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Jealous of CBS's quiz ratings, Friendly enemies at rival networks have joined the test patterns. Last week NBC asked, "Is Anybody Honest?", then showed that more than a third of the country would lie, cheat and steal at the drop of the other fellow's wallet. ABC's forthcoming People Poll ("starring Garry Moore and You") will examine such profound questions as "Should the husband be the boss in the household?" (Yes, say 57% of a Gallup pre-poll), and "Is the husband boss in your household...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Testing, One, Two, Three . . . | 2/4/1966 | See Source »

...last days of reading period are lays of quiet desperation, during which we occupy ourselves with an increased number of trivial activities. To accommodate anyone who wants to think about something other than Akkadian 132hf, we present the following rock and roll quiz. The first person to bring all the answers to the CRIMSON before Friday with a warped copy of the answer to question number...

Author: By R. ANDREW Beyer, | Title: Rate Your Rock 'n' Roll Smarts | 1/24/1966 | See Source »

Right now, for example, we are distributing a bibliography on Negro Americans; coming soon are background studies-"TIME Guides"-to the U.S. Cabinet, space and Africa. Along with TIME itself, the Current Affairs Test, a Vacation Review Quiz, a Year-End Review in May, plus occasional maps and wall charts, they add up to a comprehensive and stimulating program designed to bring today's world into the classrooms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Jan. 14, 1966 | 1/14/1966 | See Source »

...specific dances. But Match's punch-card cupid has far larger horizons, deals in wide areas and adapts to any occasion. Founders Vaughn Morrill and Jeff Tarr launched their enterprise last February on a shoestring budget of $1,250 (Tarr won $500 of it on Password, the TV quiz program). They worked out a questionnaire that would both describe the writer and his "ideal mate," then programmed an IBM 1401 computer to pair them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Youth: My IBM Baby | 11/19/1965 | See Source »

...quiz show contacted Operation Match in March and asked Morrill to appear as one of their "mystery" personalities. Morrill readily consented, and operation Match received a free batch of national publicity. Soon after, Tarr and company decided to help sponsor the visit of Vicki Albright to Harvard. Miss Albright had appeared on the cover of Newsweek magazine a few weeks before, and had been selected by the Law School as their "Woman of the Year...

Author: By T. JAY Mathews, | Title: Operation Match | 11/3/1965 | See Source »

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