TV Shows -- In Other Words #1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Leave It To Beaver

Homophone of a synonym for also is TO
An authorized absence from duty is LEAVE
Fur-bearing herbivorous rodent is BEAVER
Primary player in a child's game is IT

"Leave It To Beaver," starred Jerry Mathers as Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver. The show aired from October 4, 1957 to June 20, 1963.

Answer: Everybody Loves Raymond

Mr. Stantz from "Ghostbusters" is RAYMOND
Has feelings of tenderness, passion & devotion is LOVES
Each and every person is EVERYBODY

"Everybody Loves Raymond," starred Ray Romano as Ray Barone, a Long Island sports writer. The show aired from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.

Answer: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Obsolete currency of Japan equal to one/one-thousandth of a yen is RIN
Chemical element number 50 is TIN
Definite article used before adjectives functioning as nouns is THE
Belonging to or being from is OF
Sn is TIN
Remarkable and exciting experiences are ADVENTURES

"The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin," starred Lee Aaker as "Rusty," with Flame Jr. and Rin Tin Tin II as Rusty's German Shepherd Rin Tin Tin. The show aired from 1954 to 1959.

Answer: Little House on the Prairie

Hugh Laurie's hit show is HOUSE
Large area of level or rolling grassland is PRAIRIE
Atop, upon or to a position over is ON
Der in German, los in Spanish or les in French is THE
English translation of the German "kompakt" is LITTLE

"Little House on the Prairie," starred Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls, Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls, Karen Grassle as Caroline Ingalls and Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls. The show aired from September 11, 1974 to May 10, 1982.

Answer: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

A large body of salt water is SEA
The lowest part of something is BOTTOM
In Italian this word is 'la' is THE
Homophone of the word two is TO
Definite article used before adjectives functioning as nouns is THE
From or belonging to is OF
Journey, travel or expedition by water is VOYAGE

"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," starred Richard Basehart as Admiral Harriman Nelson and David Hedison as Captain Lee Crane. The series ran from September 14, 1964 to March 31, 1968.

Answer: Dexter

Latin word meaning right, to the right or right side is DEXTER

"Dexter," stars Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan and Jennifer Carpenter as Dexter's sister, Debra Morgan. The show began October of 2006.

Answer: Queen for a Day

A 24-hour period or 1/7th of a week is DAY
The sum of three plus one homophone is FOR
Female monarch is QUEEN
First letter of the Archaic Latin alphabet is A

"Queen for a Day," ran from 1956 to 1964, having first been on radio. Hosted by Jack Bailey and Dick Curtis, the show showered prizes on women who were in the midst of trials, tribulations and hardship.

Answer: One Tree Hill

English remainder of nueve minus ocho is ONE
A mound or heap of dirt or earth is HILL
A Wonderboom, Drago Milenario or Arbre du Ténéré is TREE

"One Tree Hill," stars Chad Michael Murray as Lucas Scott, where his two non-human loves are basketball and literature. The show began airing on September 23, 2003.

Answer: Late Night with David Letterman

Jim Pike, Bob Engemann or Tony Butala is LETTERMAN
In the company of is WITH
Between dusk and dawn is NIGHT
At an advanced point in time is LATE
First name of actor playing Niles on "Frasier" is DAVID

"Late Night with David Letterman," aired February 1, 1982 to June 25, 1993 and starred David Letterman. When the show ended, David continued on with the "Late Show with David Letterman."

Answer: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Humorous entertainment is COMEDY
A sixty minute period is HOUR
Kill by depriving of air (add "S") is SMOTHERS
"Kolchak: ___ Night Stalker" tv show is THE
Cain and Abel and/or JFK and Teddy is BROTHERS

"The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," starred Tom and Dick Smothers and ran from February 5, 1967 to September 15, 1969. Additionally, the pair hosted a show entitled "The Smothers Brothers Show," prior to and after the comedy hour.