Q 01/05

In what year did MTV launch?

A) 1983

B) 1987

C) 1985

D) 1981

Answer · why

D) 1981

It went on air at 12:01 a.m. on August 1 under Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment.

Q 02/05

Which song's clip was the first ever played on MTV?

A) "Rock This Town"

B) "You Better Run"

C) "Bette Davis Eyes"

D) "Video Killed the Radio Star"

Answer · why

D) "Video Killed the Radio Star"

On February 27, 2000, the same clip became the one millionth video the channel broadcast.

Q 03/05

What did the initials MTV originally stand for?

A) Metro Television

B) Music Television

C) Modern Television

D) Media Television

Answer · why

B) Music Television

The words were dropped from the logo in 2010 to reflect the shift toward reality shows.

Q 04/05

What were the on-air hosts of MTV's early years called?

A) MCs

B) Hosts

C) DJs

D) VJs

Answer · why

D) VJs

Short for video jockeys, a play on radio's disc jockeys.

Q 05/05

Which of these was one of the five original MTV VJs?

A) Downtown Julie Brown

B) Martha Quinn

C) Kennedy

D) Carson Daly

Answer · why

B) Martha Quinn

The other four were Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and J. J. Jackson.