Ok, let’s just have some
fun this week.
Among the many calamities
for which the Internet is responsible (identity theft, Justin Bieber’s
career, the death of responsible journalism), it has also pretty much killed
the trivia contest.
And yes, I do recognize the
irony of trashing the Internet on my blog.
Trivia contests used to be
fun. There was a genuine sense of accomplishment if you knew the answers, and
if you didn’t know a question it would bother you for the rest of the day. Now,
of course, you can type the question into any search engine and 130,000
websites will pop up to provide the correct answer.
But let’s try it anyway,
and I’m trusting all of you to stay on the honor system. Below are 50 names.
Your challenge is simply to figure out, as Jerry Seinfeld would say, “Who
arrrrrre these people?” They could be actors, they might be characters, or they
may have some other Comfort TV connection.
For those who resist the
temptation to Google, the answers will be posted next week.
If you’d like, leave your
score in the comments – let’s see if anyone gets them all.
1. Henry Bemis
2. Frances Lawrence
3. Grady Byrd
4. Cyndi Grecco
5. Willie Armitage
6. Sonia Manzano
7. Wilbur Post
8. Victoria Winters
9. Lance White
10. Jerrica Benton
11. Roswell Rogers
12. Dorothy Ramsey
13. Miguelito Loveless
14. Gertrude Berg
15. Roy Hinkley
16. Lonnie Burr
17. Gloria Brancusi
18. Frank Nelson
19. Carol Merrill
20. Noodles Romanoff
21. Janet Louise Johnson
22. Charles Lane
23. Vicki Lawson
24. Don Fedderson
25. Arnold Ziffel
26. Tara King
27. Earl J. Waggedorn
28. Fran Allison
29. Cliff Murdock
30. Vic Mizzy
31. Whitney Blake
32. Harvey Klinger
33. Edith Keeler
34. Norville Rogers
35. Noel Neill
36. Byron Glick
37. Pandora Spocks
38. Mike Fink
39. Sarah Purcell
40. Sol Saks
41. Andrea Thomas
42. Dick Tufeld
43. Agnes Nixon
44. Roosevelt Franklin
45. Alexandra Cabot
46. Bruno Martelli
47. Bess Myerson
48. John Drake
49. April Dancer
50. Lucas McCain
I got 20 just scanning them. Do I win?
ReplyDeleteYou beat me, Joanna - I got 18 with my first scan. Got to think about the rest a bit. What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteJust 15 at first glance. About another 15 that I recognized but couldn't exactly state who or where they're from
ReplyDeleteI don't think I got more than 13 after a quick look. Loved the inclusion of Miguelito Loveless!
ReplyDeleteIf I've stumped some of my very smart fellow classic TV bloggers, I have done my job.
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