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Early TV Sponsors Quiz

1. Throughout its run on network television, "The Lawrence Welk Show"
was primarily sponsored by one product, which was said to contain "twice
the iron in a pound of calves' liver" (yuck)! What was that product?

A. Femiron
B. One a Day Vitamins
C. Fletcher's Castoria
D. Geritol

2. Which car maker sponsored "Bonanza" during its run on NBC?

A. Chevrolet
B. Ford
C. Pontiac
D. Plymouth

3. Which of the following shows was NOT sponsored by Kellogg's Cereals?

A. The Monkees
B. The Beverly Hillbillies
C. Yogi Bear
D. The Andy Grifftith Show

4. In the early days of "I Love Lucy," a minor controversy erupted when this
cigarette company, which sponsored the show, discovered that Lucille Ball
smoked one of its competitors. What was the company?

A. R.J. Reynolds
B. American Tobacco Company
C. Phillip Morris
D. Lorillard

5. What now defunct auto maker was the sole sponsor of "Mr. Ed?"

A. Hudson
B. Rambler
C. Studebaker
D. Oldsmobile

6. Nabisco was the sole sponsor for which of the following programs?

A. The Cisco Kid
B. The Lone Ranger
C. Hopalong Cassidy
D. Rin Tin Tin

7. "Captain Midnight" was sponsored by which of the following milk
additives?

A. Bosco
B. Ovaltine
C. Nestle's Quik
D. Hershey's Syrup

8. When "I Love Lucy" went into a one hour format called "The Desilu
Playhouse," what appliance manufacturer became its sponsor?

A. Westinghouse
B. General Electric
C. Whirlpool
D. Maytag

9. Ronald Reagan was the host of a 1950s television series called "Death
Valley Days." Ronnie and his family did a number of commercials for its
sponsor. What was the name of the sponsor?

A. Procter & Gamble
B. Lever Brothers
C. American Brands
D. U.S. Borax

10. Texaco was the sponsor of which comedian's Tuesday night comedy
show in the early 1950s?

A. Milton Berle
B. Groucho Marx
C. Red Skelton
D. Jackie Gleason

Please note: Misspelled words in #3 were intentional due to the Naughty Word filter.