Game Show Grabbag Trivia Quiz

Answer: False

Pat Sajak was hosting the daytime version of "Wheel of Fortune" when Vanna White came on board. Woolery, who also hosted such game shows as "Love Connection" and "Scrabble", left "Wheel of Fortune" in 1981.

Answer: False

An all-pro defensive lineman with the Los Angeles Rams, Fred Dryer had a successful run as police officer Rick Hunter on the NBC drama "Hunter" (1984-91). Former Vikings receiver Ahmad Rashad hosted "Caesar's Challenge" on NBC (1993-94).

Answer: "Dotto"

Although "Twenty-One" is the best known of the game show riggings, it was actually "Dotto" on which cheating was first discovered. A contestant awaiting his turn backstage found a notebook, dropped by another contestant, filled with the answers to that day's puzzles.

Answer: Dick Enberg

Best known during the 1980's and 1990's as NBC's lead play-by-play man on football and Wimbledon coverage, Enberg has also been the voice of the California Angels and the Los Angeles Rams, and has made appearances in movies like "Gus The Kicking Mule" and "The Naked Gun".

Answer: Dan Enright

The unseen half of Barry and Enright Productions, producer Dan Enright was also responsible for games like "Concentration", "Tic Tac Dough" and "The Joker's Wild". After the quiz-show scandals, Enright latched on with the Screen Gems arm of Columbia Pictures and developed game shows in Canada and Australia.

Answer: "Play the Percentages"

"Play the Percentages" pitted married couples against one another to see how close they could get to the actual percentage answered on a particular question (eg, "What percentage of people say they believe in capital punishment?"). Geoff Edwards was the host.

Answer: Its host apologized for it, on the air, then proceeded to do a talk show in its place.

In one of the most interesting moves in television history, comedian Jackie Gleason pulled the plug on "You're In The Picture" after just one airing in 1961. The show, featuring celebrities posing in various cardboard cutout scenes and trying to guess what kind of characters they were (a la charades) was so bad that Gleason apologized for it on the air the next week.

He would host a talk show in its place for the remainder of the season.

Answer: 1950

Like many early TV programs, "Truth or Consequences" had its roots in radio, debuting on the airwaves in 1940. A decade later, it moved to CBS's primetime lineup. The show's creator, Ralph Edwards, hosted the first of many network and syndicated seasons.

Answer: Lifetime

"Supermarket Sweep" was part of ABC's daytime lineup from 1965 until 1967, with Bill Malone as the host. When the show made its return to television in 1990, actor David Ruprecht took over the hosting duties. The basic rules of the game, however, remained unchanged. Two-person teams (usually husband-and-wife or best friends) tried to rack up the highest bill by running wild through a grocery store.

In 2000, the show jumped from Lifetime to PAX TV.

Answer: Honda

Telecast on BET from 1990 to 1995, "Campus All-Star Challenge" pitted schools from historically black colleges and universities in heated academic competition. The series was created by Don Reid, the same man who created "College Bowl", and was played using the same rules.

Answer: Marc Summers

Though best known for hosting the Nickolodeon series "Double Dare", Marc Summers also hosted this 1989 series, which pitted teams of contestants against each other on their knowledge of TV trivia.

Answer: "Liar's Club"

Serling's tenure as the host "Liar's Club" lasted just one season (1969). He died in 1975, two years before the show was resurrected in syndication.

Answer: "Plinko"

"Plinko", one of the most popular games on this long-running game show, is a big-money game where winners can amass up to $50,000 (more if it is a special prime-time episode). The other three games listed here are car games.

Answer: 1993

Originally carried on ABC's daytime schedule from 1976 to 1985, CBS picked up "Feud" in 1988, with comedian Ray Combs as host. During that time, the daytime series expanded to one hour and featured the Bullseye round, which determined how much money each team would play for if they made it to the Fast Money round. Combs remained with the show through its five-year run on the network.

Answer: Adam West

To promote the new TV series "Batman", Adam West appeared on the show in 1966. Country singer Willie Nelson appeared in 1967; the late singer Karen Carpenter in 1970; and commedienne Phyllis Diller in 1973. A number of other celebrities appeared on the show during its lengthy run on ABC and in syndication.