Q 01/05

What was the 1980s craze for Wheel of Fortune's Vanna White called?

A) Vanna Fever

B) Vannamania

C) The Vanna Effect

D) White Heat

Answer · why

B) Vannamania

Vannamania swept the country in the mid-1980s, turning a co-host with almost no lines into a star with endorsement deals and her own doll.

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

A TV weather forecaster at KNBC in Los Angeles, Sajak seemed "too local" to NBC chief Fred Silverman, Merv Griffin later wrote, until Griffin threaten...

Q 04/05

The original Wheel of Fortune puzzle board was built from three-sided rotating pieces known as what?

A) Trigons

B) Tumblers

C) Prisms

D) Trilons

Answer · why

D) Trilons

Trilons had a green side for unused spaces, a blank side to hide a letter and a lettered side, so each one was turned by hand to show its letter.

Q 05/05

Guinness recognised Pat Sajak in 2019 for which record?

A) Most game shows hosted

B) Longest run hosting one show

C) Most prize money awarded

D) Longest taping streak

Answer · why

B) Longest run hosting one show

Longest run hosting one show: Guinness counted 35 years 198 days on the nighttime version alone, which left out the daytime shows he had fronted since...