The Big TV Quiz 2022: 22 TV Quiz Questions From 2022

Oct. 17, 2022.

Celebrate the end of 2022 with a Year-End Trivia Game. The Big TV Quiz 2022 is an interactive quiz designed to test your general knowledge of the passing year’s major TV news, shows, and awards. The quiz includes 22 TV quiz questions from 2022, like what’s Netflix’s most-viewed series of 2022? The 14th Dr. Who is, for the first time, what? What’s the longest-running children’s animated series on American television? And which records did the Emmys break in 2022? Take The Big 2022 TV Quiz!

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2022 Year-End Quiz: 22 TV trivia questions from 2022 on TV shows, stars, and awards. No time-limit. How smart are you this year?

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1. Which 2022 reboot sees Kim Cattrall in a regular role?

Screenshot: HULU

…And Just Like That.

Gossip Girl.

House of the Dragon.

How I Met Your Father.

“How I Met Your Father” features Sex and the City’s Kim Cattrall as “the mom” recounting the how-I-met-your-dad story to her unseen son. The younger version of Cattrall, Sophie, is played by Hilary Duff. “How I Met Your Father” premiered on Hulu on Jan. 18, 2022. Cattral famously doesn’t participate in the “Sex and the City” reboot, “…And Just Like That.”

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2. What’s the title of Netflix’s Kanye West Documentary?

Screenshot: Netflix

Ye Ye Ye.

Jeen-Yuhs.

Jeez-uhs.

Go West.

Jeen-Yuhs is the title of Netflix’s 2022 three-part documentary depicting Ye’s career in music, fashion, and politics over more than 20 years.

Is Ye Happy with the Jeen-Yuhs docu?

Writing on Instagram, Ye said: “I’m going to say this kindly for the last time. I must get final edit and approval on this doc before it releases on Netflix. Open the edit room immediately so I can be in charge of my own image. Thank you in advance.” Jeen-Yuhs is available on Netflix from Feb. 16, 2022.

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3. Where does the HBO period drama “The Gilded Age” take place?

Screenshot: The Gilded Age / HBO

In 1880’s New York.

In 1780’s Boston.

In 1980’s London.

In 1920’s Berlin.

HBO’s The Gilded Age is set in New York in 1882. The series, created by Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes, premiered on Jan. 24, 2022.

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4. Who’s the actress portraying Pamela Anderson in this picture?

Screenshot: Pam & Tommy / HULU

Lily Collins.

Lily-Rose Depp.

Lily James.

Lily Tomlin.

Former Downton Abbey’s Lady Rose, English actress and model Lily James, transformed into Pamela Anderson in the new HULU eight-part biopic series, Pam & Tommy. The series also stars Sebastian Stan as Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and Seth Rogen and Parks and Recreation’s Nick Offerman as the men who stole their famous sex tape. The actual Pamela Anderson hasn’t been involved in Pam & Tommy, which streams on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK from Feb. 2, 2022.

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5. What’s Kristen Bell’s character’s name on Netflix’s “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window”?

Screenshot: Netflix

Anna.

Mary.

Sarah.

Veronica.

Kristen Bell plays Anna, the star of Netflix’s dark satirical parody “The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window,” released on Jan. 28, 2022. It’s the same name her character has on Disney’s Frozen and very close to her actual middle name – Anne. The eight-episode series made it to No 1 on Netflix’ ‘s Top 10 ranking almost immediately.

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6. What’s the longest-running children’s animated series on American television?

Screenshot: PBS Kids

Adventure Time.

SpongeBob SquarePants.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Arthur.

Arthur – the longest-running children’s animated series on American television – ended its 25 years and more than 250 episodes run on PBS on Feb. 21, 2022. The series’s final episode provides viewers a glimpse of what Arthur and his friends grow up to be. The Arthur characters will live on in a new podcast, games, and digital shorts, while reruns of the series will continue on PBS Kids.

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7. The 2022 Grammy Awards were the first to be what?

Screenshot: Recording Academy / 64th GRAMMYs / CBS

In New York City.

In Las Vegas.

Split into a pre-show and a prime-time telecast.

Hosted by Trevor Noah.

The 64th Grammy ceremony had been initially scheduled for Jan. 31, 2022, in Los Angeles but had been moved to Las Vegas for the first time due to the Omicron variant. “Better late than never,” Second-time host Trevor Noah said as the CBS broadcast aired from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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8. Which American late-night TV show spawned Apple TV’s Carpool Karaoke?

Screenshot: The Late Late Show With James Corden / CBS

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Late Late Show With James Corden.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Apple TV’s Carpool Karaoke is based on the recurring segment from The Late Late Show with James Corden. In Aug. 2021, Apple renewed the series for a fifth season.

Is Corden leaving The Late Late Show?

James Corden, who has hosted The Late Late Show on CBS since 2015, is set to end his tenure as host in 2023 after eight years. Corden announced the decision during a taping of his Apr. 28, 2022, episode in Los Angeles.

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9. Which ’80s TV soap featured Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue?

Image: Neighbours / FREMANTLE MEDIA

Neighbours.

Home and Away.

Eastenders.

The Bold and the Beautiful.

Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue were TV’s Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell on the Australian soap opera “Neighbours” from its debut in 1985 until their departures in 1989 and 1988. Their wedding episode was watched by more than 2 million Australian viewers when it first aired in 1987 and later pulled in an audience of almost 20 million when it was shown in the UK in 1988, becoming one of the most-watched TV moments of the decade.

Are Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue coming back to “Neighbours”?

Minogue and Donovan, 53, returned to the show “to play a very special part in our series finale,” according to “Neighbours”‘s producers, before it ceased production in June 2022, ending a 37-year run.

Which other stars were introduced in “Neighbours”?

Along with Minogue and Donovan, the soap has helped launch the careers of Hollywood stars Margot Robbie, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, brothers Chris, Liam, and Luke Hemsworth, and singer Natalie Imbruglia.

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10. Which TV show launched the careers of Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher?

Screenshot:  Carsey-Werner

That ’80s Show.

That ’70s Show.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The Wonder Years.

That ’70s Show launched the careers of young Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon, Topher Grace, and Wilmer Valderrama. All five are returning for guest appearances in the Netflix sequel series That ’90s Show, alongside original cast members Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp, who are set to reprise their roles as Red and Kitty Forman. The new show will focus on Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, visiting her grandparents for the summer. Netflix did not provide a release date for the 10-episode series, which according to its site, is “coming soon.”

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11. Which language did Glenn Close learn for her role in “Tehran”?

Screenshot: Tehran / Apple TV+

Hebrew.

Farsi.

Arabic.

Russian.

Towards the second season of Apple TV+’s Tehran, which premiered on May 6, 2022, Glenn Close had to learn Farsi for her role as Marjan Montazeri, a British agent living in Tehran. The series revolves around an Israeli agent and computer hacker tasked with infiltrating an electric company in Iran.

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12. The 14th Dr. Who is for the first time what?

Photo: BBC ONE via doctorwho.tv

Played by a Jewish actor.

Played by a Black actor.

Played by a transgender actor.

Played by a non-white person.

The 29-year-old star of Netflix’s hit “Sex Education,” Ncuti Gatwa, born in Rwanda, will become the first Black actor to play the lead role in the BBC’s “Doctor Who.” He is taking over from Jodie Whittaker, the first woman in the role, as the 14th incarnation of the Time Lord in Oct. 2022, the BBC announced on May 8, 2022. It’s worth mentioning that Jo Martin appeared as an unnumbered incarnation of The Doctor in three episodes in 2020 and 2021, making her the first non-white person to play the role. Doctor Who famously regenerates, allowing different actors to play the role since the series was first broadcast in 1963.

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13. What’s connecting She-Hulk and The Hulk?

Screenshot: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law / Marvel Studios / Disney+

They’re cousins.

They’re siblings.

They’re married.

They’re colleagues.

She-Hulk (AKA Jennifer Walters) is the lawyer cousin of The Hulk (AKA Bruce Banner). According to “The Savage She-Hulk #1” comic book published in 1980, she acquired a milder version of the Hulk condition through an emergency transfusion of her cousin’s blood. She-Hulk, portrayed by actress Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), makes her live-action debut in the Disney+ comedy series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, which premiered on Aug. 17, 2022. Watch the first trailer.

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14. Who’s been on Saturday Night Live longer?

Screenshots: Saturday Night Live / NBC

Michael Che.

Pete Davidson.

Kate McKinnon.

Kyle Mooney.

Kate McKinnon joined the Saturday Night Live cast in 2012, making the 2022 season her 11th, while Pete Davidson appeared on the show for eight seasons.

 Did Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson leave SNL?

Saturday Night Live said goodbye to Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, and Pete Davidson on May 21, 2022, as the show wrapped its 47th season – the season that had the biggest cast in SNL history. McKinnon brought back alien abductee Colleen Rafferty for the show’s cold open. Then she opened the show for the last time as a cast member: “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night.” Davidson appeared on Weekend Update to mark his closure after eight seasons. Watch Davidson in a cut-for-time sketch rapping about the show’s producer, Lorne Michaels (and look for a surprise Eminem appearance towards the end).

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15. MCU’s Ms. Marvel is what?

Screenshot: Ms. Marvel, Marvel Entertainment, Disney+

Marvel’s first queer superhero.

Marvel’s first Muslim superhero.

Marvel’s first Latinx superhero.

Marvel’s first teenage superhero.

“Ms. Marvel,” based on the 2014 comic-book series, tells the story of Kamala Khan, Marvel’s first Muslim superhero, a Jersey City high schooler who admires the Marvel superheroes from afar — until she is granted powers that allow her to fight alongside them. Ms. Marvel started streaming on Disney+ on June 8, 2022.

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16. What was the first monster introduced in Stranger Things?

Screenshot: Stranger Things, Netflix

Demogorgon.

Vecna.

Shadow Monster.

Mind Flayer.

Demogorgon was the original Stranger Things monster who ravaged Barb (Shannon Purser) and Dr. Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine) in season 1.

How is Stranger Things Doing in 2022?

Total viewership for Stranger Things has surpassed 1.15 billion hours, Netflix announced on July 5, 2022. Netflix’s 80s horror fantasy has become its most popular English-language series. Only one other Netflix show has reached 1 billion viewing hours: “Squid Game.”

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17. Who are Matt and Ross Duffer?

Screenshot: Netflix

The brothers who created “Fargo.”

The twins who created "Stranger Things."

The transgender sisters who created “The Matrix.”

The brothers who created “Scary Movie.”

Matt and Ross Duffer are the twins who created Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” On July 6, 2022, Netflix announced it’s developing a spin-off of “Stranger Things.” The new series will be based on an original idea from the Duffer twins and will be part of a deal to develop additional projects, such as a live-action TV adaptation of the Japanese anime series “Death Note.”

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18. Which TV show earned the most nominations for 2022’s 74th Emmy awards?

Screenshot: HBO

Ted Lasso.

The White Lotus.

Succession.

Squid Game.

HBO’s Succession topped the list of most-nominated shows for 2022’s 74th Emmy awards with 25 nominations, and won the awards for best drama, best writing for a drama series, and supporting actor in a drama series (Matthew Macfadyen). The White Lotus and Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso were the following most-nominated shows at 20 nods each. The White Lotus took the best limited-series award, creator Mike White took the best writing and best directing awards, and Jennifer Coolidge and Murray Bartlett won the supporting acting award. The show won 10 Emmys altogether, more than any other series. Ted Lasso took the prize for best comedy series, with Jason Sudeikis winning the lead actor in a comedy series award and Brett Goldstein taking the supporting actor award. The 74th Emmy awards aired on NBC on Sept. 12, 2022.

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19. On Game of Thrones and its prequel House of the Dragon, what’s the house of the dragon’s name?

Screenshot: House of the Dragon / HBO

Targaryen.

Lannister.

Stark.

Velaryon.

“House of the Dragon,” set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” follows the story of House Targaryen and the Targaryen civil war between siblings Aegon II and Rhaenyra, who fought for the throne after their father’s death. HBO released the first official trailer for “House of the Dragon” on July 20, 2022. The “Game of Thrones” prequel series debuted on Aug. 21. Watch the trailer.

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20. Who is the first actor to win an Emmy award for a non-English performance?

Screenshot: Television Academy – YouTube

Lee Jung-Jae (Squid Game).

Álvaro Morte (Money Heist).

Sofia Helin (The Bridge).

Marco D’Amore (Gomorrah).

Squid Game is the first non-English language series ever nominated for best drama. It also landed Lee Jung-Jae the 2022 Emmy Award for lead actor in a drama series, making him the first to win an acting award for a non-English language performance.

Which other Emmys did Squid Game win in 2022?

Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk took home the director for a drama series Emmy. The show was nominated for 14 Emmys in 2022 and won additional awards for guest acting, stunts-production design, and visual effects.

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21. Who is Emmy’s first Black woman to win the lead actress in a drama series award TWICE?

Screenshot: Television Academy – YouTube

Cicely Tyson.

Debbie Allen.

Viola Davis.

Zendaya.

Zendaya has made Emmys history with her second win for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for Euphoria at the 2022 Emmys. The 26-year-old became the youngest two-time winner for acting in Emmy’s history and the first Black woman to win the Emmy for lead actress in a drama series twice.

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22. Who was the first British monarch to have his funeral televised?

Screenshot: Sky News via YouTube

Queen Elizabeth II.

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

King George VI.

King George V.

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was the first televised funeral of a British monarch. The last funeral service for a British monarch, King George VI, in 1952 was not. Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, Elizabeth The Queen Mother, died in 2002, and her funeral was broadcast worldwide, but the Queen Mother wasn’t the reigning monarch.

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Here is the complete list of 22 TV quiz questions from 2022 on our TV quiz.

• Which 2022 reboot sees Kim Cattrall in a regular role?

  Screenshot: HULU

  …And Just Like That.

  Gossip Girl.

  House of the Dragon.

  How I Met Your Father.

  What’s the title of Netflix’s Kanye West Documentary?

  Screenshot: Netflix

  Ye Ye Ye.

  Jeen-Yuhs.

  Jeez-uhs.

  Go West.

  Where does the HBO period drama “The Gilded Age” take place?

  Screenshot: The Gilded Age / HBO

  In 1880’s New York.

  In 1780’s Boston.

  In 1980’s London.

  In 1920’s Berlin.

  Who’s the actress portraying Pamela Anderson in this picture?

  Screenshot: Pam & Tommy / HULU

  Lily Collins.

  Lily-Rose Depp.

  Lily James.

  Lily Tomlin.

  What's Kristen Bell's character's name on Netflix's "The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window"?

  Screenshot: Netflix

  Anna.

  Mary.

  Sarah.

  Veronica.

  What’s the longest-running children’s animated series on American television?

  Screenshot: PBS Kids

  Adventure Time.

  SpongeBob SquarePants.

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

  Arthur.

  The 2022 Grammy Awards were the first to be what?

  Screenshot: Recording Academy / 64th GRAMMYs / CBS

  In New York City.

  In Las Vegas.

  Split into a pre-show and a prime-time telecast.

  Hosted by Trevor Noah.

  Which American late-night TV show spawned Apple TV’s Carpool Karaoke?

  Screenshot: The Late Late Show With James Corden / CBS

  The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

  Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  The Late Late Show With James Corden.

  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

  Which '80s TV soap featured Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue?

  Image: Neighbours / FREMANTLE MEDIA

  Neighbours.

  Home and Away.

  Eastenders.

  The Bold and the Beautiful.

  Which TV show launched the careers of Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher?

  Screenshot:  Carsey-Werner

  That '80s Show.

  That '70s Show.

  Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

  The Wonder Years.

  Which language did Glenn Close learn for her role in "Tehran"?

  Screenshot: Tehran / Apple TV+

  Hebrew.

  Farsi.

  Arabic.

  Russian.

  The 14th Dr. Who is for the first time what?

  Photo: BBC ONE via doctorwho.tv

  Played by a Jewish actor.

  Played by a Black actor.

  Played by a transgender actor.

  Played by a non-white person.

  What's connecting She-Hulk and The Hulk?

  Screenshot: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law / Marvel Studios / Disney+

  They’re cousins.

  They’re siblings.

  They’re married.

  They’re colleagues.

  Who’s been on Saturday Night Live longer?

  Screenshots: Saturday Night Live / NBC

  Michael Che.

  Pete Davidson.

  Kate McKinnon.

  Kyle Mooney.

  MCU’s Ms. Marvel is what?

  Screenshot: Ms. Marvel, Marvel Entertainment, Disney+

  Marvel’s first queer superhero.

  Marvel’s first Muslim superhero.

  Marvel’s first Latinx superhero.

  Marvel’s first teenage superhero.

  What was the first monster introduced in Stranger Things?

  Screenshot: Stranger Things, Netflix

  Demogorgon.

  Vecna.

  Shadow Monster.

  Mind Flayer.

  Who are Matt and Ross Duffer?

  Screenshot: Netflix

  The brothers who created “Fargo.”

  The twins who created "Stranger Things."

  The transgender sisters who created “The Matrix.”

  The brothers who created “Scary Movie.”

  Which TV show earned the most nominations for 2022's 74th Emmy awards?

  Screenshot: HBO

  Ted Lasso.

  The White Lotus.

  Succession.

  Squid Game.

  On Game of Thrones and its prequel House of the Dragon, what's the house of the dragon's name?

  Screenshot: House of the Dragon / HBO

  Targaryen.

  Lannister.

  Stark.

  Velaryon.

  Who is the first actor to win an Emmy award for a non-English performance?

  Screenshot: Television Academy - YouTube

  Lee Jung-Jae (Squid Game).

  Álvaro Morte (Money Heist).

  Sofia Helin (The Bridge).

  Marco D'Amore (Gomorrah).

  Who is Emmy's first Black woman to win the lead actress in a drama series award TWICE?

  Screenshot: Television Academy - YouTube

  Cicely Tyson.

  Debbie Allen.

  Viola Davis.

  Zendaya.

  Who was the first British monarch to have his funeral televised?

  Screenshot: Sky News via YouTube

  Queen Elizabeth II.

  Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

  King George VI.

  King George V.

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