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TV Trivias
1. What was the first video ever played on MTV?
2. Which animated series features a family with a talking dog named Brian?
3. Who played Rachel Green on Friends?
4. In what year was the yellow first-down line first used in a televised NFL game?
5. In which country did the first experimental high-definition (HD) television broadcasts begin in 1989?
6. What was the main technical flaw of the first wireless TV remote, the 'Flash-matic'?
7. How many consecutive nights was the landmark miniseries 'Roots' originally broadcast over?
8. In its first season (1982), where did 'Cheers' rank in the television ratings?
9. True or False: The exact phrase 'Beam me up, Scotty' was never actually spoken in the original Star Trek series.
10. What does the word 'Sitcom' stand for?
11. Which British Prime Minister initially opposed the televising of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation?
12. What visual technique was used in 'The Six Million Dollar Man' to portray Bionic speed?
13. What technology allowed for the first transcontinental TV broadcast in 1951?
14. What is the technical name for the 'reverse whodunit' story structure used in 'Columbo'?
15. What was NASA's first space shuttle named, thanks to a campaign by Star Trek fans?
16. What did early educational experts fear would happen if Muppets and humans interacted on 'Sesame Street'?
17. What was the name of the original mechanical device used by Nielsen to record TV viewing habits?
18. Which actress on 'The Golden Girls' was actually younger than her on-screen daughter?
19. Which filmmaker and inventor created the Steadicam in 1975?
20. Which tech company aired the famous '1984' commercial that revolutionized Super Bowl advertising?