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Question 1: Who was the first host of the TODAY show?

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Answer: C. Dave Garroway was the founding host in 1952. Hugh Downs came in 1962 and Tom Brokaw in 1976. David Hartman was the first host of “Good Morning America.”

Question 2: What is the name of the chimpanzee who once co-anchored the TODAY show?

Answer: B. J. Fred Muggs was the chimp who delighted viewers young and old from 1953 to 1957.

Question 3: Which female icon did Willard Scott impersonate on TODAY?

Answer: B. Carmen Miranda. Willard did the stunt on a 1983 broadcast to raise money for charity.

Question 4: Who replaced Jane Pauley when she left TODAY?

Answer: C. Deborah Norville replaced Jane Pauley in 1989. She was in turn replaced by Katie Couric in 1991.

Question 5: Which TODAY personality was known for his trademark mustache?

D. Gene Shalit. He was a TODAY regular from 1973 through 2010.

Question 6: Which star’s father created the TODAY show?

Answer: A. Sigourney Weaver. The actress’s late father, Sylvester “Pat” Weaver, was the television visionary who created TODAY, as well as “The Tonight Show.”

Question 7: Match these TODAY personalities, in the order listed, to their respective birthplaces: Ann Curry, Jenna Wolfe, Savannah Guthrie, Natalie Morales.

Answer: A. Guam, Jamaica, Arizona, Taiwan

Question 8: Which TODAY personality past or present has a sports show on HBO?

Answer: D. Bryant Gumbel is the host of HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.”

Question 9: Which of these women was never a TODAY regular?

Answer: C. Kitty Carlisle. All the others had stints as regulars in the early years of TODAY.

Question 10: Which of these TODAY personalities is married to a newsperson on a competing network?

Answer: D. Al Roker is married to ABC News’ Deborah Roberts.

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