Q 01/05

Sam Malone, the Cheers bar owner played by Ted Danson, was a former relief pitcher for which team?

A) Boston Red Sox

B) Chicago Cubs

C) Baltimore Orioles

D) New York Yankees

Answer · why

A) Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox; Sam 'Mayday' Malone's drinking ended his relief-pitching career before he bought the bar, and his sobriety was a recurring thread ...

Q 02/05

Which city do Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia share a house in on The Golden Girls?

A) Tampa

B) Palm Springs

C) Sarasota

D) Miami

Answer · why

D) Miami

Miami; the girls' address was 6151 Richmond Street, though the exterior shots came from a real house in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

Q 03/05

KITT, the talking car on Knight Rider, was a heavily modified version of which production car?

A) Dodge Charger

B) Ford Mustang GT

C) Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

D) Chevrolet Corvette

Answer · why

C) Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

A Pontiac Firebird Trans Am; the car's cool, dry voice belonged to William Daniels, who later played Mr. Feeny on Boy Meets World.

Q 04/05

Who was revealed in November 1980 to have shot J.R. Ewing on Dallas?

A) Cliff Barnes

B) Kristin Shepard

C) Sue Ellen Ewing

D) Dusty Farlow

Answer · why

B) Kristin Shepard

Kristin Shepard, Sue Ellen's scheming sister played by Mary Crosby, was unmasked in 'Who Done It' on 21 November 1980, one of the most-watched episode...

Q 05/05

On Miami Vice, what kind of animal is Sonny Crockett's pet, Elvis?

A) A parrot

B) A Doberman

C) An iguana

D) An alligator

Answer · why

D) An alligator

An alligator; Elvis lived aboard Crockett's sailboat, the St. Vitus Dance, and Jan Hammer's instrumental theme hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100...

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