Sci-Fi, Soaps & Sketch Shows

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1.Which sci-fi series stepped through the alien portal as a 1997 series sequel?
- A. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- B. Orphan Black
- C. Stargate SG-1
- D. Lost
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Stargate SG-1
Did you know? Stargate SG-1 continued the 1994 Stargate film's story.
2.Which sketch show staged Jim Henson's puppets from a British theatre in 1976?
- A. Key & Peele
- B. Saturday Night Live
- C. The Muppet Show
- D. Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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The Muppet Show
Did you know? The Muppet Show was syndicated worldwide after US networks passed.
3.Which soap opera kept Port Charles buzzing for ABC since 1963?
- A. Beverly Hills, 90210
- B. The O.C.
- C. General Hospital
- D. Falcon Crest
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General Hospital
Did you know? General Hospital premiered on ABC in 1963 and still airs new episodes.
4.What do networks call a show's first, test episode?
- A. the clip show
- B. the cold open
- C. the pilot
- D. the finale
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the pilot
Did you know? Networks order a pilot to test a new series before a full season.
5.Which sci-fi series expanded humanity's solar-system tensions from 2015?
- A. Lost
- B. Doctor Who
- C. Firefly
- D. The Expanse
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The Expanse
Did you know? The Expanse was adapted from James S. A. Corey's novel series.
6.Which sketch show unsheathed absurdist British sketches on the BBC in 1969?
- A. In Living Color
- B. TV Pirata
- C. Monty Python's Flying Circus
- D. Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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Monty Python's Flying Circus
Did you know? Monty Python's Flying Circus ran four series until 1974.
7.Which soap opera ruled CBS daytime from Genoa City since 1973?
- A. The Young and the Restless
- B. The O.C.
- C. Falcon Crest
- D. Days of Our Lives
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The Young and the Restless
Did you know? The Young and the Restless has led American daytime ratings for decades.
8.What is the Latin American prime-time serial drama format called?
- A. telenovela
- B. sitcom
- C. soap opera
- D. dorama
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telenovela
Did you know? The telenovela is Latin America's serialized prime-time drama format.
9.Which sci-fi series investigated the paranormal with Mulder and Scully from 1993?
- A. The X-Files
- B. The Expanse
- C. Smallville
- D. Lost
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The X-Files
Did you know? The X-Files' motto "The truth is out there" closed each opening credits.
10.Which sketch show nearly silenced Rowan Atkinson's bumbling character in 1990?
- A. In Living Color
- B. Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- C. A Bit of Fry & Laurie
- D. Mr. Bean
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Mr. Bean
Did you know? Mr. Bean spoke little dialogue across its original fourteen episodes.
11.Which soap opera enrolled the Walsh twins at West Beverly High in 1990?
- A. Beverly Hills, 90210
- B. General Hospital
- C. Dallas
- D. The Young and the Restless
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Beverly Hills, 90210
Did you know? Beverly Hills, 90210 made its cast global teen icons.
12.What term for an unresolved ending comes from 1930s film serials?
- A. cliffhanger
- B. prologue
- C. twist ending
- D. flashforward
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cliffhanger
Did you know? The cliffhanger ends an installment at a moment of suspense.
13.Which sci-fi series woke android hosts in an HBO theme park from 2016?
- A. Westworld
- B. Orphan Black
- C. The Expanse
- D. Stargate SG-1
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Westworld
Did you know? Westworld is based on Michael Crichton's 1973 film.
14.Which sketch show launched live sketch comedy from New York in 1975?
- A. The Muppet Show
- B. Hee Haw
- C. Saturday Night Live
- D. A Bit of Fry & Laurie
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Saturday Night Live
Did you know? Saturday Night Live has won more Primetime Emmy Awards than any other program.
15.Which soap opera feuded the Carringtons in 1980s Denver on ABC?
- A. The O.C.
- B. Dallas
- C. Beverly Hills, 90210
- D. Dynasty
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Dynasty
Did you know? Dynasty starred Joan Collins as Alexis Colby.
16.What colloquial term names South Korean television dramas worldwide?
- A. J-drama
- B. lakorn
- C. anime
- D. K-drama
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K-drama
Did you know? K-drama is the worldwide shorthand for South Korean television dramas.
17.Which sci-fi series hunted monsters with the Winchester brothers from 2005?
- A. Westworld
- B. Battlestar Galactica
- C. Doctor Who
- D. Supernatural
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Supernatural
Did you know? Supernatural ran fifteen seasons on The WB and The CW.
18.Which soap opera drilled the Ewing family's oil feuds on CBS from 1978?
- A. Dallas
- B. Dawson's Creek
- C. Beverly Hills, 90210
- D. The O.C.
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Dallas
Did you know? Dallas's 1980 "Who shot J.R.?" cliffhanger drew one of TV's biggest audiences.
19.What Japanese word for animation names a television genre beloved worldwide?
- A. cosplay
- B. manhwa
- C. manga
- D. anime
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anime
Did you know? Anime refers to Japanese animation in Japanese and worldwide.
20.Which sci-fi series blended space western adventure for Fox in 2002?
- A. Westworld
- B. Stargate SG-1
- C. The X-Files
- D. Firefly
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Firefly
Did you know? Firefly's single 2002 season won a lasting cult following.
21.Which sci-fi series crashed Oceanic Flight 815 survivors on a mysterious island in 2004?
- A. V
- B. Smallville
- C. Lost
- D. The Expanse
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Lost
Did you know? Lost aired six seasons on ABC and won the 2005 Outstanding Drama Emmy.
22.Which sci-fi series assigned Sunnydale's slaying to a high-school heroine from 1997?
- A. Firefly
- B. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- C. Supernatural
- D. Smallville
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Did you know? Buffy the Vampire Slayer ran seven seasons created by Joss Whedon.
23.Which sci-fi series began travelling time and space on BBC television in 1963?
- A. V
- B. The X-Files
- C. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- D. Doctor Who
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Doctor Who
Did you know? Doctor Who's lead actor is called the Doctor and regenerates into a new body.
24.Which sci-fi series reenvisaged humanity's robot war for the Sci Fi Channel in 2004?
- A. Battlestar Galactica
- B. Lost
- C. Fringe
- D. Westworld
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Battlestar Galactica
Did you know? The 2004 Battlestar Galactica was a reimagining of the 1978 original.
25.Which sketch show sketched biracial comedy for Comedy Central from 2012?
- A. Key & Peele
- B. Chappelle's Show
- C. The Muppet Show
- D. Monty Python's Flying Circus
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Key & Peele
Did you know? Key & Peele's "Substitute Teacher" sketch became a viral signature.
26.Which soap opera poured the Gioberti vineyard feuds on CBS from 1981?
- A. Falcon Crest
- B. Melrose Place
- C. Dawson's Creek
- D. Dallas
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Falcon Crest
Did you know? Falcon Crest starred Jane Wyman from its 1981 premiere.
27.What Japanese term names the live-action special-effects genre that brought heroes like Jaspion to Brazilian screens?
- A. tokusatsu
- B. jidaigeki
- C. kaiju eiga
- D. sentai
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tokusatsu
Did you know? Tokusatsu heroes such as Jaspion became Brazilian television favorites in the 1980s.
28.Which sci-fi series grew a young Clark Kent in Kansas from 2001?
- A. Battlestar Galactica
- B. Orphan Black
- C. The Expanse
- D. Smallville
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Smallville
Did you know? Smallville ran ten seasons covering Clark's life before Metropolis.
29.Which sketch show sketched Dave Chappelle's satire on Comedy Central from 2003?
- A. A Bit of Fry & Laurie
- B. Chappelle's Show
- C. TV Pirata
- D. Key & Peele
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Chappelle's Show
Did you know? Chappelle's Show ran two seasons before Chappelle's 2005 exit.
30.Which soap opera rented Los Angeles apartments to young schemers from 1992?
- A. Melrose Place
- B. Knots Landing
- C. Dynasty
- D. Days of Our Lives
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Melrose Place
Did you know? Melrose Place was a Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off.
31.What term describes a series whose each season or episode tells a different story with a new cast?
- A. limited series
- B. spin-off
- C. anthology series
- D. crossover
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anthology series
Did you know? Anthology series restart their stories with each season or episode.
32.Which sci-fi series cloned Sarah Manning into a conspiracy on BBC America in 2013?
- A. Lost
- B. Supernatural
- C. Orphan Black
- D. V
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Orphan Black
Did you know? Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany played several identical roles.
33.Which sketch show improvised games on British and American stages from 1988?
- A. Saturday Night Live
- B. Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- C. Key & Peele
- D. Mr. Bean
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Did you know? Whose Line Is It Anyway? adapted from the UK radio original.
34.Which soap opera turned Pine Valley into ABC daytime from 1970?
- A. Days of Our Lives
- B. All My Children
- C. General Hospital
- D. Dallas
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All My Children
Did you know? All My Children was created by Agnes Nixon.
35.Which sketch show parodied Brazilian television for Globo from 1988?
- A. Key & Peele
- B. The Muppet Show
- C. TV Pirata
- D. Hee Haw
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TV Pirata
Did you know? TV Pirata ran on Globo from 1988 to 1992 as a cult sketch hit.
36.Which soap opera moved Chino's Ryan into Newport Beach wealth in 2003?
- A. Falcon Crest
- B. The O.C.
- C. All My Children
- D. Knots Landing
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The O.C.
Did you know? The O.C. aired four seasons on Fox.
37.Which soap opera turned sandglass hours in Salem for NBC since 1965?
- A. Knots Landing
- B. The O.C.
- C. Melrose Place
- D. Days of Our Lives
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Days of Our Lives
Did you know? Days of Our Lives opened each episode with "Like sands through the hourglass...".
38.Which sci-fi series cut into parallel-universe science on Fox from 2008?
- A. Supernatural
- B. V
- C. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- D. Fringe
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Fringe
Did you know? Fringe was co-created by J. J. Abrams.
39.Which sketch show cross-dressed five Canadians' sketches from 1988?
- A. Mr. Bean
- B. Chappelle's Show
- C. The Kids in the Hall
- D. Saturday Night Live
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The Kids in the Hall
Did you know? The Kids in the Hall aired on CBC and CBS.
40.Which soap opera spun Dallas into a California cul-de-sac in 1979?
- A. Dallas
- B. Knots Landing
- C. All My Children
- D. The Young and the Restless
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Knots Landing
Did you know? Knots Landing ran fourteen seasons, the longest of Dallas's spin-offs.
41.Which sci-fi series landed seemingly friendly Visitors on Earth in 1983?
- A. Stargate SG-1
- B. The X-Files
- C. Smallville
- D. V
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V
Did you know? V began as a two-part 1983 NBC miniseries before becoming a series.
42.Which sketch show danced the Wayans family's hip-hop sketches on Fox from 1990?
- A. Key & Peele
- B. The Muppet Show
- C. In Living Color
- D. Monty Python's Flying Circus
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In Living Color
Did you know? In Living Color launched Jim Carrey and the Fly Girls dancers.
43.Which soap opera filmed Capeside's teenage years for The WB from 1998?
- A. The O.C.
- B. Dynasty
- C. Dallas
- D. Dawson's Creek
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Dawson's Creek
Did you know? Dawson's Creek helped define The WB's teen lineup.
44.Which sketch show aired country-flavored comedy from 1969 to 1997?
- A. In Living Color
- B. The Kids in the Hall
- C. Hee Haw
- D. Chappelle's Show
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Hee Haw
Did you know? Hee Haw was syndicated after CBS canceled it in 1971.
45.Which sketch show duoed Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie on the BBC from 1989?
- A. The Kids in the Hall
- B. A Bit of Fry & Laurie
- C. In Living Color
- D. Saturday Night Live
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A Bit of Fry & Laurie
Did you know? A Bit of Fry & Laurie ran four series on BBC Two.

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