.TedGuy's Classic TV and Events Trivia
from the 1960s and 1970s.
- What was Buddy Sorrell's wife's first name?
Pickels.
- Who was Charles Whitman?
A university of Texas student who in 1966 took a rifle to the top of a campus tower and began shooting before killing himself.
- What was Howard Borden's profession?
Airline navigator.
- Who was Underdog's girlfriend?
Sweet Polly Purebread
- What two actresses played Lois Lane in the original Superman series?
Phyllis Coates and Noel Neill.
- What were the two daughters' pet names on Father Knows Best?
Princess and Kitten.
- Name two semi-hit songs recorded by Paul Peterson (Jeff Stone on The Donna Reed Show).
My Dad and She Can't Find Her Keys
- Speaking of Jeff Stone, who played his older sister? (And name her hit record.)
Shelley Fabares, Johnny Angel.
- Who was Billy Sol Estes?
A wheeler-dealer convicted of defrauding the government through agricultural subsidies (specifically cotton).
- "When there is trouble, I'm there on the double. From Atlantic to Pacific," whom do they know?
Tom Terrific
- Name the Batman villains played by the following actors: Vincent Price, Frank Gorshin, Cesar Romero, Victor Buono, Cliff Robertson.
Egghead, The Riddler, The Joker, King Tut, Shame.
- And name the three actresses who played Catwoman.
Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Merriwether.
- Name the little boy and the dog on Clutch Cargo.
Spinner and Paddlefoot.
- What family did Hazel work for?
The Baxters.
- What was the nickname of Ozzie Nelson's neighbor?
Thorny, who was played by Don DeFore, George Baxter on Hazel.
- And who was the short, tubby blond friend of Ricky and Dave Nelson?
Wally.
- Name the two main characters from The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin.
- Who is Clerow Wilson?
Better known as Flip Wilson.
- Who was Crusader Rabbit's sidekick?
Rags (the tiger).
- How about Wild Bill Hickok's sidekick and the actor who played him?
Jingles, played by Andy Devine.
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