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Towns Named After TV Shows — Daily trivia Monday, September 7, 2026: questions and answers
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Q 01Which US town renamed itself after a radio game show offered to broadcast from the first to do so?
- AHarmony Creek Springs
- BHope Valley
- CTruth or Consequences
- DSerenity Falls
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Truth or Consequences
The town of Hot Springs, New Mexico, officially changed its name to Truth or Consequences in 1950 to honor the popular NBC radio quiz show hosted by Ralph Edwards.
Q 02Which fictional TV town does Mount Airy, North Carolina, bill itself as?
- AMayberry
- BHooterville
- CCabot Cove
- DStars Hollow
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Mayberry
Mayberry: Mount Airy was Andy Griffith's hometown and the believed model for his show's setting, and it stages 'Mayberry Days' every September, though it never changed its name.
Q 03Which Colorado area shares its name with an animated satirical series?
- ABreckenridge
- BSouth Park
- CBoulder
- DTelluride
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South Park
The real South Park is a high grassland basin in central Colorado, and co-creator Trey Parker, born in Conifer, says its tales of UFOs and Bigfoot sightings shaped the show.
Q 04Which Alberta town's name draws sci-fi fans purely by coincidence?
- AKrypton
- BVulcan
- CRomulus
- DGallifrey
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Vulcan
Vulcan was named by a railway surveyor after the Roman god of fire, yet it now has a spaceship-style tourism building, a USS Enterprise statue and a bust from Leonard Nimoy's 2010 visit.
Q 05Which Washington town played Cicely, Alaska, in 'Northern Exposure'?
- ALeavenworth
- BRoslyn
- CSnoqualmie
- DWinthrop
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Roslyn
Roslyn, founded in 1886 as a coal-mining company town, filmed the exterior scenes for Cicely throughout the show's 1990–95 run.
Q 06Which state has a town calling itself Captain Kirk's 'Future Birthplace'?
- AIowa
- BMontana
- CCalifornia
- DNew York
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Iowa
Iowa's Riverside adopted the claim in 1985 after a councilman read in Roddenberry's book that Kirk would be born in a small Iowa town; a stone marker and an annual Trek Fest followed.
Q 07Which Vermont town won a vote to premiere an animated movie?
- ABrattleboro
- BBurlington
- CMontpelier
- DSpringfield
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Springfield
Springfield, Vermont, was selected as the winner of a USA Today contest to host the premiere of 'The Simpsons Movie,' beating out other towns named Springfield across the country.
Q 08Clark, Texas renamed itself after which TV provider?
- ADISH
- BDIRECTV
- CSpectrum
- DXfinity
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DISH
In 2005, the tiny community of Clark, Texas, agreed to rename itself DISH, Texas, as a promotional deal with the DISH Network, in exchange for free basic television service for its residents for ten years.
Q 09Which small Georgia town's downtown doubled as Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead'?
- ASenoia
- BSavannah
- CAugusta
- DMacon
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Senoia
Senoia. Its downtown played Woodbury in season 3, and most of the show was filmed at Riverwood Studios just outside town.
Q 10Which state is home to Metropolis, the real town that bills itself as Superman's hometown?
- AIllinois
- BIndiana
- COhio
- DNew York
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Illinois
Illinois. Metropolis, on the Ohio River, has a painted bronze Superman statue by its courthouse, a newspaper called The Metropolis Planet and a Superman Celebration every June.
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