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1. What TV show is set in the fictional town of Springfield?
2. What is the longest-running scripted prime-time TV show in the U.S.?
3. Who was the first host of Saturday Night Live?
4. What was the name of the first active communications satellite that enabled live transatlantic TV?
5. What was the main physical characteristic of the first TV remote, 'Lazy Bones'?
6. Which media mogul founded CNN, the first 24-hour news network, in 1980?
7. Who was the first person to say 'Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!' on TV?
8. What was the first television show to win the Emmy for Best Dramatic Series?
9. Which series was the world's first fully computer-animated (CGI) television show?
10. How long does it typically take to produce an episode of 'South Park' from start to finish?
11. Why was the pilot episode of 'Lost' so expensive to produce in 2004?
12. Why did the creators of 'Doctor Who' invent the concept of 'regeneration' in 1966?
13. Which 1990s sitcom featured a high-profile lesbian wedding that helped normalize LGBTQ+ relationships on TV?
14. Why did Rod Serling use science fiction settings for 'The Twilight Zone'?
15. Which medical drama is famous for using the Steadicam to create long 'walk-and-talk' sequences?
16. What visual innovation did 'Sherlock' (2010) use to show digital communication without cutting to a phone screen?
17. Why did the 'M*A*S*H' series finale feature a plot about a forest fire?
18. Approximately how much did one of Daenerys Targaryen's custom wigs cost to produce?
19. What instrument was primarily used to create the haunting 'X-Files' theme song?
20. Which high-end credit card is frequently seen being used by characters in 'Succession'?