Author Topic: Greatest Game Show Hosts Quiz (Read 8343 times)

Matt Ottinger · « **on:** December 01, 2013, 10:59:15 AM »

I just posted this on Facebook, but I also wanted to get the more detailed opinions of our members here. It\'s a ten-question quiz, and it\'s much more challenging that the typical game-show fare. For one thing, many of the questions aren\'t about game shows at all, but rather about some other aspect of a host\'s career.

I have a problem with two of them, the Rayburn one because I never recall him doing what the answer said he did, and the Moore one because the author took a throwaway line out of context and made it seem like a much bigger deal than it was. I\'m also not thrilled with the Pyramid one, though their answer is the best of the ones provided. But I\'ll be interested in your thoughts.

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Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #1 on:** December 01, 2013, 11:09:40 AM »

8 of 10. Missed the Rayburn and Convy q\'s.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #2 on:** December 01, 2013, 11:22:43 AM »

I scored 6. I always thought Garry\'s departure was directly health-related; not seeing that as an option threw me for a loop.

Fun quiz, although I too am curious about the source on some questions (Garry and Gene).

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #3 on:** December 01, 2013, 11:37:21 AM »

Fun quiz, although I too am curious about the source on some questions (Garry and Gene).

Well, the source on the Garry Moore one is Garry\'s own words from the TTTT episode where they brought him back to explain his departure. The question writer just took one odd part of his comments out of context and decided to make that his answer.

As for the Rayburn one, I\'d like to think I\'ve watched as much Match Game as the average fan and I can\'t ever remember him doing what the question said he did.

DrBear · « **Reply #4 on:** December 01, 2013, 11:39:25 AM »

Yeah, I missed the Garry and Gene questions too....and a couple of the ones I got right were just guesses.

Nice pic of Garry in the lead in as well.

Adam Nedeff · « **Reply #5 on:** December 01, 2013, 01:11:02 PM »

I have 1,100 episodes of \"Match Game\" on my external hard drive and I\'m plowing through as many as I can while researching the next book. I have NEVER heard of Gene doing that.

Steve Gavazzi · « **Reply #6 on:** December 01, 2013, 01:51:39 PM »

Just a thought, based solely on being as confused about this as everyone else: Is it possible this is something the author saw on The Match Game as opposed to Match Game \'7x?

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 01, 2013, 02:02:13 PM »

I got an 8/10; missing the question about Pyramid and the one on Ed McMahon. I\'ll admit to making a lucky guess on the first one

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Fedya · « **Reply #8 on:** December 01, 2013, 02:06:28 PM »

I couldn\'t get the quiz to load at all, and I tried multiple browsers. :-(

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #9 on:** December 01, 2013, 03:33:11 PM »

Just a thought, based solely on being as confused about this as everyone else: Is it possible this is something the author saw on The Match Game as opposed to Match Game \'7x?

My gut feeling is that the author remembers seeing Gene do it ONCE, and somehow decided in his mind that it was a regular thing. Whether that was on the original show or the better-remembered remake is anybody\'s guess. But yeah, that\'s one of the reasons I wanted to put the quiz out on this forum. Flawed question is flawed.

jjman920 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 01, 2013, 03:46:02 PM »

7/10. Missed McMahon, Convy, and Rayburn.

I only knew the Garry Moore question because I love that episode of TTTT. Specifically, the opening when he received just an amazing ovation. He deserved it and it was fun seeing him doing his gag of looking back to see if someone else was there.

carlisle96 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 01, 2013, 04:01:08 PM »

don\'t like to boast, but I got 10 out of 10, but I do admit making lucky guesses on the Garry Moore and Ed McMahon question. I knew the Rayburn question because he used to deliver weather reports on the very early Steve Allen Tonight shows

Jay Temple · « **Reply #12 on:** December 01, 2013, 04:05:45 PM »

6/10. This quiz illustrates the difference between trivia and trivial. Three of the ones I missed and at least one that I got, my first reaction was, \"Who cares?\"

trainman · « **Reply #13 on:** December 01, 2013, 06:34:14 PM »

A quiz about \"the greatest game show hosts\" -- and there\'s a question about Rod Roddy, but no question about Bill Cullen? Hmm...

WarioBarker · « **Reply #14 on:** December 01, 2013, 07:04:58 PM »

8/10 -- missed the McMahon and Convy questions, was guessing on the Groucho one, and only got the Rayburn and Moore ones "right" because of the posts here. The Rod Roddy question had no business being there at all.

Quote from: trainman on December 01, 2013, 06:34:14 PM

A quiz about "the greatest game show hosts" [...] but no question about Bill Cullen? Hmm...

Especially since Bill did a lot more than just game shows. Probably the reason why Bill isn't present is because it seems that if he's remembered for hosting games at all by the general public, it's for those short-lived ones that GSN airs from time to time. Bill's longest-running game show isn't even associated with him too much these days given that Bob Barker hosted it for 35 years.