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Short-Lived Game Shows Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about game shows that were canceled within the same year of debuting.

A multiple-choice quiz by body4me. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
body4me

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,801

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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1104

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 15 (8/10), AnneDC4L (10/10), Guest 205 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which game show was the predecessor of the more famous "Press Your Luck"? Hint

"Wheel 2000"

"Second Chance"

"Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour"

"Card Sharks"

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which game show was "the game where one word leads to another"? Hint

"Whammy! The All New Press Your Luck"

"Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"

"Jep!"

"Chain Reaction"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which game show was hosted by Dick Clark? Hint

"The Money List"

"$50,000 Pyramid"

"Hollywood Squares"

"Win Ben Stein's Money"

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which game show's original run included a pair of relatives against a single player to see if "two heads are really better than one"? Hint

"Let's Make a Deal"

"Blockbusters"

"Lingo"

"Press Your Luck"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which game show was a single-elimination tournament version of the famous "answer-and-question" game show? Hint

"Password Plus"

"Wheel of Fortune"

"Friend or Foe?"

"Super Jeopardy!"

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which game show was played with a tetrahedron-shaped game board with six sections? Hint

"Merv Griffin's Crosswords"

"20Q"

"$100,000 Pyramid"

"Rock & Roll Jeopardy!"

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which game show did players spend twenty-four hours learning useless information so they could recall the information later? Hint

"Million Dollar Password"

"Weakest Link"

"Cram"

"1 vs. 100"

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which game show was hosted by Regis Philbin and was on ABC from February 22 to May 26, 2004? Hint

"$25,000 Pyramid"

"Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire?"

"Greed"

"Deal or No Deal"

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which game show was on FOX for a single episode on November 1, 2006? Hint

"Family Feud"

"Jeopardy!"

"Password"

"The Rich List"

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which game show was based on the famous game show in which contestants had to guess results to surveys, but in this version the contestants were famous people? Hint

"Super Password"

"The Price is Right"

"Match Game"

"Celebrity Family Feud"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which game show was the predecessor of the more famous "Press Your Luck"?

Answer: "Second Chance"

"Second Chance" was hosted by Jim Peck and was on ABC from March 7 to July 15, 1977. "Second Chance" was produced by The Carruthers Company and was announced by Jay Stewart and Jack Clark.

2. Which game show was "the game where one word leads to another"?

Answer: "Chain Reaction"

"Chain Reaction" was hosted by Bill Cullen with substitute host Geoff Edwards and was on NBC from January 14 to June 20, 1980 for the original run, but there were two more revivals. "Chain Reaction"'s second run was on USA Network from 1986-1991 hosted by Blake Emmons for a few weeks and hosted by Geoff Edwards for the rest of the run. "Chain Reaction"'s third run was on GSN from 2006-2007 hosted by Dylan Lane. "Chain Reaction" was created by Bob Stewart and was announced by Johnny Gilbert for the 1980 run and by Rod Charlebois for the 1986-1991 run.

3. Which game show was hosted by Dick Clark?

Answer: "$50,000 Pyramid"

"The $50,000 Pyramid" was in syndication from January 26 to September 4, 1981 and was one of the runs of the "Pyramid" series. This version of "Pyramid" was created by Bob Stewart and had various announcers.

4. Which game show's original run included a pair of relatives against a single player to see if "two heads are really better than one"?

Answer: "Blockbusters"

"Blockbusters" was hosted by Bill Rafferty and was on NBC from January 5 to May 1, 1987. Its original run was from 1980-1982 on NBC with host Bill Cullen. "Blockbusters" was created by Steve Ryan and Mark Goodson and was announced by Bob Hilton for the 1980-1982 run with substitutes Johnny Olson and Rich Jeffries and was announced by Rich Jeffries for the 1987 run.

5. Which game show was a single-elimination tournament version of the famous "answer-and-question" game show?

Answer: "Super Jeopardy!"

"Super Jeopardy!" was hosted by Alex Trebek and was on ABC from June 16 to September 8, 1990. "Super Jeopardy!" was created by Merv Griffin and was announced by Johnny Gilbert, as is the regular "Jeopardy!".

6. Which game show was played with a tetrahedron-shaped game board with six sections?

Answer: "$100,000 Pyramid"

"The $100,000 Pyramid" was hosted by John Davidson and was in syndication from January 7 to December 6, 1991. Like "The $50,000 Pyramid", "The $100,000 Pyramid" was one of the runs of the "Pyramid" series and was created by Bob Stewart. The original "$100,000 Pyramid" was in syndication from 1985-1988 with host Dick Clark. Both versions of "The $100,000 Pyramid" were announced by Johnny Gilbert with various substitutes.

7. In which game show did players spend twenty-four hours learning useless information so they could recall the information later?

Answer: "Cram"

"Cram" was one of GSN's original series. It was hosted by Graham Elwood and was on GSN from January 6 to September 19, 2003. "Cram" was co-hosted by Berglind Icey and was hosted on an April Fool's Day episode by Marc Summers.

8. Which game show was hosted by Regis Philbin and was on ABC from February 22 to May 26, 2004?

Answer: "Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire?"

"Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire?" was a spin-off of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" with an increased top prize of $10,000,000.

9. Which game show was on FOX for a single episode on November 1, 2006?

Answer: "The Rich List"

"The Rich List" was hosted by Eamonn Holmes and had only one aired episode, but there were five unaired episodes. "The Rich List" was produced by the British company 12 Yard and, although "The Rich List" only aired one episode, on June 13, 2009, GSN debuted an updated version called "The Money List" hosted by Fred Roggin. "The Money List" aired its 9th and final episode on August 15, 2009.

10. Which game show was based on the famous game show in which contestants had to guess results to surveys, but in this version the contestants were famous people?

Answer: "Celebrity Family Feud"

"Celebrity Family Feud" was a spin-off of the classic game show "Family Feud". It was hosted by Al Roker and was on NBC from June 24 to July 29, 2008. "Celebrity Family Feud" was created by FremantleMedia based on the format by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman and, as the regular show was from 1999-2010, "Celebrity Family Feud" was announced by Burton Richardson.

Source: Author body4me

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