Six Degrees Of Television Trivia Quiz

Answer: Patrick McGoohan

Now regarded as a cult classic, 17 episodes of "The Prisoner" were broadcast on British television between September 1967 and February 1968.
McGoohan starred as a secret agent who wanted to retire. He was kidnapped by the agency that employed him and imprisoned on a remote island.
There, no one had a name, they were called by a number. McGoohan was "Number Six".
Most of those on the island accepted their position, but Number Six did not and rebelled against the authorities. His constant mantra was "I am not a number, I am a free man."

Answer: Funeral directors

"Six Feet Under" ran for five seasons on HBO from June 2001 to August 2005.
It was set in a family-run firm of funeral directors and focused on the lives of the family members.
It was a big ratings success for HBO, and was also critically acclaimed. It was nominated for 168 major awards and won 46.

Answer: The Brady Bunch

The "Brady Bunch" was aired on ABC Television for five seasons between September 1969 and March 1974.
The show was based around the families of Mike Brady, a widowed architect with three sons, who married Carol Martin, who had three daughters. It explored the readjustments that were needed to make a new family work.

Answer: Battlestar Gallactica

"Number Six" was not just one character, but a changing 'model' of 12 robotic Cylons.
Each of the sixes had a different motive for being on the show.
The different 'sixes' were known as 'copies', although all were played by the former Canadian model Tricia Helfer.

Answer: Friends

Jennifer Anniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer were the cast leads and appeared in each of the 236 shows. Over 10 seasons between 1994 and 2004, it was a critical and commercial success.
If you thought the capitalisation in the question was odd, then you have never seen the show: Every episode, except the pilot and the final show, had a title that started with the words "The One That..."

Answer: Blossom

Jenna von Oÿ played Six, the best friend of the title character Blossom Ruby Russo (Mayim Bialik).
A number of reasons for Six's unusual name were given, including that she was the sixth child in her family, although none of her siblings were ever seen.
The show was broadcast on NBC for five seasons between 1991 and 1995.

Answer: Doctor Who

"Doctor Who" first appeared on British television screens in 1963.
'The Doctor' - the only name by which he was commonly known - was a Time Traveller. While he did not have any 'super powers', he had a superior intellect that helped him combat a range of monsters and enemies.
'The Doctor' could also regenerate into a new body, which meant that different actors could take on the role as the years and shows passed.
At the time this question was written, there had been 12 doctors on the TV shows.
Colin Baker was given colourful clothes in his three seasons between 1994 and 1996. They included a red coat, with green, yellow and pink accessories; yellow trousers with black stripes and a pair of green ankle boots.

Answer: Pop music

If you remember when rock was young you probably had a lot of fun tuning in the 'Six-Five Special' on a Saturday evening.
The show got its name because it was broadcast at five minutes past six.
The show first aired in February 1957 and ran until December 1958, It was a chance to present popular music to a wider young audience.

Answer: Six Degrees

Also known as "6˚", the first of a planned run of 13 shows was aired in September 2006.
After six episodes, it was pulled off the air in November of that year due to poor ratings. ABC tried again the following February with two episodes in a different time slot, but they too flopped in the ratings and the show was cancelled. At the time this question was written, August 2016, five of the completed episodes had never been broadcast.
(No, I am not going to apologise for the pun in one of the 'wrong' answers.)

Answer: 6teen

The show was first broadcast in Canada in 2004 and was picked up in the USA the following year.
Its aim was to highlight the problems young people could encounter in their changing lives.