Television & Broadcasting Quiz

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Which show, famous for its 'Weekend Update' segment, is the longest-running live comedy sketch show in the US?
- A. MADtv
- B. In Living Color
- C. Saturday Night Live
- D. Key & Peele
In which year did the United States officially adopt the NTSC color television standard, allowing for the first nationwide color broadcasts?
- A. 1939
- B. 1953
- C. 1965
- D. 1972
Which critically acclaimed AMC television series follows the moral descent of a high school chemistry teacher who begins cooking blue methamphetamine?
- A. The Wire
- B. Mad Men
- C. Breaking Bad
- D. Better Call Saul
What is the name of the longest-running scripted TV show?
- A. The Office
- B. The Simpsons
- C. MASH
- D. Friends
Which HBO political satire stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President (and later President) Selina Meyer?
- A. The West Wing
- B. Veep
- C. The Newsroom
- D. Spin City
The AMC series 'Mad Men' is set primarily in which decade?
- A. 1950s
- B. 1960s
- C. 1970s
- D. 1980s
On which streaming platform did the multi-Emmy-winning series 'Ted Lasso' premiere in 2020?
- A. Netflix
- B. Hulu
- C. Apple TV+
- D. Disney+
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
What is the prestigious annual award given by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to recognize excellence in the American television industry?
- A. The Tony
- B. The Grammy
- C. The Oscar
- D. The Emmy
Which daytime talk show host became a billionaire and was famous for her 'Favorite Things' giveaways?
- A. Ellen DeGeneres
- B. Oprah Winfrey
- C. Tyra Banks
- D. Rachael Ray
What was the first music video ever played on MTV when the channel launched in 1981?
- A. Thriller
- B. Money for Nothing
- C. Video Killed the Radio Star
- D. Girls Just Want to Have Fun
In the context of television awards, what does the name 'Emmy' actually refer to?
- A. A nickname for 'Emerald'
- B. An altered version of 'Immy,' a nickname for the image orthicon tube
- C. The name of the first winner's daughter
- D. An acronym for Electronic Media Management Yearly
Which 2023 HBO series is the first television adaptation of a video game to win major acting and technical Emmy Awards?
- A. The Witcher
- B. Halo
- C. The Last of Us
- D. Fallout
Which comedy series, set in a Seattle radio station, was a spin-off of 'Cheers'?
- A. Wings
- B. Frasier
- C. Becker
- D. Taxi
The Netflix series 'Stranger Things' is set in the fictional town of Hawkins, located in which US state?
- A. Ohio
- B. Indiana
- C. Illinois
- D. Kentucky
In the business reality show 'Shark Tank', which long-time 'Shark' is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks?
- A. Kevin O'Leary
- B. Daymond John
- C. Mark Cuban
- D. Robert Herjavec
The series finale of which 1970s/80s sitcom about a mobile army surgical hospital held the record for the most-watched TV episode for nearly 30 years?
- A. Cheers
- B. MASH
- C. All in the Family
- D. The Jeffersons
Which Nickelodeon animated series follows the adventures of a sponge living in a pineapple under the sea?
- A. Rocko's Modern Life
- B. SpongeBob SquarePants
- C. The Fairly OddParents
- D. Doug
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
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

Television & Broadcasting Quiz

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Which show, famous for its 'Weekend Update' segment, is the longest-running live comedy sketch show in the US?

In which year did the United States officially adopt the NTSC color television standard, allowing for the first nationwide color broadcasts?

Which critically acclaimed AMC television series follows the moral descent of a high school chemistry teacher who begins cooking blue methamphetamine?

What is the name of the longest-running scripted TV show?

Which HBO political satire stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President (and later President) Selina Meyer?

The AMC series 'Mad Men' is set primarily in which decade?

On which streaming platform did the multi-Emmy-winning series 'Ted Lasso' premiere in 2020?

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

What is the prestigious annual award given by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to recognize excellence in the American television industry?

Which daytime talk show host became a billionaire and was famous for her 'Favorite Things' giveaways?

What was the first music video ever played on MTV when the channel launched in 1981?

In the context of television awards, what does the name 'Emmy' actually refer to?

Which 2023 HBO series is the first television adaptation of a video game to win major acting and technical Emmy Awards?

Which comedy series, set in a Seattle radio station, was a spin-off of 'Cheers'?

The Netflix series 'Stranger Things' is set in the fictional town of Hawkins, located in which US state?

In the business reality show 'Shark Tank', which long-time 'Shark' is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks?

The series finale of which 1970s/80s sitcom about a mobile army surgical hospital held the record for the most-watched TV episode for nearly 30 years?

Which Nickelodeon animated series follows the adventures of a sponge living in a pineapple under the sea?

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?

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