Philo T. Farnsworth
Early Televsion
Modern Television
Famous People
Famous Shows
100
Where Farnsworth was born.
What is Utah?
100
In 1831. Two men who worked with electromagnetism.
Who are Joseph Henry and Michael Faraday?
100
Fios stands for this.
What is Fiber-Optic Television?
100
Three influencial Actors/Actresses of the 1920s
Who are Rudolf Valentino, Mary Pickford, and Clara Bow?
100
Show about a witch and the trouble that she gets in with her powers.
What is Betwitched?
200
Was known as "The Father of Televsion."
Who is Philo T. Washington?
200
Person to invent Pantelegraph and become the first to transmit a still image over wires.
Who is Abbe Giovanna Caselli?
200
This creates a more clear, refined image for the viewer.
What is High Definition?
200
Starred in I Love Lucy.
Who is Lucille Ball?
200
A show about a boy who gets into a lot of trouble with his friends.
What is Leave it to Beaver?
300
When he died.
What is March 11, 1971?
300
Coined the turn "cathode rays."
Who is Eugen Goldstein?
300
Direct tv is...
What is satellite television
300
Starred in The Brady Bunch.
Who are Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis?
300
A show about the ideal life in the mid 1900s.
What is Happy Days?
400
The University that he attended.
What is Brigham Young University?
400
Two inventors that theorized about telephone devices that transmit image as well as sound.
Who are Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison?
400
Poeple that own televisions in the U.S.
What is 111,300,000 people?
400
Main Characters and their actors/actresses in The Andy Griffith Show
Who are Andy Taylor - Andy Griffith Opie Taylor - Ron Howard (as Ronny Howard) Deputy Barney Fife - Don Knotts Aunt Bee - Frances Bavier Gomer Pyle - Jim Nabors Goober Pyle (aka Goober Beasley in early episodes) - George Lindsey Floyd Lawson - Howard McNear Helen Crump - Aneta Corsaut?
400
A show about the misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
What is Sanford and Son?
500
The first inventor to...
What is transmit a television image comprised of 60 horizontal lines.
500
Sent imags over wires using a totatin metal disk technology calling it the electric telescope with 18 lines of resolution.
Who is Paul Nipkow?
500
The average American watches ____ hours of television a day.
What is 4 hours?
500
Starred in Life of Riley.
Who is William Bendix?
500
A show compiled of various skits. Premieres on one night over the weekend.
What is Saturday Night Live?