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Quiz about Popular Television Shows 2015

Popular Television Shows 2015 Trivia Quiz

How well do you know the popular television shows of 2015?

A multiple-choice quiz by pinklady887. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
pinklady887

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
378,743

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
756

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (3/10), Guest 24 (5/10), Guest 66 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. On "The Big Bang Theory", Sheldon Cooper creates a podcast to teach people about vexillology. Vexillology is the study of what? Hint

Trains

Puzzles

Flags

Insects

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Question 2 of 10

2. The majority of season two of "Downton Abbey" takes place during what war? Hint

Second Boer War

World War Two

World War One

Thousand Days War

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Question 3 of 10

3. Lady Gaga joined the cast of this anthology series in 2015. Hint

American Crime

American Crime Story

True Detective

American Horror Story

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Question 4 of 10

4. This actress guest stars on multiple episodes of "Modern Family" as Claire and Mitchell's mother. Hint

Mare Winningham

Barbara Hershey

Shelley Long

Kirstie Alley

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Question 5 of 10

5. In "The Walking Dead", Carl is the one who names his baby sister, Judith. Who does he name her after? Hint

His grandmother

His 3rd grade teacher

Carol's deceased daughter

His first girlfriend

6. Joffrey Baratheon, from "Game of Thrones", may have become the King of the Iron Throne, but King Robert Baratheon is not his biological father. This character is his actual biological father. Hint

Eddard Stark

Stannis Baratheon

Oberyn Martell

Jaime Lannister

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Litchfield inmate is serving time on "Orange is the New Black" for pushing Guru Mack off a cliff? Hint

Tiffany Doggett

Norma Romano

Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren

Galina "Red" Reznikov

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Better Call Saul" is a spin-off of what popular show? Hint

The Sopranos

Breaking Bad

Mad Men

Frasier

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the pilot episode of "Empire", Cookie is released from prison. How many years had she served? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. She saved lives with Hugh Laurie on the show "House", then had to fight for her family on "Once Upon A Time." Who is this actress? Hint

Lana Parilla

Jennifer Morrison

Olivia Wilde

Lisa Edelstein

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 18 2024 : Guest 73: 3/10
Dec 13 2024 : Guest 24: 5/10
Dec 08 2024 : Guest 66: 8/10
Dec 02 2024 : Guest 69: 5/10
Dec 02 2024 : Guest 71: 6/10
Nov 27 2024 : Guest 69: 3/10
Nov 26 2024 : moonruled: 6/10
Nov 22 2024 : Guest 147: 7/10
Nov 17 2024 : CarmenMisja: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On "The Big Bang Theory", Sheldon Cooper creates a podcast to teach people about vexillology. Vexillology is the study of what?

Answer: Flags

"Sheldon Cooper Presents: Fun with Flags" first appeared in the fourteenth episode of season five. His girlfriend Amy also appears in the podcast as his assistant.

2. The majority of season two of "Downton Abbey" takes place during what war?

Answer: World War One

Everybody does their part to help the war effort. Cora and Isobel turn "Downton Abbey" into an officer's hospital, while Sybil becomes a nurse. Matthew and William join the fight, and Thomas joins as a medic.

3. Lady Gaga joined the cast of this anthology series in 2015.

Answer: American Horror Story

Each season of "American Horror Story" has a whole new plot and a whole new set of characters. But, the cast typically stays the same with the opportunity to portray the opposite of what they did the season before. Though the seasons are set in different locations and time periods, they are all connected one way or another.

4. This actress guest stars on multiple episodes of "Modern Family" as Claire and Mitchell's mother.

Answer: Shelley Long

Shelley Long may be best known for playing Diane Chambers on the beloved show, "Cheers". She was also in such movies as "The Brady Bunch Movie", "The Money Pit", and "Troop Beverly Hills".

5. In "The Walking Dead", Carl is the one who names his baby sister, Judith. Who does he name her after?

Answer: His 3rd grade teacher

Judith was born in the third season of the show. She was delivered by cesarean and her mother Lori Grimes did not survive the birth.

6. Joffrey Baratheon, from "Game of Thrones", may have become the King of the Iron Throne, but King Robert Baratheon is not his biological father. This character is his actual biological father.

Answer: Jaime Lannister

Joffrey's biological father is also his uncle. The biological brother to his mother Cersei Lannister.

7. Which Litchfield inmate is serving time on "Orange is the New Black" for pushing Guru Mack off a cliff?

Answer: Norma Romano

Norma Romano is sucked into a cult by Guru Mack and enters a polygamous marriage with him. Years later, she is the only one that has stuck around and Guru Mack is facing charges of fraud. After Guru Mack insults Norma, she pushes him off a cliff.

8. "Better Call Saul" is a spin-off of what popular show?

Answer: Breaking Bad

Saul Goodman is not Bob Odenkirk's character's real name. As we find out in the spin-off series "Better Call Saul", his real name is James "Jimmy" McGill.

9. In the pilot episode of "Empire", Cookie is released from prison. How many years had she served?

Answer: 17

When Cookie is released from prison she is set on taking back half the recording label from her ex-husband Lucious Lyon. Taraji P. Henson portrays Cookie Lyon on "Empire".

10. She saved lives with Hugh Laurie on the show "House", then had to fight for her family on "Once Upon A Time." Who is this actress?

Answer: Jennifer Morrison

"Once Upon a Time" has brought all our favorite classic and modern fairy tales characters together into one story line. After the popularity of the show, a spin-off series was created "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland". But, it did not prove to be capable of the same success and was cancelled after one season.

Source: Author pinklady887

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