FunTrivia Television Mix: Vol 13 Quiz

Answer: American Civil War

"The Civil War" is a nine-part documentary series about the American Civil War. It was the most watched PBS program ever and averaged about fourteen million viewers per episode. It was also groundbreaking for the way that it was filmed, using panning and zooming in a particular fashion.

This is known as the 'Ken Burns effect.' The series was narrated by David McCullough and starred Sam Waterston, Morgan Freeman, Jason Robards, Julie Harris and Garrison Keillor. It won many awards and was highly regarded and watched but was criticized for not being completely historically accurate. One criticism of the documentary was the lack of focus of the issue of slavery as a reason for the civil war.

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Answer: The Big Bang Theory

September 24, 2007 was the date "The Big Bang Theory" first appeared on television. Its original cast included Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar, and Simon Helberg. "Young Sheldon" is a spin-off of the original show.

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Answer: The Office

Michael, Dwight, Jim, Pam and others work at the regional branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, Inc. in Scranton, PA on the show "The Office". The show follows the intra-office politics and dysfunctional relationships among the main characters.

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Answer: South Park

Kenny McCormick died in every episode of "South Park" until 2002, when he was killed much less often. "South Park" takes place in a town called South Park, Colorado. The place does not really exist, however, as it is fictional. "South Park" began in 1997.

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Answer: 8 Simple Rules

In 2002, Cuoco-Sweeting began a starring role as Bridget Hennessy on the sitcom "8 Simple Rules". She has also played former Brady Bunch star Maureen McCormick in the TV movie "Growing Up Brady", and has been playing Penny in "TBBT" since its premier in 2007.

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Answer: Three's Company

The theme song to "Three's Company" was composed by Joe Raposo, a Portuguese American. He also wrote the theme song for "Sesame Street" as well as several other songs from that children's program, such as "Bein' Green" and "C is for Cookie."

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Answer: Billy Connolly

William Connolly, Jr was born in Glasgow in 1942, and is known for his painfully bright suits, on-again off-again affair with his sometimes purple beard, and his 'windswept and interesting' flowing locks. Oh, and of course for a bit of swearing in his stand-up comedy routines. During his "World Tours" of various countries, his adventures have included a skyclad romp around Stonehenge, nude bungee jumping in New Zealand, and a bare ballet around the Pinnacles on the Isle of Skye.

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Answer: My Mother the Car

Panned by critics and adults, this show was hilarious to children. My friends and I laughed until we cried when the "mother" spanked "son" with her doors. Too bad "children's shows" hadn't been developed yet, this might have been a big hit.

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Answer: Waylon

Waylon Smithers is Mr Burns' ever-faithful assistant and has harboured a secret crush on him for years. Carl and Lenny are two workers at the plant.

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Answer: Mrs. Beasley

Miss Beadle was the school teacher on "Little House on the Prairie;" Mrs. Beardsley's is an online bakery website; and Mrs. Butterworth is the animated bottle of sweet, buttery syrup. Buffy's character's name on the show was Elizabeth Patterson-Davis. Mrs. Beasley was a big hit with viewers and was eventually marketed by Mattel.

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