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Quiz about Game Show Celebrities Old New

Game Show Celebrities - Old & New Quiz

This is an easy quiz about the celebrities on the old game shows from the '60s to the '80s, such as "The Hollywood Squares" and "Match Game" and also some of the new ones. Facts taken from the Internet Movie Database (imdb.com). Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by jadranska. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jadranska

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,757

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
7516

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (8/10), Guest 174 (7/10), Guest 174 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This blonde, Hungarian actress was probably best known for her role in the 1965 series "Green Acres" and as the voice of Duchess in the 1970 film "The Aristocats". Who is she? Hint

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Charo

Magda Gabor

Eva Gabor

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Question 2 of 10

2. This actor played Harry McAfee in the 1963 film "Bye Bye Birdie", and was the center square in "The Hollywood Squares" from 1968-1979 and 1980-1981. Who was he? Hint

Paul Lynde

Peter Tomarken

Richard Dawson

Charles Nelson Reilly

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of Charo's dog? Hint

Hoja

Cuchilla

Filo

Cuchillo

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Question 4 of 10

4. This actor was the host of "Family Feud", and was a semi-regular on "Match Game '73". His trademark was kissing the women on his show- who is he? Hint

Gene Rayburn

Mark L. Walberg

Richard Dawson

Peter Tomarken

5. This blonde, Hungarian actress is famous for going through 9 marriages, was involved in a famous cop-slapping incident, and was Miss Hungary in 1936. She was occasionally a guest panelist on "The Hollywood Squares". Who is she? Hint

Jolie Gabor

Eva Gabor

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Magda Gabor

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Question 6 of 10

6. This actor, a former regular panelist in "Match Game '73", was just about always seated next to actress Brett Somers. He did the voice of Killer in the 1989 "All Dogs Go To Heaven". Who is he? Hint

David Doyle

Nipsey Russell

Charles Nelson Reilly

Richard Paul

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Question 7 of 10

7. A common panelist on "Match Game", this actress often gave hilarious or strange answers. Nowadays, she's married to Donald H. Ross, with 1 child. Who is she? Hint

Fannie Flagg

Dr. Joyce Brothers

Brett Somers

Patti Deutsch

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Question 8 of 10

8. This man is the host of "Russian Roulette" and "Temptation Island" Who is he? Hint

Todd Newton

Gene Rayburn

Mark L. Walberg

Peter Tomarken

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the host of the Game Show Network series, "Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck?" Hint

Todd Newton

Gene Rayburn

Mark L. Walberg

Peter Tomarken

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Question 10 of 10

10. This obnoxious, spectacled ex-MTV vee-jay was the host of a game show, the Game Show Network Original "Friend or Foe?". Who is she? Hint

Anne Robinson

Magda Gabor

Diane Sawyer

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery

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Nov 11 2024 : Guest 24: 8/10
Nov 11 2024 : Guest 174: 7/10
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Nov 05 2024 : Guest 70: 5/10
Nov 03 2024 : Guest 68: 6/10
Nov 01 2024 : Guest 24: 5/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This blonde, Hungarian actress was probably best known for her role in the 1965 series "Green Acres" and as the voice of Duchess in the 1970 film "The Aristocats". Who is she?

Answer: Eva Gabor

Eva Gabor was the first of her family to migrate to America from Hungary in the 1930s.

2. This actor played Harry McAfee in the 1963 film "Bye Bye Birdie", and was the center square in "The Hollywood Squares" from 1968-1979 and 1980-1981. Who was he?

Answer: Paul Lynde

He died, unfortunately, of cardiac arrest in 1982.

3. What was the name of Charo's dog?

Answer: Cuchillo

Charo (Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza) got her trademark, a shake of the hips with a "cuchi-cuchi" from her dog, Cuchillo, whose nickname was Cuchi. A quote of hers claims that when Cuchillo was happy he wiggled, so she copied him.

4. This actor was the host of "Family Feud", and was a semi-regular on "Match Game '73". His trademark was kissing the women on his show- who is he?

Answer: Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson's birth name was Colin Emm. He was born in 1932.

Answer: Zsa Zsa Gabor

Her birth name was Sari Gabor. It isn't known for certain when she was born, either 1917, 1918, or 1919.

6. This actor, a former regular panelist in "Match Game '73", was just about always seated next to actress Brett Somers. He did the voice of Killer in the 1989 "All Dogs Go To Heaven". Who is he?

Answer: Charles Nelson Reilly

7. A common panelist on "Match Game", this actress often gave hilarious or strange answers. Nowadays, she's married to Donald H. Ross, with 1 child. Who is she?

Answer: Patti Deutsch

She was born in 1945 in Pennsylvania.

8. This man is the host of "Russian Roulette" and "Temptation Island" Who is he?

Answer: Mark L. Walberg

The majority of his television jobs have been either hosts or announcers.

9. What is the name of the host of the Game Show Network series, "Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck?"

Answer: Todd Newton

He is sometimes credited as Rikk Idel and has appeared on "Charmed".

10. This obnoxious, spectacled ex-MTV vee-jay was the host of a game show, the Game Show Network Original "Friend or Foe?". Who is she?

Answer: Lisa Kennedy Montgomery

Although Lisa Kennedy Montgomery is her real name, she is more commonly known as Kennedy.

Source: Author jadranska

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