Classic TV Quiz Questions
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A traveler sees a blue box that is much larger inside than outside. In Doctor Who, what does the TARDIS resemble externally?
A police box
A railway signal box
A London taxi
A telephone booth
2. Who created The Twilight Zone and most famously delivered its opening narrations?
Alfred Hitchcock
Rod Serling
Quinn Martin
Gene Roddenberry
3. A police chief ends an assignment with “Book ’em, Danno.” Which character has spoken?
Steve McGarrett
Thomas Magnum
Joe Friday
Frank Cannon
4. Which sitcom centers on the Queens household of Archie and Edith Bunker?
All in the Family
The Jeffersons
Maude
Good Times
5. Which classic sitcom follows Samantha Stevens as she tries to balance suburban family life with her magical powers?
I Dream of Jeannie
Bewitched
The Addams Family
My Favorite Martian
6. Which character is the irritable hotel owner at the center of Fawlty Towers?
Manuel
Basil Fawlty
Major Gowen
Polly Sherman
7. A Star Trek crew member approaches problems through Vulcan logic while managing his human emotions. Who is he?
Dr. Leonard McCoy
Spock
Montgomery Scott
James T. Kirk
8. The medical personnel in M*A*S*H serve in a mobile surgical hospital belonging to which branch of the U.S. military?
The Army
The Air Force
The Navy
The Marine Corps
9. The mystery “Who shot J.R.?” became a major Dallas storyline. Who was eventually revealed as the shooter?
Cliff Barnes
Sue Ellen Ewing
Bobby Ewing
Kristin Shepard
10. At the bar in Cheers, which character is both the owner and a former Boston Red Sox relief pitcher?
Ernie “Coach” Pantusso
Woody Boyd
Sam Malone
Frasier Crane
11. Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia share a home in which city on The Golden Girls?
Palm Springs
Atlanta
San Diego
Miami
12. A former secret agent resigns, is abducted, and awakens in a mysterious place known only as the Village. Which series has this premise?
Danger Man
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Avengers
The Prisoner
13. In The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mary Richards works in the newsroom of which fictional television station?
WKRP
KACL
WJM-TV
WNYX
14. Lieutenant Columbo often appears distracted while investigating a suspect. Which method best describes how he typically solves the case?
He relies mainly on laboratory evidence collected by a large forensic team
He pressures the suspect into confessing through threats of force
He adopts an elaborate disguise and infiltrates the suspect’s organization
He asks persistent questions until a small contradiction exposes the suspect
15. A family episode ends with voices calling “Good night, John-Boy.” Which series are you watching?
Eight Is Enough
Little House on the Prairie
The Waltons
Family
16. In I Love Lucy, where do Lucy and Ricky Ricardo live for most of the original series?
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York City
Boston