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Quiz about Jackie GleasonThe Great One
Quiz about Jackie GleasonThe Great One

Jackie Gleason-The Great One Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz on one of the greatest comedians of all time! Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kennell. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
kennell
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
98,724
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
949
Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (6/15), Guest 174 (4/15), skatersarehott (5/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What name is on Jackie Gleason's birth certificate?

Answer: ( Three Words)
Question 2 of 15
2. When was Jackie born? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. How old was Jackie when his father abandoned the family? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which network aired "Cavalcade of Stars"? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Mr. Dennehey, the invisible customer "Joe the Bartender" always served beer to, was ficticious?


Question 6 of 15
6. Even though Jackie composed many songs, he could not read music?


Question 7 of 15
7. Which one of Jackie's many compositions became the haunting theme song for "The Jackie Gleason Show"? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Which composition became the theme song for "The Honeymooners"? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Which is NOT a character from "The Jackie Gleason Show"? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. We all know one of Jackie's most famous phrases on "The Jackie Gleason Show" was "How sweet it is!" But what was one of the others?

Answer: ( Four Words ... think of his famous kick!)
Question 11 of 15
11. In 1961, Jackie hosted a game show that was such a disaster that it was cancelled after the first show at Jackie's request. What was the name of the show? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Jackie always wore a certain flower in the lapels of his suits. What kind of flower was it? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Jackie never had chidren?


Question 14 of 15
14. When did Jackie die? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What was the name of Jackie's last movie? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What name is on Jackie Gleason's birth certificate?

Answer: Herbert John Gleason

His mother hated the name Herbert, but his father insisted he be named after him. His mother called him "Jackie" from the start, and made everyone else call him that, too. His birth name is Herbert Walton Gleason Jr, and he was baptised John Herbert Gleason.
2. When was Jackie born?

Answer: February 26, 1916

Jackie was the second child of Herb and Mae Gleason. They had one other son, Clemence, who died at the age of 14.
3. How old was Jackie when his father abandoned the family?

Answer: 9

Herb disappeared on December 15, 1925. Jackie heard nothing about him until the mid-fifties, when he heard his father died in Connecticut at the age of seventy-six.
4. Which network aired "Cavalcade of Stars"?

Answer: Dumont

The show ran from 1950 to 1952. This is the show that made Jackie a star, and introduced the nation to Jackie's wonderful characters. (Reggie Van Gleason, Joe the Bartender, The Poor Soul, etc.)
5. Mr. Dennehey, the invisible customer "Joe the Bartender" always served beer to, was ficticious?

Answer: False

The Denneheys managed the tenement that Jackie grew up in. They were very kind to the Gleasons, and Jackie never forgot it. When Mae Gleason died on April 12, 1935 of erysipelas, the Denneheys offered Jackie a home, but he wanted to move to Manhattan. Jackie was 19, and had 36 cents to his name!
6. Even though Jackie composed many songs, he could not read music?

Answer: True

His first two songs were "Melancholy Serenade" and "Lover's Rhapsody". He wrote the songs for Marilyn Taylor, who later became Jackie's third wife. She is the younger sister of choreographer June Taylor. She joined the June Taylor Dancers as a teenager.
7. Which one of Jackie's many compositions became the haunting theme song for "The Jackie Gleason Show"?

Answer: Melancholy Serenade

I think all of Jackie's music had a haunting quality. You can especially hear it in the movie "Gigot". Jackie composed the entire musical score for the movie. Beautiful stuff!
8. Which composition became the theme song for "The Honeymooners"?

Answer: You're My Greatest Love

All of these songs are on Jackie's album "And Awaaay We Go!"
9. Which is NOT a character from "The Jackie Gleason Show"?

Answer: George Appleby

George Appleby was created by Red Skelton, another great comedian.
10. We all know one of Jackie's most famous phrases on "The Jackie Gleason Show" was "How sweet it is!" But what was one of the others?

Answer: And away we go!

This phrase is inscribed on his monument. To see it, go to www.honeymooners.net/ralph.htm.
11. In 1961, Jackie hosted a game show that was such a disaster that it was cancelled after the first show at Jackie's request. What was the name of the show?

Answer: You're In The Picture

Jackie came on the air the following week and apologized for this fiasco. As a joke, he tried to find someone to blame. His choice?? I quote Jackie himself: "It's the guy who says, 'You're on the air!'"
12. Jackie always wore a certain flower in the lapels of his suits. What kind of flower was it?

Answer: red carnation

One of Jackie's favorite flowers.
13. Jackie never had chidren?

Answer: False

Jackie had two daughters by his first marriage to Genevieve Halford, named Geraldine and Linda.
14. When did Jackie die?

Answer: June 24, 1987

Jackie died of liver and colon cancer.
15. What was the name of Jackie's last movie?

Answer: Nothing In Common

One of Jackie's best in my opinion!
Source: Author kennell

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