TV Show Trivia Questions and Answers
Fun television show trivia drawn from shows and actors such as Clarabell the Clown, The Howdy Doody Show, Big Bird, The Lone Ranger, Elvis Presley, Perry Mason, M*A*S*H, and Casper, the Friendly Ghost!.
How many plumes were on the tail of the original NBC peacock?
A: Eleven.
What were the only words spoken by Clarabell the Clown on The
Howdy Doody Show?
A: "good bye kids," on the 2,343rd and last episode of the popular
kiddie show on September 30, 1960.
What popular television and movie actor served a senior director
of news and special events for ABC-TV before launching his career as
a performer?
A: Telly Savalas.
Who has the best TV Show Trivia Questions and Answers?
A: Trivia Country!
To what tribe did Jay Silverheels, who played tonto on TV's The
Lone Ranger, belong?
A: Mohawk. He was born on the Six Nations Indian Reservation
in Ontario, Canada.
What was the address of Big Bird's nest on the television show Sesame Street?
A: 123-1/2 Sesame Street.
How many fingers does Mickey Mouse have on each hand?
A: Four.
Who portrayed Elvis Presley in the 1981 made-for-TV film Elvis
and the Beauty Queen?
A: Don Johnson.
What subject was actor Errol Flynn questioned about hen he
appeared as a contestant on the mid-1950s TV quiz show The Big
Surprise?
A: Sailing. Flynn won $30,000.
What popular stand-up comic turned down the role of Trapper John
McIntyre in the TV sitcom M*A*S*H before Wayne Rogers signed on for
the part?
A: Robert Klein.
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How many opening monologues did Johnny Carson deliver during his
30 years as host of The Tonight Television Show?
A: 4,531.
What television personality appeared as a kiss-and=-tell lothario
who is murdered in the 1992 Perry Mason TV episode entitled The Case
of the Reckless Romeo?
A: Tabloid TV star Geraldo Rivera.
What American TV personality, while an art student in Italy
appeared as a dancing meatball in an Italian TV commercial and also
was in the food orgy scene in Fellini's Satyricon?
A: Fitness guru Richard Simmons.
What was the number of the mobile hospital unit Hawkeye Pierce
and Hot Lips Houlihan belonged to on TV's M*A*S*H?
A: The 4077.
What comic strip character did Gary Burghoff play off-Broadway
before he became known to moviegoers and TV viewers as Corporal
Radar O'Reilly of M*A*S*H?
A: He played Charlie Brown in the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie
Brown, in 1967.
On what early 1950s children's Television show did acting unknowns and
future Odd Couple Tony Randall and Jack Klugman meet?
A: Captain Video and His Video Rangers.
What was the name of the church to which comedian Flip Wilson's
character Reverend Leroy belonged?
A: The Church of What's Happening Now.
What was the name of the horse-ghost buddy of cartoon character
Casper, the Friendly Ghost?
A: Nightmare.
What role did Art Carney play in Jackie Gleason's very first
Honeymooners sketch?
A : A policeman--it was a minor role. The sketch was part of a
1950 Cavalcade of Stars show.
Who was the first mystery guest to appear on the television quiz show
What's My Line in 1950?
A: Yankee shortstop Phil Rizzuto.
