood in a single two-part storyline.
36. What name did the amnesiac but maniacal Professor William Omaha Mackelroy use when he was pursuing a criminal career in Gotham City?
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36. King Tut, who was played by Victor Buono.
37. What pivotal character did Neil Hamilton portray on Batman?
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37. Commissioner Gordon. Neil Hamilton was a leading man of the thirties and forties, even being billed over Joan Crawford in one film.
38. While his identity was never given on the show itself, who was the actor who portrayed False-Face?
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38. Malachi Throne. It was rumored for a while that it had actually been Frank Sinatra behind the mask.
39. Who portrayed the hyena-esque Joker?
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39. Cesar Romero. Cesar made a point of having it written into his contract that he wouldn’t have to shave off his trademark mustache.
40. Who was known as the William Tell of Liverpool?
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40. Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce Wayne’s butler and servant revealed this tidbit during the three-part storyline set in Londoninium.
41. Where did Darren and Samantha first meet? Please be as specific as possible.
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41. In the revolving door of the Clark Building.
42. What is the name of the advertising agency that Darren Stephens works for?
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42. McMann and Tate Advertising. Darren is a vice-president of the firm.
43. What were the names of the two actors who played Darren Stephens?
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43. Dick York, followed by Dick Sargent.
44. What award-winning actor portrayed Rodney, a warlock who spent a lot of time as a dog?
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44. Richard Dreyfuss.
45. What did Alice Kravitz and the local Welcome Wagon bring Samantha when they first visited her?
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45. A coffee cake.
46. What was the revised slogan that Darren came up with for Barker Baby Food?
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46. “You can hardly resist eating it yourself.”
47. Samantha once helped Marshall Burns get on a baseball team in spite of his over-protective mother. What was the nickname that the other kids gave to Marshall?
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47. "Marshmallow." Marshall was played by Jimmy Mathers and Mrs. Burns by iconic sitcom actress June Lockhart.
48. What were the names of the two actors who portrayed Samantha's parents?
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48. Agnes Moorehead (Endora) and Maurice Evans (Maurice).
49. What was the name of the fictional game show that was sponsored by Mr. Baldwin's Perfectly Perfect Pizza?
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49. Your Guess is As Good As Mine.
50. What was the name of Louise Tate's obstetrician?
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50. Dr. William Bricey. Louise had become pregnant after sixteen years of marriage to Larry.
51. According to the classic theme song, exactly how far was the traffic jam in Harlem backed up to?
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51. To Jackson Heights. Other problems mentioned included fights in Brooklyn, a hold-up in the Bronx, a scout troop missing a child and Khrushchev being due at Idlewild Airport.
52. What were the first and last names of the two police officers that were the focus of the series?
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52. Gunther Toody and Francis Muldoon. Joe E. Ross and Fred Gwynne played the two comical officers.
53. Who commanded Toody and Muldoon’s precinct, the 53rd?
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53. Captain Martin Block (portrayed by Paul Reed).
54. Who exactly was Francis Muldoon named after?
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54. Francis X. Bushman. Bushman was a well-known silent films star, known for portraying Moses in the original version of The Ten Commandments.
55. What song did Toody sing to his wife on their honeymoon?
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55. “(You’re Nobody Till) Somebody Loves You.”
56. Toody once took a Russian V.I.P., Mr. Mallanov, to see a baseball game. What two teams were playing at that particular game?
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56. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.
57. What film star “ruined” Fairview High prom queen Bonnie Calshire?
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57. Ramon Navarro. Lucille Hasslewhite Toody was lady-in-waiting to the queen.
58. Name the Five Golden Principles of the Brotherhood Club.
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58. Charity, Loyalty, Harmony, Fellowship and Kindness. When they were first mentioned, it was said that “vigilance” was cut out of the axiom at the last meeting of the Brotherhood Club. All the officers of the Precinct seemed to be members.
59. What was the name of the horse that Sgt. Schnauzer rode while on mounted patrol?
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59. Sally. Muldoon had been Schnauzer’s original partner.