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Television Firsts 1 Trivia Quiz

Identify the program/series from the information given about the famous first that it attained. Don't be discouraged if at first you don't succeed - try try again.

A multiple-choice quiz by thaibob. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
thaibob

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
345,912

Updated
Dec 03 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
2224

Last 3 plays: Linda_Arizona (9/10), Guest 73 (10/10), Guest 209 (10/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. What sitcom was notable in that it was the first time a toilet was shown on TV? In fact, it really GNAWED at the producers but finally they just didn't give a DAM. Hint

"Leave It To Beaver"

"Richard Diamond, Private Detective"

"Air Power"

"Hennesey"

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the first soap opera to be shown by the Dumont Network on American TV? A New York widow went to visit her DISTANT relatives who lived near a very big MOUNTAIN. Hint

"As the Globe Spins"

"Specific Hospital"

"Faraway Hill"

"All My Little Kiddies"

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the first television show to be recorded in color? It concerned a Mexican hero and his sidekick Pancho and one episode had a BABY GOAT in it. Hint

"The Cisco Kid"

"Abbott and Costello Show"

"Flash Gordon"

"Rin Tin Tin"

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the first TV series to be filmed at United Nations Headquarters in NYC? While at the UN they were not allowed to COMMAND or DISCIPLINE any employees. Hint

"Law and Order"

"Overseas Adventures"

"And Everything Nice"

"Ramar of the Jungle"

5. Usually, TV shows were taped in the early days of TV. So what show was the first to be filmed in front of a live audience in 35mm film? You may not believe ME but I really ADORED this show and while it was showing, I played a Beatles song that had something to do with SKY and DIAMONDS. Hint

"I Love Lucy"

"Breaking Bad"

"I Hate My Teenage Daughter"

"Ugly Americans"

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Question 6 of 10

6. Canned laughter aka "the laugh track" was first introduced to the TV world by what show? I can't remember the name of a character but it had something to do with HENRY. Hint

"Dancing With the Stars"

"American Idol"

"The Hank McCune Show"

"Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"

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Question 7 of 10

7. This show has the distinction of being the first one to telecast ship-to-shore. There were 2 puppets involved and a lady. What was that show? I keep thinking of a FRANCES and an OLIVER but what do I know. Hint

"Roy Rogers TV Show"

"Candid Camera"

"Kukla, Fran & Ollie"

"I Spy"

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Question 8 of 10

8. This series has two famous firsts. It was the first to show an on-screen pregnancy as well as a married couple in the same bed. They were married in real life and the series has THEIR NAMES in the title. What was the name of this series? Hint

"Ferris Bueller"

"Mary Kay and Johnny"

"100 Lives of Black Jack Savage"

"Lassie"

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Question 9 of 10

9. This was the first sci-fi series on TV. Made for children it cost an exorbitant amount for props per episode of $25. COMMANDER COMPUTER was accompanied by his faithful TEXANS. Hint

"They Came From Outer Space"

"Men into Space"

"Lost in Space"

"Captain Video and His Video Rangers"

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Question 10 of 10

10. No, Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl was not the first one. What was the name of this talk show which has the HOSTESS of the show in its title? Hint

"The Red Skelton Show"

"The Gregory Hines Show"

"The Faye Emerson Show"

"The Perry Como Show"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What sitcom was notable in that it was the first time a toilet was shown on TV? In fact, it really GNAWED at the producers but finally they just didn't give a DAM.

Answer: "Leave It To Beaver"

The Beaver and Wally had to hide their pet alligator from their parents and so the toilet was the water collection of choice. However, the producers did not want to be crass and ended up only showing the toilet tank not the whole magilla.

2. What was the first soap opera to be shown by the Dumont Network on American TV? A New York widow went to visit her DISTANT relatives who lived near a very big MOUNTAIN.

Answer: "Faraway Hill"

"Faraway Hill" lasted all of one and half months in 1946 at a cost of $300 per episode. No method existed at the time to record shows for posterity and no scripts of the show have survived.

3. What was the first television show to be recorded in color? It concerned a Mexican hero and his sidekick Pancho and one episode had a BABY GOAT in it.

Answer: "The Cisco Kid"

Cisco and Pancho usually ended their TV shows with a joke and then Pancho would say, "O Cisco" and the Cisco Kid would respond "O Pancho" and together they rode off laughing into the sunset.

4. What was the first TV series to be filmed at United Nations Headquarters in NYC? While at the UN they were not allowed to COMMAND or DISCIPLINE any employees.

Answer: "Law and Order"

"Law and Order" lasted from 1990 to 2010 and at that time it was the longest running crime drama on American TV, tied with "Gunsmoke" (prime time drama) but behind those 'yellow people', "The Simpsons", was the longest scripted TV series with ongoing characters.

Answer: "I Love Lucy"

"Lucy" wins this category. Supposedly the end of one episode ("Lucy Does the Tango") provoked the longest studio audience laugh in TV history through the year 2000. It was also the first show to have an Hispanic TV star, hubby Desi Arnaz. It was the first TV show to be #1 in the ratings when it ended in 1957.

6. Canned laughter aka "the laugh track" was first introduced to the TV world by what show? I can't remember the name of a character but it had something to do with HENRY.

Answer: "The Hank McCune Show"

"The Hank McCune Show" was so good that it premiered in September of 1950 and was canceled in December of that year. Some think that the laugh track was composed of episodes from "I Love Lucy" and "Red Skelton" shows.

Answer: "Kukla, Fran & Ollie"

Fran and her friends Kukla and Ollie, although it was created as a children's show, was watched by more adults than kiddies. When it was cut back from 30 minutes to 15, letters of outrage poured into the 'NY Times' and NBC. Fletcher Rabbit, the mailman, another character on the show, sang a song about never Relive the magic at www.kuklafranandollie.com

Answer: "Mary Kay and Johnny"

Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns were stars of this series which started as a 15 minute one and evolved into 30 minutes. It made its debut on Dumont TV network in 1947 and ended in 1950. The broadcasts were live and filmed in New York.

9. This was the first sci-fi series on TV. Made for children it cost an exorbitant amount for props per episode of $25. COMMANDER COMPUTER was accompanied by his faithful TEXANS.

Answer: "Captain Video and His Video Rangers"

Captain Video and friends were popular with children as well as beatniks, who enjoyed the show while puffing on marijuana. This was the longest-running show in Dumont TV's history ('49-'55) and in the final episode, the props were removed while the good Captain was in the middle of a speech. You see the money ran out for Aldous du Mont and the network closed, lights were turned off, and Captain Video and friends walked off into the sunset, perplexed.

10. No, Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl was not the first one. What was the name of this talk show which has the HOSTESS of the show in its title?

Answer: "The Faye Emerson Show"

"The Faye Emerson Show" lasted only one season (1950), as did her first attempt called "Paris Cavalcade of Fashions". When her ample breasts popped out of her low-cut gown viewers got an eyeful. She was also featured on "I've Got a Secret" and here she earned the nickname "The First Lady of Television.".

Some say that she was so popular that the Emmys were named after her. One of her husbands was Elliot Roosevelt, son of FDR.

Source: Author thaibob

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