Brazilian Television

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1.Which Brazilian comedian created more than two hundred comic characters on television?
- A. Paulo Gustavo
- B. Tom Cavalcante
- C. Dercy Gonçalves
- D. Chico Anysio
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Chico Anysio
Did you know? Chico Anysio's comic characters ran across decades of Brazilian television.
2.Which Brazilian TV show sitcombed a working-class Rio family for Globo from 2001?
- A. O Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
- B. Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum
- C. A Grande Família
- D. Jornal Nacional
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A Grande Família
Did you know? A Grande Família ran on Globo from 2001 to 2014.
3.Which Brazilian telenovela traveled between Rio de Janeiro and Morocco for Globo in 2001?
- A. Escrava Isaura
- B. Gabriela
- C. Senhora do Destino
- D. O Clone
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O Clone
Did you know? O Clone was created by Glória Perez.
4.Which TV host hosted Survivor since its 2000 premiere?
- A. Ryan Seacrest
- B. Regis Philbin
- C. Jon Stewart
- D. Jeff Probst
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Jeff Probst
Did you know? Jeff Probst has hosted Survivor since its 2000 premiere and won consecutive Emmys.
5.Which Brazilian presenter is honored as one of the pioneering women of Brazilian television?
- A. Marília Gabriela
- B. Ana Maria Braga
- C. Hebe Camargo
- D. Fátima Bernardes
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Hebe Camargo
Did you know? Hebe Camargo is widely honored as a pioneer of Brazilian television.
6.Which Brazilian TV show children-booked Monteiro Lobato's farm for Globo?
- A. O Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
- B. Malhação
- C. Escolinha do Barulho
- D. TV Colosso
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O Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
Did you know? O Sítio do Picapau Amarelo adapted Monteiro Lobato's children's books.
7.Which Brazilian telenovela drew record Brazilian audiences for Globo in 1985?
- A. Dancin' Days
- B. Roque Santeiro
- C. Escrava Isaura
- D. Terra Nostra
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Roque Santeiro
Did you know? Roque Santeiro was written by Dias Gomes and starred Francisco Cuoco.
8.Which TV host hosted The Tonight Show from 1992 with a 2009-10 detour?
- A. Pat Sajak
- B. Jay Leno
- C. Larry King
- D. Walter Cronkite
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Jay Leno
Did you know? Jay Leno hosted The Tonight Show from 1992 to 2009 and 2010 to 2014.
9.Which Brazilian comedian has long hosted the comedy program A Praça é Nossa?
- A. Marcelo Adnet
- B. Jô Soares
- C. Carlos Alberto de Nóbrega
- D. Bussunda
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Carlos Alberto de Nóbrega
Did you know? Carlos Alberto de Nóbrega has hosted A Praça é Nossa since 1987.
10.Which Brazilian TV show aired teen drama in a fitness-club setting for Globo since 1995?
- A. TV Colosso
- B. Malhação
- C. Escolinha do Barulho
- D. Fantástico
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Malhação
Did you know? Malhação has aired on Globo since 1995.
11.Which Brazilian telenovela sailed Italian immigrants to Globo's 1890s Brazil in 1999?
- A. Terra Nostra
- B. O Bem-Amado
- C. Gabriela
- D. Roque Santeiro
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Terra Nostra
Did you know? Terra Nostra dramatized Italian immigration in Globo's 1999 telenovela.
12.Which TV host succeeded Jon Stewart at The Daily Show in 2015?
- A. Howie Mandel
- B. Jay Leno
- C. Trevor Noah
- D. Ryan Seacrest
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Trevor Noah
Did you know? Trevor Noah hosted The Daily Show from 2015 to 2022.
13.Which Brazilian presenter hosted Globo's Sunday variety program from 1989 to 2021?
- A. Pedro Bial
- B. Raul Gil
- C. Luciano Huck
- D. Faustão
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Faustão
Did you know? Faustão hosted Globo's Domingão do Faustão from 1989 to 2021.
14.Which TV host letter-turned on Wheel of Fortune since 1982?
- A. Pat Sajak
- B. Barbara Walters
- C. Vanna White
- D. Alex Trebek
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Vanna White
Did you know? Vanna White joined Wheel of Fortune in 1982.
15.Which TV host hosted American Idol since its 2002 premiere?
- A. Jay Leno
- B. David Letterman
- C. Larry King
- D. Ryan Seacrest
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Ryan Seacrest
Did you know? Ryan Seacrest has hosted American Idol since 2002.
16.Which Brazilian TV network broadcast since 1953 among Brazil's oldest stations?
- A. TV Cultura
- B. RecordTV
- C. Rede Bandeirantes
- D. Rede Manchete
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RecordTV
Did you know? RecordTV began as TV Record in São Paulo in 1953.
17.Which Brazilian TV show sat comedy characters in a school classroom for Globo?
- A. Casseta & Planeta
- B. Big Brother Brasil
- C. Malhação
- D. Escolinha do Barulho
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Escolinha do Barulho
Did you know? Escolinha do Barulho was built around Chico Anysio's comedy cast.
18.Which Brazilian telenovela danced a mother-daughter revenge through the disco era for Globo in 1978?
- A. Dancin' Days
- B. O Clone
- C. Gabriela
- D. Roque Santeiro
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Dancin' Days
Did you know? Dancin' Days rode Brazil's late-1970s disco craze.
19.Which TV host held the briefcases on the American Deal or No Deal from 2005?
- A. Ryan Seacrest
- B. Johnny Carson
- C. Howie Mandel
- D. Jimmy Fallon
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Howie Mandel
Did you know? Howie Mandel hosted the American Deal or No Deal from 2005.
20.Which Brazilian TV network launched in São Paulo in 1967?
- A. TV Globo
- B. Rede Manchete
- C. Rede Bandeirantes
- D. RecordTV
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Rede Bandeirantes
Did you know? Rede Bandeirantes launched in 1967.
21.Which Brazilian TV show satirized the week through Globo's 1990s comedy group?
- A. Escolinha do Barulho
- B. TV Colosso
- C. Casseta & Planeta
- D. A Grande Família
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Casseta & Planeta
Did you know? Casseta & Planeta was Globo's 1990s comedy group.
22.Which Brazilian telenovela colorized Globo's telenovelas from 1973?
- A. O Clone
- B. Escrava Isaura
- C. Dancin' Days
- D. O Bem-Amado
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O Bem-Amado
Did you know? O Bem-Amado is remembered as Globo's first telenovela recorded in color.
23.Which Brazilian TV network aired tokusatsu heroes and novelas from 1983 to 1999?
- A. TV Cultura
- B. Rede Manchete
- C. RecordTV
- D. SBT
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Rede Manchete
Did you know? Rede Manchete operated from 1983 until 1999.
24.Which Brazilian TV show housed children's lessons in a castle for TV Cultura from 1994?
- A. A Grande Família
- B. TV Colosso
- C. Escolinha do Barulho
- D. Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum
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Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum
Did you know? Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum aired on TV Cultura from 1994.
25.Which Brazilian telenovela reunited a stolen child across Globo's 2004 season?
- A. O Bem-Amado
- B. Escrava Isaura
- C. Dancin' Days
- D. Senhora do Destino
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Senhora do Destino
Did you know? Senhora do Destino was written by Aguinaldo Silva.
26.Which Brazilian TV show parodied the newsroom with puppet dogs for Globo from 1993?
- A. Jornal Nacional
- B. Casseta & Planeta
- C. Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum
- D. TV Colosso
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TV Colosso
Did you know? TV Colosso was Globo's 1993 puppet-dog newsroom comedy.

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