Q 01/05

Who played Michael Knight in the original Knight Rider?

A) David Hasselhoff

B) Lee Majors

C) Tom Selleck

D) Don Johnson

Answer · why

A) David Hasselhoff

NBC president Brandon Tartikoff recruited him straight off the soap The Young and the Restless.

Q 02/05

On which US network did Knight Rider originally air from 1982 to 1986?

A) CBS

B) NBC

C) ABC

D) Fox

Answer · why

B) NBC

It premiered on September 26, 1982 and ended on April 4, 1986 after four seasons.

Q 03/05

What does the name KITT stand for?

A) Knight Industries Two Thousand

B) Knight Intelligent Transport Technology

C) Kinetic Integrated Turbo Transam

D) Knight Industries Tactical Terminal

Answer · why

A) Knight Industries Two Thousand

The 2008 reboot upgraded the acronym to Knight Industries Three Thousand.

Q 04/05

Which car model was customised to become KITT?

A) Chevrolet Camaro Z28

B) Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

C) Ford Mustang GT

D) Dodge Charger

Answer · why

B) Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

Audiences already knew a black Trans Am as a star car from the Smokey and the Bandit films.

Q 05/05

Who created Knight Rider?

A) Stephen J. Cannell

B) Donald P. Bellisario

C) Glen A. Larson

D) Aaron Spelling

Answer · why

C) Glen A. Larson

It was the last series he devised at Universal Television before moving to 20th Century Fox.