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