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Television in the Aughties Trivia Quiz

All about television shows that were on the air in the decade between 2000 and 2009.

A photo quiz by Shadowmyst2004. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Shadowmyst2004

Time
3 mins

Type
Photo Quiz

Quiz #
378,437

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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964

Last 3 plays: dmaxst (8/10), Guest 68 (6/10), Guest 24 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What show lasted less than one full season, yet still spawned a full length feature film? Hint

House M.D.

Saved by the Bell

Beverly Hills 90210

Firefly

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Question 2 of 10

2. The pilot was directed by Kevin Smith. Which show had a grim outlook after just two seasons? Hint

Dead Like Me

7th Heaven

Undertaken

Reaper

3. The main character in "Journeyman" worked in the entirely wrong field considering the secrets he kept. What career field did he work in that made hiding his time-travelling abilities extra difficult?
Hint

reporter

police officer

mayor of San Francisco

cab driver

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Question 4 of 10

4. Despite only lasting nine episodes, "My Own Worst Enemy" earned a Golden Globe.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which show followed Tommy Gavin and the rest of his fire fighting pals? Hint

Shark

Rescue Me

Sirens

CSI: New York

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Question 6 of 10

6. Debuting in 1990, which show stayed on the air for the entire Aughties as well? Hint

Scrubs

CSI

Law & Order

NCIS

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which medical comedy starred Zach Braff and John McGinley? Hint

Chicago M.D.

Scrubs

House

E.R.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What type of mystical creature was the lead character on the short-lived series "Moonlight"? Hint

Werewolf

Vampire

Banshee

Ghost

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Eli Stone" was about a lawyer who started to take cases based on moral goodness rather than how much money he could make. How many seasons did taking that high ground manage to earn the series? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who played Greg in the series "Greg the Bunny"? Hint

Eugene Levy

Dan Milano

Seth Green

Bob Gunton

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Dec 17 2024 : dmaxst: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What show lasted less than one full season, yet still spawned a full length feature film?

Answer: Firefly

"Firefly" was on TV during the 2002-03 season. Only 13 episodes were ever produced, and not all of them aired.

The show reached cult status through DVD sales and word of mouth, eventually leading to the feature length movie "Serenity".

2. The pilot was directed by Kevin Smith. Which show had a grim outlook after just two seasons?

Answer: Reaper

"Reaper" had a great premise. A 20-something loser who worked in a retail store and still lived at home found out his parents had sold his soul to the devil.

He and two friends then started hunting down escaped souls for the Devil himself. Only 31 episodes were produced.

Answer: reporter

Sitting on the scoop of the century and unable to report it, Dan Vasser was a reporter with a secret. The newspaper the character worked at was the "San Francisco Register". The show starred Kevin McKidd and may have returned for a second season had there not been a writer's strike in the fall of 2007.

Many shows failed to launch because writers weren't around the sets to help patch up scripts as they were being produced.

4. Despite only lasting nine episodes, "My Own Worst Enemy" earned a Golden Globe.

Answer: False

The show was nominated for several awards, but none of the big Golden Globes or Emmy categories.

The lone award win the show managed was a Young Artist Award for Bella Thorne.

The show followed Christian Slater's character as he learned he had a secret agent hidden in his head. Henry Spivey was a family man, while Edward Albright was a secret agent. They had nothing in common except the body they shared.

5. Which show followed Tommy Gavin and the rest of his fire fighting pals?

Answer: Rescue Me

Denis Leary played Gavin, the dysfunctional firefighter who had kids, an ex-wife, and a drinking problem.

The show lasted seven seasons from 2004 to 2011.

6. Debuting in 1990, which show stayed on the air for the entire Aughties as well?

Answer: Law & Order

"Law & Order" is one of the longest running series in American TV history. The series ran more than 450 episodes over 20 seasons.

There have been six "Law & Order" names series, the original and the spin-offs "SVU", "Criminal Intent", "Trial by Jury", "LA" and "You the Jury".

In addition to those series, the following series all take place in the same universe "Homicide: Life on the Street", "New York Undercover", "Deadline", "Conviction", "In Plain Sight", "Jo", "Chicago Fire", "Chicago P.D.", and "Chicago Med".

A made for TV movie and several foreign iterations of the show have also been made.

7. Which medical comedy starred Zach Braff and John McGinley?

Answer: Scrubs

Braff starred at Dr. John "J.D." Dorian for nine seasons. He started life on the show as an intern and progressed through to an attending doctor and eventually senior hospital staff.

McGinley played Dr. Percival Cox, the oft-angry attending doctor who would eventually become the chief of medicine.

8. What type of mystical creature was the lead character on the short-lived series "Moonlight"?

Answer: Vampire

Alex O'Loughlin played Mick St. John for all 16 episodes of the show. He was a private investigator who was turned into a vampire by his bride on his wedding night.

Answer: 2

The show starred Jonny Lee Miller as the titular character for both seasons. Only 26 episodes were produced.

10. Who played Greg in the series "Greg the Bunny"?

Answer: Dan Milano

All four played on the short lived (20 episode) series.

The series aired from 2002-04 on Fox in the U.S. and then continued from 2005-06 on the Independent Film Channel.

A total of 20 episodes was produced. 13 for Fox and 7 more for IFC.

Source: Author Shadowmyst2004

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