Who played Chandler's father on Friends?
A) Nathan Lane
B) Elliot Gould
C) Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner played Chandler's father, Charles Bing, in several episodes of Friends, including, "The One with Chandler's Dad," which aired on May 10, 2001.
What television series was the first to air the sound of a toilet being flushed?
A) All in the Family
B) Leave it to Beaver
C) The Addams Family
All in the Family
In 1971, All in the Family -- starring Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton -- became the first series to be videotaped in front of a live studio audience, as well as the first to air the sound of a toilet being flushed.
Who was Alex P. Keaton's youngest sibling on Family Ties?
A) Andy
B) Skippy
C) Mallory
Andy
Steven and Elyse had a fourth child, Andy, who was born in 1985 and quickly molded in Alex's conservative image.
Which character stays behind in Korea in the series finale of M*A*S*H?
A) Klinger
B) Margaret
C) Hawkeye
Klinger
Klinger proposes to Soon-Lee Han, a Korean woman, but much to his frustration, she insists that she can't leave Korea until she finds her family. Ironically, Klinger, who has been trying to get sent home for the entire run of the series, decides to stay in Korea of his own free will and help Soon-Lee with her search.
Which character becomes a wanted fugitive during the final season of The Office?
A) Michael
B) Creed
C) Angela
Creed
After becoming a wanted fugitive, Creed fakes his own death, only to be discovered living at the office in Ryan's old closet. Creed sings a song on the guitar for the office before being arrested.
In Bewitched, what part of her body does Samantha twitch to practice magic?
A) Her lips
B) Her ears
C) Her nose
Her nose
Samantha's very first nose twitch occurs about five minutes into the pilot episode of Bewitched, which premiered on ABC on September 17, 1964.
What color was Jeannie's harem costume in I Dream of Jeannie?
A) Pink
B) Yellow
C) Blue
Pink
Jeannie's costume was pink. Jeannie's sister (also named Jeannie and also portrayed by Barbara Eden) wears a green costume, with a skirt rather than pantaloons.
In what reality TV show are contestants eliminated in, "Tribal council?"
A) Duck Dynasty
B) Survivor
C) The Bachelor
Survivor
Survivor features a group of contestants who are marooned in an isolated location, where they must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves. Frequent physical challenges are used to pit the teams against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for, "Immunity," forcing the other tribe to attend, "Tribal Council," where they must vote off one of their players.
What colors is the Brady Bunch kitchen?
A) Blue & orange
B) Orange & green
C) Yellow & green
Orange & green
The Brady Bunch kitchen was an ode to the 1970s with orange laminate countertops and avocado green appliances. They even had a matching green and orange table and chairs.
What is the last surviving dragon in Game of Thrones?
A) Rhaegal
B) Drogon
C) Viserion
Drogon
Viserion is killed by the Night King and Rhaegal is shot down by Euron Greyjoy, leaving Drogon as the last surviving dragon at the end of the series.
Every episode of Seinfeld contains an image or reference to what superhero?
A) Superman
B) Spider-Man
C) Batman
Superman
There is an image of or reference to Superman somewhere in every episode of Seinfeld.
In what TV show did Sheriff Andy Taylor first appear?
A) The Andy Griffith Show
B) The Danny Thomas Show
C) Mayberry R.F.D.
The Danny Thomas Show
The Andy Griffith Show is actually a spin off! Sheriff Andy Taylor first appeared on an episode of The Danny Thomas Show in which Danny is arrested by Sheriff Taylor for failing to come to a complete stop at a stop sign in the town of Mayberry. The character was such a hit that Andy soon got his own show.
Who was the youngest person to host Saturday Night Live?
A) Fred Savage
B) Miley Cyrus
C) Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore
The E.T. star was just 7 years old when she hosted SNL.
Who was the only regular cast member of the TV show M*A*S*H to actually serve in the Army in Korea?
A) Gary Burghoff
B) Jamie Farr
C) Loretta Switt
Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr, who played Max Klinger, was the only regular cast member of M*A*S*H to actually serve in the Army in Korea. (He served after the war was over).
What MTV reality television series began with the narration: "This is the true story of seven strangers...?"
A) The Real World
B) Jersey Shore
C) Flavor of Love
The Real World
The Real World, one of the longest-running reality series in television history, has been credited with launching the modern reality TV genre.
What TV series showed the first interracial kiss on American network television?
A) Family Feud
B) All in the Family
C) Star Trek
Star Trek
The first interracial kiss on American network television was in the Star Trek episode entitled, "Plato's Stepchildren," which aired on November 22, 1968, when Captain Kirk (William Shatner) kissed Lieutenant Uhura (Nichelle Nichols). Some stations in the South (U.S.) originally refused to air the episode.
What sort of business did George Jefferson own on The Jeffersons?
A) Gas Station
B) Construction Company
C) Dry-Cleaning
Dry-Cleaning
By 1975, Jefferson's fledgling dry-cleaning business, Jefferson Cleaners, had successfully grown into a small chain; his newfound wealth led to moving his family to a, "Deluxe apartment in the sky," in Manhattan.
Whose wedding holds the record for the highest rated soap opera episode in American daytime television history?
A) Sonny & Brenda
B) Victor & Nikki
C) Luke & Laura
Luke & Laura
In 1981, more Americans watched Luke and Laura's wedding on General Hospital than Prince Charles and Lady Diana's actual televised nuptials. The episode brought in 30 million viewers and remains the highest-rated hour in American soap opera history.
How does Charlie Harper die in Two and a Half Men?
A) Struck by a train
B) Falls off a skyscraper
C) Piano falls on him
Piano falls on him
Although Charlie is originally believed to have been struck by a train while on vacation in Paris, it is later revealed that he is alive and has been kept captive in a basement. In the series finale, "Of Course He's Dead," he escapes and returns to the beach house. As he rings the doorbell, a piano that is being transported by helicopter falls from the sky, killing him.
What sitcom was a U.S. version of Johnny Speight's hit UK TV series, "Till Death Us Do Part?"
A) Dead Like Me
B) Married with Children
C) All in the Family
All in the Family
All in the Family was a U.S. version of Johnny Speight's hit UK TV series, "Till Death Us Do Part," (1965). The show ranked number-one in the yearly Nielsen ratings from 1971 to 1976 and broke ground in its depiction of issues previously considered unsuitable for U.S. network television comedy.
What is the phrase on the UFO poster in Fox Mulder's office in X-Files?
A) The Truth Is Out There
B) I Want to Believe
C) Trust No One
I Want to Believe
The famous, "I Want to Believe," UFO poster from Fox Mulder's office in the X-Files continually had to be replaced as copies kept disappearing from the set. The poster on display at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum in Los Angeles is reportedly one of the last available copies of the original set-used posters.
What sitcom follows the life of Liz Lemon, a writer for a fictional sketch-comedy The Girlie Show?
A) Sister, Sister
B) 30 Rock
C) Stacked
30 Rock
30 Rock is loosely based on star Tina Fey's experiences when she herself was the head writer for Saturday Night Live from 1997 to 2006.
What is Gomer Pyle's catchphrase on The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.?
A) "Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!"
B) "Shazam!"
C) "Gawww-Leeeeee!"
All of the above
Gomer is awestruck by the simplest of things, resulting in the exclamation of his famous catchphrases, "Shazam, Gawwww-leeeee, and Sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise!"
What TV show is credited for a massive surge of applications for courses in forensic science?
A) CSI
B) NCIS
C) Law & Order
CSI
The extreme popularity of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has been credited for a massive surge of applications for courses in forensic science.
What was the longest running of the, "fantasy sitcoms," that dominated the airwaves in the mid 1960s?
A) Bewitched
B) I Dream of Jeannie
C) The Addams Family
Bewitched
Running for eight seasons, Bewitched was the longest-running of the so-called "fantasy sitcoms" that dominated the airwaves in the mid-1960s, as well as the last surviving example of the genre when it went off the air in 1972, a year after, "All in the Family," (1971) ushered in a new era of reality sitcoms.