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The qualifying trivia test took a grueling three-and-a-half hours; Stempel got 251 out of 363 questions right, which he claimed was the highest score ever achieved. [2] [3] At a time when the top five highest-rated programs on television were quiz shows, Twenty-One was a mainstay for Barry & Enright Productions and NBC, which aired the show:
A big-money quiz show did not return until ABC premiered 100 Grand in 1963. It went off the air after three shows, never awarding its top prize. Quiz shows still held a stigma throughout much of the 1960s, which was eventually eased by the success of the lower-stakes and fully legitimate answer-and-question game Jeopardy! upon its launch in ...
The $64,000 Question is an American game show broadcast in primetime on CBS-TV from 1955 to 1958, which became embroiled in the 1950s quiz show scandals. Contestants answered general knowledge questions, earning money which doubled as the questions became more difficult.
As a television series, Twenty Questions debuted as a local show in New York on WOR-TV Channel 9 on November 2, 1949. Beginning on November 26, the series went nationwide on NBC until December 24, after which it remained dormant until March 17, 1950, when it was picked up by ABC until June 29, 1951.
Halloween Trivia Questions and Answers. Question #1: Where does the term "jack o'lantern" come from? Answer: The term "jack o'lantern" originates from an Irish folktale about a cheap man named ...
Trivia Unwrapped (2003–2005) Trivial Pursuit (2024–present) Trivial Pursuit: The Interactive Game (1993) ESPN Trivial Pursuit (2004) Trivial Pursuit: America Plays (2008–2009) True or False (1938–1943, 1948–1949, 1950–1951, 1953–1956) Trump Card (1990–1991)
New Year's Trivia Questions and Answers. Question: When did the New Year's Eve Ball first drop in Times Square? Answer: 1907. Question: How large is the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball in diameter?
The film Quiz Show depicts the turning point as a question for Stempel, asking him to name the film that won the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture for 1955. [7] Stempel knew the correct answer to be Marty, as it was one of his favorite films. The producers ordered him to answer the question with 1954's Best Motion Picture winner, On the ...