June 23, 2025

Game Shows

Game Shows
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Test your knowledge of classic television game shows with five questions about the hosts, formats, and memorable moments that made these programs American entertainment staples. From wheel-spinning to celebrity squares, explore the golden age of TV game shows. Get all our episodes commercial-free at caloroga.com/plus.
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Callarogus Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and

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today we're spinning the wheel and testing your knowledge about

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classic television game shows. Question one, Which long running game

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show features contestants solving word puzzles by guessing letters, with

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the host saying I'd like to buy a vowel? Question two?

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What popular game show hosted by Alex Trebek from nineteen

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eighty four to twenty twenty presents answers to contestants, who

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must respond in the form of a question? Question three?

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Which game show host was famous for kissing female contestants

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and saying survey says when revealing answers? Question four? On

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what game show do contestants choose between keeping a cash

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prize or trading it for what's behind a curtain or door?

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Question five? Which daytime game show featured celebrities sitting in

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squares and helping contestants play Tic tac toe. We'll be

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right back with these winning answers after this break. Welcome back,

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trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one which game

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show features contestants solving word puzzles? Answer Wheel of Fortune

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created by merv Griffin. This show has been a television

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staple since nineteen seventy five. Contestants spin a large wheel

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to determine dollar amounts before guessing letters and word puzzles

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with the famous phrase, I'd like to buy a vowel,

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allowing them to purchase vowels for two hundred fifty dollars.

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Question two, What Game Show presents answers that require questions

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as responses. Answer Jeopardy, Also created by MERV Griffin, This

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quiz show reverses the traditional format by giving contestants answers

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and requiring them to respond with the corresponding questions. Alex

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Trebek hosted for thirty seven seasons, becoming synonymous with the

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show until his passing in twenty twenty. Question three, which

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host was famous for kissing contestants and saying survey says

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answer Richard Dawson on Family Feud. Dawson hosted the show

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from nineteen seventy six to nineteen eighty five and again

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from nineteen ninety four to nineteen ninety five. His practice

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of kissing female contestants became his trademark, and his enthusiastic

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delivery of survey says before revealing answers made him one

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of television's most recognizable game show hosts. Question four, which

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show features trading prizes for What's behind Doors? Answer Let's

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Make a Deal. Created by Monty Hall and Stephan Hatos,

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this show has contestants choose between keeping a known prize

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or risking it for an unknown prize behind doors or curtains.

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The Monty Hall Problem became a famous mathematical probability puzzle

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based on the show's format. Question five, which show featured

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celebrities and squares playing tic tac toe. Answer the Hollywood Squares.

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This show featured nine celebrities sitting in a large tic

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tac toe board, with contestants choosing celebrities to answer questions.

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The center square was traditionally occupied by the show's biggest star,

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with Paul lind being the most famous center square regular

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during the show's golden years. That concludes today's five daily

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trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted

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with the help of AI technology. If you'd like to

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enjoy five daily trivia questions without ads, check the link

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in our show notes or visit calaroga dot com slash plus.

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See you tomorrow.