Q 01/05

Which network launched 'Unsolved Mysteries' as a weekly series on October 5, 1988?

A) CBS

B) Fox

C) ABC

D) NBC

Answer · why

D) NBC

NBC launched Unsolved Mysteries as a weekly series on October 5, 1988, after seven specials had aired on the network since January 1987.

Q 02/05

Which trench-coated host narrated Unsolved Mysteries for eleven seasons across NBC and CBS?

A) Dennis Farina

B) Raymond Burr

C) Karl Malden

D) Robert Stack

Answer · why

D) Robert Stack

Robert Stack, an Oscar nominee and TV's Eliot Ness in The Untouchables, delivered the trench-coated narration for four specials plus eleven seasons ac...

Q 03/05

What element does the Netflix revival of 'Unsolved Mysteries' notably drop from previous iterations?

A) Re-enactments

B) A viewer tip line

C) A host or narrator

D) Paranormal cases

Answer · why

C) A host or narrator

Co-creator John Cosgrove promised a 'pure documentary style' with no presenter, though an image of the longtime host still appears in every title sequ...

Q 04/05

Which actor hosted the very first 'Unsolved Mysteries' special in 1987 before Robert Stack took over?

A) Peter Graves

B) Raymond Burr

C) William Shatner

D) Telly Savalas

Answer · why

B) Raymond Burr

Best known as Perry Mason and Ironside, Burr fronted only the pilot; Karl Malden took the next two specials before Stack settled in as the permanent h...

Q 05/05

Who were the creators of the American mystery documentary television series 'Unsolved Mysteries'?

A) John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer

B) Dick Wolf and Stephen J. Cannell

C) Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg

D) Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady

Answer · why

A) John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer

'Unsolved Mysteries' was created by John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer, who also served as executive producers for various iterations of the show.