Ready to test your knowledge of 1970s television? This week’s quiz focuses on the game shows that entertained audiences during the decade, plus our usual mix of nostalgic television trivia.
Grab a pen and paper, settle in with your favourite beverage, and see how many you can get right!
Round One: Name That Game Show
This round is all about identifying 1970s game shows from clues.
1️⃣ Hosted by Hughie Green, this show had a travel theme and contestants could win a luxury holiday.
2️⃣ This blackjack or pontoon themed gameshow was hosted by Fred Dineage of How fame.
3️⃣ This wasn’t so much a gameshow rather a show of games where contestants played pub games like darts, bar billiards and shove ha’penny all linked together by England cricket legend Fred Trueman smoking a pipe.
4️⃣ A TV version of Cluedo, this murder mystery game show was hosted by Edward Woodward in its first series and then by Jon Pertwee. What was it called?
5️⃣ In this show, which was unusual as there were different versions produced in different ITV regions, couples would demonstrate how much they knew, or didn’t know, about each other in the hope they might win a carriage clock.
Round Two: Marathon/Fil Rouge
Questions related to topics and personalities we’ve featured in previous episodes of the My 70’s TV Childhood podcast.
1️⃣ In April of this year we looked back at a few of the many shows featuring pop music, including “Shang a Lang”. Who presented Shang a Lang?
2️⃣ In February 2023 we celebrated “The Six Million Dollar Man” starring Lee Majors. What was the name of his character?
3️⃣ September 2021 had us reminiscing about the old 1930’s cinema serials which were reshown as part of our holiday broadcasting. Buster Crabbe starred as Flash Gordon in those shows but he also starred in another set of serials as an astronaut. What was the other character’s name?
4️⃣ Bagpuss featured in an episode released in March this year. What was the name of the little girl who owned Bagpuss?
5️⃣ In February 2022 we looked at Magic of different sorts from Bewitched to Catweazle via Sooty. Which actor played Catweazle?
Round Three: Name That Tune (1974)
Our specially constructed Wheel of Fate has landed on 1974! Can you identify these five theme tunes from TV shows first broadcast on UK television that year? You’ll have to tune into the My 70s TV Childhood Podcast for this round!
TV Times
Anything goes in this round – questions about various 70s television shows, personalities, and notable programming from the era.
1️⃣ Who narrated the cartoon series Bod?
2️⃣ In which year of the 1970’s was “Carry On Camping” first shown on UK TV?
3️⃣ Before “Terry and June” Terry Scott and June Whitfield played a married couple in a very similar BBC sitcom. What was it called?
4️⃣ What was the name of the travel related show shown on ITV as it tried to compete with the BBC’s “Holiday” programme?
5️⃣ And finally on John Craven’s Newsround, who was the long serving Space Editor?
Bonus Question
In the controversial sitcom “Love thy Neighbour” what were the names of the two couples who lived next door to each other?
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