Part 2 — Answer key

Compare your answers after you have finished Part 1.

1. When someone says they watched new episodes of Friends “on network TV” back in the day, which network are they talking about?
   NBC
2. The Simpsons premiered as a half-hour series on Fox.
   True
3. In The Office (U.S.), who is the regional manager of Dunder Mifflin Scranton at the start of the series?
   Michael Scott
4. Game of Thrones is based on novels by George R. R. Martin.
   True
5. Where do the Friends characters most famously hang out when they are not at Monica’s apartment?
   Central Perk
6. Stranger Things is set in the fictional town of Hawkins, located in which U.S. state?
   Indiana
7. The Mandalorian helped kick off a new era of Star Wars TV. Where did it originally premiere?
   Disney+
8. Only Murders in the Building is a Netflix original series.
   False
9. In Breaking Bad, what nickname becomes Walter White’s criminal persona?
   Heisenberg
10. In The Simpsons, who is Homer’s famously cheery next-door neighbor?
    Ned Flanders
11. The Office (U.S.) is adapted from a British series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
    True
12. Grey’s Anatomy is closely associated with one TV creator’s brand of drama. Who created the series?
    Shonda Rhimes
13. Who plays Eleven in Stranger Things?
    Millie Bobby Brown
14. The Sopranos originally aired on AMC.
    False
15. Which long-running sketch comedy series is produced live from Studio 8H in New York City?
    Saturday Night Live
16. In Parks and Recreation, who plays the relentlessly optimistic public servant Leslie Knope?
    Amy Poehler
17. Ted Lasso is an Apple TV+ original.
    True
18. You see a clip of an FBI agent in a black suit obsessing over “damn fine coffee.” Which series is it from?
    Twin Peaks
19. You are trying to settle a trivia argument about awards dominance. Which TV series has won the most Primetime Emmy Awards overall?
    Saturday Night Live
20. M*A*S*H has the most-watched scripted series finale in U.S. television history.
    True
21. You notice a “Created by” credit on Fargo (the TV series) and realize it is not the same as the film’s creators. Who created the TV series?
    Noah Hawley
22. The Crown swaps actors to reflect time passing. Who plays Queen Elizabeth II in the first two seasons?
    Claire Foy
23. Black Mirror is a serialized drama where one continuing story runs across seasons.
    False
24. When Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted, it did something unusual for a major franchise. How was it originally distributed in the U.S.?
    First-run syndication
25. The X-Files helped define 1990s genre TV. Which network originally aired it in the U.S.?
    Fox
26. The Great British Bake Off first aired on Channel 4.
    False
27. If you are tracking “created by” credits, who created The Wire?
    David Simon
28. You want to watch The Bear the way it first hit audiences in the U.S. It is an FX series that streams on which service?
    Hulu
29. Succession originally aired on Showtime.
    False
30. If you are chasing creator credits across comedies, who created The Good Place?
    Michael Schur
31. Seinfeld fans love this one because it sounds like a joke that is actually canon. What is Kramer’s first name?
    Cosmo
32. The Walking Dead began as a Netflix original series.
    False
33. Fans called him “Baby Yoda” for ages, but the show eventually gives him a real name. What is it?
    Grogu
34. Better Call Saul is a spin-off prequel series to Breaking Bad.
    True
35. You say a show was "made by HBO," but credits get more specific than that. Who is credited as the creator of The Wire?
    David Simon
36. Saturday Night Live is broadcast live nationwide at the same moment in every U.S. time zone.
    False
37. One comedy series pulled off a rare Emmy feat by sweeping all seven major comedy categories in a single year. Which show did that?
    Schitt's Creek
38. Which long-running British sci-fi series famously explains casting changes by having the lead character “regenerate”?
    Doctor Who
39. Band of Brothers is a limited series produced by HBO.
    True
40. You are trying to remember where you first had to go to watch Killing Eve in the United States when it was new. Which channel aired it?
    BBC America
41. In Lost, the first big mystery is the plane itself. What is the flight number of the crashed plane?
    Oceanic 815
42. The first episode of Saturday Night Live was hosted by George Carlin.
    True
43. The Handmaid’s Tale made awards history as a streaming-era drama. Where did it originally premiere as a series?
    Hulu
44. Mad Men loves identity games, and it makes one of them literal. What is Don Draper’s real name?
    Dick Whitman
45. The miniseries Chernobyl was produced by Netflix.
    False
46. You are being very precise about “where it first aired” in the U.S. Before Netflix popularized it, where did American viewers first see The Great British Bake Off’s early seasons?
    PBS
47. HBO’s The Last of Us has a “co-created by” credit that reflects its unusual game-to-TV collaboration. Which person is a co-creator of the HBO series?
    Craig Mazin
48. A single win signaled a turning point for streaming prestige. Which show became the first streaming series to win the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series?
    The Handmaid's Tale
49. Twin Peaks is often credited to one auteur, but it was co-created as a team. David Lynch co-created it with whom?
    Mark Frost
50. The Great British Bake Off has moved channels over the years. When it first launched, which UK channel originally aired it?
    BBC Two