# Television Trivia **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 7, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645 "2009-08-07T15:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/1 "2009-08-07T15:40:27Z")
Questions can be about any aspect of television - series, individual episodes, cast, directors/producers/writers, TV as a business, whatever, but must relate to TV in some way. \*\*No Googling \*\*or use of other artificial memory aids. I’ll check back in a while and confirm answers as necessary. CD1. What member of the cast of \*F Troop \*actually served as a cavalryman in the U.S. Army until being discharged after the discovery that he had lied about his age to join? CD2. The cast of _Emergency!_ included the bandleader who wrote “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” and a singer best-known for a million-selling recording released in December 1955. Name them. CD3. The intellectual pretensions of Diane Chambers served as a long-running joke on _Cheers_. Give the titles of the book she had begun writing years before working at the bar and the short movie she made for Woody’s parents to convince them to let him continue working at the bar. CD4. Name the executive who took on programming at NBC in 1981 and oversaw the development of the “Must-See TV” range that revived the network’s prime-time lineup. CD5. NBC ruled Thursday nights in the 1980s, and for three straight seasons (1984-85 through 1986-87) its prime-time lineup for that night consisted of the same five shows, four half-hour sitcoms and a one-hour drama. Name them. CD6. Name the songs played by Elvis Costello during his appearances on _The Larry Sanders Show_. CD7. Major League Baseball was first televised on Aug. 26, 1939, with a doubleheader. Name the two teams that played that day. CD8. At which Olympic Games were events first broadcast on TV? CD9. CBS bought control of the New York Yankees after the 1964 season and sold the team to investors led by George Steinbrenner in January 1973. Who sold the team to CBS? CD10. From 1939 to 1964, CBS occupied much of a well-known landmark building in Manhattan, where it had four studios and other facilities and made broadcasts including Edward R. Murrow’s commentaries on Sen. Joe McCarthy. Name the building. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/2 "2009-08-07T15:46:51Z")
> [@ColonelDax](#): > > CD2. The cast of _Emergency!_ included the bandleader who wrote “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” and a singer best-known for a million-selling recording released in December 1955. Name them. Bobby Troup and Julie London, respectively. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/3 "2009-08-07T15:48:22Z")
AST1- What “one-hit wonder” band appeared as themselves on “The Munsters,” and played the Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand”? AST2- What Oscar-winning short film was used as an episode of “The Twilight Zone”? AST3- What TV cop was named after one of football’s “Seven Blocks of Granite”? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/4 "2009-08-07T15:49:30Z")
> [@ColonelDax](#): > > CD9. CBS bought control of the New York Yankees after the 1964 season and sold the team to investors led by George Steinbrenner in January 1973. Who sold the team to CBS? Dan Topping and Del Webb (Yeah, I used to be a huge Yankees fan) ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/5 "2009-08-07T15:52:11Z")
\*\*Sternvogel \*\*and **astorian** are correct. ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/6 "2009-08-07T16:09:00Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > AST1- What “one-hit wonder” band appeared as themselves on “The Munsters,” and played the Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand”? Was it Every Mother’s Son? ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/7 "2009-08-07T16:09:37Z")
> [@ColonelDax](#): > > CD8. At which Olympic Games were events first broadcast on TV? Berlin 1936? Otherwise these are very US-centric. Tut and for shame, sir! ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/8 "2009-08-07T16:15:35Z")
> [@ColonelDax](#): > > CD4. Name the executive who took on programming at NBC in 1981 and oversaw the development of the “Must-See TV” range that revived the network’s prime-time lineup. Brandon Tartikoff? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/9 "2009-08-07T16:16:55Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > AST1- What “one-hit wonder” band appeared as themselves on “The Munsters,” and played the Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand”? The Standells. Their “one hit” was _Dirty Water_. ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/10 "2009-08-07T16:21:38Z")
**WotNot** and **It’s Not Rocket Surgery!** are correct. > [@WotNot](#): > > Otherwise these are very US-centric. Tut and for shame, sir! That’s probably because I’m American. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/11 "2009-08-07T16:34:47Z")
I looked up some of the remaining questions, and I really, really liked this one: > [@ColonelDax](#): > > CD10. From 1939 to 1964, CBS occupied much of a well-known landmark building in Manhattan, where it had four studios and other facilities and made broadcasts including Edward R. Murrow’s commentaries on Sen. Joe McCarthy. Name the building. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/12 "2009-08-07T16:47:34Z")
> [@ColonelDax](#): > > That’s probably because I’m American. I did rather make that assumption, yes.😃 It wasn’t intended as a serious complaint (just in case you thought it was, which you probably didn’t, but better safe than sorry, you never know on the internet, do you? Where was I? Oh, yes…), more an expression of disappointment. Of course I could look up the answers, but that’s hardly playing the game, now, is it? ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/13 "2009-08-07T16:52:44Z")
CD5 -Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court and Hill Street Blues. Man, did I love that night of TV every week! ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/14 "2009-08-07T16:59:34Z")
**WotNot** , no offense taken. **cmkeller** is correct. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/15 "2009-08-07T17:01:18Z")
CD1. WAG. Forrest Tucker. CD10. Another WAG. Rockefeller Center. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/16 "2009-08-07T17:04:39Z")
> [@WotNot](#): > > Berlin 1936? This is what the movie/book Contact says is the case. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/17 "2009-08-07T18:58:20Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > The Standells. Their “one hit” was _Dirty Water_. “Aw, Boston you’re my hoooome…” Correct! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/18 "2009-08-07T20:07:52Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > AST2- What Oscar-winning short film was used as an episode of “The Twilight Zone”? _An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge_? ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/19 "2009-08-07T21:08:56Z")
**kaylasdad99** is correct on the first one but not on the second. And **It’s Not Rocket Surgery!** , thanks for the compliment in post no. 11. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645/20 "2009-08-07T21:48:21Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > _An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge_? Mais, oui! You got it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-trivia/505645.md?page=2)