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Television & Broadcasting Quiz

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All 20 questions in this Television & Broadcasting quiz

The Netflix series 'The Crown' dramatizes the reign of which British monarch?
- A. Queen Victoria
- B. King George VI
- C. Queen Elizabeth II
- D. King Charles III
What was the first 24-hour news channel ever launched, debuting in 1980?
- A. BBC News
- B. CNN
- C. Fox News
- D. MSNBC
In the HBO series 'The Wire', which US city is the primary setting and central character of the story?
- A. Detroit
- B. Philadelphia
- C. Baltimore
- D. Chicago
In the US, what is the 'prime time' television window when the largest audiences are typically watching?
- A. 7:00 AM 9:00 AM
- B. 12:00 PM 2:00 PM
- C. 8:00 PM 11:00 PM
- D. 11:30 PM 1:00 AM
Which 1983 television series finale holds the record as the most-watched broadcast in American television history, drawing an estimated 105.9 million viewers?
- A. Cheers
- B. MASH
- C. Friends
- D. Seinfeld
What is generally considered the world's first regular high-definition television service, launched in 1936?
- A. NBC (USA)
- B. NHK (Japan)
- C. BBC Television Service (UK)
- D. TF1 (France)
Which long-running American game show features the segments 'Before and After' and a giant puzzle board?
- A. The Price Is Right
- B. Wheel of Fortune
- C. Family Feud
- D. Press Your Luck
Which critically acclaimed dramedy series follows the high-stress environment of a sandwich shop (and later a fine-dining restaurant) in Chicago?
- A. The Menu
- B. The Bear
- C. The Chef
- D. Kitchen Confidential
Debuting in 1969, which educational children's television series famously takes place on a fictional street populated by humans and Jim Henson's Muppets?
- A. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- B. Sesame Street
- C. The Electric Company
- D. Reading Rainbow
The classic sitcom 'Cheers', which aired from 1982 to 1993, is set in a bar located in which American city?
- A. New York City
- B. Chicago
- C. Boston
- D. Philadelphia
Which anthology series created by Charlie Brooker explores the dark and often dystopian side of modern technology and society?
- A. The Twilight Zone
- B. Black Mirror
- C. Electric Dreams
- D. Westworld
In the drama series 'Breaking Bad', Walter White is a high school teacher of which subject before turning to a life of crime?
- A. Biology
- B. Physics
- C. Chemistry
- D. Mathematics
In 2024, which historical drama set in feudal Japan broke the record for the most Emmy wins for a single season of television?
- A. The Last Kingdom
- B. Shgun
- C. Marco Polo
- D. Blue Eye Samurai
The 2019 HBO miniseries 'Chernobyl' dramatizes the 1986 nuclear disaster in which modern-day country?
- A. Russia
- B. Belarus
- C. Ukraine
- D. Poland
Which soft-spoken painter hosted 'The Joy of Painting' on PBS, famously painting 'happy little trees' for over a decade?
- A. Pablo Picasso
- B. Bob Ross
- C. Norman Rockwell
- D. LeVar Burton
Created by Merv Griffin in 1964, which iconic television game show famously requires contestants to phrase their responses in the form of a question?
- A. Wheel of Fortune
- B. Family Feud
- C. The Price Is Right
- D. Jeopardy!
Which 2004 reimagining of a classic 70s sci-fi show was praised for its political parallels and its 'gritty' take on a human-robot war?
- A. Star Trek: Discovery
- B. Battlestar Galactica
- C. Stargate SG-1
- D. The Expanse
Which music video was famously the first to ever be broadcast on MTV when the network launched on August 1, 1981?
- A. Video Killed the Radio Star
- B. Thriller
- C. Take On Me
- D. Billie Jean
Which spin-off series focuses on the legal and personal evolution of the lawyer Jimmy McGill before he becomes 'Saul Goodman'?
- A. Ozark
- B. Better Call Saul
- C. The Good Wife
- D. Suits
What was the first television show to ever feature a biracial kiss on American network TV in 1968?
- A. I Spy
- B. Star Trek
- C. The Jeffersons
- D. All in the Family

Television & Broadcasting Quiz

Television & Broadcasting · Exam Mode

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The Netflix series 'The Crown' dramatizes the reign of which British monarch?

What was the first 24-hour news channel ever launched, debuting in 1980?

In the HBO series 'The Wire', which US city is the primary setting and central character of the story?

In the US, what is the 'prime time' television window when the largest audiences are typically watching?

Which 1983 television series finale holds the record as the most-watched broadcast in American television history, drawing an estimated 105.9 million viewers?

What is generally considered the world's first regular high-definition television service, launched in 1936?

Which long-running American game show features the segments 'Before and After' and a giant puzzle board?

Which critically acclaimed dramedy series follows the high-stress environment of a sandwich shop (and later a fine-dining restaurant) in Chicago?

Debuting in 1969, which educational children's television series famously takes place on a fictional street populated by humans and Jim Henson's Muppets?

The classic sitcom 'Cheers', which aired from 1982 to 1993, is set in a bar located in which American city?

Which anthology series created by Charlie Brooker explores the dark and often dystopian side of modern technology and society?

In the drama series 'Breaking Bad', Walter White is a high school teacher of which subject before turning to a life of crime?

In 2024, which historical drama set in feudal Japan broke the record for the most Emmy wins for a single season of television?

The 2019 HBO miniseries 'Chernobyl' dramatizes the 1986 nuclear disaster in which modern-day country?

Which soft-spoken painter hosted 'The Joy of Painting' on PBS, famously painting 'happy little trees' for over a decade?

Created by Merv Griffin in 1964, which iconic television game show famously requires contestants to phrase their responses in the form of a question?

Which 2004 reimagining of a classic 70s sci-fi show was praised for its political parallels and its 'gritty' take on a human-robot war?

Which music video was famously the first to ever be broadcast on MTV when the network launched on August 1, 1981?

Which spin-off series focuses on the legal and personal evolution of the lawyer Jimmy McGill before he becomes 'Saul Goodman'?

What was the first television show to ever feature a biracial kiss on American network TV in 1968?