Q 01/05

I Love Lucy premiered in October 1951 on which network?

A) ABC

B) CBS

C) NBC

D) DuMont

Answer · why

B) CBS

CBS aired I Love Lucy from October 1951 to 1957: 180 half-hour episodes over six seasons, and it ended its run as America's top-rated show.

Q 02/05

Where did the name of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's studio, Desilu, come from?

A) Their children's names

B) A Cuban dance rhythm

C) The couple's first names

D) The studio's street name

Answer · why

C) The couple's first names

Desilu came from "The couple's first names", Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball; after their 1960 divorce Ball bought out Arnaz and ran the studio that made ...

Q 03/05

What happens in the record-setting January 1953 I Love Lucy episode watched by 71.7 percent of TV homes?

A) The Ricardos move house

B) Ricky opens his own club

C) Lucy stomps grapes in Italy

D) Little Ricky is born

Answer · why

D) Little Ricky is born

"Little Ricky is born" in 'Lucy Goes to the Hospital', aired 19 January 1953, the night before Eisenhower's inauguration; about 44 million viewers wat...

Q 04/05

I Love Lucy pioneered filming a sitcom in front of a live audience with how many cameras?

A) Six

B) Three

C) Five

D) Four

Answer · why

B) Three

Three cameras filmed each scene at once; cinematographer Karl Freund, who had shot Metropolis, devised flat, even lighting so every angle worked, and ...

Q 05/05

What job did Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden hold on The Honeymooners?

A) Sanitation worker

B) Bus driver

C) Subway conductor

D) Doorman

Answer · why

B) Bus driver

Ralph was a Bus driver for the fictional Gotham Bus Company, though he was almost never shown behind the wheel; New York City later named a Brooklyn b...