
Long before reality TV shows like Survivor came about, the people of the 50s fell in love with game shows. Some of the games were played for laughs and some for prizes and some for big money. Many game shows have fallen through the cracks over the years, while a few have stood the test of time, surviving today in contemporary form.
How many of these amazing game shows have you seen? Can you name all of them?
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Get PremiumCan You Name These 1950s Game Shows? Quiz Questions
This game show tasks celebrity panelists with questioning contestants in order to determine their occupations. Can you name this game show?

Name That Tune
What's My Line?
What's Up Next
This program became notorious for being a rigged quiz show which nearly caused the demise of the entire genre in the wake of United States Senate investigations. Can you name this game show?

Information Please
Twenty One
Play Your Hunch
After answering a question correctly, the contestant had the choice to "take" the prize for that question or "leave it" in favor of a chance at the next question. Can you name this game show?

The $64,000 Question
It Could Be You
Juvenile Jury
In this show, four celebrities whose object is the correct identification of a described contestant who has an unusual occupation or experience. Can you name this game show?

To Tell The Truth
Crackerjack
Criss Cross Quiz
This show is a spoken parlor game which encourages deductive reasoning and creativity. Can you name this game show?

Twenty Questions
Pantomime Quiz
Pick a Box
In this show, the male contestant would decide whether to answer the question himself or allow his female partner to do so. Can you name this game show?

Who Do You Trust?
The Big Surprise
The Name's the Same
Can you name this game show?

Battle of the Ages
Blind Date
Tic-Tac-Dough
On the show, contestants received roughly two seconds to answer a trivia question correctly. Can you name this game show?

Hold That Camera
Truth or Consequences
Talent Patrol
In this show, celebrity panelists tries to determine a contestant's "secret": something that is unusual, amazing, embarrassing, or humorous about that person. Can you name this game show?

Keep Talking
I've Got a Secret
Stop the Music
In this show, contestants answer a series of questions without using the words "yes" or "no" or be gonged off the stage. Can you name this game show?

Take Your Pick!
Place the Face
Break the Bank
In this show, journalists guess the recent or old news story with which a hidden guest challenger was linked by asking him or her questions. Can you name this game show?

Penny to a Million
Front Page Challenge
Jukebox Jury
Can you name this game show?

Noughts and Crosses
You Bet Your Life
The Ad-Libbers
Can you name this game show?

Dollar a Second
Concentration
Treasure Hunt
Can you name this game show?

Give it a Go
Play Your Hunch
Balance Your Budget
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