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Quiz Show

This is a quiz on one of the best films of 1994. You can't win any money here but you can have some fun remembering a terrific film! Good Luck!

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

Author
rootsgrrl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
119,980

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
727

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (2/10), Guest 68 (0/10), creekerjess (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. At which school did Charles Van Doren teach? Hint

New York University

Yale

Columbia

Harvard

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the quiz show in the movie? Hint

Dotto

The $64,000 Question

Tic Tac Dough

Twenty-One

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Question 3 of 10

3. On which network did the quiz show air? Hint

CBS

NBC

Dumont

ABC

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who played Herb Stempel? Hint

John Turturro

Nicholas Turturro

Hank Azaria

David Paymer

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where in Connecticut did Charles Van Doren's parents live? Hint

Litchfield

Wallingford

New Haven

Cornwall

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the answer to the question that Herb Stempel was told to miss?

Answer: (One Word-1955 Best Picture)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What future Academy Award winner played the wife of Congressional investigator Richard Goodwin? Hint

Mira Sorvino

Frances McDormand

Angelina Jolie

Helen Hunt

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Question 8 of 10

8. In an appearance on the "Today" show, Charles Van Doren mentions that he is working on a book. What is the book's title? Hint

A History of the Civil War

The Extraordinary Life of King Faisal

My Life as a Teacher

Lincoln's Commando

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Question 9 of 10

9. Two accomplished directors appeared in "Quiz Show." One is Barry Levinson. who played Dave Garroway. The other played the sponsor of the quiz show. He was: Hint

Martin Scorsese

Joel Coen

John Landis

Oliver Stone

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who directed "Quiz Show"? Hint

Robert Redford

Tim Burton

Barry Levinson

Robert Zemeckis

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 11 2024 : Guest 99: 2/10
Dec 06 2024 : Guest 68: 0/10
Dec 04 2024 : creekerjess: 4/10
Dec 01 2024 : Luckycharm60: 10/10
Nov 25 2024 : Guest 50: 10/10
Nov 23 2024 : Guest 98: 8/10
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 47: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At which school did Charles Van Doren teach?

Answer: Columbia

Professor Van Doren taught several English courses.

2. What was the name of the quiz show in the movie?

Answer: Twenty-One

All the others were also casualties of the Quiz Show scandals.

3. On which network did the quiz show air?

Answer: NBC

"Twenty-One" was on NBC for just over a year, from 1958-1959. Yes, there really was a Dumont network.

4. Who played Herb Stempel?

Answer: John Turturro

Hank Azaria and David Paymer played the producers of the quiz show. Nicholas Turturro was not in the movie.

5. Where in Connecticut did Charles Van Doren's parents live?

Answer: Cornwall

Charles Van Doren still lives in the family home there.

6. What was the answer to the question that Herb Stempel was told to miss?

Answer: Marty

"I saw 'Marty' three times. It was about a boy in the Bronx...." Herb trying to prove he knew the answer.

7. What future Academy Award winner played the wife of Congressional investigator Richard Goodwin?

Answer: Mira Sorvino

Ms. Sorvino won for "Mighty Aphrodite" in 1995. Her dad is the wonderful actor Paul Sorvino.

8. In an appearance on the "Today" show, Charles Van Doren mentions that he is working on a book. What is the book's title?

Answer: Lincoln's Commando

The book was eventually published years later, by an author named Ralph Roske. Van Doren was a contributor.

9. Two accomplished directors appeared in "Quiz Show." One is Barry Levinson. who played Dave Garroway. The other played the sponsor of the quiz show. He was:

Answer: Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese can not only direct; he can act.

10. Who directed "Quiz Show"?

Answer: Robert Redford

Mr. Redford won an Academy Award for his first directorial effort, "Ordinary People" in 1980.

Source: Author rootsgrrl

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