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A review quiz on the history of television.
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1
HR Puffinstuff was what kind of show?
A sports show
A reality show
A game show.
A kids' show
2
Which of the following news events occurred in the era of TV?
The assassination of JFK
The Zombie Apocalypse.
The signing of the treaty ending World War 2
The Challenger explosion.
3
In the 1950s TV showed a lot of women working in offices.
True
False
4
When did TV start broadcasting in color?
1930s
1920s
1960s
1970s
5
TV was shown for the first time at what 1939 event?
The World's Fair
The World Cup
EPCOT
6
In Twilight Zone's "To Serve Man" what kind of book was left behind?
A textbook.
A cookbook.
A picture book.
A Dictionary.
7
What event stopped the production of Television from going forward?
The Great Depression
When the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor
The stock market crash
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
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What witness helped convince the patent judge that Philo Farnsworth invented TV.
His Science teacher
His father
David Sarnoff.
His wife
9
Which of the following news events were broadcast on TV as either news events or news updates.
All of these answers are correct.
The Kennedy assassination.
The Challenger explosion
The signing of the treaty ending World War 2
10
Philo Farnsworth lived and worked in New York City
True
False
11
The first shows broadcast on TV were exciting and action-packed compared to TV today.
True
False
12
When Television first started it was:
Only black and white
You could use your radio to see it.
Was broadcast in high definition.
13
Who actually invented Television?
NBC
Philo Farnsworth
David Sarnoff
RCA
14
When TV first started there was an equal amount of white people and people of color on TV.
True
False
15
Today Mickey Mouse looks exactly like he did back in the 30s and 40s.
False
True
