MATCH GAME REBOOTED
It’s the game show that makes you — blank! On July 2, 1973, viewers laughed when NBC’s 1962–’69 hit The Match Game came back in syndication without the “The” but with host Gene Rayburn and panelists like Charles Nelson Reilly. Now match the star with the…
1 In the ’50s, Gene Rayburn also hosted the popular game show ___.
A Tic Tac Dough
B The $64,000 Question C Name That Tune
2 Panelist Brett Somers was married for 21 years to schlubby star ___ .
A Ernest Borgnine B Jack Klugman C Walter Matthau
3 Master wisecracker Charles Nelson Reilly won a 1962 Tony for his role in the Broadway musical _ _ _ .
A Bye Bye Birdie
B How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying
C Carousel
4 When he hosted another hit game show, Richard Dawson’s catchphrase was ___ .
A Come on down! B Joker, joker, joker! C Survey says!
5 Though she gained fame as an actress, panelist Fannie Flagg had more success with her best-selling book ___ .
A Ellen Foster
B Fried Green Tomatoes at the
Whistle Stop Cafe
C Looking for Mr. Goodbar