Memoirs of a Game Show Host Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1981

Matilda Kent Tarleton was born on October 20, 1899. When Bob was six years old, his father, Byron John Barker, passed away. She married her second husband, Charles Valandra in 1936.

Answer: True

Bob primarily spent his childhood growing up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Mission, South Dakota. After his mother, a school teacher, remarried, they moved to Springfield, Missouri.

Answer: 78 years old

Hopefully I can explain this without confusing anyone, including myself! Bob was born on December 12, 1923. He began hosting "The Price is Right" on September, 4, 1972. Johnny Carson hosted "The Tonight Show" for 29 years, 7 months and 21 days. Twenty-nine days, seven months and 21 days from September 4, 1972 would be April 25, 2002. Bob doesn't turn 79 until December 2002. Pheew! =)

Answer: Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills

Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Liberace and Freddie Prinze are also buried in the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery. George Burns, Gracie Allen, W.C. Fields, Sammy Davis Jr., Walt Disney, and Spencer Tracy are buried in the Forest Lawn Glendale Cemetery.

Answer: Harvard

In honor of Bob Barker's 30th year of hosting "The Price is Right", Pearson Television gave $500,000 to Harvard Law School to establish the Bob Barker Endowment Fund for the Study of Animal Rights.

Answer: Pet Population

Bob says this at the end of every episode of "The Price is Right". He feels so many cats and dogs are born every day without enough homes for all of them resulting in the destruction and mistreatment of thousands of animals.

Answer: 6714 Hollywood Blvd

Bob Eubanks' star is located at 6712 Hollywood Blvd. Allen Ludden's star is located at 6743 Hollywood Blvd and Alex Trebek's star is located at 6501 Hollywood Blvd.

Answer: False

Although he has received many honors, this wasn't one of them. The Custom Tailors' Guild of America named him one of America's "Ten Best Dressed Men" and he was named "Most Durable Performer" and "Most Generous Host in Television History" in the 'Guinness Book of World Records'.

Answer: His wife and mother

The 'DJ&T Foundation' is named in memory of his late wife, Dorothy Jo, (who passed away in 1981), and his mother, Matilda 'Tilly' Valandra. The 'DJ&T Foundation' was founded in 1995. It's primary goal is to fund low cost animal clinics to help relieve animal over-population.

Answer: The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

"The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" aired on May 21, 1999 in Madison Square Garden. He was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the category of 'Outstanding Audience Participation Show/Game Show' as well as 'Outstanding Game Show Host' but didn't win.

The award for 'Outstanding Game Show Host' went to Ben Stein and Jimmy Kimmel for "Win Ben Stein's Money", which also won the Emmy for 'Outstanding Auduence Participation Show/Game Show'.