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Quiz about FunTrivia Television Mix Vol 27

FunTrivia Television Mix: Vol 27 Quiz

A mix of 10 Television questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

A multiple-choice quiz by FTBot. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
FTBot

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
417,586

Updated
Sep 13 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
598

Last 3 plays: rustic_les (8/10), lones78 (10/10), alythman (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Star Trek" was a 'plum' TV show that bore 'fruit' for many years. What was the name of the 'berry' clever creator of "Star Trek"? Hint

Gene Loganberry

Gene Gooseberry

Gene Raspberry

Gene Roddenberry

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Question 2 of 10

2. Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy were part of which classic cartoon show? Hint

Yogi Bear

Bugs Bunny

Quick Draw McGraw

Casper

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Question 3 of 10

3. Donald James Yarmy was the birth name of which comic star who teased US audiences with his relationship with Agent 99? Hint

Dennis Franz

Ricky Shroeder

Don Adams

Abe Vigoda

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which animal in "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" was a cat? Hint

Silver

Mr. Ed

Skippy

Salem

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the occupation of Al Bundy, the leading character in the comedy series, "Married With Children"? Hint

Bus driver

Nuclear physicist

Sanitation worker

Shoe salesman

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which tv show, starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys and set during the Cold War, tells the story of two Russian spies leading a double life as a normal family in the USA? Hint

Spy

The Russian Spies

The Americans

Legacy

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Question 7 of 10

7. As the theme music for "Gilligan's Island" begins to play, the boat is shown leaving the harbor. Why is the harbor flag at half mast? Hint

The building of the Berlin Wall

The president had just been assassinated

The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion

The Cuban Missile crisis

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the actress's name who played the much loved (by TV audiences) housekeeper Bertha from "Two and a Half Men"? Hint

Jane Leeves

Ann B. Nelson

Conchata Ferrell

Tony Micelli

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which network did "Law and Order: SVU" air on originally in the US? Hint

NBC

CBS

ABC

FOX

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "The Big Bang Theory", which of the following is an ingredient of 'tur-briska-fil', as described by Howard? Hint

turbot

brisket

filet mignon

duck

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Star Trek" was a 'plum' TV show that bore 'fruit' for many years. What was the name of the 'berry' clever creator of "Star Trek"?

Answer: Gene Roddenberry

Gene Roddenberry was an American born TV screenwriter and is best known for creating the hit TV science fiction series "Star Trek". He was also responsible for the follow series "Star Trek: The Next Generation".

Question by player dolano

2. Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy were part of which classic cartoon show?

Answer: Quick Draw McGraw

Augie Doggie and Doggy Daddy were introduced to television audiences on the classic TV show "Quick Draw McGraw" on September 19, 1959. They all were characters created by Hanna-Barbera.

Question by player Blukitty

3. Donald James Yarmy was the birth name of which comic star who teased US audiences with his relationship with Agent 99?

Answer: Don Adams

His antics are still drawing guffaws when the "Get Smart" shows pop up as reruns. Being a reflection of current culture, comedy that retains its humor for so long indeed must have touched the core of our society and, well, pratfalls are funny. Interesting bit of trivia: He began his career partnering with a childhood friend, Bill Dana of Jose Jimenez fame.

Question by player mehaul

4. Which animal in "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" was a cat?

Answer: Salem

Salem was the cat on "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch." Silver was the white stallion on "The Lone Ranger." Skippy was the star on "Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. And Mr. Ed, the talking horse, had his own show, "Mr. Ed".

Question by player lowtechmaster

5. What was the occupation of Al Bundy, the leading character in the comedy series, "Married With Children"?

Answer: Shoe salesman

"Married With Children" was one of the longest-running comedies in television history, airing for 11 season on the Fox Network from 1987 through 1997. Al Bundy, played by Ed O'Neill, was a shoe salesman with an awful wife and two terrible children. Many of the jokes on the show centered around Al's job as a shoe salesman, and the fat women who came into his store.

For example, "Today a woman came into the store who was so fat, she had three other fat women orbiting around her."

Question by player daver852

6. Which tv show, starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys and set during the Cold War, tells the story of two Russian spies leading a double life as a normal family in the USA?

Answer: The Americans

"The Americans" stars Keri Russell and Mathew Rhys as two Soviet spies living in Washington, D.C. with their two children leading a double life to get as much information as possible back to Moscow.
The show is created by former CIA official Joe Weisberg and aired on the FX network.

Question by player NielD

7. As the theme music for "Gilligan's Island" begins to play, the boat is shown leaving the harbor. Why is the harbor flag at half mast?

Answer: The president had just been assassinated

The first pilot began filming on November 22, 1963. The cast and crew heard about what had happened gathered around a radio on the set.

Question by player lavendria

8. What was the actress's name who played the much loved (by TV audiences) housekeeper Bertha from "Two and a Half Men"?

Answer: Conchata Ferrell

Conchata Ferrell was a well-known TV actress who won her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress as attorney Susan Bloom on "L.A. Law", and was best known for her role of Berta, a very outspoken housekeeper to Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen) whom she adored, and Allan (Jon Cryer), whom she despised. For a role that was only meant to be two episodes in season 1, her role lasted all 11 seasons with increased airtime in the later seasons.

She passed away on October 12, 2020 aged 77 in Los Angeles from heart complications.

Question by player 1nn1

9. Which network did "Law and Order: SVU" air on originally in the US?

Answer: NBC

This show was originally a spin-off from another show that lasted many years as well.

Question by player amyf2

10. In "The Big Bang Theory", which of the following is an ingredient of 'tur-briska-fil', as described by Howard?

Answer: brisket

In the third season episode "The Pirate Solution", Howard Wolowitz describes his mother's traditional Thanksgiving meal to his friends as "turkey stuffed with a brisket stuffed with gefilte fish". It is her variation on 'turducken', and "not as good as it sounds", according to Howard. Brisket, for those who wonder, is a cut of beef from the chest of the animal.

Question by player spanishliz

Source: Author FTBot

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