Mind-Numbing Television Trivia Quiz

Answer: New York City

The TV show originally aired on NBC from 1998 to 2006, for eight seasons. Then, the show began again in 2017 and ran till 2020. The show started Eric McCormack as Will Truman, a gay lawyer and Debra Messing as Grace Adler, his best friend and a designer. Supporting charcters featured on the show were Jack (Sean Hayes), another gay man who jumped between professions and Karen Walker (Megan Mullaly), a rich socialite who worked as an assistant for Grace.

The show was hugely popular as it was one of the first successful shows to have gay characters.

The show was set in New York and it was always recorded in a studio, in front of an audience. Some of the episodes were aired live.

Answer: Six Feet Under

The show 'Six Feet Under' was created by Alan Ball. It ran from June 3, 2001 - August 21, 2005 on HBO, for 5 seasons. It starred Michael C. Hall as David Fisher, who became the person responsible for the family's funeral home after the father Nathaniel Fisher (Richard Jenkins) died.

This drama chronicles the families of the members of the Fisher family as they try to run the funeral home. The show also starred Peter Krause, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose and Freddy Rodriguez. The show continuously received critical acclaim and was nominated for many awards. Alan Ball has been involved in other shows such as 'True Blood' and 'Banshee'.

He wrote the screenplay to the movie 'American Beauty'.

Answer: He walked with a limp

The character Dr Gregory House was played by Hugh Laurie. His performance in the TV show was widely praised by critics. In the show, Dr. Gregory was portrayed as an obnoxious, yet genius physician for whom the Department of Diagnostics was begun in the Princeton Plainsboro Hospital.

Other characters in the show include Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) and Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard). The stellar cast included actors like Omar Epps, Olivia Wilde, Jesse Spencer, Kal Penn and Amber Tamblyn.

In the show's general format, a new case was dealt with by the team in every episode. The show ran from November 16, 2004 - May 21, 2012 for 8 seasons.

Answer: Showtime

The show 'Weeds' was created by Jenji Kohan and ran from August 8, 2005 - September 16, 2012. It ran on the Showtime channel. It was about a single, widowed mother, Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), who lives in Los Angeles with her family. She had two sons, Silas (Hunter Parrish) and Shane (Alexander Gould).

Her brother-in-law, Andy Botwin (Justin Kirk) is also a regular character in the show. The series following the Botwin family as they get involved in selling drugs to support themselves. The show was very popular amongst young adults.

It ran for 8 seasons. The Showtime network was the home of other popular shows such as 'Dexter' and 'Homeland'.

Answer: Drama

In the show 'Entourage', Johnny 'Drama' Chase was portrayed by Kevin Dillon. He was the clingy, older-half brother of the main character Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier). In addition to being an actor himself, he worked as Vincent's bodyguard and chef. The show revolved around the adventures of Vincent, an actor, and his friends, as he tried to make a name for himself in Hollywood.

Another prominent character in the show was Ari Gold, Vincent's agent, who was portrayed by Jeremy Piven. The show aired on HBO from July 18, 2004 - September 11, 2011.

This show was very popular for its relaxed storyline and interesting characters.

Answer: Split-screen

'24' first aired on November 6, 2001 on Fox. The show ran for 8 seasons and had two movies that were released named '24: Redemption' in 2008 and '24: Live Another Day' in 2014. It starred Kiefer Sutherland as the protagonist Jack Bauer who worked with the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU), a fictional U.S. government institution.

The show also starred Elisha Cuthbert, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Sarah Clarke and Carlos Bernard. The show was nominated for and won many awards such as the 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

Answer: American Dad!

'American Dad!' was an animated TV show that started airing on Fox from 2004. It wasn't really the kind of animated shows that kids should watch. It was created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman. Besides MacFarlane himself, voices for characters in this show were given by Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane, Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Fischer and Patrick Stewart.

The show was about the Smith family and their adventures as they tackle the issues of their daily lives. Seth MacFarlane himself voiced an alien named Roger, who lived with the Smith family.

Other characters in the show included Stan (the father), Francine (the mother), Steve (the son) and Hayley (the daughter). 'American Dad' ran for more than 15 seasons. MacFarlane has been involved in other TV shows such as 'Family Guy' and 'The Orville'.

Answer: Neal

Neal Caffrey, portrayed by Matt Bomer in the show 'White Collar', was a con artist who assisted FBI agent Peter Burke in busting criminals who committed white collar crimes. Peter Burke was played by Tim Dekay. The show started in October 2009 and ran for six seasons. The show was created by Jeff Eastin. It ran on the USA Network.

Answer: Blood spatter analyst

'Dexter' aired from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013 on Showtime. In the show, the main character Dexter Morgan had a day job as a blood splatter analyst with the Miami Police Department. He was also, a serial killer (mostly by night). He is shown to, sometimes, pick his prey with the help of his access to information on criminals. Michael C. Hall played the main character Dexter.

Other actors who have appeared in the show are Julia Stiles, John Lithgow, Julie Benz and Jennifer Carpenter. The show was hugely popular during the second half of the 2000s.

Answer: Michael Kyle Signature Moments

The show 'My Wife and Kids' ran from March 28, 2001 to May 17, 2005 on ABC. This comedy was about a family of five and their domestic lives. In the show, the father Michael Kyle was portrayed by Damon Wayans. The other members in the Kyle household were the mother, Janet Marie 'Jay' Kyle, Junior, Claire and Kady.

In the show, whenever Michael has a teaching moment for the kids, he used to term them as 'Michael Kyle Signature Moments'. The show was created by Sean Reo and Damon Wayans, himself. It ran on ABC for 5 seasons.