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T.V. Grab Bag-o-Fun 6! Trivia Quiz

A potpourri of television questions, for the obsessed.

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

Author
Aerowynne

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,764

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
5016

Last 3 plays: Guest 4 (5/10), Guest 66 (8/10), Guest 73 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What Oscar host got few laughs by saying: 'Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah'? Hint

David Letterman

Whoopi Goldberg

Jay Leno

Billy Crystal

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Question 2 of 10

2. What town did Howdy Doody live in, on the famed television show? Hint

Green Acres

Doodyville

Hooterville

Doodyburgh

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the only television show of the 1980s to have its theme song atop Billboard's Hot 100? Hint

'Miami Vice'

'Cop Rock'

'Friends'

'Fame'

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who starred in 'Mr. Goodwrench' commercials before earning sitcom fame? Hint

Tim Allen

Norm Macdonald

Ray Romano

Ted Danson

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Question 5 of 10

5. What television talk show host is famous for his colorful suspenders? Hint

Phil Donahue

Larry King

Montel Williams

Jerry Springer

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Question 6 of 10

6. What three-word Cookie Monster line from the famed television show 'Sesame Street' made it into 'Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'? Hint

'Cookie for me!'

'Cookie is Friend!'

'Me want cookie!'

'Me eat cookie!'

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Question 7 of 10

7. What former 'Mission: Impossible' star is host of the television show 'Biography'? Hint

Burt Lancaster

Bill Cosby

Charlton Heston

Peter Graves

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Question 8 of 10

8. What 1994 'ER' doc played Ace, the intern hunk on the short-lived 1984 show also named 'E/R'? Hint

George Clooney

Noah Wylie

Brad Pitt

John Stamos

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Question 9 of 10

9. What network hyped 'Must See TV' in the 1990s? Hint

CBS

ABC

NBC

FOX

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Question 10 of 10

10. What 'Cheers' character did Carla call 'Corncob', 'Cow-pie', 'Festus' and 'Hayseed'?

Answer: (1 word, character's first name only)

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Nov 19 2024 : Guest 4: 5/10
Nov 14 2024 : Guest 66: 8/10
Nov 01 2024 : Guest 73: 10/10
Oct 17 2024 : xchasbox: 10/10
Oct 12 2024 : Guest 90: 6/10
Oct 04 2024 : Guest 174: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Oscar host got few laughs by saying: 'Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah'?

Answer: David Letterman

I still to this day don't understand where he was going with that joke.

2. What town did Howdy Doody live in, on the famed television show?

Answer: Doodyville

Howdy Doody lived in a box in Burbank, California in real life.

3. What was the only television show of the 1980s to have its theme song atop Billboard's Hot 100?

Answer: 'Miami Vice'

The 'Friends' theme song accomplished the same feat in the 1990s.

4. Who starred in 'Mr. Goodwrench' commercials before earning sitcom fame?

Answer: Tim Allen

There is a reason they called him the 'Toolman'.

5. What television talk show host is famous for his colorful suspenders?

Answer: Larry King

Larry King hosted 'Larry King Live'.

6. What three-word Cookie Monster line from the famed television show 'Sesame Street' made it into 'Bartlett's Familiar Quotations'?

Answer: 'Me want cookie!'

I miss being a kid!

7. What former 'Mission: Impossible' star is host of the television show 'Biography'?

Answer: Peter Graves

I wonder after every episode if the 'Biography' videotapes self-destruct?

8. What 1994 'ER' doc played Ace, the intern hunk on the short-lived 1984 show also named 'E/R'?

Answer: George Clooney

9. What network hyped 'Must See TV' in the 1990s?

Answer: NBC

10. What 'Cheers' character did Carla call 'Corncob', 'Cow-pie', 'Festus' and 'Hayseed'?

Answer: Woody

Woody was an Indiana farm boy who came to the show after the character 'Coach' died.

Source: Author Aerowynne

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