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Jackie Gleason-The Great One Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on one of the greatest comedians of all time! Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kennell. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
kennell

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,724

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
955

Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (10/15), Guest 174 (8/15), Guest 107 (13/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What name is on Jackie Gleason's birth certificate?

Answer: ( Three Words)

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Question 2 of 15

2. When was Jackie born? Hint

June 24, 1917

May 31, 1918

March 19, 1914

February 26, 1916

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Question 3 of 15

3. How old was Jackie when his father abandoned the family? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which network aired "Cavalcade of Stars"? Hint

ABC

NBC

CBS

Dumont

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Question 5 of 15

5. Mr. Dennehey, the invisible customer "Joe the Bartender" always served beer to, was ficticious?

True

False

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Question 6 of 15

6. Even though Jackie composed many songs, he could not read music?

True

False

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which one of Jackie's many compositions became the haunting theme song for "The Jackie Gleason Show"? Hint

Serenade In Blue

Tenderly

Lover's Rhapsody

Melancholy Serenade

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which composition became the theme song for "The Honeymooners"? Hint

You're My Greatest Love

Shangri-La

It's Such A Happy Day

Our Love Is Here To Stay

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which is NOT a character from "The Jackie Gleason Show"? Hint

Fenwick Babbit

Rum Dum

George Appleby

Stanley R. Sogg

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Question 10 of 15

10. We all know one of Jackie's most famous phrases on "The Jackie Gleason Show" was "How sweet it is!" But what was one of the others?

Answer: ( Four Words ... think of his famous kick!)

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Question 11 of 15

11. In 1961, Jackie hosted a game show that was such a disaster that it was cancelled after the first show at Jackie's request. What was the name of the show? Hint

You're In The Picture

23 Skidoo!

You Bet Your Life

You Are There

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Question 12 of 15

12. Jackie always wore a certain flower in the lapels of his suits. What kind of flower was it? Hint

white carnation

white rose

red rose

red carnation

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Question 13 of 15

13. Jackie never had chidren?

True

False

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Question 14 of 15

14. When did Jackie die? Hint

June 24, 1987

March 16, 1986

January 20, 1985

May 31, 1988

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the name of Jackie's last movie? Hint

The Toy

The Sting II

Nothing In Common

Smokey and The Bandit III

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Dec 10 2024 : Guest 68: 10/15
Dec 08 2024 : Guest 174: 8/15
Dec 03 2024 : Guest 107: 13/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What name is on Jackie Gleason's birth certificate?

Answer: Herbert John Gleason

His mother hated the name Herbert, but his father insisted he be named after him. His mother called him "Jackie" from the start, and made everyone else call him that, too. His birth name is Herbert Walton Gleason Jr, and he was baptised John Herbert Gleason.

2. When was Jackie born?

Answer: February 26, 1916

Jackie was the second child of Herb and Mae Gleason. They had one other son, Clemence, who died at the age of 14.

3. How old was Jackie when his father abandoned the family?

Answer: 9

Herb disappeared on December 15, 1925. Jackie heard nothing about him until the mid-fifties, when he heard his father died in Connecticut at the age of seventy-six.

4. Which network aired "Cavalcade of Stars"?

Answer: Dumont

The show ran from 1950 to 1952. This is the show that made Jackie a star, and introduced the nation to Jackie's wonderful characters. (Reggie Van Gleason, Joe the Bartender, The Poor Soul, etc.)

5. Mr. Dennehey, the invisible customer "Joe the Bartender" always served beer to, was ficticious?

Answer: False

The Denneheys managed the tenement that Jackie grew up in. They were very kind to the Gleasons, and Jackie never forgot it. When Mae Gleason died on April 12, 1935 of erysipelas, the Denneheys offered Jackie a home, but he wanted to move to Manhattan. Jackie was 19, and had 36 cents to his name!

6. Even though Jackie composed many songs, he could not read music?

Answer: True

His first two songs were "Melancholy Serenade" and "Lover's Rhapsody". He wrote the songs for Marilyn Taylor, who later became Jackie's third wife. She is the younger sister of choreographer June Taylor. She joined the June Taylor Dancers as a teenager.

7. Which one of Jackie's many compositions became the haunting theme song for "The Jackie Gleason Show"?

Answer: Melancholy Serenade

I think all of Jackie's music had a haunting quality. You can especially hear it in the movie "Gigot". Jackie composed the entire musical score for the movie. Beautiful stuff!

8. Which composition became the theme song for "The Honeymooners"?

Answer: You're My Greatest Love

All of these songs are on Jackie's album "And Awaaay We Go!"

9. Which is NOT a character from "The Jackie Gleason Show"?

Answer: George Appleby

George Appleby was created by Red Skelton, another great comedian.

10. We all know one of Jackie's most famous phrases on "The Jackie Gleason Show" was "How sweet it is!" But what was one of the others?

Answer: And away we go!

This phrase is inscribed on his monument. To see it, go to www.honeymooners.net/ralph.htm.

11. In 1961, Jackie hosted a game show that was such a disaster that it was cancelled after the first show at Jackie's request. What was the name of the show?

Answer: You're In The Picture

Jackie came on the air the following week and apologized for this fiasco. As a joke, he tried to find someone to blame. His choice?? I quote Jackie himself: "It's the guy who says, 'You're on the air!'"

12. Jackie always wore a certain flower in the lapels of his suits. What kind of flower was it?

Answer: red carnation

One of Jackie's favorite flowers.

13. Jackie never had chidren?

Answer: False

Jackie had two daughters by his first marriage to Genevieve Halford, named Geraldine and Linda.

14. When did Jackie die?

Answer: June 24, 1987

Jackie died of liver and colon cancer.

15. What was the name of Jackie's last movie?

Answer: Nothing In Common

One of Jackie's best in my opinion!

Source: Author kennell

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