Can You Pass a 1950s TV Trivia Quiz?

In 'Bonanza', who was the eldest son of Ben and the half-brother of Little Joe?

• Bo Cartwright

• Luke Cartwright

• Adam Cartwright

In this TV show, you would often hear, "All we want are the facts, ma'am".

• Dragnet

• Gunsmoke

• Wagon Train

This TV show's main character had business cards showing a chess piece.

• Checkmate

• Have Gun - Will Travel

• Gunsmoke

Which sitcom was the first scripted TV program to be filmed before a studio audience?

• Leave it to Beaver

• I Love Lucy

• The Gale Storm Show

Which sitcom starred not only a real-life husband and wife, but also starred the couple's real-life sons?

• The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

• Father Knows Best

• Leave it to Beaver

This TV show started with "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty..." Well, you know the rest. What's the show?

• Hopalong Cassidy

• Zorro

• The Lone Ranger

The main character and namesake of this show was known for his catch phrase "Bless your pea pickin' heart."

• The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

• The Jimmy Durante Show

• The Dean Martin Show

On this TV game show, all you had to do was "say the secret word" to win a hundred dollars. What's the show?

• Beat the Clock

• You Bet Your Life

• Truth or Consequences

Hop Sing was a minor character in this long running TV series.

• Rawhide

• Maverick

• Bonanza

This TV show is about an orphan and his dog who lived in an inhospitable territory of the American Southwest.

• The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

• Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

• The Wild Wild West

"The Phil Silvers Show" was a popular CBS sitcom from 1955 to 1959. What was the setting for this show?

• An airport

• An army base

• A small southern town

In which sitcom did the main character's wife die after the third season, with that character then remarrying by the start of the fifth season?

• The Danny Thomas Show

• Green Acres

• The Beverly Hillbillies

This show's leading character had an uncle named Tonoose.

• Family Affair

• My Three Sons

• Make Room For Daddy

This 1953 show has three ghosts, one of which can be described as a real booze-hound.

• The Outer Limits

• Dark Shadows

• Topper

One character on this classic long running western was named Eric. No one ever called him that, not even his two half-brothers. What did they call him?

• Ramar

• Gentle Ben

• Hoss