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1970 to 1999 TV trivia questions
1970 to 1999 TV is one of the four branches Rewind started with. It holds 44 questions, every one dated between 1970 and 1999, and the branch picker describes it as “What was on, 1970 to 1999”.
Years covered by 1970 to 1999 TV
44 of the 44 carry a year, the earliest 1970 and the latest 1999. By decade:
- 1970s: 15 questions
- 1980s: 14 questions
- 1990s: 15 questions
The shape of a 1970 to 1999 TV question
Each card has four answers and one right one. 18 start with “On”, 7 start with “The”, 4 start with “Who”. A one-line fact follows every answer, and the longest of them is 15 words.
Every question was checked against a written source, and the source is kept with it.
Try these 1970 to 1999 TV questions
Two samples from TV, chosen from the older questions. Neither is one of the ten the daily quiz is using around now.
Question (1972): On "M*A*S*H" (1972), Alan Alda played which character?
Answer: Hawkeye Pierce. The show ran eleven seasons, far longer than the Korean War it depicted.
The wrong choices on the card were Trapper John, B.J. Hunnicutt, and Frank Burns.
Checked against M*A*S*H (TV series) (Wikipedia).
Question (1987): Which 1987 Fox sitcom introduced Al and Peggy Bundy?
Answer: Married... with Children. Its theme song was Frank Sinatra's "Love and Marriage".
The wrong choices on the card were Roseanne, The Simpsons, and Full House.
Checked against Married... with Children (Wikipedia).
More 1970 to 1999 TV questions to try
These come from the same bank. Their answers are left for you to find in the game.
- Who hosted the very first episode of "Saturday Night Live" in October 1975?
- Who hosted the US version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" when it began in 1999?
Play only 1970 to 1999 TV
Start from the title screen: Branches, then TV, then Play these. Add a second branch if you want more variety, or tap Mix to clear the choice. Anyone who picks the same branches on the same day gets the same ten questions.
Scoring and the clock are in How to play Rewind.
More Rewind branches near 1970 to 1999 TV
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