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TV History trivia quiz

TV History trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 TV History questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

Opens Monday 9 November at 06:00: get notified

What the TV History questions cover

  • Late Night
  • Music Television
  • Animation
  • Cable News
  • Cable Origins
  • Color TV
  • Color Television
  • Early Broadcasting
  • Educational TV
  • Network History
  • Presidential Debate
  • Public TV

Try three TV History questions

Question 1

Which sitcom starred Lucille Ball as a housewife often getting into comic trouble with her husband Ricky?

  1. I Love Lucy
  2. The Dick Van Dyke Show
  3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  4. The Honeymooners
Show the answer

I Love Lucy

Question 2

Which U.S. network anchor became especially famous for emotional coverage of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing?

  1. Tom Brokaw
  2. Walter Cronkite
  3. Peter Jennings
  4. Dan Rather
Show the answer

Walter Cronkite

Question 3

Who was the Democratic candidate in the first televised U.S. presidential debate, held in 1960 against Richard Nixon?

  1. Hubert Humphrey
  2. Lyndon B. Johnson
  3. John F. Kennedy
  4. Jimmy Carter
Show the answer

John F. Kennedy

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a TV History match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven TV History questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

Your TV History ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.