Q 01/05

Which 1950s sitcom's three-camera setup became the standard for live-audience comedies?

A) The Honeymooners

B) I Love Lucy

C) Father Knows Best

D) The Jack Benny Program

Answer · why

B) I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy, shot on film with three cameras by cinematographer Karl Freund from 1951, turned the multi-camera setup into the standard for studio-audi...

Q 02/05

Which production company did Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz jointly own?

A) Desilu Productions

B) Four Star Television

C) Mark VII Limited

D) Screen Gems

Answer · why

A) Desilu Productions

Desilu Productions, formed by Ball and Arnaz in 1950, made I Love Lucy and later Star Trek and Mission: Impossible; Ball bought out Arnaz's share in 1...

Q 03/05

Which January 1953 I Love Lucy episode drew a then-record 71.7 Nielsen rating?

A) Lucy Goes to the Hospital

B) Lucy Meets the Moustache

C) Ricky and the Ballet Class

D) The Diet Disaster Show

Answer · why

A) Lucy Goes to the Hospital

'Lucy Goes to the Hospital' aired on 19 January 1953 to a 71.7 rating, about 44 million viewers, more than watched Eisenhower's inauguration the next ...

Q 04/05

Which pair played the landlords and best friends of the Ricardos?

A) Ann Sothern and Gale Gordon

B) Eve Arden and Richard Deacon

C) Vivian Vance and William Frawley

D) Audrey Meadows and Art Carney

Answer · why

C) Vivian Vance and William Frawley

Vivian Vance and William Frawley played landlords Ethel and Fred Mertz, who lived downstairs from the Ricardos; the two actors famously disliked each ...

Q 05/05

What is the title of the 1983 M*A*S*H finale, one of the most watched US broadcasts ever?

A) The Long Goodbye

B) Goodbye, Farewell and Amen

C) Abyssinia, Henry

D) As Time Goes By

Answer · why

B) Goodbye, Farewell and Amen

'Goodbye, Farewell and Amen' aired on CBS on 28 February 1983, ran two and a half hours, and was directed by series star Alan Alda.