quiz show
noun
: an entertainment program (as on radio or television) in which contestants answer questions
called also quiz program
Examples of quiz show in a Sentence
a popular TV quiz show
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Vorderman, a longtime UK TV presenter and maths whiz on quiz show Countdown, has a following of nearly a million on X and began being more vocally anti-government during the lockdown of 2020, calling out public figures for alleged corruption.
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
The Luckiest Man in America features Paul Walter Hauser as Larson, who in real life spotted a flaw in the seemingly randomly flashing game board for the 1980s CBS quiz show Press Your Luck and boarded a bus to Los Angeles to win a record-breaking $110,237 during a two-episode appearance.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
The series will deliver comic observations, from the satirical to the surreal, through the lens of a news quiz show, serving up a smart and edgy take on the news of the week.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
Knight also wrote the screenplay for film Dirty Pretty Things and co-created the hit TV quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
The Luckiest Man in America features Paul Walter Hauser as Larson, who in real life spotted a flaw in the seemingly randomly flashing game board for the 1980s CBS quiz show Press Your Luck and boarded a bus to Los Angeles to win a record-breaking $110,237 during a two-episode appearance.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
The series will deliver comic observations, from the satirical to the surreal, through the lens of a news quiz show, serving up a smart and edgy take on the news of the week.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024
Knight also wrote the screenplay for film Dirty Pretty Things and co-created the hit TV quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Quiz show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiz%20show. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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