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Quiz about Nostalgic Television  1965 Season Premiers
Quiz about Nostalgic Television  1965 Season Premiers

Nostalgic Television - 1965 Season Premiers Quiz


1965 was a year of racial unrest with the Watts riots and Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe at Any Speed" warned Americans of dangerous automobiles. TV viewers were also given a wide variety of entertainment.

A multiple-choice quiz by rblayer. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
rblayer
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
170,430
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2570
Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (1/10), Guest 199 (4/10), Guest 124 (1/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This series catapulted a young African-American comedian to television superstardom and three consecutive Emmy awards. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Barbara Feldon played the beautiful Agent 99 on "Get Smart". She was already famous for lounging on a tiger skin rug in a commerical for this product. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "The Big Valley" introduced TV viewers to stars Lee Majors and Linda Evans. What were their characters' names? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Ken Berry played Captain Wilton Parmeter, the commander of "F Troop" at Fort Courage. What was the name of the Indian tribe on the series? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Dave Crabtree was the main character in this TV series which perhaps was the most critically panned television of all time. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What was the name of the pet ocelot of sexy private eye "Honey West"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This drama series centered on an adventure-seeking, successful lawyer with a fatal disease. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. On "The Wild Wild West", Secret Service agents James T. West and Artemus Gordon often matched wits with this diminutive villain. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 1998's movie "Lost in Space" revived interest in the television series that came out 33 years earlier. Who provided the voice for the robot in both the film and the series? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On "Green Acres", a Manhattan couple moved to a farm, where a pig named Arnold was a minor character. Who owned Arnold? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Nov 18 2024 : Guest 104: 1/10
Nov 09 2024 : Guest 199: 4/10
Nov 08 2024 : Guest 124: 1/10
Nov 07 2024 : Guest 73: 6/10
Nov 05 2024 : Guest 24: 4/10
Nov 05 2024 : Guest 1: 5/10
Nov 05 2024 : Guest 64: 8/10
Oct 31 2024 : Guest 174: 5/10
Oct 29 2024 : Guest 174: 8/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This series catapulted a young African-American comedian to television superstardom and three consecutive Emmy awards.

Answer: I Spy

Bill Cosby played Alexander Scott, an American spy posing as the trainer for tennis pro Kelly Robinson. Robert Culp played Kelly, and together, the two men traveled the world.
2. Barbara Feldon played the beautiful Agent 99 on "Get Smart". She was already famous for lounging on a tiger skin rug in a commerical for this product.

Answer: Top Brass

The 5'9" beauty also won the top prize on "The $64,000 Question" in the category of Shakespeare.
3. "The Big Valley" introduced TV viewers to stars Lee Majors and Linda Evans. What were their characters' names?

Answer: Heath and Audra

Hollywood legend Barabra Stanwyck played Victoria Barkley, who, with her sons and daughter, ran a ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley.
4. Ken Berry played Captain Wilton Parmeter, the commander of "F Troop" at Fort Courage. What was the name of the Indian tribe on the series?

Answer: Hekawi

Forrest Tucker played Sargeant O'Rourke and Larry Storch was Corporal Agarn. The two wheeler-dealers were more interested in doing business with their Native American neighbors than fighting them.
5. Dave Crabtree was the main character in this TV series which perhaps was the most critically panned television of all time.

Answer: My Mother the Car

Dick Van Dyke's brother Jerry starred in the short-lived series about a man whose mother is reincarnated as a classic 1928 Porter automobile.
6. What was the name of the pet ocelot of sexy private eye "Honey West"?

Answer: Bruce

Combining glamor and karate, gorgeous blonde actress Anne Francis played the private eye who ran her late father's detective agency. Sam Bolt, played by John Ericson, was her assistant.
7. This drama series centered on an adventure-seeking, successful lawyer with a fatal disease.

Answer: Run for Your Life

Actor Ben Gazzara's character, Paul Bryan, is told at the beginning of the show that he has only one or two years to live, and he tries to cram a lifetime into his remaining days. Curiously, the series ran for only three years.
8. On "The Wild Wild West", Secret Service agents James T. West and Artemus Gordon often matched wits with this diminutive villain.

Answer: Dr. Miguelito Loveless

Character actor Michael Dunn was less than four feet tall, but was a formidable foe for the characters portrayed by Robert Conrad and Ross Martin.
9. 1998's movie "Lost in Space" revived interest in the television series that came out 33 years earlier. Who provided the voice for the robot in both the film and the series?

Answer: Dick Tufeld

Mumy, Harris and Goddard portrayed "Lost in Space" series' characters Will Robinson, Dr. Zachary Smith and Maj. Donald West. In the movie, Jack Johnson, Gary Oldman and Matt LeBlanc played the same roles.
10. On "Green Acres", a Manhattan couple moved to a farm, where a pig named Arnold was a minor character. Who owned Arnold?

Answer: Fred Ziffel

Actors Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor kept this sitcom going for six seasons. Farmer Fred Ziffel was played by veteran character actor Hank Patterson.
Source: Author rblayer

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