Pinnacle TV Trivia

TV Firsts

100

The Beatles made their first American appearence on what TV show?

The Ed Sullivan Show

200

What was the first music video MTV aired?

Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles

300

What was the first TV show to have a pregnancy storyline?

I Love Lucy

400

What was the first show to have a warning at the start of it?

All in the Family (It read The program you are about to see is "All in the Family. It seeks to throw a humorous spotlight on our frailties, prejudices, and concerns. By making them a source of laughter, we hope to show—in a mature fashion—just how absurd they are.) 

500

What was the first live televised sporting event in the world?

The 1936 Summer Olympics

Recent Releases

100

Rings of Power is a prequel to the events of which famous trilogy? (2 acceptable answers)

Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit

200

In Ted Lasso, Ted Lasso is American college football coach who is hired to coach what sport?

Soccer aka football

300

What famous Houston rapper had a cameo in She-Hulk?

Megan Thee Stallion

400

Abbott Elementary is a fictional school set in which city?

Philadelphia

500

House of the Dragon is a Game of Thrones prequel details which specific event in Targaryeon history?

The Dance of the Dragons or the Targaryeon Civil War 

Catchphrases

100

Did I do that? 

Steve Urkel, Family Matters

200

You got it dude!

Michelle Tanner, Full House

300

How You Doin'

Joey Tribbiani, Friends

400

What you talkin' 'bout Willis?

Arnold Drummond, Diff'rent Strokes

500

Bang, zoom, to the moon Alice!

Ralph Kramden, The Honeymooers

Awful Explanations

100

Man describes all his former relationships to his children

How I Met Your Mother

200

Sick man reconnects with former student to mentor him

Breaking Bad

300

Characters don't know where they are (Audience doesn't know either)

Lost

400

Cardio is scary

The Walking Dead

500

Sensible person has to accompany coworker who wants to investigate weird lights

The X-Files

Miscellaneous

100

What Netflix original was the first to be released all at once?

House of Cards

200

The first televised presidential debate was between which two candidates?

John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon

300

The top 10 most watched broadcasts are all Super Bowls except for #9; which is the series finale of which comedy-drama?

M*A*S*H

400

The phrase "Jumping the Shark" refers to when a TV show has reached it's peak and has begun a downward slide in quality. What show does this phrase originate from?

Happy Days

500

What Simpson characters have five fingers?

God & Jesus