200 TV trivia questions and answers for every fan

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TV trivia turns familiar characters, settings, catchphrases, and small-screen moments into an activity that almost any group can enjoy. It works equally well as a party game, a classroom break, a workplace team activity, or a relaxed family game night.

This collection travels from television’s early classics through the biggest shows of the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s before moving into modern hits and reality TV. The categories make it easy to play the entire list or select a few rounds that match your audience.

Use these 200 TV trivia questions and answers as a ready-made game, adapt them for a themed event, or turn them into an interactive online quiz that participants can complete from any device.

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200 TV trivia questions and answers

The questions are organized into six distinct rounds. Classic TV covers shows that premiered before 1980, while the decade categories focus on programs closely associated with their respective eras. Modern TV highlights series that premiered from 2010 onward, and the final round tests knowledge of unscripted favorites.

Classic TV trivia questions

In I Love Lucy, what is Lucy Ricardo’s husband’s first name?

Answer: Ricky
Which science-fiction anthology series was created and hosted by Rod Serling?

Answer: The Twilight Zone
Who captained the USS Enterprise in the original Star Trek series?

Answer: James T. Kirk
What is the name of the daughter in The Addams Family?

Answer: Wednesday Addams
On Gilligan’s Island, what position did Gilligan hold aboard the S.S. Minnow?

Answer: First mate
Which actor played the title character in the 1960s live-action Batman series?

Answer: Adam West
How many children make up the blended family in The Brady Bunch?

Answer: Six
In which city does Mary Richards build her career in The Mary Tyler Moore Show?

Answer: Minneapolis
What do the initials in M*A*S*H stand for?

Answer: Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
Which character on Happy Days was nicknamed “The Fonz”?

Answer: Arthur Fonzarelli
George and Louise Jefferson first appeared as neighbors on which sitcom?

Answer: All in the Family
What is Archie Bunker’s wife’s name in All in the Family?

Answer: Edith
Which pioneer family is at the center of Little House on the Prairie?

Answer: The Ingalls family
What was Lieutenant Columbo’s profession?

Answer: Homicide detective
In The Waltons, what is the first name of the family’s eldest son?

Answer: John-Boy
Which actor starred as private investigator Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files?

Answer: James Garner
In Laverne & Shirley, the two title characters work at what type of business early in the series?

Answer: A brewery
What is the first name of the male roommate in Three’s Company?

Answer: Jack
What is Wonder Woman’s civilian identity?

Answer: Diana Prince
What detective agency employs the three leads in Charlie’s Angels?

Answer: The Charles Townsend Agency
What is the name of the cruise ship featured in The Love Boat?

Answer: Pacific Princess
Who welcomes guests to the island in Fantasy Island?

Answer: Mr. Roarke
Which long-running children’s program is set in a neighborhood shared by humans and Muppets?

Answer: Sesame Street
What color cardigan did Fred Rogers most famously wear when welcoming viewers to his neighborhood?

Answer: Red
In The Flintstones, where does Fred Flintstone work?

Answer: A quarry
What is the name of George Jetson’s robot housekeeper?

Answer: Rosie
Which talking Great Dane travels with Mystery Inc.?

Answer: Scooby-Doo
In The Honeymooners, what vehicle does Ralph Kramden drive for a living?

Answer: A bus
What magical ability does Samantha Stephens hide from many people in Bewitched?

Answer: She is a witch
What is the name of the family’s pet dragon in The Munsters?

Answer: Spot
Which secret agent is known as Agent 86 in Get Smart?

Answer: Maxwell Smart
What fictional North Carolina town is the setting of The Andy Griffith Show?

Answer: Mayberry
What is the surname of the ranching family in Bonanza?

Answer: Cartwright
Which frontier town provides the main setting for Gunsmoke?

Answer: Dodge City
What is the name of the Doctor’s time-and-space machine in Doctor Who?

Answer: The TARDIS

’80s TV trivia questions

What is the name of the Boston bar in Cheers?

Answer: Cheers
In which Florida city do the women of The Golden Girls live?

Answer: Miami
What multipurpose pocket tool does Angus MacGyver frequently carry?

Answer: A Swiss Army knife
What is the name of Michael Knight’s talking car in Knight Rider?

Answer: KITT
Which actor played B. A. Baracus on The A-Team?

Answer: Mr. T
Which conservative teenager is played by Michael J. Fox in Family Ties?

Answer: Alex P. Keaton
In what city is Full House set?

Answer: San Francisco
What planet is ALF originally from?

Answer: Melmac
What are the surnames of the two lead detectives in Miami Vice?

Answer: Crockett and Tubbs
Where does private investigator Thomas Magnum live and work?

Answer: Hawaii
What is Jessica Fletcher’s occupation in Murder, She Wrote?

Answer: Mystery writer
Which wealthy family is at the center of Dynasty?

Answer: The Carrington family
Which Dallas character was the subject of the “Who shot J.R.?” mystery?

Answer: J. R. Ewing
What is the name of the orange car driven by the Duke cousins in The Dukes of Hazzard?

Answer: The General Lee
What is the surname of the family in Growing Pains?

Answer: Seaver
Which former baseball player becomes a housekeeper in Who’s the Boss?

Answer: Tony Micelli
What fictional Illinois town is home to the Conner family in Roseanne?

Answer: Lanford
Who narrates The Wonder Years as he looks back on his childhood?

Answer: An adult Kevin Arnold
What is Dr. Sam Beckett trying to do in each episode of Quantum Leap?

Answer: Correct something that went wrong in history
Which school do the students attend in Saved by the Bell?

Answer: Bayside High School
Who is the wealthy uncle of Huey, Dewey, and Louie in DuckTales?

Answer: Scrooge McDuck
Where do the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles make their home?

Answer: The New York City sewers
Which hero raises his sword and calls upon the power of Grayskull?

Answer: He-Man
What is the name of Inspector Gadget’s resourceful niece?

Answer: Penny
Which villain repeatedly tries to capture the Smurfs?

Answer: Gargamel
Who created Fraggle Rock?

Answer: Jim Henson
Which actor plays Edmund Blackadder throughout the Blackadder series?

Answer: Rowan Atkinson
What is the nickname of Derek Trotter in Only Fools and Horses?

Answer: Del Boy
In which country is Degrassi Junior High set and produced?

Answer: Canada
Who captains the USS Enterprise-D in Star Trek: The Next Generation?

Answer: Jean-Luc Picard

’90s TV trivia questions

What is the name of the coffeehouse where the friends regularly gather in Friends?

Answer: Central Perk
From which city does Will move in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

Answer: West Philadelphia
Which city provides the main setting for Seinfeld?

Answer: New York City
What government agency employs Mulder and Scully in The X-Files?

Answer: The FBI
In which fictional California town does Buffy battle vampires?

Answer: Sunnydale
Which city does Frasier Crane move to at the beginning of Frasier?

Answer: Seattle
What is the name of the hospital in ER?

Answer: County General Hospital
Whose murder drives the central mystery of Twin Peaks?

Answer: Laura Palmer
What is the name of the central student in Boy Meets World?

Answer: Cory Matthews
What kind of animal is Salem in Sabrina the Teenage Witch?

Answer: A cat
What fictional Massachusetts town is the setting of Dawson’s Creek?

Answer: Capeside
In 3rd Rock from the Sun, the Solomon family members are secretly what?

Answer: Aliens
What home-improvement show does Tim Taylor host within Home Improvement?

Answer: Tool Time
Which twin sisters play the title characters in Sister, Sister?

Answer: Tia and Tamera Mowry
In which New York City borough do the friends of Living Single live?

Answer: Brooklyn
What is Grace Adler’s profession in Will & Grace?

Answer: Interior designer
What are the first names of the Walsh twins in Beverly Hills, 90210?

Answer: Brandon and Brenda
What type of building connects many of the characters in Melrose Place?

Answer: An apartment complex
Which two parts of the justice system does Law & Order traditionally follow?

Answer: Police investigations and criminal prosecutions
In which state does Tony Soprano live?

Answer: New Jersey
What is the full name of the title character played by Brandy in Moesha?

Answer: Moesha Mitchell
Who is Ash Ketchum’s best-known Pokémon companion?

Answer: Pikachu
Which baby is often the leader of the group in Rugrats?

Answer: Tommy Pickles
Who recruits the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers?

Answer: Zordon
What are the names of the three Warner siblings in Animaniacs?

Answer: Yakko, Wakko, and Dot
Who regularly disrupts Dexter’s experiments in Dexter’s Laboratory?

Answer: Dee Dee
What shape is Arnold’s head compared to in Hey Arnold!?

Answer: A football
What kind of animal is the title character in Arthur?

Answer: An aardvark
Which Teletubby is purple?

Answer: Tinky Winky
In what fictional town does The Simpsons take place?

Answer: Springfield
Which Colorado town is home to Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny?

Answer: South Park
What does Hank Hill sell in King of the Hill?

Answer: Propane and propane accessories
Which warrior princess is played by Lucy Lawless?

Answer: Xena
Which actor plays the title lawman in Walker, Texas Ranger?

Answer: Chuck Norris
Who leads the original SG-1 team in Stargate SG-1?

Answer: Jack O’Neill

2000s TV trivia questions

What paper company employs the office workers in the U.S. version of The Office?

Answer: Dunder Mifflin
What is the flight number of the plane that crashes in Lost?

Answer: Oceanic Flight 815
In what fictional Connecticut town do Lorelai and Rory live in Gilmore Girls?

Answer: Stars Hollow
What is Dr. Gregory House’s medical specialty?

Answer: Diagnostic medicine
Which city is the primary setting of Grey’s Anatomy?

Answer: Seattle
What subject does Walter White teach at the beginning of Breaking Bad?

Answer: Chemistry
Who narrates the story of how he met his children’s mother in How I Met Your Mother?

Answer: Ted Mosby
What anonymous figure reports on Manhattan’s young socialites in Gossip Girl?

Answer: Gossip Girl
What fictional sketch-comedy program is produced on 30 Rock?

Answer: TGS with Tracy Jordan
What is the name of the hospital where the main characters work in Scrubs?

Answer: Sacred Heart Hospital
Which city’s institutions are examined throughout The Wire?

Answer: Baltimore
What industry provides the workplace setting for Mad Men?

Answer: Advertising
What is Dexter Morgan’s day job in Dexter?

Answer: Blood-spatter analyst
Which cheerleader has regenerative powers in Heroes?

Answer: Claire Bennet
Why does Michael Scofield enter Fox River State Penitentiary in Prison Break?

Answer: To help his brother escape
What is the surname of the monster-hunting brothers in Supernatural?

Answer: Winchester
Which city is the setting of the original CSI series?

Answer: Las Vegas
What do the initials NCIS stand for?

Answer: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
What is Dr. Temperance Brennan’s profession in Bones?

Answer: Forensic anthropologist
What is the name of the high-school football team in Friday Night Lights?

Answer: The Dillon Panthers
What is the name of the glee club led by Will Schuester in Glee?

Answer: New Directions
Which element is Aang born able to bend in Avatar: The Last Airbender?

Answer: Air
Who is Kim Possible’s best friend and mission partner?

Answer: Ron Stoppable
What device allows Ben Tennyson to transform into aliens in Ben 10?

Answer: The Omnitrix
Where does SpongeBob SquarePants work?

Answer: The Krusty Krab
What kind of animal is Perry in Phineas and Ferb?

Answer: A platypus
What is Hannah Montana’s real identity within the series?

Answer: Miley Stewart
Which Russo sibling is played by Selena Gomez in Wizards of Waverly Place?

Answer: Alex Russo
What is the name of the hotel where Zack and Cody live in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody?

Answer: The Tipton Hotel
What is the name of the short challenge that often opens an episode of Top Chef?

Answer: The Quickfire Challenge

Modern TV trivia questions

In what fictional Indiana town is Stranger Things set?

Answer: Hawkins
What is the name of the continent where most of Game of Thrones takes place?

Answer: Westeros
What media company is controlled by the Roy family in Succession?

Answer: Waystar Royco
Which soccer club hires the title character in Ted Lasso?

Answer: AFC Richmond
Which British monarch is the central figure of The Crown?

Answer: Queen Elizabeth II
What name does the Mandalorian Din Djarin give his young companion?

Answer: Grogu
Which academy does Wednesday Addams attend in Wednesday?

Answer: Nevermore Academy
What type of restaurant does Carmy inherit in The Bear?

Answer: A Chicago Italian beef sandwich shop
What is the name of the apartment building in Only Murders in the Building?

Answer: The Arconia
In which city is Abbott Elementary set?

Answer: Philadelphia
What pen name does the anonymous society writer use in Bridgerton?

Answer: Lady Whistledown
Which fungus causes the outbreak in The Last of Us?

Answer: Cordyceps
What player number does Seong Gi-hun receive in Squid Game?

Answer: 456
Who is the first human resident viewers follow into the afterlife in The Good Place?

Answer: Eleanor Shellstrop
What is the surname of the formerly wealthy family in Schitt’s Creek?

Answer: Rose
Which detective is played by Andy Samberg in Brooklyn Nine-Nine?

Answer: Jake Peralta
What is the name of the totalitarian state in The Handmaid’s Tale?

Answer: Gilead
Which anthology series explores unsettling effects of technology and modern society?

Answer: Black Mirror
In which English city is Peaky Blinders primarily set?

Answer: Birmingham
What is the surname of the ranching family in Yellowstone?

Answer: Dutton
Which film franchise continues through the series Cobra Kai?

Answer: The Karate Kid
Which powerful superhero leads the Seven in The Boys?

Answer: Homelander
What is the name of the monster hunter played by Henry Cavill in the first three seasons of The Witcher?

Answer: Geralt of Rivia
What organization arrests Loki after he creates an alternate timeline?

Answer: The Time Variance Authority
What town is transformed by Wanda’s magic in WandaVision?

Answer: Westview
What game does Beth Harmon master in The Queen’s Gambit?

Answer: Chess
What title is used by the mastermind who plans the heists in Money Heist?

Answer: The Professor
What German town is at the center of the time-travel mystery in Dark?

Answer: Winden
Which storytelling device does the title character frequently use in Fleabag?

Answer: Breaking the fourth wall
During which period of conflict is Derry Girls set?

Answer: The Troubles in Northern Ireland
In which New York City borough do the vampires of What We Do in the Shadows live?

Answer: Staten Island
What kind of destination provides the changing setting of The White Lotus?

Answer: A luxury resort
Which royal family is at the center of House of the Dragon?

Answer: House Targaryen
What company employs the “severed” workers in Severance?

Answer: Lumon Industries
Which underground shelter does Lucy leave in Fallout?

Answer: Vault 33

Reality TV trivia questions

Who has hosted the U.S. version of Survivor since its first season?

Answer: Jeff Probst
Which host greets teams at the finish line on the U.S. version of The Amazing Race?

Answer: Phil Keoghan
What term does the U.S. version of Big Brother use for its contestants?

Answer: Houseguests
Who is the longtime host of American Idol?

Answer: Ryan Seacrest
What makes the first round of auditions on The Voice distinctive?

Answer: The coaches listen with their chairs turned away
What trophy is awarded to the winning celebrity on Dancing with the Stars?

Answer: The Mirrorball Trophy
Which performer created and hosts RuPaul’s Drag Race?

Answer: RuPaul
Who created and originally hosted America’s Next Top Model?

Answer: Tyra Banks
What item does the lead traditionally give contestants who remain on The Bachelor?

Answer: A rose
Which dating series reverses The Bachelor format by placing one woman at the center?

Answer: The Bachelorette
What are the investors commonly called on Shark Tank?

Answer: Sharks
Which chef is a judge on the U.S. version of MasterChef?

Answer: Gordon Ramsay
Where do contestants complete their challenges on The Great British Baking Show?

Answer: A large tent
Which creative industry is the focus of Project Runway?

Answer: Fashion design
What collective name is given to the five experts on Queer Eye?

Answer: The Fab Five
Where do participants first communicate on Love Is Blind?

Answer: In separate pods
Why are the celebrity contestants difficult to identify on The Masked Singer?

Answer: They perform in elaborate costumes
What special button can send an act directly to the live shows on America’s Got Talent?

Answer: The Golden Buzzer
Which performance art is the focus of So You Think You Can Dance?

Answer: Dance
What kind of workplace is featured in Below Deck?

Answer: A luxury yacht
Which location launched the Real Housewives franchise?

Answer: Orange County
Which New Jersey shore town is closely associated with the original Jersey Shore house?

Answer: Seaside Heights
What dangerous occupation does Deadliest Catch document?

Answer: Commercial crab fishing
In which city is the pawn shop featured on Pawn Stars located?

Answer: Las Vegas
Which two original hosts tested popular claims on MythBusters?

Answer: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman
What type of struggling business does Gordon Ramsay try to improve in Kitchen Nightmares?

Answer: Restaurants
Which color jacket marks a major late-stage achievement on Hell’s Kitchen?

Answer: Black
What surprise do contestants discover when they open their baskets on Chopped?

Answer: Mystery ingredients
What is the name of the cooking arena on Iron Chef?

Answer: Kitchen Stadium
How do contestants primarily communicate on The Circle?

Answer: Through a voice-activated social media platform
What skill level do most contestants bring to Nailed It!?

Answer: Amateur baking experience
Which two secret roles divide contestants on The Traitors?

Answer: Faithfuls and Traitors
What profession connects the cast of Selling Sunset?

Answer: Luxury real estate
What type of deception does Catfish: The TV Show investigate?

Answer: False online identities
What material must contestants use for their creations on LEGO Masters?

Answer: LEGO bricks

How to host a TV trivia night

A strong TV trivia night feels like a well-paced episode: It establishes the rules quickly, gives every player a chance to contribute, and saves a little suspense for the end. Use the complete collection for a longer event or select two or three categories for a focused 20- to 40-minute game.

Choose rounds for your audience. Mix decades when players span different generations, or build the game around a single era for a themed party. Ten to 15 questions per round usually keeps the pace moving without exhausting one subject.
Form balanced teams. Groups of three to five let players combine knowledge of classic sitcoms, prestige dramas, animation, and reality TV. Ask each team to choose one captain who submits the final answer.
Set a clear time limit. Allow about 20 to 30 seconds for standard questions and up to a minute for more challenging ones. State whether spelling must be exact before the first round begins.
Add a visual round. Show cropped screenshots, fictional logos, costumes, or recognizable sets, provided you have permission to use the images. A short theme-song round can also work when the audio is properly licensed.
Use simple scoring. Award one point for each correct answer and reserve two-point questions for the end of a round. For a final tiebreaker, ask teams to estimate a numerical fact and award the win to the closest answer.
Keep devices out of play. Ask participants to place phones face down unless the quiz itself is being completed online. For virtual games, collect all answers before revealing the correct response.
Match prizes to the theme. Streaming-service gift cards, show-inspired snacks, or a homemade “remote control” trophy can make the winner’s moment more memorable without requiring a large budget.

If your group wants to keep playing, move from television to a broader collection of movie trivia questions or music trivia questions.

How to create a TV trivia quiz with Jotform

An online quiz makes it easier to run TV trivia in a classroom, workplace, virtual event, or self-paced challenge. You can begin with Jotform’s AI Trivia Generator or build a quiz from a blank form, then adapt the questions and design to your chosen TV era.

Create quizzes with Jotform’s AI Trivia Generator

Choose your starting point. Enter a topic such as “classic television” or “’90s sitcoms” in the AI Trivia Generator, use a quiz template, or open a blank form for full control.
Add and organize the questions. Use single-choice fields when you want fixed answers or short-text fields when players should supply an answer themselves. Place each era on a separate page or form section so the quiz feels like a series of rounds.
Configure correct answers. Jotform’s form settings let you identify the correct response for supported question fields. Review every generated question before publishing, so the wording, difficulty, and facts suit your audience.
Customize the experience. Apply colors, fonts, and imagery inspired by television screens, studio lights, or a specific decade. Keep backgrounds readable and make sure every visual asset is licensed for your use.
Test before sharing. Complete the quiz on both desktop and mobile, confirm the answers and point values, and check what participants see after submission.
Share and review results. Send the direct quiz link to participants or embed the form on a webpage. After responses arrive, review submissions to identify winners and see which rounds challenged the group most.

Put your TV knowledge in the spotlight

These TV trivia questions can support everything from a quick icebreaker to a full evening of small-screen competition. Choose categories that fit your players, adjust the difficulty when needed, and combine factual questions with carefully prepared visual or audio rounds to create a game that feels varied from beginning to end.

When you are ready to move the game online, use Jotform to organize the rounds, collect answers, calculate scores, and share the quiz with participants. Start with the AI Trivia Generator, customize the results, and create a TV challenge your audience can enjoy from wherever they are watching.

This article is for TV fans, trivia hosts, teachers, event planners, families, and team leaders looking for ready-to-use questions across classic, modern, and reality television, plus practical ideas for hosting engaging in-person or online quizzes.

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