Q 01/05

Who was the first host of 'The Price Is Right' when it premiered in 1972?

A) Bill Cullen

B) Tom Kennedy

C) Dennis James

D) Bob Barker

Answer · why

D) Bob Barker

Bob Barker began hosting the CBS revival of 'The Price Is Right' on September 4, 1972, and continued for 35 years until his retirement.

Q 02/05

Who was named host of the syndicated nighttime Price Is Right when the show returned in 1972?

A) Gene Rayburn

B) Monty Hall

C) Jack Narz

D) Dennis James

Answer · why

D) Dennis James

Dennis James was the producers' choice for daytime too, but CBS insisted on Bob Barker, so James got the weekly nighttime show, staying until 1977.

Q 03/05

Who was The Price Is Right's original announcer, from its 1972 premiere until his death in 1985?

A) Johnny Olson

B) Johnny Gilbert

C) Jay Stewart

D) Charlie O'Donnell

Answer · why

A) Johnny Olson

Johnny Olson also warmed up the studio audience before each taping and played characters in the Showcase skits; he was still the show's announcer when...

Q 04/05

The Price Is Right's 1972 CBS premiere, hosted by Bob Barker, fell on which U.S. holiday?

A) Memorial Day

B) Labor Day

C) Thanksgiving

D) Presidents' Day

Answer · why

B) Labor Day

Labor Day, September 4, 1972: CBS launched three new game shows back to back that Monday morning, and this is the only one of the three that has staye...

Q 05/05

The Big Wheel arrived in 1975 alongside which change?

A) A prime-time slot

B) A new network

C) Hour-long episodes

D) A new studio

Answer · why

C) Hour-long episodes

Hour-long episodes: with six players a show reaching the stage instead of three, the wheel was brought in to cut each trio down to a single Showcase f...