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'Let's Make A Deal' Trivia Quiz

This is all about the game show 'Let's Make a Deal'.

A multiple-choice quiz by daisyduke71. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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daisyduke71

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
132,760

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
991

Last 3 plays: Linda_Arizona (9/10), Guest 173 (5/10), Guest 98 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What year did it debut? Hint

1962

1963

1971

1966

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the prize called that you didn't want? Hint

Boink

Keel

Frake

Zonk

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the host? Hint

Jay Stewart

Monty Hall

Caroll Merrill

Linda Merill

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many people sat on the trading floor? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many doors could they chose from in the end game? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the beginning, did people come in with costumes on?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many people got a chance at the big deal? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the model? Hint

Vanna White

Melinda Merrill

Sarah South

Carol Merrill

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the guy that sat on the big tricycle? Hint

Johnny Stewart

Jay Stewart

Jay Smith

Don Smith

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Question 10 of 10

10. Did the press like 'Let's Make A Deal'?

Yes

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Most Recent Scores

Today : Linda_Arizona: 9/10
Dec 13 2024 : Guest 173: 5/10
Dec 12 2024 : Guest 98: 7/10
Dec 12 2024 : Guest 166: 10/10
Dec 05 2024 : Guest 69: 6/10
Dec 02 2024 : Guest 67: 7/10
Nov 22 2024 : Guest 98: 9/10
Nov 19 2024 : Guest 172: 4/10
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 73: 9/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year did it debut?

Answer: 1963

'Let's Make a Deal' debuted December 30, 1963 at 2 p.m. on NBC. The show moved to ABC on December 30, 1968, occupying the same 1:30 time slot it had on NBC.

2. What was the prize called that you didn't want?

Answer: Zonk

'Let's Make a Deal' gave away an estimated 10,000 zonks during its first run, but because of the network rules, those prizes had to be honored. The contestants signed a form and were given another prize in place of the giant lollipop Jay Stewart was sucking on.

3. Who was the host?

Answer: Monty Hall

Hosted by Hall (who had previously run several local New York shows and Heatter-Quigley's 'Video Village').

4. How many people sat on the trading floor?

Answer: 33

Hall would enter the trading floor, filled with 33 people in costumes chosen before the program taped.

5. How many doors could they chose from in the end game?

Answer: 3

There were 3 doors behind these doors where prizes of greater value. The contestant would pick the doors and then the host would show the door with the lowest priced prize first.

6. In the beginning, did people come in with costumes on?

Answer: No

They originally wore simply street clothes. Then one person came in with a sign and started the whole thing. The network execs didn't want it but the writers did and the rest is history.

7. How many people got a chance at the big deal?

Answer: 2

They always picked two of the original contestants. By asking if they wanted to give up their stuff they won for a chance at the big deal. Sometimes it took four or five people asked to find people who wanted to gamble.

8. Who was the model?

Answer: Carol Merrill

She was the only model. She would stand by the prizes or would be shown inside the car.

9. Who was the guy that sat on the big tricycle?

Answer: Jay Stewart

He was also the announcer and he came out with the big boxes in the pricing games.

10. Did the press like 'Let's Make A Deal'?

Answer: No

There was lots of media backlash about the show.

Source: Author daisyduke71

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