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Match the TV Plots Trivia Quiz


I describe the plot of a TV show, you choose from the list provided. I don't think this'll be too difficult. But then again, I'm a TV-aholic.

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
TonyTheDad
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
11,273
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
20 / 25
Plays
29113
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (22/25), Guest 104 (1/25), Guest 75 (25/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. A being from space returns to Earth to find the woman he fell in love with before he left the first time he visited. Instead, he finds her son that he fathered. Together they search for her, hampered by a government agent who wants to capture them. Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. A poor mountain man finds oil on his property. With his new-found wealth, his relatives convince him to move to southern California. He and his immediate family move, but keep their backwoods charm (and their old wardrobe) dealing with the social elite. Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. A scientist, distraught over the death of his wife in a car wreck that he survived, tries to discover why some people in similar circumstances have shown superhuman strength and rescued their loved ones. Through one of his experiments, he succeeds in giving himself these powers, though not initially. Only when his anger or outrage are stoked does his strength manifest itself. Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. A small pleasure cruise turns tragic when an unexpected storm maroons the crew and their passengers on a deserted island. Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. A divorced woman with two kids moves in with her best friend and her daughter. Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. A war-torn world asks for outside help to manage a space station left behind by their former occupiers. The co-mingled staff soon discover a mysterious pathway to the opposite side of the galaxy. Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. A young woman runs out of her wedding and finds her high school best friend, who lives in her grandmother's rent-controlled apartment. She moves in, and begins friendships with her friend's former roommate, their cross-hallway neighbors, and her friend's brother, who has had a crush on her since high school. Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. A young cartoonist arrives to work at a small animation studio just after the owner has died. His trophy bride, now widow, takes over the ownership of the studio much to the consternation of the staff. Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. A single mother with 3 girls marries a single father with 3 boys. Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. A scientist tries out his time-travel machine prematurely. It sends him into the place of someone in the past, while that person comes forward to the present. To most people, he appears as the displaced person. He finds he must fix something in that person's life before he can time travel again, hopefully back to the present. Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. A couple and their 4 children move from LA back to the father's hometown in Iowa. Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Two FBI special agents tackle cases that defy standard investigation. Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Two men who dated the same woman years ago are presented with a daughter that could be either of theirs after the woman dies. The three of them move in together to form a unique family. Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Two government agents travel the world undercover as a tennis pro and his trainer. Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. A woman is the wife of an entertainer. She desperately wants to be in his shows, but he dismisses her. She and her neighbor are always dreaming up schemes to get in them. Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. During a peace treaty celebration, humanity's enemies, a robotic race, attack all the worlds humans inhabit, killing all but a few thousand people. Only one military ship remains, along with a few hundred smaller spaceships. This fleet sets out to find a fabled lost colony that might be able to help them fight back. Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Four panelists put their heads through a cutout in a board. They did not know what was painted on the board and their job was to guess what it was. Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. This 'game show' places sixteen contestants on a tropical island. They can only bring one 'luxury' item. They do their best to find food and make shelter. Every 3 days, they convene and vote one of their own off the island. When there are only two left, the 7 that were last voted off convene to select the winner, who gets $1,000,000. Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. An immortal man, who has lived hundreds of years, must fight others like himself to become the only immortal. The only way to kill each other is by decapitation, so all immortals train themselves in swordsmanship. Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. A man's dead mother reincarnates into his 35-year-old automobile. Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. A reporter and his uncle share his bachelor apartment. What he didn't tell his landlady is that his uncle is really from Mars, and his damaged flying saucer is in her garage. Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. A sarcastic comedian takes his life experiences and integrates them into his stand-up routine. Among his friends are his former girlfriend, his mooching neighbor, and his friend from junior high school. Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. The first half of the show, the police collect evidence and testimony around a crime, usually a murder. In the second half, the district attorneys try the case. Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Students who are talented in the performing arts attend a special high school to perfect their craft. Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. A girl and her family face the rigors of settling the frontier of the United States in the 19th Century. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A being from space returns to Earth to find the woman he fell in love with before he left the first time he visited. Instead, he finds her son that he fathered. Together they search for her, hampered by a government agent who wants to capture them.

Answer: Starman

Based on the 1984 movie of the same name.
2. A poor mountain man finds oil on his property. With his new-found wealth, his relatives convince him to move to southern California. He and his immediate family move, but keep their backwoods charm (and their old wardrobe) dealing with the social elite.

Answer: Beverly Hillbillies

Made into a feature film in 1993.
3. A scientist, distraught over the death of his wife in a car wreck that he survived, tries to discover why some people in similar circumstances have shown superhuman strength and rescued their loved ones. Through one of his experiments, he succeeds in giving himself these powers, though not initially. Only when his anger or outrage are stoked does his strength manifest itself.

Answer: The Incredible Hulk

Based off of the Marvel Comics character.
4. A small pleasure cruise turns tragic when an unexpected storm maroons the crew and their passengers on a deserted island.

Answer: Gilligan's Island

5. A divorced woman with two kids moves in with her best friend and her daughter.

Answer: Kate and Allie

Starring Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin.
6. A war-torn world asks for outside help to manage a space station left behind by their former occupiers. The co-mingled staff soon discover a mysterious pathway to the opposite side of the galaxy.

Answer: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7. A young woman runs out of her wedding and finds her high school best friend, who lives in her grandmother's rent-controlled apartment. She moves in, and begins friendships with her friend's former roommate, their cross-hallway neighbors, and her friend's brother, who has had a crush on her since high school.

Answer: Friends

8. A young cartoonist arrives to work at a small animation studio just after the owner has died. His trophy bride, now widow, takes over the ownership of the studio much to the consternation of the staff.

Answer: The Duck Factory

Jim Carrey's first TV series, playing a straight-and-narrow type character.
9. A single mother with 3 girls marries a single father with 3 boys.

Answer: The Brady Bunch

The movie 'Yours, Mine, and Ours', based on a true story, was produced before 'The Brady Bunch'. Its producers wanted to sue 'The Brady Bunch' for not paying for using their story idea. 'The Brady Bunch' producer Sherwood Schwartz pointed out that their plot was filed before YMO's.
10. A scientist tries out his time-travel machine prematurely. It sends him into the place of someone in the past, while that person comes forward to the present. To most people, he appears as the displaced person. He finds he must fix something in that person's life before he can time travel again, hopefully back to the present.

Answer: Quantum Leap

11. A couple and their 4 children move from LA back to the father's hometown in Iowa.

Answer: Apple's Way

12. Two FBI special agents tackle cases that defy standard investigation.

Answer: The X Files

13. Two men who dated the same woman years ago are presented with a daughter that could be either of theirs after the woman dies. The three of them move in together to form a unique family.

Answer: My Two Dads

14. Two government agents travel the world undercover as a tennis pro and his trainer.

Answer: I Spy

15. A woman is the wife of an entertainer. She desperately wants to be in his shows, but he dismisses her. She and her neighbor are always dreaming up schemes to get in them.

Answer: I Love Lucy

16. During a peace treaty celebration, humanity's enemies, a robotic race, attack all the worlds humans inhabit, killing all but a few thousand people. Only one military ship remains, along with a few hundred smaller spaceships. This fleet sets out to find a fabled lost colony that might be able to help them fight back.

Answer: Battlestar Galactica

17. Four panelists put their heads through a cutout in a board. They did not know what was painted on the board and their job was to guess what it was.

Answer: You're In The Picture

This show only lasted two episodes. The first went as described above. In the second, the host, Jackie Gleason, apologized to the studio and at-home audiences, then continued to talk for the next half hour.
18. This 'game show' places sixteen contestants on a tropical island. They can only bring one 'luxury' item. They do their best to find food and make shelter. Every 3 days, they convene and vote one of their own off the island. When there are only two left, the 7 that were last voted off convene to select the winner, who gets $1,000,000.

Answer: Survivor

19. An immortal man, who has lived hundreds of years, must fight others like himself to become the only immortal. The only way to kill each other is by decapitation, so all immortals train themselves in swordsmanship.

Answer: Highlander

Based on the 1986 movie of the same name.
20. A man's dead mother reincarnates into his 35-year-old automobile.

Answer: My Mother The Car

Starred Jerry Van Dyke, Dick's brother.
21. A reporter and his uncle share his bachelor apartment. What he didn't tell his landlady is that his uncle is really from Mars, and his damaged flying saucer is in her garage.

Answer: My Favorite Martian

22. A sarcastic comedian takes his life experiences and integrates them into his stand-up routine. Among his friends are his former girlfriend, his mooching neighbor, and his friend from junior high school.

Answer: Seinfeld

23. The first half of the show, the police collect evidence and testimony around a crime, usually a murder. In the second half, the district attorneys try the case.

Answer: Law and Order

24. Students who are talented in the performing arts attend a special high school to perfect their craft.

Answer: Fame

Based on the 1980 movie of the same name.
25. A girl and her family face the rigors of settling the frontier of the United States in the 19th Century.

Answer: Little House on the Prairie

The series was based loosely on books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, who was also the "girl" in the question area. She, her parents, and her sisters traveled to Walnut Grove in the first few episodes of the series and live off the land.
Source: Author TonyTheDad

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