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History of Television
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A review quiz on the history of television.
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1
David Sarnoff worked as a telegraph operator during which event?
The sinking of the Titanic
The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The assassination of John F Kennedy.
The first Super Bowl
2
Samuel Morse invented
Morris code
Morse code
Moose code
Mouth code
3
Philo Farnsworth lived and worked in New York City
False
True
4
Mass Communications is...
A message intended for as many people as possible.
A social media thing.
A message intended only for another business
A message intended for only a few people
5
Vladimir Zworykin worked with which person?
Squidward
David Sarnoff
Michael Scott
Philo Farnsworth
6
What witness helped convince the patent judge that Filo Farnsworth invented TV.
His wife
His father
His Science teacher
David Sarnoff.
7
He's the only person to quit the Tonight Show and come back to host it again.
Jack Parr
Jimmy Fallon
Jay Leno
Johnny Carson
8
What is a follow up question?
A hypothetical quesiton
Something that should never be asked.
A question that helps you understand an answer better.
9
Who bought 40% of CBS?
Pixar
Warner Brothers
NBC
Paramount Studios
10
What are the 5 Ws and H
Who, who, what, when, where, wiseguy and how.
Who, what, when, work, and how
Squidward
Who, what, when, where, why and how
11
When TV first started there was an equal amount of white people and people of color on TV.
True
False
12
The Tonight show started in the 1950s.
False
True
13
The first shows broadcast on TV were exciting and action-packed compared to TV today.
True
False
14
In the 1950s TV showed a lot of women working in offices.
False
True
15
This company currently owns NBC
Verizon
RCA
Comcast
Catcast
16
The Radio Act of 1927 did which ONE of the following things?
Made sure all radio stations were successful.
Allowed radio stations to use bad language on radio.
Included antimonopoly regulations
Made sure Television would never happen.
17
NBC was founded in 1926 by what three companies?
CBS, ABC and Fox
MSNBC, the Today Show and Apple
General Electric, RCA, and Westinghouse.
Comcast, CBS and RCA
18
Who actually invented Television?
Philo Farnsworth
NBC
RCA
David Sarnoff
19
When Television first started it was:
Only black and white
You could use your radio to see it.
Was broadcast in high definition.
20
Which of the following news events were broadcast on TV as either news events or news updates.
The signing of the treaty ending World War 2
All of these answers are correct.
The Challenger explosion
The Kennedy assassination.
21
TV was shown for the first time at what 1939 event?
EPCOT
The World Cup
The World's Fair
22
Which of the following news events occurred in the era of TV?
The Challenger explosion.
The Zombie Apocalypse.
The assassination of JFK
The signing of the treaty ending World War 2
23
Queen for a Day was a....
comedy show
game show
science fiction show
medical show
24
What event stopped the production of Television from going forward?
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
The stock market crash
When the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor
The Great Depression
25
NBC stands for
National Broadcasting Capitol
National Biscuit Company
National Broadlands company
National Broadcasting company
