POP QUIZ (TELETHON'S YEARS OF SENDING IN THE CLOWN)

This year is the first since 1966 that comedian Jerry Lewis, 85, is not the host of the Labor Day telethon to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 
See what you remember from Lewis' 45 years with the effort.

1. Since the show began, its opening theme has been "Smile," from this Charlie Chaplin film.
a) City Lights
b) The Gold Rush
c) Modern Times
d) The Kid
2. The 1966 telethon was held at this hotel in New York City.
a) Chelsea
b) Americana
c) Plaza
d) Algonquin
3. The informal group of hundreds of TV stations that carried the event is known as this.
a) The Love Network
b) The Love Connection
c) The Love Boat
d) Jerry's Kids
4. What year did the telethon move to Los Vegas?
a) 1968
b) 1973
c) 1982
d) 1990
5. A highlight of the 1976 show was the reunion of Lewis and his former partner, Dean Martin.
    Who arranged the reunion?
a) Sammy Davis Jr.
b) Henry Kissinger
c) Bob Hope
d) Frank Sinatra
6. Who was the cohost for the first five years, before Ed McMahon took on the job?
a) Ryan Seacrest
b) Larry King
c) Johnny Olson
d) John Tesh
7. In what year did the telethon first break the million-dollar mark?
a) 1966
b) 1970
c) 1975
d) 1978
8. Who was the first corporate sponsor?
a) Esso
b) Coca-Cola
c) 7-Eleven
d) 7Up
9. This song was played regularly from 1970 for tote-board updates.
a) "All You Need Is Love"
b) "What the World Needs Now Is Love"
c) "Let Your Love Flow"
d) "Love Will Keep Us Together"
10. And finally ---a drum roll, please ---- the closing theme sung by Lewis each year, "You'll Never Walk Alone," is from this Broadway Musical.
a) My Fair Lady
b) Fiddler on the Roof
c) Carousel
d) Man of La Mancha


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Answers : 1. c  ; 2. b  ; 3. a  ; 4. b  ; 5. d  ; 6. c  ; 7. a  ; 8. d  ; 9. b  ; 10. c