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29 Quiz Shows trivia questions
Q1. On Wheel of Fortune, who is the long-time co-host that reveals the letters?
Answer: Vanna White
💡 White has revealed the puzzle-board letters since 1982, now with just a touch.
Q2. Which pricing game on The Price Is Right drops a chip down a pegged board?
Answer: Plinko
💡 Plinko debuted in 1983 and is one of the show's most beloved pricing games.
Q3. Family Feud asks players to match answers from a survey of how many people?
Answer: 100 people
💡 Two families compete to name the most popular survey answers for cash.
Q4. Who hosted the UK version of Deal or No Deal from 2005 to 2016?
Answer: Noel Edmonds
💡 The Channel 4 show pitted a contestant against a mysterious off-stage 'Banker.'
Q5. Which host signed off contestants with 'You are the weakest link — goodbye'?
Answer: Anne Robinson
💡 Robinson hosted more than 1,690 editions of the BBC quiz from 2000 to 2012.
Q6. Which actor and comedian has hosted the UK quiz show The Chase since 2009?
Answer: Bradley Walsh
Q7. What is the nickname of Chaser Mark Labbett on the quiz show The Chase?
Answer: The Beast
💡 Labbett also appears as The Beast on the Australian version of The Chase.
Q8. Which presenter did the numbers and letters on Countdown until 2008?
Answer: Carol Vorderman
💡 Vorderman spent 26 years on the Channel 4 show before Rachel Riley took over in 2009.
Q9. Which broadcaster hosted University Challenge from 1994 until 2023?
Answer: Jeremy Paxman
💡 Paxman stepped down after 28 years; Amol Rajan succeeded him in 2023.
Q10. On the BBC quiz Pointless, which type of correct answer scores the fewest points?
Answer: Least popular answer
💡 A 'pointless' answer — correct but named by none of the 100 surveyed — is the goal.
Q11. Which comedian hosted the US show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Answer: Jeff Foxworthy
💡 The Fox show drew 26 million viewers to its 2007 debut, a network high in years.
Q12. What phrase introduces the quick opening question on University Challenge?
Answer: Starter for ten
💡 Answering a starter correctly lets a team tackle three follow-up bonus questions.
Q13. What is the nickname of Chaser Anne Hegerty on the quiz show The Chase?
Answer: The Governess
💡 Hegerty earned the nickname for her stern, schoolmistress on-screen persona.
Q14. Which talk-show host created Jeopardy in 1964, reportedly based on his wife's idea?
Answer: Merv Griffin
Q15. The game show Countdown was the first programme broadcast on which new UK channel in 1982?
Answer: Channel 4
Q16. This 1950s CBS quiz sensation baked its top prize into its title — how much was that prize?
Answer: $64,000
Q17. In the 1956 Twenty-One quiz-show fix, which champion was ordered to lose to Charles Van Doren?
Answer: Herb Stempel
💡 The scandal on Twenty-One inspired the 1994 film Quiz Show.
Q18. In 2004, one legendary Jeopardy win streak is often misquoted as 75 games — what's the real number?
Answer: 74
💡 The confusion comes from his 75th appearance, which was actually the game he finally lost.
Q19. Which Mastermind host coined the line 'I've started, so I'll finish'?
Answer: Magnus Magnusson
💡 He said it when the timer buzzed mid-question; he hosted Mastermind from 1972 to 1997.
Q20. Who was the wisecracking original host of Family Feud when it began in 1976?
Answer: Richard Dawson
💡 Dawson had earlier starred as a prisoner of war in the sitcom Hogan's Heroes.
Q21. How many sealed boxes are in play on the UK version of Deal or No Deal?
Answer: 22
💡 Boxes are sealed by an independent adjudicator so no one on stage knows the amounts.
Q22. In Jeopardy!, what is the higher-value second round of the main game called?
Answer: Double Jeopardy
💡 Clue values double in this round before the single Final Jeopardy question.
Q23. As of 2026, how many professional 'Chasers' make up the full rotating cast of The Chase?
Answer: 6
Q24. The $64,000 Question drew roughly how many millions of viewers in its first ten weeks on air, in 1955?
Answer: 47 million
Q25. Which game show did a British officer appear to win £1M on in 2001, aided by a coughing contestant?
Answer: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
💡 Major Charles Ingram was never paid, and he, his wife, and the cougher were convicted of fraud in 2003.
Q26. Mastermind's black-chair format came from its producer's WWII ordeal — who had interrogated him?
Answer: The Gestapo
💡 Producer Bill Wright based the show's format on being interrogated after being captured as a POW in the Netherlands.
Q27. What is the prize fund on the UK version of Deal or No Deal?
Answer: £250,000
💡 Deal or No Deal ran on Channel 4 from 2005-2019, hosted by Noel Edmonds. A £250,000 jackpot was won eight times during the show's run.
Q28. Which woman set the record for the longest winning streak on the quiz show Jeopardy?
Answer: Amy Schneider
💡 Schneider won 40 straight games in 2021-22, the second-longest streak in the show's history.
Q29. Who was the original host of University Challenge from 1962 to 1987?
Answer: Bamber Gascoigne
💡 Gascoigne fronted the quiz for 25 years before Jeremy Paxman revived it in 1994.
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