Entertainment Potpourri Trivia Quiz

Answer: Buick Century

During "Kojak's" run on CBS, British toymaker Corgi offered Matchbox-sized die-cast replicas of Kojak's bronze Buick Century sedan. The cars can still be found today through various online and offline collectors.

Answer: "Do or Die"

A game show devoted to finding out how much Joe Schmoe on the street knows (or doesn't know), Street Smarts was divided into four rounds--"Who Knew It", "Who Blew It", "Pick Your Pony", and "Wager of Death".

Answer: Central America

The Strike Eagle series was originally created by Microprose for the PC in the 1980s. Microprose became part of the massive Infogrames stable in 2001, when that company completed the acquisition of Hasbro Interactive.

Answer: Ikon

A band of aging aviators (Eastwood, along with James Garner, Tommy Lee Jones and Donald Sutherland) ride into space to save what they think is a communications satellite. What they find puts their space shuttle and their lives in grave danger.

Answer: Koei

Created for both the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis platforms in the early 1990s and reminescent of such PC classics as "A-Train" and "Airbucks", "Aerobiz" and its sequel, "Aerobiz Supersonic", gave players the opportunity to manage their own airlines.

Answer: An insurance marker

The insurance marker insured that a contestant who rolled a bad number (ie, one no longer available on the game board) would get a second chance to roll a good number. This popular series was hosted at various times by Alex Trebek and Wink Martindale.

Answer: Bob James

One of the more distinctive theme songs on TV, "Angela" opened each episode of "Taxi" during its run on network television. It is the first track on Bob James's 1979 album, "Touchdown".

Answer: Vanessa Bell Armstrong

A sitcom set around a struggling church in Philadelphia, "Amen" has a rather distinguished musical lineage. "Shine on Me", sung by prolific gospel artist Vanessa Bell Armstrong, was composed by another prolific artist, Andrae Crouch. And the late Jester Hairston, who played Rollie Forbes on the series, laid his claim to fame as a gospel songwriter and composer.

Answer: The Dragon

One of TV's most notorious game-show villains, The Dragon was always hidden behind one of the nine squares on the giant "Tic Tac Dough" board. When found, he'd let out an awful roar.

Answer: John Witherspoon

A noted comic in his own right, John Witherspoon also played the role of "Pops" Williams on the WB network sitcom "The Wayans Brothers".

Answer: On an island

Life was never quite the same for Nelson and his sidekick, Roger Healy (Bill Daily), after Nelson finds Jeannie.

Answer: Alistair MacLean

Featuring Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Anthony Quinn, "The Guns of Navarone" told the story of a desperate mission to destroy giant German guns guarding a key sea channel. The sequel, "Force 10 From Navarone", also based on a MacLean novel, was released in 1978 and starred Harrison Ford and Robert Shaw.

Answer: 1989

Sony Corporation of Japan spent $3.4 billion in its acquisition of Columbia Pictures Entertainment, which included Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures (a joint venture between Columbia, HBO, and CBS), and Merv Griffin Enterprises. At the time, it was the largest single purchase ever by a Japanese company. Both the Columbia and TriStar brands come under the Sony Pictures Entertainment banner; and Columbia TriStar Television has been renamed Sony Pictures Television as of 2003.

Answer: Tiffany

Janet Waldo, the original voice of Judy Jetson, had been slated to do the voice again in the feature film. But in order to attract a more youthful audience, the decision was made to bring in Tiffany, who at the time was a teen singing sensation. Waldo would remain on hand to voice Judy Jetson in new episodes of "The Jetsons" released in syndication in the 1990s.

Answer: Charlotte

Often referred to as the "Christian Disneyland" in its heyday, Heritage USA was the Bakkers' grand vision of a family-oriented vacation and entertainment complex. The complex was also the home of the PTL television ministry, which was carried on television stations all over the country.

In the late 1980s, though, the dream crashed around them, first as Jim Bakker's affair with Jessica Hahn was revealed, and then after an investigation into the overselling of lifetime partnerships into the PTL Club.

After years of floundering under both Christian and secular management, Heritage USA closed for good late in 1998.