Wednesday, July 22, 2009

He Died, You Win: Walter Cronkite

Elliot played 'He Died, You Win' for legendary CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite, who died Friday after a long illness. He was 92.



In case you missed it, here's how it went...

1.) Walter Cronkite replaced Douglas Edwards in 1962. Who replaced Walter Cronkite in 1981? ANSWER: Dan Rather

2.) During Dan Rather's tenure, ratings were so bad they teamed him up with this woman, and they continued to fail?
ANSWER: Connie Chung

3.) Who is the current host of the CBS Evening News?
ANSWER: Katie Couric

4.) Who was the first female to co-anchor the news for ABC? She worked with Harry Reasoner, and failed miserably...but is now doing well on The View? ANSWER: Barbara Walters

5.) Charles Gibson is the current news anchor for ABC. But, name either of the co-hosts of the news before Gibson after Peter Jennings died? ANSWER: Elizabeth Vargas or Bob Woodruff

6.) This NBC Nightly News anchor replaced Tom Brokaw and is a huge NASCAR fan? ANSWER: Brian Williams

And that's the way it is...R.I.P. Walter Cronkite!

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