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Television & Broadcasting Quiz

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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 comedy series, set in a Seattle radio station, was a spin-off of 'Cheers'?
- A. Wings
- B. Frasier
- C. Becker
- D. Taxi
What is the name of the first communications satellite that enabled the first live transatlantic television broadcast in 1962?
- A. Sputnik 1
- B. Telstar 1
- C. Voyager 1
- D. Apollo 11
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 AMC series 'Mad Men' is set primarily in which decade?
- A. 1950s
- B. 1960s
- C. 1970s
- D. 1980s
What is currently the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history?
- A. ER
- B. General Hospital
- C. Grey's Anatomy
- D. MAS*H
On which streaming platform did the multi-Emmy-winning series 'Ted Lasso' premiere in 2020?
- A. Netflix
- B. Hulu
- C. Apple TV+
- D. Disney+
Which iconic American sitcom, often described as a 'show about nothing,' features the characters Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer?
- A. Friends
- B. Cheers
- C. Seinfeld
- D. Frasier
Which modern BBC adaptation stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a 'consulting detective' in 21st-century London?
- A. Luther
- B. Broadchurch
- C. Sherlock
- D. The Fall
What was the first American reality competition show to become a major ratings phenomenon, premiering in the summer of 2000?
- A. The Real World
- B. Survivor
- C. Big Brother
- D. The Amazing Race
The 2019 HBO miniseries 'Chernobyl' dramatizes the 1986 nuclear disaster in which modern-day country?
- A. Russia
- B. Belarus
- C. Ukraine
- D. Poland
Who was the host of the game show 'Jeopardy!' for 37 seasons, from 1984 until his death in 2020?
- A. Pat Sajak
- B. Alex Trebek
- C. Bob Barker
- D. Ken Jennings
The term 'Peak TV,' used to describe the overwhelming number of high-quality scripted shows, was coined by the CEO of which network?
- A. HBO
- B. Netflix
- C. FX
- D. AMC
Which British public broadcaster is funded primarily by a television license fee paid by households?
- A. ITV
- B. Sky
- C. BBC
- D. Channel 4
Which classic American sitcom, starring Lucille Ball, was the first scripted television program to be shot on 35mm film in front of a live studio audience?
- A. The Honeymooners
- B. I Love Lucy
- C. The Dick Van Dyke Show
- D. Bewitched
The period of American television history from the late 1940s to the late 1950s, characterized by live dramatic anthologies, is known as what?
- A. The Silver Age
- B. The Golden Age of Television
- C. The Network Era
- D. The Radio Transition
The term 'jumping the shark' originated from a scene in which classic television series?
- A. I Love Lucy
- B. The Brady Bunch
- C. Happy Days
- D. MASH
Which long-running reality series features drag queens competing for the title of 'America's Next Drag Superstar'?
- A. The Voice
- B. RuPaul's Drag Race
- C. Project Runway
- D. America's Next Top Model
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
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

Television & Broadcasting Quiz

Television & Broadcasting · Timed

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

What is the name of the first communications satellite that enabled the first live transatlantic television broadcast in 1962?

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

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

What is currently the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history?

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

Which iconic American sitcom, often described as a 'show about nothing,' features the characters Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer?

Which modern BBC adaptation stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a 'consulting detective' in 21st-century London?

What was the first American reality competition show to become a major ratings phenomenon, premiering in the summer of 2000?

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

Who was the host of the game show 'Jeopardy!' for 37 seasons, from 1984 until his death in 2020?

The term 'Peak TV,' used to describe the overwhelming number of high-quality scripted shows, was coined by the CEO of which network?

Which British public broadcaster is funded primarily by a television license fee paid by households?

Which classic American sitcom, starring Lucille Ball, was the first scripted television program to be shot on 35mm film in front of a live studio audience?

The period of American television history from the late 1940s to the late 1950s, characterized by live dramatic anthologies, is known as what?

The term 'jumping the shark' originated from a scene in which classic television series?

Which long-running reality series features drag queens competing for the title of 'America's Next Drag Superstar'?

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

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