Trivia About Old TV and Television Shows - Questions with Answers

TV Trivia - Richard Dawson, Green Acres, Murphy Brown, Golden Girls, Vickie Lawrence, and more.

1. What was the name of Maude's fourth husband in the spin-off from All In The Family?
   
2. Which actress links Dorothy in The Golden Girls and Maude Findlay in Maude?
    
3. Which of the Friends cast has a son called Julian in real life?
   
4. What was the name of Jed's nephew in The Beverly Hillbillies?
   
5. College Bowl was based on the UK show University what?
   
6. In Knight Rider, what did the I stand for in KITT?
   
7. Who first hosted Family Feud?
   
8. What was Green Acres called on radio?
   
9. Which 90s sitcom character was said to be a symbol of failing values which caused LA riots, according to Dan Quayle?
   
10. According to the series when was the Cheers bar founded?
    
11. Which sitcom with Vickie Lawrence was a spin-off from the Carol Burnett Show?
    
12. Who married Danny De Vito during a Taxi lunch break?
    
13. Who was creator and executive producer of Magnum PI?
    
14. Who bought out ABC in 1986?
    
15. What was the name of the vet in Daktari?
    
16. Which bank has the A Team raided?
    
17. Who bought CBS in 1929 and remained on the board until 1983?
    
18. Which actress was born on exactly the same day as singer/ songwriter Stephen Stills?
    
19. Which executive producer of Dream On is well known for films such as Trading Places?
    
20. To which interviewer did Richard Nixon say, "I never cry except in public?
    
21. Who did Dick Van Dyke play in The Dick Van Dyke Show?
    
22. Which English actress and star of Primary Colors appeared as a guest in Cheers?
    
23. What was the first sitcom to reach No 1 in the Nielsen ratings?
    
24. Who in the singing Jackson family appeared in Different Strokes?
    
25. What was the first spin-off from The Beverly Hillbillies called?
    
26. Which series was a spin off from the Golden Girls spin-off, Empty Nest?
    
27. In her first major TV series, what was the only part of Mary Tyler Moore visible to viewers?
    
28. Who said, "Married men live longer than single men, but married men are more willing to die"?
    
29. In Laverne & Shirley, what was Laverne's last name?
    
30. Which character did Burt Reynolds play in Evening Shade?
    
31. Which comedian starred in the ABC sitcom Chicken Soup?
    
32. Who did Debbie play in The Debbie Reynolds Show?
    
33. Who interviewed Dudley Moore about his illness in November 1999?
    
34. Which wife of its producer William Asher was Samantha in Bewitched?
    
35. Dorothy, Rose, Sophia and who else formed the Golden Girls?
    
36. Who first funded Sesame Street?
    
37. What did the Lone Ranger's title Kemo Sabe mean in Apache?
    
38. In Family Affair what was the butler called?
    
39. Which multi-millionaire was born the same day TV pioneer John Logie Baird died?
    
40. Who or what was Gentle Ben in the 60s TV series?
    
41. In the Addams Family, what is Gomez's octopus called?
    
42. How much did Jerry Seinfeld reputedly turn down per episode when he refused to continue Seinfeld?
    
43. In the animation series, what was Godzilla's nephew called?
    
44. Which character did Betty White play in The Betty White Show?
    
45. During the series Roseanne changed her name to Arnold from what?
    
46. Which hotel sitcom was based on the British series Fawlty Towers?
    
47. Which 70s show was based on the British show Till Death Us Do Part?
    
48. In Hong Kong Phooey who is 'the cutie beauty who's always on duty'?
    
49. On whose Holly6wood lot were The Abbott and Costello shows filmed?
    
50. Who did Gary marry at the end of It's Gary Shandling's Show?
    

Answers to  Quiz #39 - Answers for TV Trivia Quiz

1. Walter.
2. Bea Arthur.
3. Lisa Kudrow.
4. Jethro Bodine.
5. Challenge.
6. Industries.
7. Richard Dawson.
8. Granby's Green Acres.
9. Murphy Brown.
10. 1895.
11. Mama's Family.
12. Rhea Perlman.
13. Donald P. Bellisario.
14. Capital Cities Communications.
15. Marsh Tracy.
16. The Bank of Hanoi.
17. William S. Paley.
18. Victoria Principal.
19. John Landis.
20. David Frost.
21. Rob Petrie.
22. Emma Thompson.
23. I Love Lucy.
24. Janet.
25. Petticoat Junction.
26. Nurses.
27. Her legs.
28. Johnny Carson.
29. De Fazio.
30. Wood Newton.
31. Jackie Mason.
32. Debbie Thompson.
33. Barbara Walters.
34. Elizabeth Montgomery.
35. Blanch.
36. Children's Television Workshop.
37. White Shirt.
38. French.
39. Donald Trump.
40. Bear cub.
41. Aristotle.
42. $5 million.
43. Godzooky.
44. Joyce Whitman.
45. Barr.
46. Amanda's.
47. All In The Family.
48. Rosemary.
49. Hal Roach's.
50. Phoebe.