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quiz show

NOUN
question-and-answer broadcast
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When that show moves to the earlier time slot, it will be replaced by another Allen program, “Funny You Should Ask,” a comic quiz show hosted by Jon Kelley.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Leonard Ross, who won $100,000 on a TV quiz show largely on the strength of his knowledge of stock-market trivia, got the honor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

It’s a radio quiz show: for $10,000, who killed Alexander Hamilton?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Founded by storyteller Anant Pai after he noticed children on a quiz show knew more about Greek gods than their own mythological heroes, ACK quickly became a cultural touchstone.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Harry twisted the dial and went through a quiz show, an amateur hour, and a play about the Deep South before he got what he wanted.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden



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