Q 01/05

Kathie Lee Gifford was born in which European capital, where her American Navy father was stationed?

A) London

B) Paris

C) Rome

D) Madrid

Answer · why

B) Paris

Paris was her birthplace only because her father, a Navy chief petty officer, was posted to France with his family in 1953. She grew up in Maryland.

Q 02/05

On Name That Tune's Sing-a-Tune round, what did vocalist Kathie Lee put in place of each song's title?

A) La-las

B) Humming

C) Whistling

D) Hand claps

Answer · why

A) La-las

La-las stood in for the title words, so contestants heard the rest of the song and wrote down its name. The game lasted one season, 1977–78, and was d...

Q 03/05

Which future astronaut teamed with child actor Eddie Hodges on Name That Tune in 1957?

A) Alan Shepard

B) Neil Armstrong

C) John Glenn

D) Buzz Aldrin

Answer · why

C) John Glenn

John Glenn, then a Marine major newly famous for a record cross-country flight, partnered the young actor. The pairing was later dramatised in the 198...

Q 04/05

Which Seinfeld character spits coffee on Kathie Lee while promoting a coffee table book on her talk show?

A) George

B) Newman

C) Jerry

D) Kramer

Answer · why

D) Kramer

Kramer was showing off a coffee table book about coffee tables, complete with fold-out legs, in the 1994 episode The Opposite. Kathie Lee Gifford play...

Q 05/05

Which animated series made Kathie Lee Gifford its first celebrity spoof, in the 1997 episode Weight Gain 4000?

A) South Park

B) The Simpsons

C) Family Guy

D) King of the Hill

Answer · why

A) South Park

South Park had teacher Mr. Garrison plot revenge on her for beating him in a childhood talent show. It aired in August 1997, in the show's first month...