Trivia Quiz on American Television

1. Where was Room 222

A) Walt whitman high school

B) George Washington High School

C) Beverly Hills High School

D) Riverside High School

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2. Name the children on "Just the Ten of Us". Bonus: Name the dog.

A) Cindy,Wendy,Marie,Connie,J.R.,Heidi

B) Cindy,Wendy,Marie,Connie,J.R.,Heidi,the twins: Melissa and Harvey

C) Cindy,Wendy,Marie,Connie,J.R.,Heidi,Harvey and Melissa

D) Cindy,Wendy,Marie,Connie,Heather,J.R.,the twins: Melissa and Harvey

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3. What was Barnaby Jones usual tipple

A) Water

B) Milk

C) Tea

D) Alcohol

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4. What's the connection between the Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family

A) They are both musicals.

B) They share the same lead actress.

C) They were both spin-offs of a different show.

D) Eunice and Mama

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5. The Jeffersons was a spinoff from what show?

A) Maude

B) One Day at a Time

C) All in the Family

D) Good Times

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6. What were the names of Amanda's boys on Scarecrow and Mrs. King?

A) Phillip and Jamie

B) Brad and Kevin

C) Daniel and Michael

D) Tommy and Peter

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7. Wo Fat was the enemy of which TV detective

A) Columbo

B) Sherlock Holmes

C) Steve MacGarett

D) Hercule Poirot

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8. Who played richie in 'happy days'

A) Anson Williams

B) Henry Winkler

C) Erin Moran

D) Ron howard

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9. Who wrote the 1977 TV mini-series Roots?

A) Alex Haley

B) Harper Lee

C) James A. Michener

D) Stephen King

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10. What TV show had a character named Potsie?

A) The Dukes of Hazzard

B) The Partridge Family

C) Happy Days

D) Laverne & Shirley

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11. How many times was johnny carson married

A) Four

B) Two

C) Three

D) Five

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12. On TV what was the name of the Beverly Hillbillies bank manager

A) Mr. Hilton

B) Mr. Jenkins

C) Mr drysdale

D) Mr. Malone

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13. Who was candice bergen's father

A) Johnny Carson

B) Orson Welles

C) Edgar Bergen

D) Dean Martin

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14. How many consecutive years was the ed sullivan show on tv

A) 23

B) 22

C) 24

D) 26

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15. What show did Claire Danes get her start on?

A) L.A. Law

B) As the World Turns

C) My So-Called Life

D) Law & Order

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16. Who Is Judith Sheindlin Better Known As

A) Judy Sheindlin

B) Judy Justice

C) Judge Judy

D) The Honorable Judith

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17. In the USA what was the first prime time cartoon show

A) The Jetsons

B) Rocky and Bullwinkle

C) The Flintstones

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18. Who played bobby ewing in the tv series 'dallas'

A) Patrick Duffy

B) Larry Hagman

C) Jim Davis

D) Linda Gray

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19. On One Day at a Time,what were the two daughter's names?

A) Margaret and Susan

B) Janet and Christine

C) Tammy and Karen

D) Barbara and Julie

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20. Sikorsky what jerry van dyke sitcom is widely hailed as the worst in tv history

A) Mother

B) Car

C) My Mother

D) My

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21. What tv series was based on the series of books by laura ingalls wilder

A) The Waltons

B) Anne of Green Gables

C) Little house on the prairie

D) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

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22. What city provided the setting for One day at a time?

A) Chicago

B) Indianapolis

C) Los Angeles

D) New York

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23. What actress played Rhoda

A) Valerie Harper

B) Mary Tyler Moore

C) Cloris Leachman

D) Betty White

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24. Which detective was played by Jack Webb in Dragnet

A) Sgt joe friday

B) Sgt Bill Gannon

C) Det. Frank Smith

D) Detective Sherlock Holmes

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25. What show did the catch phrase, "Yeah, That's The Ticket" originate on?

A) The Price Is Right

B) Jeopardy!

C) The Tonight Show

D) Saturday Night Live

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26. What was the name of the show that featured Larry Appleton and his zany foreign cousin?

A) Family Matters

B) Growing Pains

C) Mork & Mindy

D) Perfect Strangers

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27. What is Lieutenant Colombo's first name

A) Peter

B) Philip

C) James

D) Daniel

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28. Who is known as "the world's oldest teenager"?

A) Elvis Presley

B) Dick Clark

C) David Cassidy

D) Donny Osmond

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29. A character named 'Spearchucker Jones' was deleted from this famous American television show's cast after only five episodes

A) MASH

B) ER

C) Friends

D) Seinfeld

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30. What eighties TV show starred Bruce Willis in a detective agency?

A) Remington Steele

B) Riptide

C) Moonlighting

D) Cover Up

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31. Which television western series always ended with the words 'Head 'em up, move 'em out'

A) Gunsmoke

B) Bonanza

C) The Rifleman

D) Rawhide

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32. Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man

A) Lee Majors

B) Steve Austin

C) David Janssen

D) Patrick Duffy

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33. What was the longest running primetime TV drama 20 seasons

A) Gunsmoke

B) Bonanza

C) Dallas

D) ER

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34. Who played 'uncle tim' in 'my favourite martian'

A) Bill Bixby

B) Ray walston

C) Don Knotts

D) Carl Reiner

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35. The Jefferson's was a spinoff of what show?

A) Maude

B) Sanford and Son

C) All in the Family

D) Good Times

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36. Who, in 1976, were the 3 original actresses in "Charlie's Angels"

A) Jaclyn smith, kate jackson & cheryl ladd

B) Jaclyn smith, farah fawcett & cheryl ladd

C) Jaclyn smith, kate jackson & farah fawcett

D) kate jackson, farah fawcett & cheryl ladd

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37. What famous soap opera duo reigned on General Hospital in the eighties?

A) Frisco Jones and Felicia Scorpio

B) Luke and Laura

C) Robert Scorpio and Anna Devane

D) Dillon Quartermaine and Tracy Quartermaine

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38. What sitcom was "The Facts of Life" a spinoff of?

A) Joanie Loves Chachi

B) The Jeffersons

C) Mork & Mindy

D) Different Strokes

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39. Los Pedernales is a Spanish translation what TV show

A) The Simpsons

B) The Flintstones

C) The Jetsons

D) Friends

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40. Who was the US equivalent of Alf Garnet

A) Homer Simpson

B) Al Bundy

C) Peter Griffin

D) Archie Bunker

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41. Which Long Running Tv Show Screened It's Final Episode In 1983 And Was Entitled "Goodbye, Farewell & Amen"

A) The Love Boat

B) Dynasty

C) MASH

D) Cheers

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42. Who plays kevin arnold on 'the wonder years'

A) Daniel Stern

B) Jason Hervey

C) Fred Savage

D) Neil Patrick Harris

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43. On 'the roseanne show', who was d.j

A) David jacob

B) Michael Fishman

C) John Goodman

D) Sara Gilbert

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44. Name the two main families on Soap?

A) The Tates and The Campbells

B) The Wagners and The Campbells

C) The Tates and The Davises

D) The Carters and The Campbells

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45. The first toilet ever seen on television was on what show

A) I Love Lucy

B) The Honeymooners

C) The Brady Bunch

D) Leave It To Beaver

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46. Name the TV show which featured an average housewife teamed up with a secret agent.

A) I Dream of Jeannie

B) Desperate Housewives

C) Scarecrow and Ms. King

D) The Avengers

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47. Which enduring western made its television debut On Sep 12th 1959 and ran until Jan 17 1973?

A) Gunsmoke

B) Wagon Train

C) Bonanza

D) The Rifleman

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48. What TV show with married couples and family life appealed to those over the age of 29?

A) Growing Pains

B) Thirty something

C) The Brady Bunch

D) Full House

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49. What show was 'Whatcha talkin' 'bout Willis?' a standard catch phrase?

A) The Jeffersons

B) The Cosby Show

C) Different Strokes

D) Family Ties

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50. Who played George Costanza on 'Seinfeld'?

A) Jason Alexander

B) Jerry Seinfeld

C) Michael Richards

D) Wayne Knight

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51. In what city does Fat Albert live

A) Philadelphia

B) New York

C) Baltimore

D) Boston

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52. Fat Albert and friends was created by ______ ?

A) Matt Groening

B) Hanna-Barbera

C) Bill Cosby

D) Jim Henson

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53. Who did Larry Hagman portray in the TV series 'Dallas'?

A) Bobby Ewing

B) J.R. Ewing

C) Jock Ewing

D) Cliff Barnes

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54. Who is the main character in 'Touched By An Angel'?

A) Tess

B) Monica

C) Gabriel

D) Andrew

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55. Who did Patrick Duffy portray in the TV series 'Dallas'?

A) J.R. Ewing

B) Sue Ellen Ewing

C) Bobby Ewing

D) Pam Ewing

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56. What was the first network series devoted entirely to rock and roll?

A) The Ed Sullivan Show

B) Shindig!

C) Hullabaloo

D) American Bandstand

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57. TV series: 'American ______'?

A) Idol

B) Horror Story

C) Bandstand

D) Crime

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58. Who plays many voices, such as Dr Nick, and Moe on 'The Simpsons'?

A) Dan Castellaneta

B) Harry Shearer

C) Hank Azaria

D) Yeardley Smith

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