Q 01/05

Steve Harvey famously announced the wrong winner live on air while hosting which 2015 pageant?

A) Miss America

B) Miss World

C) Miss USA

D) Miss Universe

Answer · why

D) Miss Universe

Miss Universe 2015 ended with Harvey crowning Miss Colombia, then coming back on stage to say he had made a mistake and that Miss Philippines, Pia Wur...

Q 02/05

Family Feud premiered in July 1976 as part of which network's daytime lineup?

A) PBS

B) CBS

C) NBC

D) ABC

Answer · why

D) ABC

ABC launched it on July 12, 1976, and within a year it was the top-rated game show in daytime television, strong enough to earn a second, syndicated e...

Q 03/05

Which word opens the classic Family Feud survey prompt, as in '___ something you take to the beach'?

A) Guess

B) List

C) Pick

D) Name

Answer · why

D) Name

Name: prompts such as 'Name something you expect to see on the streets at Christmas' are left wide open because players must guess what most people sa...

Q 04/05

How many people are surveyed to create the answers on Family Feud?

A) 50

B) 100

C) 200

D) 500

Answer · why

B) 100

100 people answer every survey, which is why hosts open a round with 'We asked 100 people'; now and then the hundred are a chosen group, such as 100 m...

Q 05/05

On 1970s Family Feud, what happened to a family that won $25,000?

A) Its prizes doubled

B) It won a trip

C) It retired

D) It reached a final

Answer · why

C) It retired

It retired as champion: network rules of the day capped what one family could win, so a winning run ended at the limit rather than with a defeat.

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