Test Your Knowledge About Talk Show Hosts

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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    For how many years did Rush Limbaugh host a self-titled TV talk show?

    • A.

      9

    • B.

      12

    • C.

      4

    • D.

      1

    Correct Answer
    C. 4
  • 2. 

    Who co-hosts "The View" and has her own self-named talk show as well?

    • A.

      Whoopi Goldberg

    • B.

      Elisabeth Hasselbeck

    • C.

      Barbara Walters

    • D.

      Joy Behar

    Correct Answer
    D. Joy Behar
  • 3. 

    Whom did talk show host Maury Povich marry in 1984?

    • A.

      Joy Behar

    • B.

      Connie Chung

    • C.

      Barbara Walters

    • D.

      Diane Sawyer

    Correct Answer
    B. Connie Chung
  • 4. 

    What talk show host heads his own production company, called "MoPo Productions"?

    • A.

      Arsenio Hall

    • B.

      Maury Povich

    • C.

      Montel Williams

    • D.

      Phil Donahue

    Correct Answer
    B. Maury Povich
  • 5. 

    What former daughter of "The Cosby Show" had a talk show for one year in the mid-90s?

    • A.

      Sabrina Le Beauf

    • B.

      Tempestt Bledsoe

    • C.

      Lisa Bonet

    • D.

      Keshia Knight Pulliam

    Correct Answer
    B. Tempestt Bledsoe
  • 6. 

    Who hosted "The Tonight Show" when it first aired in 1954?

    • A.

      Jack Paar

    • B.

      Douglas Brinkley

    • C.

      Steve Allen

    • D.

      Walter Kronkite

    Correct Answer
    C. Steve Allen
  • 7. 

    What host is credited with cultivating the concept of the television talk show?

    • A.

      Johnny Carson

    • B.

      Steve Allen

    • C.

      Jack Paar

    • D.

      Dick Cavett

    Correct Answer
    B. Steve Allen
  • 8. 

    What one-time host of "The Tonight Show" also hosted "I've Got A Secret"?

    • A.

      Jack Paar

    • B.

      Merv Griffin

    • C.

      Allen Ludden

    • D.

      Steve Allen

    Correct Answer
    D. Steve Allen
  • 9. 

    What talk show host was an accomplished pianist with more than 14,000 songs to his credit?

    • A.

      Steve Allen

    • B.

      Allen Ludden

    • C.

      Merv Griffin

    • D.

      Jack Paar

    Correct Answer
    A. Steve Allen
  • 10. 

    Who pioneered the "tabloid talk show" on television?

    • A.

      Phil McGraw

    • B.

      Oprah

    • C.

      Phil Donahue

    • D.

      Jerry Springer

    Correct Answer
    C. pHil Donahue
  • 11. 

    What talk show host declined an invitation to join a U.S. delegation to Afghanistan?

    • A.

      Oprah

    • B.

      Johnny Carson

    • C.

      Sean Hannity

    • D.

      Glenn Beck

    Correct Answer
    A. Oprah
  • 12. 

    What talk show host showed off his bass clarinet skills in a 2008 concert?

    • A.

      Sean Hannity

    • B.

      Conan O'Brien

    • C.

      Jimmy Fallon

    • D.

      Jimmy Kimmel

    Correct Answer
    D. Jimmy Kimmel
  • 13. 

    What talk show host had worked as a magician as well as a writer for "The Tonight Show"?

    • A.

      Phil Donahue

    • B.

      Conan O'Brien

    • C.

      David Letterman

    • D.

      Dick Cavett

    Correct Answer
    D. Dick Cavett
  • 14. 

    What talk show host also created "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune"?

    • A.

      Merv Griffin

    • B.

      Jack Paar

    • C.

      Steve Allen

    • D.

      Johnny Carson

    Correct Answer
    A. Merv Griffin
  • 15. 

    Of what U.S. city was Jerry Springer once the mayor?

    • A.

      Cincinnati

    • B.

      Louisville

    • C.

      St. Louis

    • D.

      Cleveland

    Correct Answer
    A. Cincinnati

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