Q 01/05
A) Ralph Edwards
B) Merv Griffin
C) Mark Goodson
D) Bill Todman
Answer · why
Merv Griffin. The show's success helped him sell his production company to Coca-Cola for $250 million in 1986.
Q 02/05
A) Clues are given as answers
B) Only one player plays at a time
C) Scores are hidden until the end
D) Contestants set the categories
Answer · why
Clues are given as answers, a switch the creator's wife suggested as a twist on the question-and-answer quizzes of the 1950s.
Q 03/05
A) 19 September 1983
B) 30 March 1964
C) 8 January 1959
D) 10 September 1972
Answer · why
The syndicated version modern viewers know did not start until September 1984.
Q 04/05
A) John Harlan
B) Art Fleming
C) Don Pardo
D) Bill Cullen
Answer · why
Art Fleming. After each cancellation he went back to acting, and the 1984 syndicated revival went to Alex Trebek instead.
Q 05/05
A) FedEx
B) H&R Block
C) Walmart
D) Kelly Services
Answer · why
H&R Block. Jennings wrote 'What is FedEx?', and Nancy Zerg, who got it right, ended his run.
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