Van Doren Vs Stempel - Quiz Show's Final Showdown
How 'The Columbia Lion' came to enjoy his first kosher meal...
So, here they are - the questions that were put to Charles Van Doren and Herbert Stempel the fateful night of December 5th 1956. With the men tied at 21-all after question four, the scores were reset and a new game commenced. Van Doren got only question two wrong, while Stempel 'flubbed' numbers three and five. Would you have fared any better?
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