{"id":523133,"date":"2021-08-04T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/nickelodeon-star-and-influencer-casey-simpson-hosts-genius-brands-new-original-game-show-for-kidskc-pop-quiz\/"},"modified":"2021-08-04T09:18:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T13:18:00","slug":"nickelodeon-star-and-influencer-casey-simpson-hosts-genius-brands-new-original-game-show-for-kidskc-pop-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/nickelodeon-star-and-influencer-casey-simpson-hosts-genius-brands-new-original-game-show-for-kidskc-pop-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickelodeon Star and Influencer Casey Simpson Hosts Genius Brands\u2019 New Original Game Show for Kids,\u201cKC! Pop Quiz\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nSeries to Premiere Exclusively on Kartoon Channel! on September 14
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Casey Simpson, <\/strong>star of the hit Nickelodeon series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn,<\/em> and a major kid influencer across Tik Tok, Twitter, and You Tube, with a social media following of 12+ million,<\/em> hosts season one of Genius Brands International\u2019s (NASDAQ:GNUS) second original series and first live-action program, KC! Pop Quiz<\/em><\/strong>, exclusively for Kartoon Channel! to premiere on September 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cKids love trivia<\/em>, and I love being a part of a show where kids can compete in a positive environment that is fast and fun<\/strong>,\u201d Simpson <\/strong>commented. <\/strong>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to give fans a taste of KC! Pop Quiz<\/em> in September. I\u2019m thrilled to be working with the creative team at Kartoon Channel! and our contestants, and look forward to bringing this energetic trivia series to screens soon!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe describe it as \u2018Jeopardy meets HQ Trivia\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u2014with super cool prizes for kids,\u201d said Jon Ollwerther,<\/strong> President of Kartoon Channel! \u201cKC! Pop Quiz<\/em> is our second original series, following the hit Stan Lee\u2019s Superhero Kidnergarten<\/em>. This is also the first live-action series produced exclusively for Kartoon Channel! We are thrilled to have Casey host the series, bringing his unique talent, as well as providing an amazing opportunity to reach his millions of fans!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Currently in production on 140 x 11\u201d episodes, KC! Pop Quiz<\/em> is a fast-paced, live-action daily game show based on pop culture where kids can win cool prizes. Anna Lotto<\/strong> (Best Ever Trivia Show, Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove, The $100,000 Pyramid<\/em>, Boom!, Supermarket Sweep<\/em>, and more) serves as Executive Producer and series showrunner, with Guy Shalem<\/strong> (Betty White\u2019s Off Their Rockers, Lovespring International, Fall Into Me) <\/em>as Executive Producer. Former President of Walt Disney Television and Chief Creative Officer at Kartoon Channel!, David Neuman, <\/strong>and Genius Brands Chairman & CEO Andy Heyward, <\/strong>are Executive Producers.<\/p>\n

A teen sensation and Kid\u2019s Choice Award nominee, Casey is known for his role as Ricky Harper on the hit Nickelodeon comedy series, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn<\/em>, the movie Escape from Mr. Lemoncello\u2019s Library,<\/em> and as wily Cody Hamilton in Just Add Magic: Mystery City<\/em>. He has also won awards for his poetry, judged by writers such as Amanda Gorman and is ranked as the number one impromptu high school speaker in California. Casey has toured the country talking about youth activism with the Thirst Project; performs stand-up comedy; and is a columnist for Young Mensa Mag. He enjoys learning languages, idioms, and new things. Casey hates third-person bios and has the ability to cure anyone’s hiccups\u2026seriously ask him if you ever have them, and he will cure them.<\/p>\n

\n About KC! Pop Quiz:<\/strong>
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In KC! Pop Quiz<\/em>, aimed at kids 6 \u2013 11-years-old, two kid contestants (age 9-12) compete head-to-head, answering questions correctly to earn points, which are redeemable at the end of the game for exciting real prizes selected from a virtual prize room.\u00a0 The winner returns to play again the next game. \u00a0Question topics include pop culture, such as music, movies, social media, sports, toys, gaming, as well as general knowledge questions in categories that include geography, history, language, science and technology.<\/p>\n

The fast-paced game features three rounds:<\/p>\n