
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?

What's Up Next
What's My Line?
Name That Tune
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?

Twenty One
Information Please
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?

It Could Be You
Juvenile Jury
The $64,000 Question
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?

Pantomime Quiz
Twenty Questions
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?

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

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

Truth or Consequences
Hold That Camera
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?

Stop the Music
Keep Talking
I've Got a Secret
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?

Break the Bank
Place the Face
Take Your Pick!
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
Jukebox Jury
Front Page Challenge
Can you name this game show?

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

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

Give it a Go
Balance Your Budget
Play Your Hunch
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