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1. Former "Family Feud" host John O'Hurley got a surprise when he asked a contestant, during a Fast Money round, to name a state that has a direction in its name. Which U.S. state with no direction in its name did the contestant respond with?
2. "The Price Is Right", one of the most beloved game shows in history, had its share of bloopers. One involved a contestant who, while playing in Contestant's Row, gave a ridiculous bid of $9,000 for a pair of what common recreational items?
3. Whammies weren't the only things contestants tried to avoid on "Press Your Luck". They also tried to avoid giving bad answers to questions, when they tried to earn spins. One contestant, however, gave a bad answer to this musically-themed question: "'If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere.' What city am I talking about?" What U.S. city did the contestant incorrectly answer with?
4. Sometimes, it's the game show host who is the victim of a blooper. Which of the following hosts became part of blooper history, when he fell down the stairs on the set of "The Big Showdown"?
5. Minor celebrity Kato Kaelin turned in a gem of a blooper during an appearance on the American version of "The Weakest Link". When asked, "the law of what organization states that its members are 'brave, clean and reverent'", Kaelin embarrassed himself, and earned the ire of host Anne Robinson, with what incorrect answer?
6. Sometimes, a planned prank can liven up the proceedings of a game show. In 1997, on the April Fool's edition of the hit show "Jeopardy!", which other well-known game show host gave Alex Trebek the day off and surprised the contestants by hosting the show?
7. When it was hosted by Bob Eubanks in the 1970s and 1980s, "The Newlywed Game" yielded a bevy of bloopers. One such blooper occurred when Eubanks asked the male contestants to tell them what their favorite wind instrument was. With what decidedly non-wind instrument did a contestant named Wally answer, much to the audience's amusement?
8. In the British version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" all ten contestants vying to get into the Hot Seat missed this question: Starting with "Stop", put the traffic light sequence in order according to the British Highway Code.
9. The Tom Bergeron version of "Hollywood Squares" featured an incredibly hilarious five-square win that took seven questions to settle, in 1999. Which celebrity occupied the upper right corner of the game board - the final square to be won - during this game?
10. One of the most notorious game show bloopers of all time occurred on "Family Fortunes", the British version of "Family Feud". In the Big Money round, contestant Bob Johnson famously used which bird as the answer to three straight questions?
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