T is for Television (U-Z) Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ugly Betty

"Ugly Betty" ran on ABC from 2006-2010 with American actor America Ferrera in the title role as poor Betty surrounded by big snobs. By the way, America Ferrara earned a BA in International Relations from USC in 2013.

Answer: Villa Alegre!

"Do do-do ta-do de-do ta-do da-do da do Villa Alegre!" If you caught this show, which has been in syndication since it went out of production in 1980, then you probably remember the opening tune. The show was set in a mixed Mexican-American village and was the first national Spanish/English program.

Answer: The White Shadow

Ahhh, they don't make them like "The White Shadow" from 1978-1981 anymore. Realistic, gritty, it had story lines on teen pregnancy, racism, drug addiction, and more.

Answer: Xena: Warrior Princess

"Xena" launched the international career of New Zealand actor Lucy Lawless. Set primarily but not exclusively in ancient Greece, "Xena" often shows up on lists of all-time favorite cult shows. It ran in syndication from 1995-2001.

Answer: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

"The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" had so much promise: a built-in audience of fans of the hugely popular "Indiana Jones" movies, 12 Emmy Awards, and a genius executive producer. Alas, it languished in the ratings and lasted just one season. There were some follow-up TV movies but the show was off the air for good.

Answer: Zoom

The high-energy "Zoom" captivated young audiences 1972-1978. It always ended with a request for mail: "Write Zoom, Z-Double-O-M, Box 3-5-0, Boston, Mass 0-2-1-3-4: send it to Zoom!"

Answer: All American Girl

"All American Girl" was supposed to be the vehicle for San Francisco comic Margaret Cho, whose stories about growing up Korean-American made her a fan favorite. But the show was muted to appeal to a broad audience, Margaret was a lot less funny, and "All American Girl" was off the air after just 19 episodes in 1994-1995.

Answer: The Brady Bunch

Can't have a television quiz without "The Brady Bunch", can we? Highly popular with fans, very unpopular with critics, "The Brady Bunch" was an American household staple from 1969-1974 and for many years after in syndication.

"Here's the story,
Of a lovely lady,
Who was bringing up three very lovely girls.
All of them had hair of gold,
Like their mother,
The youngest one in curls.

Here's the story,
Of a man named Brady,
Who was busy with three boys of his own.
They were four men,
Living all together, but they were all alone.

Till the one day when the lady met this fellow,
and they knew they was much more than a hunch.
That this group,
Must somehow form a family.
That's the way we all became the Brady Bunch,
The Brady Bunch, the Brady Bunch
That's the way we became the Brady Bunch."

Answer: Cold Case

"Cold Case" starred Kathryn Morris as Lily Rush, a determined police detective trying to right old wrongs. She had a semi-supernatural habit of seeing the long-gone victims at the end of each show. "Cold Case" ran on CBS 2003-2010.

Answer: Dominick Dunne: Power, Privilege and Justice

Dominic Dunne, a WWII veteran, covered celebrity crime stories for Vanity Fair and other publications. He was very involved in the O.J. Simpson trial, in particular. He hosted this show for CourtTV/truTV from 2002-2009. The bigger they are, he'd say, the longer they'd fall, and that makes for interesting news.