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  Murphy Brown   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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In honour of the fact that the Lifetime Television Network is re-running this show, I've made a 'Murphy Brown' quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, Aug 22 01
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  "Murphy Brown": Part III    
Multiple Choice
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I've found the episodes once again on reruns and am finding this is one of those shows that ages well. Hopefully the rest of you think so as well!
Tough, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, Jul 23 18
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ladymacb29 editor
Jul 23 18
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  Murphy Brown Multiple Choice Quiz   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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I've recently discovered this show thanks to Nick at Night, so I thought I'd create a quiz about it. Good luck!
Difficult, 10 Qns, MTMFan, Nov 08 05
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  'Murphy Brown' Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is for all you 'Murphy Brown' fans, this is one of my favorite shows!! Hope you like the quiz, and good luck!!
Average, 20 Qns, citymouse, Jul 10 18
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citymouse
Jul 10 18
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  Murphy Brown: Part II    
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 10 Qns
How much do you remember about 'Murphy Brown'?
Difficult, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, Jul 12 04
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trivia question Quick Question
Jim Dial is "FYI"'s somewhat stiff senior anchor. He has been married to his wife, Doris, for over 30 years. They also have a dog. What is his name?

From Quiz "Murphy Brown"





Murphy Brown Trivia Questions
1. Who bought a bar in an attempt to recreate a bar from his/her youth?

From Quiz "Murphy Brown": Part III

Answer: Jim

While Jim was stationed in London as a correspondent, he was homesick and found a bar where intellectuals gathered and sang around a piano. Years later, while in DC, he found a bar and decided to buy it in an attempt to recreate that bar from London. It turned into a gay bar - which ended up working out, as it turned out the bar Jim frequented in London was also a gay bar.

2. Murphy Brown is a reporter for the news magazine "FYI." When she auditioned for the job, what real-life journalist was her main rival?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: Linda Ellerbee

All of these women appeared on the show at one point or another, but only Linda Ellerbee was involved with Murphy's "FYI" audition.

3. Who did NOT sing at Murphy's 50th birthday party?

From Quiz Murphy Brown: Part II

Answer: Aretha Franklin

Aretha did appear on the series, though!

4. When the show first started, where had Murphy been?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: Betty Ford Clinic

5. Who was the executive producer of 'FYI'?

From Quiz 'Murphy Brown' Trivia

Answer: Miles

6. On what floor of the building are the offices for most of the series?

From Quiz "Murphy Brown": Part III

Answer: 17

In one episode, Jim gets off the elevator saying "17th floor" and then says a department store section. In another episode, Jim said he took the stairs, and Frank replied that it was 17 flights he would have walked.

7. Eldin Bernecky is Murphy's housepainter/confidante/everything in between. At one point in the series, he becomes a millionaire. How does this happen?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: He sold a mural

Eldin sold a mural of his to some Japanese investors for $1.2 Million. Even though he doesn't need to work anymore, he still continues to paint Murphy's house.

8. Who planned the 50th birthday party for Murphy?

From Quiz Murphy Brown: Part II

Answer: Frank

He told Kay, Corky and Jim that their costumes would arrive at 4 and the party started at 5.

9. With whom had Murphy made a pact that by the time they turned 50, if they were still single they'd get married?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: Frank

They had started at 40.. then they reached 40 and moved it to 45...

10. What is the name of Murphy's radical ex-husband?

From Quiz 'Murphy Brown' Trivia

Answer: Jake

11. What type of car did Murphy (frequently) remind everyone she drove?

From Quiz "Murphy Brown": Part III

Answer: Porsche

In one episode, her Porsche was stolen from in front of her house so she called an emergency meeting of the neighborhood watch... which turned out to have a lot of gun-toting members. In probably the most famous episode, Socks, the Clintons' cat, was missing from the White House. It turned out Socks had climbed into Murphy's car while she was there for a luncheon.

12. Miles Silverberg is the high-strung executive producer of "FYI". From what college did he graduate?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: Harvard

Miles has a Masters in Business from Harvard. But, nothing prepares him to work with Murphy for eight years!

13. Who had Frank been out on a date with right before he went to Murphy's 50th birthday party?

From Quiz Murphy Brown: Part II

Answer: Murphy

It was their first - and last - date.

14. Who was from Louisiana?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: Corky

Her accent comes out when she's upset.

15. How old was Murphy when she had the baby?

From Quiz 'Murphy Brown' Trivia

Answer: 42

16. Who got a case of the giggles and thought about quitting?

From Quiz "Murphy Brown": Part III

Answer: Jim

Connie Chung was stuck in traffic, so Jim was called upon to deliver a short news break. One of the news items was George Bush sat on a wasp while in Maine, but Murphy read it before Jim went on the air and was making fun of it. While Jim tried to deliver the news, Murphy kept doing silly things and Jim ended up having a giggle fit. Luckily, Phil and Murphy were able to get Jim to come back on the air. Then Murphy, Frank, and Corky ended up giggling.

17. Corky Sherwood is one of Murphy's co-anchors on "FYI". She also happens to be a former Miss America. What state does she come from?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: Louisiana

When Corky was in the Miss America pageant, her talent was coordinating a closet!

18. Sally Field played one of Murphy's many secretaries. What was wrong with Sally's character?

From Quiz Murphy Brown: Part II

Answer: She had a very bad memory

19. What did Murphy finally end up naming her son?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: Avery

She named him after her mother.

20. After Corky married Will, what was her name?

From Quiz 'Murphy Brown' Trivia

Answer: Corky Sherwood Forrest & corky sherwood forrest & Corky Sherwood Forest & corky sherwood forest

21. What was the name of the original fourth anchor?

From Quiz "Murphy Brown": Part III

Answer: Stuart Best

Stuart lasted for six episodes. For the show's 17th anniversary, Miles (who had no idea who this Stuart person was) invited him back to say 'hi' on the air. It turns out Stuart was really annoying - cleaning his ears with other people's pencils, taking his shoes off, saying "alls" instead of "all" when ending his commentary. Murphy, Jim, and Frank had banded together to get Stuart fired, but for all these years he thought it was the network that fired him, so during the anniversary show he kept going in front of the camera trying to get the network to re-hire him.

22. Frank Fontana is Murphy's best friend, as well as being "FYI"'s investigative reporter. What unusual gift does he give Murphy for her 40th birthday?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: He hires an actress to be her sister for a day

Frank always gave Murphy "unusual" gifts for her birthday. For her 50th, he re-created "American Bandstand," including Dick Clark.

23. When Murphy was in jail because she refused to name her source, what job was she given to do?

From Quiz Murphy Brown: Part II

Answer: Secretary to the Warden

And get this - Murphy was a terrible secretary!

24. What had Elden originally been hired to paint?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: The kitchen

But she liked his mural so much she asked him to keep working.

25. Who is Murphy's favorite singer?

From Quiz 'Murphy Brown' Trivia

Answer: Aretha Franklin

Murphy got to sing with her in one episode.

26. When Murphy was kidnapped by radical environmentalists, whose TV show did she call?

From Quiz "Murphy Brown": Part III

Answer: Larry King

No one believed her when she would call about having been kidnapped because she played so many pranks. She finally calls Larry King and gets on the air with him - and he too doesn't believe her. The environmentalists end up letting her escape because she was really annoying. Murphy told the three environmentalists they had a lot to learn about kidnapping.

27. Jim Dial is "FYI"'s somewhat stiff senior anchor. He has been married to his wife, Doris, for over 30 years. They also have a dog. What is his name?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: Trickster

Jim and Doris had no children, so Trickster was like their "child."

28. Why did Frank and Murphy decide not to date in the last season?

From Quiz Murphy Brown: Part II

Answer: They knew too much about each other

It happened in the episode with Murphy's 50th birthday party.

29. What station originally aired 'Murphy Brown' in US?

From Quiz Murphy Brown

Answer: CBS

30. Who did Murphy name her son after?

From Quiz 'Murphy Brown' Trivia

Answer: Her mother

Avery was Murphy's mother's name.

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