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The Games of Bengalia:
20 Questions
Hi; it's Quiz King again. Here's another Bengalian game show, "20 Questions." All episodes exist, and are available to view on YouTube. Episodes made with the Game Show Box are given the disclaimers that read "A GAME SHOW BOX PRESENTATION" at the beginning and end of each episode, in order to distinguish it from the original.
This series, "The Games of Bengalia," also covers games not hosted by me (although I was a celebrity guest player on some of these programs).
"20 Questions" is one of the earliest Bengalian game shows to air when television on our planet was just getting started. As you might expect, it was all black-and-white, and in those days, it was all live. Unlike the U.S., Bengalian television never erased any of its tapes and preserved everything that aired. I guess we were a lot wealthier than the USA ever was, but only now do we know that this was CNG's doing because it was setting us up for the planet's doom.
The original show was a radio show; the television version began airing simultaneously along the radio station. The television version ended two years after the radio show ended. However, there was no difference between the two.
Also, there was an American game show called "Twenty Questions," but our show does not play identical to that one.
Number of Contestants: 5 (2 civilians, 3 celebrities)
Original Host: Harry Goodson
Original Announcer: Miles Parkinson
Running Time: 30 minutes (including commercials)
Number of Episodes: 752 (radio), 413 (television), for a grand total of 1,165.
Original Network: BTV1 (primetime)
Rules
The radio and television show play exactly the same game with the same rules. Each show has three total games, in which two contestants compete to guess the subject that is chosen by the celebrity guest at random from the subjects that were submitted by home viewers. The home viewers win a prize if their subject is chosen, and another one if it stumps either of the contestants. The grand prize is won if both players are stumped.
Round 1
To determine who starts the game, Harry asks a toss-up question on the buzzers; similar to other early game shows of the U.S., one player's buzzer is a buzzer sound, but the other is a chime sound. Whoever gives the correct answer begins that round; a miss allows the other player to answer the question. As many questions as needed are asked in this manner.
Once a player has control, the designated celebrity for that round presents the category for the subject. While the original options were the traditional three (animal, vegetable, mineral), it was not long afterwards before the show began adding other options to broaden the variety to make it more interesting for listeners and viewers. In any event, after the category is given, the player can ask any valid question, but the answer to the question must always be "yes" or "no." If the answer is "yes," the player adds $50 to their bank, and is allowed to guess the topic. If the answer is "no," control passes to the other player. Control also passes to the other player if the player in control took a guess at the subject, but gave a wrong answer. There is never a penalty for a wrong answer; however, if the player repeats a question already asked, they lose control automatically. There is a $50 penalty for repeating a question (although there are no negative scores).
As the name suggests, the contestants can each ask a maximum of 20 questions. They must commit to memory what they asked, though, and what the answers were, so that they don't make a mistake. The catch, though, is that they must ask a yes/no question before they're allowed to guess the subject. When they are ready to guess the subject, they press their buzzer to indicate it. Guessing the subject wins the contestant an extra $500, while a miss awards a prize to the home viewer or listener.
The celebrities must answer "yes" or "no" honestly; if they make a mistake, both contestants are given a $50 bonus for the error.
In the event a player uses up all 20 questions and doesn't guess the subject, then they're stumped, and it means a prize for the home viewer or listener.
Round 2
Played the same as Round 1, but the values are doubled to $100 for a "yes" answer (or a celebrity error), and $1,000 for guessing the subject. The penalty for repeating a question is also now -$100.
Round 3
Played the same as Rounds 1 and 2, but with triple values: $200 per "yes" answer (or celebrity error), $2,000 for guessing the subject, and -$200 as a penalty for repeating a question.
Winning
Both contestants keep any money they win, and the listeners and viewers keep all prizes they win for stumping the contestants. The one who wins the game, however, is the one who has the money accumulated by the end of the game; a bonus prize is given to that player. If it is a tie, both players win the prize.
There is no bonus round.
Notes and Trivia
Host Harry Goodson is the grandfather of Natalie Goodson, and this was his only game show. He was mostly well-known for his groundbreaking news coverage as a field reporter; he admitted he went into news reporting because he strived to be somebody who tells it like it is. Harry's uncle, Charles T. Ricowzon, belonged to a group of reporters who covered the governmental transition from monarchy to republic, although the transition didn't officially happen until the last king died. Coverage of the last king's funeral was recorded as having one of the largest recorded mass television and radio audiences in Bengalian history. (The biggest one, period, was the inauguration of President Martin Shays, now known to the G-52s as Turbo Tiger.)
That's how you play the Bengalian version of "20 Questions." Thanks, folks, and keep on gaming!
THE END
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The Games of Bengalia:
20 Questions
Hi; it's Quiz King again. Here's another Bengalian game show, "20 Questions." All episodes exist, and are available to view on YouTube. Episodes made with the Game Show Box are given the disclaimers that read "A GAME SHOW BOX PRESENTATION" at the beginning and end of each episode, in order to distinguish it from the original.
This series, "The Games of Bengalia," also covers games not hosted by me (although I was a celebrity guest player on some of these programs).
"20 Questions" is one of the earliest Bengalian game shows to air when television on our planet was just getting started. As you might expect, it was all black-and-white, and in those days, it was all live. Unlike the U.S., Bengalian television never erased any of its tapes and preserved everything that aired. I guess we were a lot wealthier than the USA ever was, but only now do we know that this was CNG's doing because it was setting us up for the planet's doom.
The original show was a radio show; the television version began airing simultaneously along the radio station. The television version ended two years after the radio show ended. However, there was no difference between the two.
Also, there was an American game show called "Twenty Questions," but our show does not play identical to that one.
Number of Contestants: 5 (2 civilians, 3 celebrities)
Original Host: Harry Goodson
Original Announcer: Miles Parkinson
Running Time: 30 minutes (including commercials)
Number of Episodes: 752 (radio), 413 (television), for a grand total of 1,165.
Original Network: BTV1 (primetime)
Rules
The radio and television show play exactly the same game with the same rules. Each show has three total games, in which two contestants compete to guess the subject that is chosen by the celebrity guest at random from the subjects that were submitted by home viewers. The home viewers win a prize if their subject is chosen, and another one if it stumps either of the contestants. The grand prize is won if both players are stumped.
Round 1
To determine who starts the game, Harry asks a toss-up question on the buzzers; similar to other early game shows of the U.S., one player's buzzer is a buzzer sound, but the other is a chime sound. Whoever gives the correct answer begins that round; a miss allows the other player to answer the question. As many questions as needed are asked in this manner.
Once a player has control, the designated celebrity for that round presents the category for the subject. While the original options were the traditional three (animal, vegetable, mineral), it was not long afterwards before the show began adding other options to broaden the variety to make it more interesting for listeners and viewers. In any event, after the category is given, the player can ask any valid question, but the answer to the question must always be "yes" or "no." If the answer is "yes," the player adds $50 to their bank, and is allowed to guess the topic. If the answer is "no," control passes to the other player. Control also passes to the other player if the player in control took a guess at the subject, but gave a wrong answer. There is never a penalty for a wrong answer; however, if the player repeats a question already asked, they lose control automatically. There is a $50 penalty for repeating a question (although there are no negative scores).
As the name suggests, the contestants can each ask a maximum of 20 questions. They must commit to memory what they asked, though, and what the answers were, so that they don't make a mistake. The catch, though, is that they must ask a yes/no question before they're allowed to guess the subject. When they are ready to guess the subject, they press their buzzer to indicate it. Guessing the subject wins the contestant an extra $500, while a miss awards a prize to the home viewer or listener.
The celebrities must answer "yes" or "no" honestly; if they make a mistake, both contestants are given a $50 bonus for the error.
In the event a player uses up all 20 questions and doesn't guess the subject, then they're stumped, and it means a prize for the home viewer or listener.
Round 2
Played the same as Round 1, but the values are doubled to $100 for a "yes" answer (or a celebrity error), and $1,000 for guessing the subject. The penalty for repeating a question is also now -$100.
Round 3
Played the same as Rounds 1 and 2, but with triple values: $200 per "yes" answer (or celebrity error), $2,000 for guessing the subject, and -$200 as a penalty for repeating a question.
Winning
Both contestants keep any money they win, and the listeners and viewers keep all prizes they win for stumping the contestants. The one who wins the game, however, is the one who has the money accumulated by the end of the game; a bonus prize is given to that player. If it is a tie, both players win the prize.
There is no bonus round.
Notes and Trivia
Host Harry Goodson is the grandfather of Natalie Goodson, and this was his only game show. He was mostly well-known for his groundbreaking news coverage as a field reporter; he admitted he went into news reporting because he strived to be somebody who tells it like it is. Harry's uncle, Charles T. Ricowzon, belonged to a group of reporters who covered the governmental transition from monarchy to republic, although the transition didn't officially happen until the last king died. Coverage of the last king's funeral was recorded as having one of the largest recorded mass television and radio audiences in Bengalian history. (The biggest one, period, was the inauguration of President Martin Shays, now known to the G-52s as Turbo Tiger.)
That's how you play the Bengalian version of "20 Questions." Thanks, folks, and keep on gaming!
THE END
The Quiz King tells us how to play one of the earliest game shows from the days of Bengalian radio and television, "20 Questions."
Quiz King, Bengalia, etc. © me and me alone
American show "Twenty Questions" © Fred van de Venter Productions (1949–1955), Mutual Broadcasting System (1949–1955), and everybody else who owns the rights
Twenty Questions (US game show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYxe5ilflMc
Quiz King, Bengalia, etc. © me and me alone
American show "Twenty Questions" © Fred van de Venter Productions (1949–1955), Mutual Broadcasting System (1949–1955), and everybody else who owns the rights
Twenty Questions (US game show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYxe5ilflMc
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