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Ian Wallis · « **Reply #675 on:** January 30, 2006, 12:19:46 PM »

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I can see how that would be complex "down under"......Answer to this easy one (for some of the US folk at least), would be A. Bewitched (1964). I believe the remaining three all debuted in 1965. GS's pilot ep was in B&W, IDoJ's 1st season was in B&W - not sure about HH as far as colorcasting goes.

I think this question might have actually come up in this thread before, as it sounds very familiar (...will this thread be the first to reach 100 pages?...)

As for "Hogan's Heroes" - it has a similar story to "Get Smart", in that the pilot was in B&W but the rest of the series was in color. The first episode aired of both of these shows in September 1965 was the pilot, which were never run on the network again.

The first season of "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965-66) was in B&W (and with a different theme song), the final four in color. The first two seasons of "Bewitched" (1964-66) were B&W, the final six in color.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #676 on:** January 30, 2006, 03:14:00 PM »

Yes, this question has appeared on our forum before, probably when it first came up in Australia. I still maintain that it's a tricky question for most Americans. Pop culture is my thing, and I would have had trouble with it. For Australians, I imagine it would be just about off the scale in difficulty.

PYLdude · « **Reply #677 on:** January 30, 2006, 03:26:45 PM »

Upon viewing this question, I decided to do a little research into when these shows premiered. Of course, as was stated before, the correct answer is Bewitched. But from what I was able to gather, two of the other three choices (Hogan's Heroes and Get Smart, IIRC) premiered on the same exact day in 1965.

Back on topic for a second...I gotta agree with Matt here, because while I would think that a lot of people have seen at least one episode of all four shows, I don't know how many would actually know which one debuted first.

SRIV94 · « **Reply #678 on:** January 30, 2006, 05:34:16 PM »

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Jan 30 2006, 11:19 AM\']I think this question might have actually come up in this thread before, as it sounds very familiar (...will this thread be the first to reach 100 pages?...)

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How could it not?

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Robert Hutchinson · « **Reply #679 on:** January 30, 2006, 06:24:46 PM »

When we talked about it before, we found that it was at least roughly workable if you're familiar with A) how long each series was in black-and-white, and hoped that that was a factor, and B) I Dream of Jeannie being the one that was called a ripoff of Bewitched, not vice versa.

[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Jan 30 2006, 05:34 PM\'][quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Jan 30 2006, 11:19 AM\'](...will this thread be the first to reach 100 pages?...)[/quote]How could it not?

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For $1,000,000: When will Bob Barker retire?

(I'm not feeling cute enough to come up with four answers.)

aaron sica · « **Reply #680 on:** January 30, 2006, 06:26:51 PM »

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For $1,000,000: When will Bob Barker retire?

(I'm not feeling cute enough to come up with four answers.)

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A. He won't because he has a clone in waiting
B. He won't because he has a robot in waiting
C. Todd Newton is waiting
D. Tom Bergeron is waiting

NOTE: The answers contained in the question are culled from people's opinions, not my own. I have no opinion on the matter but wanted to try to add a bit of humor to the question.

Mike Tennant · « **Reply #681 on:** January 31, 2006, 09:11:13 AM »

[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Jan 30 2006, 06:24 PM\']When we talked about it before, we found that it was at least roughly workable if you're familiar with A) how long each series was in black-and-white, and hoped that that was a factor, and B) I Dream of Jeannie being the one that was called a ripoff of Bewitched, not vice versa.

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That discussion can be found here.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #682 on:** February 10, 2006, 11:25:56 PM »

I think this is somewhat interesting, and maybe a little solvable...

What ancient Mexican city was once the most populous city of the New World, with a population of over 100,000 people at its peak around the year 600 AD?

A: Tenochtitlan
B: Teotihuacan
C: Chichen Itza
D: Uxmal

wheelloon · « **Reply #683 on:** February 11, 2006, 12:32:33 AM »

[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Feb 11 2006, 12:25 AM\']I think this is somewhat interesting, and maybe a little solvable...

What ancient Mexican city was once the most populous city of the New World, with a population of over 100,000 people at its peak around the year 600 AD?

A: Tenochtitlan
B: Teotihuacan
C: Chichen Itza
D: Uxmal

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I think it's A. IIRC, Mexico City is built on top of the city of Tenochtitlan, and with Mexico City being in the top 10 in most populous cities on Earth today, it would make sense that Tenochtitlan would be the one...

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #684 on:** February 11, 2006, 12:36:46 AM »

That makes it a good decoy answer. Not right.

It's B: Teotihuacan. If you're up on your Mexican history, you'd know that Teotihuacan is the only one that even dates back to 600 AD.

GS Warehouse · « **Reply #685 on:** February 11, 2006, 11:07:36 AM »

[quote name=\'wheelloon\' date=\'Feb 11 2006, 12:32 AM\']I think it's A. IIRC, Mexico City ...

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Only five more replies until we reach the 100th page! :-)

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #686 on:** February 16, 2006, 01:15:32 AM »

Here's one for you music buffs...

What word is heard at the end of Queen's 1995 album, "Made in Heaven"?

A: Love
B: Yeah
C: Fab
D: Babe

pownster · « **Reply #687 on:** February 16, 2006, 06:17:57 AM »

With the Winter Olympics currently in everyone's minds around the world - I thought an Olympic question might be appropriate:

Which city was scheduled to host the 1916 Olympics, before World War I broke out?

A. Amsterdam
B. Antwerp
C. Berlin
D. Lyon

PeterTomarkensGal · « **Reply #688 on:** February 25, 2006, 03:06:47 PM »

What was the real name of Chipmunks creator David Seville?

A. Si Waronker
B. Ross Bagdasarian
C. Albert Davydov
D. Craig Kehyayan

SRIV94 · « **Reply #689 on:** February 25, 2006, 03:10:04 PM »

[quote name=\'PeterTomarkensGal\' date=\'Feb 25 2006, 02:06 PM\']What was the real name of Chipmunks creator David Seville?

A. Si Waronker
B. Ross Bagdasarian
C. Albert Davydov
D. Craig Kehyayan

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It's B. Maybe it's because I know it cold, but I think that one's way too easy for a MDQ. And it's easily Google-able.

EDIT: Next person to post in here gets a historic distinction. Don't blow the opportunity. I humbly defer.

Doug

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