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1. The character of Kate Bradley, the proprietor of The Shady Rest Hotel on CBS's sitcom "Petticoat Junction", was played by a lady who had previously portrayed the character of Blanche Morton on the "George Burns and Gracie Allen Show". She had also played the part of Pearl Bodine on "The Beverly Hillbillies", and had been the voice of Betty Rubble on "The Flintstones" during its initial four seasons. Who was this extremely versatile actress?
2. "Combat!" was an early 1960s T.V. show that was based on a fictitious U.S. Army unit's WW2 experiences, and had a guest star listing that reads almost like a T.V. version of "Who's Who".
Guests on the program included folks like Ted Knight, Frank Gorshin, Lee Marvin, James Coburn, Telly Savalas, Luise Rainer, Charles Bronson, Richard Basehart, Eddie Albert, James Caan, Jeffrey Hunter, Leonard Nimoy, Warren Spahn, Frankie Avalon, Sal Mineo, Claude Akins, Mike Farrell, Beau Bridges, John Cassavetes, Robert Duvall, Roddy McDowell, Mickey Rooney, James Whitmore, Dennis Hopper, and Dean Stockwell.
Who played the part of one of the show's regular characters, Sergeant Chip Saunders?
3. Born in 1917, this Broadway, radio, and later, television actor got his start in acting in 1937 at the Pasadena Playhouse. He had been born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, and traveled to China with his parents as a youngster, but after his parent's divorce, his mother took him and his two siblings to Vallejo, California. He played the part of Steve Martin (no, not THAT one!) in two different "Godzilla" movies, as well as what were probably his most famous T.V. roles: those of Robert T. Ironside and Perry Mason.
Who was this man who, when he got old enough to help his mother out financially, took such diverse jobs as a ranch hand, a deputy sheriff, a photo salesman, and even worked for a time as a night club singer?
4. The future host of two television series, "The Twilight Zone" and "Night Gallery", had been in the U.S. Army, serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations during WWII. For his services, he was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, and the Philippine Liberation Medal. Who was this former soldier-turned-scriptwriter?
5. What's this? Yet another Canadian actor? You bet!
Lyon Hyman Grinovski was a quite well known and recognizable actor, but of course, with a bit of a different stage name. After all, whoever heard of Lyon Grinovski? He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada as the son of Jewish immigrants from Russia. He once was an news anchorman on the CBC News, and became known as "The Voice Of Canada". In 1964, he had a U.S. number one hit single recording called "Ringo", a song based on the life of outlaw Johnny Ringo.
In 1977, he played the role of John Reynolds on the mini-series "Roots" as the first master of the slave, Kunta Kinte. I could share some other dead give-away information with you, but what would be the fun of that? Who was this Canadian actor, who played the role of a father figure in many of his shows?
6. Something a bit different here...
I am going to name some characters that appeared on a particular television series and I would like for you to identify the show on which they appeared. That is, I will name them all but one, because THAT would turn this question into SUCH a 'gimme'!
Got it? Good, here we go.
Jean Hagan - Margaret; loving wife and mother on the program
Sherry Jackson - daughter Terry
Rusty Hamer - son Rusty
Louise Beavers - maid Louise Evans
Nana Bryant - Margaret's mother; a frequent guest on the show
Amanda Randolph - another maid named Louise Evans (due to the prolonged illness of Louise Beavers)
Kathy O'Hara - Marjorie Lord, the new wife, (after the "death" of the previous wife's character, Margaret)
Angela Cartwright - Linda, Marjorie's daughter
Now, can you correctly identify this show that ran from 1953 until 1964?
7. Originally this show was a radio program that had begun in 1930 and ended in 1945. Later, the television show which adopted the same name and concept aired from 1952 until 1975 (451 episodes) and had a variety of different hosts. The stories used on the show were based on actual events.
I am going to give you the names of the hosts in the order in which they appeared on the show; all that you have to do is identify this long-running Western series.
Stanley Andrews
Ronald Reagan
Robert Taylor
Dale Robertson
Merle Haggard
8. This laid back, sometimes bumbling, yet lovable detective ALWAYS got his man (or woman). This in spite of the fact (or often BECAUSE of it) that he was self-effacing and seemingly absent-minded as he plodded along solving crimes. The show in which he starred was set in a sort of "revolving door" format, with two or three other shows sharing the time slot on NBC each week in the 1970s. You must have figured out that I am referring to Peter Falk in his role as "Columbo", but my question is this: What was his character's FIRST name?
9. "Art Linkletter's House Party" was an early show that I loved to watch, especially for the segment of the show called "Kids Say The Darndest Things". Some of the most hilarious (and sometimes, QUITE embarrassing) things would be said on the show. I imagine that many parents were chagrined to know what their children told the world about them or what their offspring might imagine "reality" to be!
Originally broadcast on CBS radio in 1945, before enjoying its run on television, can you tell me in what year it first began broadcasting on T.V.?
10. Peggy Fair was the secretary of a private investigator. His name was Joe Mannix, a role played by Mike Connors. Can you tell me who played the part of the character Peggy?
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