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

The technique let one performance be captured from several angles at once. It is still how most studio sitcoms are shot today.

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

It later produced Star Trek and Mission: Impossible. Ball bought out her husband's share after their divorce and ran it herself.

Q 03/05

A January 1953 episode about a birth pulled a then-record rating of 71.7. What was it called?

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

More Americans watched it than watched Eisenhower's inauguration the next morning. The pregnancy had to be written around the word 'pregnant', which t...

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

The two actors reportedly disliked each other off camera for the entire run. Their characters lived downstairs and were dragged into every scheme.

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

It ran two and a half hours and drew about 106 million viewers. Streets in some American cities were noticeably empty while it aired.