WorksheetsHistory of Television
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first national broadcast aimed to educate preschool and young school-age children to learn the alphabet, phonics, and numbers.
a)
Sesame Street
b)
Scooby Doo
c)
Dora
d)
Sponge Bob
2.
All of the following were available television channels in the 60s EXCEPT:
a)
NBC
b)
ABC
c)
CBS
d)
FOX
3.
By 1960, what percent of American households owned a television?
a)
15%
b)
50%
c)
90%
d)
100%
4.
During the 1960s, television became a __________ force.
a)
Mysterious
b)
Political
c)
Economic
d)
Gravitational
5.
Television showed all of the following events EXCEPT:
a)
The Vietnam War
b)
The Moon Landing
c)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
World War I
6.
The first prime-time cartoon to maintain values of "The Ideal American Family" was:
a)
Jonny Quest
b)
The Flinstones
c)
Phineas & Ferb
d)
Scooby Doo
7.
Who is credited as the creator of television, according to the patent?
a)
Philo Farnsworth
b)
Vladimir Televize
c)
Charles "Leeroy" Jenkins
d)
J.L. Disney
8.
Most entertainment television studios are located in:
a)
New York or Los Angeles
b)
Chicago or Boston
c)
New York or Chicago
d)
Los Angeles or Chicago
9.
What is broadcasting?
a)
A term which means "as wide an audience as possible"
b)
A type of television streaming
c)
The use of sound waves to transmit signals
d)
Using multiple pictures to create a mixed image
10.
Name this movie from the 1980s.
a)
Goonies
b)
Breakfast Club
c)
E.T.
d)
Blade Runner
11.
This famous scene is from what TV show?
a)
My Three Sons
b)
Perry Mason
c)
Bewitched
d)
The Brady Bunch
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