Television Game Shows

What TV game show genre is Pointless?

• Puzzle
• Panel
• Quiz
• Activity-Oriented

Reasons audiences view TV game shows (uses and gratifications theory)

• Escape stresses of daily life
• Education
• Social interaction and entertainment
• All answers present are uses and gratifications

Reasons why so many game shows are broadcasted: easy to do, cheap to produce

• False
• True

Which of these is NOT a genre of game shows?

• Reality TV
• Dating
• Panel
• Sports

When was the very first game show, Spelling Bee, broadcast?

• 1938
• 1948
• 1958
• 1968

An example of an activity-oriented game show?

• Mock The Week
• Take Me Out
• Total Wipeout
• Pointless

Which of the following would be conventions of a successful quiz show?

• A host
• Buzzers
• Prizes
• All of the above

One gratification theory when viewing a game show is experiencing something through someone else. What vocabulary term is this?

• Visceral
• Vicarious
• Voyeuristic
• Escapism

The 'ingredients' of a game show are called?

• Codes and conventions
• Uses and gratification
• Genres
• Representation

A genre of television programme in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities, compete to answer questions, solve puzzles or complete physical activities, usually for a reward or prize?

• Video Games
• Game Shows
• Reality TV
• Films