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     Q: Was Bob Denver’s first TV series: (a) Gilligan’s Island; (b) The Many Loves of Doby Gillis; or (c) The Good Guys?
     A: The Many Loves of Doby Gillis, 1959-63. He was Dwayne Hickman’s sidekick, Maynard G. Krebbs. Tuesday Weld played Thalia; Warren Beatty was Milton; Daryl Hickman was Davy.

     Q: Who said, "Bob Costas is short and cute, but I’ve never heard him called ‘perky?’" Was it: (a) Katie Couric; (b) Cathy Rigby; or (c) Mary Lou Retton?
     A: Katie Couric.

    Q: Which TV series was not a spin-off from the hit series M*A*S*H: (a) Trapper John, M.D.; (b) Maxwell Klinger, P.I.; or (c) AfterMASH?
    A: Maxwell Klinger, P.I. was not a series, but the idea has possibilities.

    Q: Before landing the role of Gordy the weatherman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, did John Amos play: (a) pro golf; (b) pro football; or (c) pro baseball?
    A: He played pro football, did standup comedy, and worked as a comedy writer.

    Q: Did Ray Romano's first appear as a standup comedian: (a) at church; (b) on open-mike night at a club; or (c) on a local cable TV talent show?
    A: He impulsely took the stage on open-mike night to impress his date. He was so successful, he became interested in standup. Earlier, he had particpated in comedy skits at church.

    Q: During his college years, in which church did Dick Van Dyke consider studying for the ministry: (a) Baptist; (b) Methodist; or (c) Presbyterian?
    A: Presbyterian.

    Q: Was actress-dancer-singer Nia Peeples' eighth TV series: (a) "Snoops;" (b) "Walker: Texas Ranger;" or (c) "Chicago Hope?"
    A: Walker: Texas Ranger.

   Q: What cigarette brand once sponsored the primetime TV cartoon series The Flintstones? Was it: (a) Winston; (b) Marlboro; or (c) Kent?
    A: Winston.

   Q: Did actress Jamie Lee Curtis break into show business as a regular on the TV series: (a) Operation Petticoat; (b) Petticoat Junction; or (c) This Week in Underwear?
    A: She was Lt. Barbara Duran in the late ‘70s on "Operation Petticoat."

    Q: Was actor Sam Waterston of TV's Law & Order nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award for his 1984 role in the movie: (a) Friendly Fire; (b) Killing Fields; or (c) Hannah and Her Sisters?
     A: For his role as Sydney Shanberg in Killing Fields.

    Q: What cigarette brand once sponsored the primetime TV cartoon series The Flintstones? Was it: (a) Winston; (b) Marlboro; or (c) Kent?
    A: Winston.

    Q: For her role in The Flying Nun, was actress Sally Field paid: (a) $400; (b) $4,000; or (c) $40,000 a week?
     A: $4,000 a week.

     Q: Was TV host Mary Hart born in: (a) Sioux Falls, South Dakota; (b) Sioux City, Iowa; or (c) Sioux Lookout, Ontario?
    A: Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

    Q: Was actress Parker Posey named after: (a) a flower; (b) a game; or (c) a model?
    A: She was named after supermodel Suzy Parker.

    Q: Was Roseanne's first steady work as a comedian a five-month stint as opening act for singer: (a) Neil Diamond; (b) Julio Iglesias; or (c) Tom Jones?
    A: Julio Iglesias.

    Q: In the children's TV series Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, was Electra Woman played by: (a) Lucy Lawless; (b) Deidra Hall; or (c) Judy Strangis?
    A: Deidra Hall. Judy Strangis was Dyna Girl.

    Q: In an American TV series, did actor Roger Moore play: (a) Beau Dillon; (b) Beau Earp; or (c) Beau Maverick?
    A: In the 1960-61 season, he was Bret Maverick's cousin, Beauregard.

     Q: Did actor Jason Alexander start losing his hair at age: (a) 16; (b) 26; or (c) 36?
     A: At 16.

     Q: On TV’s China Beach, did actress Dana Delaney play Lieutenant Colleen: (a) McNeely; (b) McMurphy; or (c) McRaney?
     A: McMurphy.     Q: Did actor Peter Falk lose an eye at age: (a) 3; (b) 13; or (c) 23?
     A: At age 3.

     Q: As a child, was actor Clayton Moore: (a) a vaudeville comic; (b) a circus acrobat; or (c) a Golden Gloves boxer?
     A: A circus acrobat, an aerialist.

     Q: Jeff Foxworthy’s siblings are named Jay and Jennifer. Are his daughters named: (a) Jamie and Janet; (b) Jolene and Julia; or (c) Jordan and Juliane?
     A: Jordan and Juliane.

     Q: Before breaking into television, was actress Ally Walker of NBC’s Profiler: (a) a genetic engineering researcher; (b) a dancer; or (c) a nurse?
     A: A genetic engineering researcher. Her father was a nuclear researcher.

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