Publisher's Synopsis
What makes this the best television trivia book? There are 1,600 questions broken into 7 decades from the 1950s to the 2010s plus an all-time category. To make it quick and easy to test yourself without seeing the answers first, the decades are divided into short 10 question quizzes followed immediately by their answers, and additional details are frequently included to expand on the basic answer and add even more to your knowledge. For example:
- Who was the first woman to host Saturday Night Live?
- On Bonanza, before becoming a rancher, what was Ben Cartwright's occupation?
- What fashion craze was Mary Tyler Moore responsible for based on her role on The Dick Van Dyke Show?
- What popular series of short videos included segments like Interjection!; Conjunction Junction; Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here; and I'm Just a Bill?
- What was the name of the children's reading series hosted by LeVar Burton?
- What was Ross' occupation on Friends?
- What is the name of the sarcastic space alien on the animated sitcom American Dad?
- Who plays Dwayne Pride, leader of the NCIS team, on NCIS: New Orleans?
- What was the first toy advertised on U.S. television?
- What was the first television western written for adults?
- On Get Smart, what was Maxwell Smart's agent number?
- What was Hawkeye's full name on M*A*S*H?
- One of Johnny Depp's early starring roles was on what police show?
- Who played the title role on Xena: Warrior Princess?
- What city was the setting for the crime drama Dexter?
- For what series did Rachel Brosnahan win the 2018 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy?
- What was the first American series to feature teenagers as the lead characters?
- What show had the Muppets first television appearance?
- On The Munsters, what is the name of Eddie's pet dragon that lives under the stairs?
- What was Archie's nickname for Edith on All in the Family?
- On Seinfeld, what was Kramer's first name?
- What was the name of Tim Taylor's television cohost on Home Improvement?
- What character did Bryan Cranston play on Breaking Bad?
- On Game of Thrones, what is the name of the brotherhood that defends the realm against the creatures north of the wall?
- What show featured the first interracial kiss broadcast in the U.S.?
- What was Beaver Cleaver's real first name?
- On The Flintstones, Dino was Fred's pet; what was Barney's pet called?
- What city was the setting for Happy Days?
- What sitcom featured Tom Hanks in drag?
- Who played the captain on Star Trek: Voyager?
- In the sitcom Community, the original study group was formed for what subject?
- Better Call Saul is a spinoff of what series?
This is book 4 of the What's the Best Trivia? series; look for other books in the series covering a variety of trivia topics.