{"id":86873,"date":"2022-11-30T23:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T23:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/?p=86873"},"modified":"2022-11-30T23:02:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T23:02:03","slug":"cvs-holiday-22-trivia-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/cvs-holiday-22-trivia-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday \u201822 Trivia Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

For over a hundred years some of the greatest video treasures of all time have been produced. Some have been lost in the sands of time and others, soon to be rediscovered, will become fan favorites for a whole new generation.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Each week we will feature just one of the many hidden gems that you can see on ATVN with insights and commentaries on classic television shows, key names in the “Golden Age” of entertainment history and legendary cinematic performances.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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\u2018Tis the season for having some fun and testing your knowledge of some of the classic videos that we have talked about and highlighted on ATVN recently.<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope all of you have been enjoying our featured stories on unique facts as well as information on the actors, shows and movies being featured as part of the Astound TV Network\u2019s fall schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now it’s time to find out how much you\u2019ve learned by taking our Classic Video Showplace \u201choliday edition\u201d of our quiz.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

See how you do answering the following questions and then check out the correct responses listed below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Have fun!<\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Which legendary performer from the holiday classic The Wizard of Oz<\/b>, also starred in a film based largely on a parody of another classic program of that era, a few years after \u201cOz\u201d landed in theaters?<\/li>\n
  2. Which broker-turned-actor got a job from Orson Welles and was a main character in the iconic movie <\/span>Citizen Kane, <\/b>only after desperately needing work due the infamous Stock Market Crash of 1929?<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Speaking of Orson Welles, what infamous holiday broadcast did Welles and his fellow \u201cMercury Theater\u201d actors create which caused a national panic on Halloween 1938?<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. What mega-film star of the 1930s and 1940s became one of the first movie stars featured in a successful drama television series in the 1950s?<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Which early television child actor is often credited with being the first ever \u201cteen idol?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Which film is widely regarded as the \u201cbest\u201d Abbott and Costello movie? (HINT: it does NOT include their famous \u201cWho\u2019s On First?\u201d routine).<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Which radio singing sensation of the 1940s portrayed someone constantly referred to as \u201cthat crazy kid\u201d well into his 50s on multiple early television programs as both a regular cast member and a guest star.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Fred MacMurray starred in hundreds of films from the 1930s to the early 1980s, including the classic <\/span>The Caine Mutiny<\/b> as well as Disney favorites like<\/span> The Shaggy Dog <\/b>and <\/span>The Absent Minded Professor.\u00a0 <\/b>But what is his best known television character\u2019s name?<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Speaking of MacMurray, he got his start on a Broadway play that shares the name of what 1980s television short-lived spin-off show that starred John Ritter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. What future star did Dave Nelson (of <\/span>The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet <\/b>fame) direct in his film, <\/span>Cry Baby <\/b>(hint: this young actor would portray the likes of Ichabod Crane, Willy Wonka and Captain Jack Sparrow in later years)?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Answers:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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    1. Jack Haley (\u201cThe Tin Man\u201d)<\/b><\/li>\n
    2. Everett Sloane<\/b><\/li>\n
    3. \u201cWar of the Words\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n
    4. Loretta Young<\/b><\/li>\n
    5. Ricky Nelson<\/b><\/li>\n
    6. \u201cAfrica Screams\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n
    7. Dennis Day<\/b><\/li>\n
    8. Steven Douglas (from \u201cMy Three Sons\u201d)<\/b><\/li>\n
    9. \u201cThree\u2019s A Crowd\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n
    10. \u00a0Johnny Depp<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      You can see all of the above-mentioned actors and many of these classic films and television shows on the ATVN programming lineup.\u00a0 To see the full listing of classic programming on ATVN, check out the weekly listings here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Don’t forget to keep checking back to the Showplace for more classic trivia and little-known bits of information about some of the greatest shows and movies of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n

      The views expressed in this blog are<\/span><\/i> those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Astound Broadband or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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