Q 01/05

Which television personality created the long-running game show Wheel of Fortune?

A) Mark Goodson

B) Bob Stewart

C) Chuck Barris

D) Merv Griffin

Answer · why

D) Merv Griffin

Griffin conceived the show in the early 1970s, adding a roulette-style wheel to a word-guessing game for an element of chance.

Q 02/05

How many Bankrupt wedges does the Wheel of Fortune wheel carry?

A) One

B) Two

C) Three

D) Four

Answer · why

B) Two

There is only a single Lose a Turn wedge, and Bankrupt is the one space that also strips a contestant of a Wild Card won in an earlier round.

Q 03/05

What job was Pat Sajak working when he was hired to host Wheel of Fortune?

A) TV weather forecaster

B) Overnight radio disc jockey

C) Local TV sportscaster

D) Newspaper columnist

Answer · why

A) TV weather forecaster

NBC president Fred Silverman objected to the hire, feeling the KNBC forecaster was "too local" for a national audience.

Q 04/05

The original Wheel of Fortune puzzle board used 39 three-sided rotating pieces known as what?

A) Trigons

B) Flippers

C) Prisms

D) Trilons

Answer · why

D) Trilons

Each had a green side for unused spaces, a blank side for a hidden letter and a lettered side; a larger 48-piece board arrived just before Pat Sajak's...

Q 05/05

In what year did Guinness recognise Pat Sajak for the longest career hosting the same game show?

A) 2013

B) 2016

C) 2019

D) 2022

Answer · why

C) 2019

Sajak was honored on an episode taped in March 2019 for surpassing previous record holder Bob Barker of The Price Is Right.