Choice Shows by USA Network 2014 Edition Quiz

Answer: Travel Channel

"America Declassified" follows "Mysteries at the Museum" on Travel Channel's Sunday night lineup. Another exciting, highly recommended Travel Channel original series -- one of few on my "must DVR" list -- is "Gem Hunt." On this show, a team of three experts visits exotic places and interesting cultures in search of the best bargains on rare and beautiful gemstones.

Answer: Animal Planet

"Too Cute" tells kitten or puppy "coming-of-age" stories, highlighting the "personalities" of selected litter members. A narrator keeps the viewer informed and updated about the adorable pets' antics and development, and the viewer also learns about different cat and dog breeds.

Answer: Both of them

This channel is not part of my lineup, but fortunately for me, TLC rebroadcasts both of these addictive series. "Monsters Inside Me" profiles patients who contracted rare diseases caused by various microbes, parasites, etc. -- hypochondriacs watch with extreme caution! "Untold Stories of the E.R." features re-creations of unusual emergency room cases, often with the doctors and nurses portraying themselves.

Answer: "Minute to Win It"

Guy is a genuinely fun personality to watch. His cooking show is titled "Guy's Big Bite." "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," also known as "Triple D," is his interesting and funny food travelogue. Guy hosted "Minute to Win It," a game show featuring timed challenges with common household items, for two seasons on NBC.

After NBC stopped showing "Minute to Win It," GSN started showing reruns of Guy's episodes, plus they started a new version with a different host, Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno.

Answer: "Pawn Stars"

"Pawn Stars" details the behind-the-scenes happenings at the Las Vegas shop, Gold and Silver Pawn. Many items that sellers bring in have some historical significance, but the "side stories" of Rick, the Old Man, Corey, and Chumlee are increasingly coming into the foreground.

"Hardcore Pawn" is a truTV program, Discovery Channel is the home of "Auction Kings," and "Storage Wars" airs on A&E.

Answer: FX

Outrageously raunchy, "Archer" is a modern day parody of the 1960s spy thriller concept. H. Jon Benjamin, also the voice of the title character for Fox's "Bob's Burgers," provides Archer's voice on the FX series.

The egotistical title character has written a book, "How to Archer: The Ultimate Guide to Espionage, Style, Women, and Cocktails Ever Written."

Answer: No

A production of Sony Pictures Television, "Jeopardy!" appears on different stations in different markets. For example, in the market where I live, I watch "Jeopardy!" on KJZZ, an independent station.

Answer: PBS

The concept of "Market Warriors" was intriguing: A group of four "pickers" would travel to various flea markets and antiques fairs around the U.S., purchase items, and resell them at auction. Whoever made the most profit from their resales would be the episode's winner. Being a PBS program, "Market Warriors" kept the shallow hype to a minimum and the intelligent content at a maximum. I miss the show terribly.

Answer: AFV

This program has taught me to be extremely wary of trampolines, pogo sticks, tire swings, exercise balls, people hiding in closets, neurotic cats, neurotic dogs, birthday cakes, sledding, all-terrain vehicles, camels, llamas, ostriches, giraffes... I could go on and on.

Answer: 1000

Sensitive souls may wish to avert their eyes while the actors re-create the deaths of the hapless characters. The makers of the series seem to be trying to emphasize the science (biology, physics, etc.) behind death, rather like those who "read Playboy for the articles." However, I tend to view the show as a lesson in morality. True, death is a serious topic and we should feel appropriately saddened by the loss of our fellow humans, but the show's producers lighten things up a bit by painting the victims as scum -- petty, shallow, selfish, brainless, or scheming folks -- who got what they deserved. I must admit the puns used to describe the morbid demises are actually pretty funny.