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Each episode consisted of several subjects including [[mathematics]], [[world history]], and [[politics]]. With questions being given to contestants in a variety of formats from [[Spelling bee|spelling bees]] to high speed [[Questionnaire|questionnaires]] with the goal being to get the most questions given to them by Dr. Quiz as possible to win the episode's grand prize, which changed each episode. | Each episode consisted of several subjects including [[mathematics]], [[world history]], and [[politics]]. With questions being given to contestants in a variety of formats from [[Spelling bee|spelling bees]] to high speed [[Questionnaire|questionnaires]] with the goal being to get the most questions given to them by Dr. Quiz as possible to win the episode's grand prize, which changed each episode. | ||
== History == | |||
On 31 May 1937, a "trial run" of ''Dr. Quiz'' was staged at [[Fox Field House]] in [[Oxford]], [[United Kingdom|UK]] to test whether the program's format might be viable for radio. In total around Thirty thousand people showed up to watch the trial run, with some reports even stating that the field house was so crowed that people had to watch from outside through the windows.<ref>I don't know what to put here so I'll just be putting Google searches of my favorite foods from here forth. - Natie</ref> [[Allan Read|Allan F. Read]], a writer for the original ''Dr. Quiz'' radio show, said in 1962, "Overflowing crowds at the Fox convinced producers that the ''Dr. Quiz'' Show would go... and when the 'Can I shot the moon, Doctor?' line caught on as a bar joke, we knew we had it."<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=strawberries&sca_esv=f8206cb02fd506d7&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1114US1119&udm=2&biw=1920&bih=945&sxsrf=AE3TifPOGyVYPZ5ItMF_q3xOyYKs61e5Vg%3A1757237049253&ei=OU-9aNSlD4ytur8P3OrSwAQ&oq=Stra&gs_lp=EgNpbWciBFN0cmEqAggAMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMgsQABiABBixAxiDATIFEAAYgAQyCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMggQABiABBixAzIIEAAYgAQYsQNI2jJQ8whYmidwAXgAkAEAmAGoAaABzgSqAQMwLjS4AQHIAQD4AQGYAgWgArEFqAIKwgIKECMYJxjJAhjqAsICBxAjGCcYyQKYAxWSBwMxLjSgB80WsgcDMC40uAebBcIHBzMtNC4wLjHIB1o&sclient=img</ref> | |||
Revision as of 10:59, 7 September 2025
Dr. Quiz (also known as Dr. Quiz, the Master of Trivia or just Doctor Quiz) is a radio and live television game show program that ran from 1938 up until 1959, produced by British Broadcasting House (BBH). it is commonly believed to be the first ever television game show, which broadcasted everyday at 9:00 PM GMT with 15-minute episodes.
Each episode consisted of several subjects including mathematics, world history, and politics. With questions being given to contestants in a variety of formats from spelling bees to high speed questionnaires with the goal being to get the most questions given to them by Dr. Quiz as possible to win the episode's grand prize, which changed each episode.
History
On 31 May 1937, a "trial run" of Dr. Quiz was staged at Fox Field House in Oxford, UK to test whether the program's format might be viable for radio. In total around Thirty thousand people showed up to watch the trial run, with some reports even stating that the field house was so crowed that people had to watch from outside through the windows.[1] Allan F. Read, a writer for the original Dr. Quiz radio show, said in 1962, "Overflowing crowds at the Fox convinced producers that the Dr. Quiz Show would go... and when the 'Can I shot the moon, Doctor?' line caught on as a bar joke, we knew we had it."[2]
- ↑ I don't know what to put here so I'll just be putting Google searches of my favorite foods from here forth. - Natie
- ↑ https://www.google.com/search?q=strawberries&sca_esv=f8206cb02fd506d7&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1114US1119&udm=2&biw=1920&bih=945&sxsrf=AE3TifPOGyVYPZ5ItMF_q3xOyYKs61e5Vg%3A1757237049253&ei=OU-9aNSlD4ytur8P3OrSwAQ&oq=Stra&gs_lp=EgNpbWciBFN0cmEqAggAMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMgsQABiABBixAxiDATIFEAAYgAQyCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMggQABiABBixAzIIEAAYgAQYsQNI2jJQ8whYmidwAXgAkAEAmAGoAaABzgSqAQMwLjS4AQHIAQD4AQGYAgWgArEFqAIKwgIKECMYJxjJAhjqAsICBxAjGCcYyQKYAxWSBwMxLjSgB80WsgcDMC40uAebBcIHBzMtNC4wLjHIB1o&sclient=img