Trivia For November 18, 2025

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Classic Television

Question 1:

After appearing as the title character's wife on The Dick Van Dyke Show for five years, this actress got her own eponymous tv show in 1970.

Mary Tyler Moore
  • The program was enormously successful, and its portrayal of an independent woman focused on career over family was considered groundbreaking. Over seven seasons, The Mary Tyler Moore Show would win 29 Emmys. Moore won three awards for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy.


Question 2:

Running from 1951—1957, I Love Lucy was a sitcom starring Lucille Ball and this man, who was also her real-life husband.

Desi Arnaz
  • Combining their first names, Ball and Arnaz formed Desilu Productions. In addition to making I Love Lucy, the company also developed shows like The Untouchables, Mission: Impossible and Star Trek.


Question 3:

In this tv series that aired between 1964—1966, John Astin played Gomez, Carolyn Jones played Morticia, and Jackie Coogan played Uncle Fester.

The Addams Family
  • The tv show is named after the cartoonist Charles Addams, who created the characters. They appeared in a series of 150 stand-alone cartoons, many of which appeared in The New Yorker.


Question 4:

What western tv series ran from 1955—1975 and starred James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon of Dodge City?

Gunsmoke
  • A total of 635 episodes were aired over its 20 year run, making it the longest-running scripted American primetime television series until it was surpassed in episodes by The Simpsons.


Question 5:

Who was the host of the game show Jeopardy! during its original run from 1964—1979?

Art Fleming
  • In Jeopardy!, contestants are given trivia clues in the form of answers and they must provide their response as a question. It's current incarnation premiered in 1984, and was hosted by Alex Trebek until January 2021. The current host, Ken Jennings, is also the show's all-time winningest contestant.


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