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Who hosted the reality competition TV shows "The Apprentice" and "The Celebrity Apprentice?"
Ryan Seacrest
Mario Lopez
Carson Daly
Donald Trump
2
Which president first used TV for international diplomacy? (Hint: Cuban Missile Crisis)
Ronald Reagan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Donald Trump
3
What broadcasting company was the "largest advertising medium in the world" in 1964?
ABC
CBS
The Trump Organization
NBC
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What company regulates broadcasting & interstate communication by wire, radio, & television?
The Trump Organization
Federal Communications Commission
General Electric
Radio Corporation of America
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What does "VHS" stand for in regards to TV?
Volga Hydroelectric Station
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia
Video Home System
Trump Plaza Associates
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On July 20, 1969, ______ was watched by 40 mill households in the U.S. and ~528 mill worldwide.
the pilot of "The Celebrity Apprentice"
the assassination of JFK
the moon landing
the "I Have A Dream" speech
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Who anchored network TV's first half-hour news broadcast back in 1963?
Walter Cronkite
Peter Jennings
Donald Trump
David Brinkley
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What product was banned from advertising on television in January of 1971?
Video Games
Cigarettes & Tobacco
Donald Trump
Sugar
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What company invested $50 million in the development of electronic television?
General Electric
Radio Corporation of America
Federal Communications Commission
The Trump Organization
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Who is the inventor of television?
Philo Farnsworth
Alexander Graham Bell
Donald Trump
Dick Clark
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What popular 1950s children's TV show featured a host and his puppet?
Howdy Doody
Ranger Joe
Saw
The Apprentice
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What was the title of the first made-for-TV movie that aired in 1964?
Citizen Kane
Halloweentown
See How They Run
You're Fired!
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What war was the first to be brought to Americans by TV?
Vietnam War
Korean War
2016 U.S. Presidential Election
World War II
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What world championship football game was the first ever to be broadcast in prime time?
Super Bowl XII
Super Bowl XLIX
Super Bowl II
The Celebrity Apprentice
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Who starred in 96 live television commercials during the 1952 Democratic Convention?
Mercedes McCambridge
Ivanka Trump
Audrey Hepburn
Betty Furness
