TV Trivia Questions
Friday Dec 8
Q: That adorable little "Where's the beef" lady was a shill for which fast food corporation?
A: Clara Peller was the pitch woman for Wendy's.
Thursday Dec 7
Q: Humans have many ways of dealing with adversity, and repression is my personal favorite.
Something didn't go your way? Pretend it never happened! For example, I remember quite vividly
not walking in on my parents wearing full riding gear, complete with crops and spurs, immediately
after my seventh birthday party. Remember: Repression is a beautiful thing.
In that vain, what was Sergeant Schultz most likely to exclaim after walking in on Hogan and his men digging a tunnel?
A: Something to the effect of, "I know nothing... I see nothing!"
Wednesday Dec 6
Q: "... So pack up your bags and move to Beverly!" I've had that song stuck in my head
all day, so I don't see why other people shouldn't. What two nicknames for crude oil were used in
the Beverly Hillbillies theme song? One point for each.
A: Black Gold, Texas Tea
Tuesday Dec 5
Q: In the later years of TV show, writers often try to boost ratings by tossing
in extra characters, often with little or no pretext. (Did they think we
wouldn't notice little Oliver sitting at the breakfast table along with the
other Bradys?) No producers are more guilty of this than cartoon giants
Hanna & Barbera. It seems that they couldn't resist throwing in a new
(often supernatural) character into most every show. To Scooby Doo, they
added the ever-hyper Scrappy Doo. To the Jetsons, they added a new
springy-legged pet, Orbity. To Josie and the Pussycats, they added an
alien, Bleep.
My personal favorite is the floating green alien they added to The Flintstones that only Fred and Barney could see. What was its name?
A: Later Flintstones episodes featured the Great Gazoo, played by Harvey Korman.
Monday Dec 4
Q: What famous radio personality played the voice of Shaggy on Scooby Doo?
A: Casey Kasem played the voice of Shaggy.
