Q 01/05

In which city was The Mary Tyler Moore Show set?

A) Minneapolis

B) Chicago

C) Milwaukee

D) St. Louis

Answer · why

A) Minneapolis

Co-creator Allan Burns said Minnesota came up because one of the writers began talking about the strengths and weaknesses of the Vikings.

Q 02/05

What were the call letters of the TV station where Mary Richards worked?

A) WKRP

B) WJM

C) KMPL

D) WMTM

Answer · why

B) WJM

She had applied for a secretarial job there, found it filled, and was offered a job on the six o'clock news instead.

Q 03/05

On which network did the show air from 1970 to 1977?

A) ABC

B) NBC

C) CBS

D) PBS

Answer · why

C) CBS

CBS was nervous about the original premise for Mary's backstory, partly fearing viewers would think she had divorced Rob Petrie.

Q 04/05

Who played gruff news producer Lou Grant?

A) Harold Gould

B) Gavin MacLeod

C) Ted Knight

D) Ed Asner

Answer · why

D) Ed Asner

He won five Emmys for the role across two shows and remains the male performer with the most Primetime Emmys for acting, seven.

Q 05/05

What was the name of the vain, dim-witted anchorman played by Ted Knight?

A) Ted Baxter

B) Ted Bunker

C) Ted Bradley

D) Ted Bishop

Answer · why

A) Ted Baxter

He was constantly criticized by Murray and Lou but never fired. Kent Brockman on The Simpsons is an homage to the character.