Can you guess the decade when these classic TV game shows began?
The ultimate quiz about quizzes!
It's time for trivia about trivia… a quiz about quiz shows!
Game shows have been a part of television since the medium's earliest days. Over the decades, there have been some genius ideas — and genius players — that helped make these game shows part of American pop culture.
We're going to name some of the longest-running game shows. See if you can guess the decade in which they began! Good luck!
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Former Hogan's Heroes star Richard Dawson was the first host of Family Feud when it began in the…?
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Vicki Lawrence of Mama's Family fame was the host of Win, Lose or Draw, which aired in the…?
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The gross-out Nickelodeon kids show Double Dare, hosted by Marc Summers, featured "physical challenges" when it premiered in the…?
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Chuck Woolery was the original host of Wheel of Fortune when it began in the…?
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Bill Cullen was the first host of The Price Is Right when it premiered in the…?
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Art Fleming hosted the original version of Jeopardy! when it premiered in the…?
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"No Whammies!" Peter Tomarken hosted Press Your Luck on its original daytime run in this decade.
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Sally Field, Yvonne Craig, Bill Mumy, Bill Bixby and the rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock were some of the celebrity guest stars on The Dating Game in its first decade. Jim Lange was the host.
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Bob Eubanks was the first host of The Newlywed Game and made "making whoopee" a catchphrase when it first aired in this decade.
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Red Benson was the first host. Guessing the first tune would win you $5 when Name That Tune kicked off in the…?
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Dick Clark was the first host of Pyramid, back when it premiered as 'The $10,000 Pyramid.' It later increased in value to $25,000… $50,000… $100,000… but when did it begin?
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Ernest Borgnine was "Center Square" on Hollywood Squares in its early days, hosted by Peter Marshall in this decade.
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Bill Malone was the original host of Supermarket Sweep when it aired in this decade.
