Lockdown has seen us all watching more TV than ever. Whether it has been streaming from sites like Netflix, Amazon, Britbox or even, dare I say it, live TV, our goggleboxes have been taking a battering as we look at ways to pass the time.
Today's quiz invites you to test your knowledge of some classic TV programmes and see if you have absorbed any of the information thrust upon us through the medium of television.
The first five questions are about classic TV shows, the second set are on more modern shows.
QUESTIONS
1. Patrick McNee joins forces with Gareth Hunt and Joanna Lumley as they fight the forces of evil and criminal minds in this '70s secret agent TV show?
a. The Avengers
b. The Academy
c. The New Avengers
d. The New Seekers
2. In 2004 Dad's Army was voted Britain's best sitcom of all time, but what was it's original title by the writers, Jimmy Perry and David Croft?
a. The Fighting Tigers
b. Grandad's and Broomsticks
c. Mainwaring's Motley Crew
d. The Home Guard
3. Set in a Boston law firm called, Cage and Fish, this show sees Calista Flockhart as a lawyer joining the firm only to find her boss is her ex-boyfriend. It also introduced the 'dancing baby' which became an internet sensation. What was the show called?
a. Boston Law
b. 30 Something
c. Boston Legal
d. Ally McBeal
4. This 70's US TV show introduced David Cassidy onto the scene and was about a musical family living in California who become a hit wherever they tour.
a. The Brady Bunch
b. The Partridge Family
c. The Monkees
d. The Banana Bunch
5. This frightening anthology TV show creates its own miniseries for each season. It was created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the FX Channel and has featured clowns, witches and even a nuclear disaster in storylines.
a. Paranormal
b. Ghosts
c. American Horror Story
d. True Blood
6. Following the trials and tribulations of lawyer and con-man Jimmy McGill and his moral decline into a greedy criminal defence lawyer for a drug cartel. His catchprase was, 'Its all good man' which ultimately led to him changing his name to avoid his slippery past. What show am I?
a. Breaking Bad
b. Better Call Saul
c. Narcos
d. Cocaine Lawyer
7. This black comedy TV show was inspired by the Oscar winning film of the same name by the Coen brothers. It features Lester Nygaard and Molly Solverson as the main characters.
a. Raising Arizona
b. The Big Lebowski
c. The Hudsucker Proxy
d. Fargo
8. This Disney TV series features Pablo Pascal as a bounty hunter whose main objective is to keep a young infant safe from harm. What show is it?
a. The Gunslinger
b. The Mandalorian
c. The Marshall
d. The Bounty Hunter
9. Following the life stories of the Pearson family, this show has received widespread critical acclaim. It centers on flashbacks surrounding three siblings and their parents lives and how they deal with life's problems. What is the name of the show?
a. How I met Your Mom
b. This Is Us
c. New Girl
d. Family Ties
10. Which show follows a group of ordinary people trying to take on the might of superheroes, with often violent consequences? It features characters called Voight, Hughie and Kimiko following the leadership of Butcher who wants revenge against ‘The Seven’.
a. Suoerheroes and Villains
b. The Boys
c. Supes
d. Homelander
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ANSWERS
1. Patrick McNee joins forces with Gareth Hunt and Joanna Lumley as they fight the forces of evil and criminal minds in this '70s secret agent TV show?
a. The Avengers
b. The Academy
c. The New Avengers
d. The New Seekers
c. THE NEW AVENGERS (If you said The Avengers that was the 60's show that resulted in this 70's spin-off. The original had Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) as the female lead)
2. In 2004 Dad's Army was voted Britain's best sitcom of all time, but what was it's original title by the writers, Jimmy Perry and David Croft?
a. The Fighting Tigers
b. Grandad's and Broomsticks
c. Mainwaring's Motley Crew
d. The Home Guard
a. THE FIGHTING TIGERS
3. Set in a Boston law firm called, Cage and Fish, this show sees Calista Flockhart as a lawyer joining the firm only to find her boss is her ex-boyfriend. It also introduced the 'dancing baby' which became an internet sensation. What was the show called?
a. Boston Law
b. 30 Something
c. Boston Legal
d. Ally McBeal
d. ALLY MCBEAL
4. This 70's US TV show introduced David Cassidy onto the scene and was about a musical family living in California who become a hit wherever they tour.
a. The Brady Bunch
b. The Partridge Family
c. The Monkees
d. The Banana Bunch
b. THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY
5. This frightening anthology TV show creates its own miniseries for each season. It was created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the FX Channel and has featured clowns, witches and even a nuclear disaster in storylines.
a. Paranormal
b. Ghosts
c. American Horror Story
d. True Blood
c. AMERICAN HORROR STORY
6. Following the trials and tribulations of lawyer and con-man Jimmy McGill and his moral decline into a greedy criminal defence lawyer for a drug cartel. His catchprase was, 'Its all good man' which ultimately led to him changing his name to avoid his slippery past. What show am I?
a. Breaking Bad
b. Better Call Saul
c. Narcos
d. Cocaine Lawyer
b. BETTER CAUL SAUL (Jimmy McGill changes his name to Saul Goodman, a play on his catchphrase, 'Its all good man')
7. This black comedy TV show was inspired by the Oscar winning film of the same name by the Coen brothers. It features Lester Nygaard and Molly Solverson as the main characters.
a. Raising Arizona
b. The Big Lebowski
c. The Hudsucker Proxy
d. Fargo
d. FARGO
8. This Disney TV series features Pablo Pascal as a bounty hunter whose main objective is to keep a young infant safe from harm. What show is it?
a. The Gunslinger
b. The Mandalorian
c. The Marshall
d. The Bounty Hunter
b. THE MANDALORIAN
9. Following the life stories of the Pearson family, this show has received widespread critical acclaim. It centers on flashbacks surrounding three siblings and their parents lives and how they deal with life's problems. What is the name of the show?
a. How I met Your Mom
b. This Is Us
c. New Girl
d. Family Ties
b. THIS IS US
10. Which show follows a group of ordinary people trying to take on the might of superheroes, with often violent consequences? It features characters called Voight, Hughie and Kimiko following the leadership of Butcher who wants revenge against ‘The Seven’.
a. Suoerheroes and Villains
b. The Boys
c. Supes
d. Homelander
b. THE BOYS