WFSB Facts
What month/year did WFSB debut on the air?
Sept, 1957
What year was Netflix founded
1997
78%
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
3 of the top 5 Industries in CT?
Insurance and Financial Services, Healthcare, Bioscience, Large scale manufacturing, Digital Media, and Entertainment.
What did we name our Podcast studio?
Podcast House
What was Netflix first Originals? Name at least 2
House of Cards, Orange is New Black, Hemlock Grove
How many TV hh are in Hartford County?
309,200 TV HH's
What % alcohol is Corona Beer
4.5%
What is Hartford known as
"The Insurance Capital of the World"
How many weeks of news do we produce weekly (pre COVID)
35 hours
How many hours a week do Netflix users spend streaming content....
Around 1 Billion hours per week
Based off of Scarborough Jan-July 2019, what % of people in CT own their own homes?
62.6%
TRUE or FALSE? The new coronavirus was deliberately created or released by people.
The answer is false. Occasionally, a disease outbreak happens when a virus that is common in an animal such as a pig, bat or bird undergoes changes and passes to humans. This is likely how the new coronavirus came to be.
What years(since 2000) did the UCONN Mens BB team Win National Championships?
2004, 2011, 2014
Where is the stations tower, and for bonus 200 bonus points, how tall is it?
Avon, CT
1,248 feet above sea level
Who invented broadcast television and get bonus points for what year?
Philo Taylor Farnsworth
200 bonus points....1927
The virus can cause a range of symptoms, from ranging from mild illness to pneumonia. Symptoms of the disease are fever, cough, sore throat and headaches.
In what town in CT was copper found in 1705?
Simsbury
Name 4 non sales related events that WFSB has supported over the past few years....
CT Mercy of Mercy Dental Clinic, Foodshare,CT Sports Foundation, & American Lung Assoc of NE Stair Climb.
Name 5 of the most binge watched shows...(not necessarily on Netflix)
Buffy Vampire Slayer, Keeping up with Kardashians, Orphan Black, Deadwood, Mad Men, House of Cards, Walking Dead, Orange is new Black, Game of Thrones, and Breaking Bad
Who succeed Walter Cronkite as CBS's evening news anchor
Dan Rather
What is a Coronarita?
A beer cocktail that consists of a bottle of Corona upturned to drain into a margarita.
Connecticut's Motto is "Qui Transtulit Sustinet", what does this mean?
“He Who Transplanted Still Sustains”.