Quiz show

A television, radio, or live entertainment program in which contestants answer questions to earn points, prizes, or advancement.

Question-and-answer format: A format in which one participant poses questions and another provides answers. Quiz shows turn this exchange into a structured competition.
Radio quiz show: A radio program in which contestants answer questions for points, recognition, or prizes. Radio quizzes established conventions later adapted for television.
Jeopardy!: An American quiz show in which contestants receive clues and respond in the form of questions. Its inverted clue-and-response rule distinguishes its gameplay.
Quiz show scandal: A public controversy involving alleged deception, manipulation, or misconduct in a quiz show. Scandals exposed how production practices could undermine trust in results.
Buzzer system: A signaling system that lets contestants indicate readiness to answer, often determining who speaks first. Buzzers make speed and turn-taking part of the contest.
Spelling bee: A competition in which contestants spell spoken words aloud, usually advancing through elimination rounds. Its public contest of knowledge predates broadcast quiz shows.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: A television quiz show in which contestants answer a sequence of increasingly difficult multiple-choice questions for a top prize. Its escalating ladder and lifelines define a widely adapted format.
Charles Van Doren: An American academic and television contestant whose 1950s quiz-show success became central to a major rigging scandal. His case brought the hidden manipulation of quiz outcomes into public view.
Scoring system: A set of rules that assigns values to performances and determines standings or outcomes. Point values shape contestants’ choices and the show’s stakes.
Information Please: An American radio quiz program that aired from 1938 to 1951, featuring expert panelists answering questions. Its panel format became an influential early radio quiz model.

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