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TV Trivias
1. What was the first TV show to win an Emmy Award for Best Drama?
2. What is the name of the bar in How I Met Your Mother?
3. What is the longest-running U.S. game show?
4. What surplus food item led to the invention of the Swanson TV Dinner?
5. In what year did the BBC launch the world's first regular high-definition TV service?
6. What mechanical device did the original (and failed) CBS color TV system use?
7. Which British Prime Minister initially opposed the televising of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation?
8. What mechanical device did the 1929 Baird Televisor use to create its image?
9. What technology allowed for the first transcontinental TV broadcast in 1951?
10. Why is 'Green' currently the most common color used for Chroma Key backgrounds in television?
11. Which famous band performed 'All You Need Is Love' during the first-ever global satellite broadcast?
12. What was the very first program ever aired on ESPN in 1979?
13. Which actor, who later starred in 'Happy Days', voiced the father in 'Wait Till Your Father Gets Home'?
14. What was the specific architectural style that influenced the futuristic look of 'The Jetsons'?
15. In which city was the very first season of MTV's 'The Real World' filmed?
16. What plot device was used to bring the characters of 'The Jetsons' and 'The Flintstones' together in 1987?
17. How much was each lead actor on 'Friends' paid per episode for the final two seasons?
18. Approximately what fraction of the world's population watched the 1969 Moon Landing live on TV?
19. Which Japanese show is considered the primary inspiration for modern obstacle course game shows?
20. What 1999 technology first allowed viewers to easily pause live television and skip commercials?