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1. Ziv Television Programs' first product entered syndication in 1950. Duncan Renaldo starred along with his humorous sidekick played by Leo Carrillo. What title character was "O. Henry's Robin Hood of the old west"?
2. In "I Led Three Lives", Herbert Philbrick, played by Richard Carlson, was an undercover FBI agent assigned to infiltrate a new type of threat. What brand of evil did Philbrick fight in this early Ziv crime drama?
3. "Highway Patrol" was Ziv's best known crime drama. Dan Mathews commanded the HP in an unidentified western state. What Oscar winner portrayed Mathews and signalled "21-50 to headquarters" when he radioed for backup?
4. Ziv TV sold several series in England and produced a couple of programs there. Robert Beatty starred as Detective Inspector Mike Maguire during 1958-59 in what British police series?
5. Television's first (and probably only) skydiving crimefighters were featured in this Ziv-United Artists program. What show stretched credulity with 76 episodes of crimes solved by jumping out of an airplane?
6. Few of Ziv's crime dramas were set in typical big city locations. From 1958-61 in "Sea Hunt", Mike Nelson donned mask, fins and scuba tank to solve crimes and rescue victims underwater. What movie star and father of movie stars played the part of Mike Nelson?
7. John Herrick was skipper of the tugboat "Cheryl Ann". Along with his policeman son, Herrick solved crimes committed in and around Los Angeles Harbor. What was the name of this 1954-55 Ziv production starring Preston Foster?
8. "Mr. District Attorney" first aired on radio beginning in 1939, moving to ABC television for one season in 1951-52. Frederick Ziv revived the program for syndication in 1954-55 with David Bryan starring in the title role. What real life crusading prosecutor's career inspired this courtroom drama?
9. Ziv Television's lone entry into sports programming only lasted 26 episodes in 1960, but its concept is still a part of Major League Baseball. What program pitted two Major League sluggers against each other in a nine-inning home run hitting contest?
10. What legendary producer and futurist began his television 'trek' writing "Highway Patrol" scripts for Ziv?
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