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Combination quiz for TV History, TV & the Presidency, and TV News and Entertainment
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1
Who received the patent for the iconoscope?
Albert Einstein
Thomas Edison
Philo Farnsworth
Vladimir Zworykin
2
Who created Television (Father of Television)?
Philo Farnsworth
Thomas Edison
Vladimir Zworykin
Albert Einstein
3
This state decided the outcome of the 2000 Presidential Election?
California
Florida
New York
Pennsylvania
4
This leader admitted, “If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost the American people.”
Richard Nixon
Ron Burgendy
Robert Fraser
Lyndon Johnson
5
“All in the Family” was one of the first shows to include a(n):
Cameo
African-American
Theme Song
Disclaimer
6
Channels 2-13 on a TV set are what frequency?
Basic Cable
VHF
UHF
CATV
7
Newtown Minnow (FCC Chairman) called television a(n)….
Idiot Box
Empty Mind
Boob Tube
Vast Wasteland
8
Richard Nixon’s painful television lesson:
Don't Lie
Go Tanning
Image is Everything
Smile
9
“I Love Lucy” starred what actress?
Judy Garland
Lucille Ball
Bette Midler
Grace Kelly
10
Where was television first shown to a large audience?
New York's World Fair
Vegas, Baby
The Smithsonian
Technology Expo
11
The longest running primetime drama?
Rawhide
Unforgiven
Ponderosa
Gunsmoke
12
The following events forced the FCC to freeze licenses EXCEPT:
Dramatic increase in TV homes across USA
Interference Problems
Labor Union Strike
Need to develop color TV
13
Name the first television station
W2XBC
WNBC
WWF
W2XBS
14
Of the four days surrounding Kennedy’s death, this had the highest ratings?
Johnson sworn into the presidency
Memorial
Assassination
Funeral
15
Which product was promoted in the first TV commercial?
Chevrolet
Sears Roebuck
Bullova Watch Co.
General Electric
16
The person replaced Jack Parr as host of “The Late Show”:
Ed McMahon
Johnny Carson
David Letterman
Jay Leno
17
The “Most Trusted Man in America”:
Richard Nixon
Walter Cronkite
Tiger Woods
JFK
18
This band DID NOT perform on the Ed Sullivan show:
The Who
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Doors
19
This war was the setting for M.A.S.H.?
Vietnam War
WWI
Korean War
WWII
20
ABC merged with this studio (1
st
answer) when which network folded (2
nd
answer)?
Fox/NBC
CBS/Fox
NBC Red/NBC Blue
Paramount/DuMont
21
One of Johnny Carson’s guests on his second to last show.
Bette Midler
Ed McMahon
Jack Parr
The Beatles
22
The final episode of this show drew a 60.3 rating and a 77 percent share.
M.A.S.H.
The Fugitive
The Brady Bunch
All in the Family
23
This television host was known as “Great Stone Face”
Ed Sullivan
Milton Berle
Walter Cronkite
Johnny Carson
24
This celebrity was a guest on “All in the Family.”
Frank Sinatra
Desi Arnaz
Sammy Davis Jr.
Robin Williams
25
In the 70’s the FCC instituted these restrictions EXCEPT:
Tide Pods
Primetime
Alcohol
Cigarettes
26
Ed Sullivan paid Elvis Presley this amount to appear on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show.’
$10,000
$25,000
$100,000
$50,000
27
‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ was previously titled…?
Toast of the Town
The Jack Parr Show
American Bandstand
The Today Show
28
This state gave ‘Checkers’ to Richard Nixon’s family.
Pennsylvania
California
Florida
Texas
