The Women of "The View" Quiz | Television

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1. "The View" is an American television show that features a panel of women with contrary attitudes and opinions as co-hosts. One of the co-hosts is also the show's creator and co-producer. Name her.

Answer: Barbara Walters

"The View" is an Emmy Award-winning American daytime television talk show on ABC created by Barbara Walters, Bill Geddie, and Jessica Guff. To quote Walters: "I've always wanted to do a show with women of different generations, backgrounds and views: a working mother; a professional in her 30s; a young woman just starting out; and then somebody who's done almost everything and will say almost anything. And in a perfect world, I'd get to join the group whenever I wanted ..."

2. The show first began with four women on the panel. In addition to the creator and co-producer of the show, the other three original co-hosts of "The View" were Meredith Vieira, Lisa Ling, and Star Jones.

Answer: False

The original four were Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira, Star Jones (went on to become Star Jones Reynolds) and Debbie Matenopoulos. Lisa Ling came on board when Debbie Matenopoulos left in 1999, when it was decided not to renew her contract.

3. "The View" first aired on August 11, 2000.

Answer: False

Actually, the show debuted August 11, 1997.

4. This comedienne initially acted as a substitute for one of the other panel members, and eventually became the fifth member of the panel. She's been around ever since. Name this funny lady.

Answer: Joy Behar

Joy Behar was born Josephina Victoria Occhiuto In Brooklyn, New York on October 7, 1943. In the beginning Joy would stand in for Barbara Walters when Barbara was off on assignment. The audience enjoyed her easy humor and soon she became a regular on the panel.

5. Meredith Vieira was the first moderator of "The View". In April of 2006, she left the show to take over for Katie Couric on the "Today" show. Who was chosen to take her place as moderator?

Answer: Rosie O'Donnell

Vieira announced on April 6, 2006 that she was leaving "The View" in order to take the place of Katie Couric as the co-anchor of "The Today Show". Many candidates were suggested as possible replacements for Vieira, and on April 28, 2006, the announcement was made that comedienne/actress/former talk show host Rosie O'Donnell would be joining the show in September 2006. (Patricia Heaton, Connie Chung and Soledad O'Brien were all in the running for the job.) Roseann O'Donnell was born in Queens, New York on March 21, 1962.

She is the winner of several Emmy awards for her own talk show, which ran from 1996-2002.

6. One of the original panelists left the show under difficult circumstances. During a taping, she astonished the audience and her co-hosts by announcing her departure from the show. She said she would stay on a bit longer, but the next day an on-air announcement was made that she was being let go immediately. Which of the original panelists was fired on the air?

Answer: Star Jones Reynolds

Barbara Walters has said that Star Jones Reynolds' contract was not renewed because market research showed she was losing popularity with the show's audience. The show is featuring guest hosts on the days Walters is off. There have been several interesting ones: Whoopi Goldberg, Monica Lewinsky, Felicity Huffman, Mariah Carey, Hilary Duff, Marcia Cross, Kathie Lee Gifford, Maria Sharapova, Wanda Sykes, Brooke Shields, Kim Cattrall, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria and Beverly Sills have all had a turn at co-hosting the program.

7. Lisa Ling departed from "The View" in 2002 to host the "National Geographic Channel's Explorer." Her replacement was Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

Answer: True

Hasselbeck took Ling's place after a competition in which several women were given week-long tryouts. Elisabeth Hasselbeck came to "The View" in 2003. She first came to public attention when she participated in the popular reality show "Survivor: Australian Outback." Elisabeth was born Elisabeth Filarski on May 28, 1977 in Rhode Island.

8. The show always begins with a discussion period. This is usually the most interesting part of the show, and the discussions often become heated. What is this portion of the show called?

Answer: Hot Topics

"Hot Topics" features discussions concerning the headlines of the day. Conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck often butts heads with the more liberal the more liberal panel members, with Barbara Walters always managing to come out somewhere in the middle.

9. "The View's" very first guest in the pilot episode has his own daytime talk show. He has appeared on his New York-based morning program for many years, first with one perky co-host, then another. Who was "The View's" very first guest?

Answer: Regis Philbin

Regis Philbin was "The View's" first guest on the pilot episode. He has hosted several talk shows, the most successful: "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (Gifford), which became "Live with Regis and Kelly" (Ripa) when Gifford departed.

10. On May 29, 2007, a fierce argument broke out between Rosie and Elisabeth during the "Hot Topics" discussion. It would be Rosie's last appearance on "The View", she never returned after that day. "The View" was without a moderator for months, until September 2007, when the next one came on board. Who is she?

Answer: whoopi goldberg

The outspoken Rosie O'Donnell brought a new element of unpredictability to "The View". There were feuds with Donald Trump, Bill O'Reilly, Kelli Ripa and others. All the publicity surrounding them made for some very high ratings for the show. The argument concerned a comment made by O'Donnell concerning U.S. troops: "Who are the real terrorists in Iraq?" After all the controversy, and the nasty argument with Elisabeth Hasslebeck, Rosie O'Donnell left "The View" before her contract was up. Actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg was hired to take her place as moderator.

Another actress and comedian, Sherri Shepard, was subsequently hired to replace the departed Star Jones.

Source: Author robbieh

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