Q 01/05

On which network did Match Game premiere in 1962?

A) NBC

B) CBS

C) ABC

D) DuMont

Answer · why

A) NBC

The original daytime run lasted until 1969; the famous six-celebrity version came to CBS in 1973.

Q 02/05

Through which year did Gene Rayburn host every version of Match Game?

A) 1979

B) 1982

C) 1984

D) 1990

Answer · why

C) 1984

He had been the original announcer on Steve Allen's Tonight before joining Goodson-Todman in 1953.

Q 03/05

Which production company made Match Game?

A) Heatter-Quigley

B) Goodson-Todman

C) Barry & Enright

D) Chuck Barris Productions

Answer · why

B) Goodson-Todman

The same firm produced The Price Is Right, Password and, from Match Game's audience round, Family Feud.

Q 04/05

What is Match Game called in its British version?

A) Fill in the Blank

B) Celebrity Squares

C) Blankety Blank

D) Gap Year

Answer · why

C) Blankety Blank

Australia's edition added an s, becoming Blankety Blanks.

Q 05/05

On what date did the original Match Game premiere?

A) January 1, 1962

B) September 3, 1963

C) June 25, 1973

D) December 31, 1962

Answer · why

D) December 31, 1962

Arlene Francis and Skitch Henderson were the first two celebrity panelists.