TV Miniseries Quiz

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    Which is the story of Easy Company of the US Army 101st Airborne division?

    • Band of Brothers
    • Generation Kill
    • Das Boot
    • The Pacific
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  • 2. 

    What was built in the mini-series "The Pillars of the Earth"?

    • Boats

    • Library

    • Bridge

    • Cathedral

    Correct Answer
    A. Cathedral
  • 3. 

    Which of these mini-series was on TV first?

    • Rich Man, Poor Man

    • Pillars of the Earth

    • Angels in America

    • John Adams

    Correct Answer
    A. Rich Man, Poor Man
  • 4. 

    Which is a story about two former Texas Rangers?

    • Band of Brothers

    • Bleak House

    • Lonesome Dove

    • North and South

    Correct Answer
    A. Lonesome Dove
  • 5. 

    What mini-series is about transporting 500 mustangs from Oregon to Wyoming?

    • Return to Cranford

    • Into the West

    • The Mists of Avalon

    • Broken Trail

    Correct Answer
    A. Broken Trail
  • 6. 

    Who narrates the last few minutes of the mini-series "Roots"?

    • LeVar Burton

    • O.J. Simpson

    • Alex Haley

    • John Amos

    Correct Answer
    A. Alex Haley
  • 7. 

    What magazine is the embedded reporter in Baghdad from in "Generation Kill"?

    • Playboy

    • Newsweek

    • Rolling Stone

    • Time

    Correct Answer
    A. Rolling Stone
  • 8. 

    Who wrote the novel that "The Andromeda Strain" a 2008 sci-fi mini-series is based on?

    • Stephen King

    • Jules Verne

    • Gene Roddenberry

    • Michael Crichton

    Correct Answer
    A. Michael Crichton
  • 9. 

    What actress played Abigail Adams in "John Adams"?

    • Stephen Dillane

    • Helen Mirren

    • Laura Linney

    • Meryl Streep

    Correct Answer
    A. Laura Linney
  • 10. 

    Who starred as a justice in the 2000 mini-series "Nuremberg"?

    • Bob Dylan

    • James Spader

    • Alec Baldwin

    • Ben Stiller

    Correct Answer
    A. Alec Baldwin
  • 11. 

    Who does Al Pacino play in the mini-series "Angels in America"?

    • Ronald Reagan

    • Joe Pitt

    • Roy Cohn

    • Louis Ironson

    Correct Answer
    A. Roy Cohn
  • 12. 

    Which of these characters is in the mini-series "The Pacific"?

    • Darrel 'Shifty' Powers

    • Donald Malarkey

    • Robert Leckie

    • Lewis Nixon

    Correct Answer
    A. Robert Leckie
  • 13. 

    What won both an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for best mini-series in 1998?

    • Angels in America

    • Epitafios

    • From the Earth to the Moon

    • Laurel Avenue

    Correct Answer
    A. From the Earth to the Moon
  • 14. 

    Paul Giamatti portrayed which historical figure in a HBO mini-series?

    • Lyndon Johnson

    • Ben Franklin

    • John Adams

    • Winston Churchill

    Correct Answer
    A. John Adams
  • 15. 

    What is the title of the 2004 adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's love story?

    • North & South

    • Empire Falls

    • The Corner

    • Thorn Birds

    Correct Answer
    A. North & South
  • 16. 

    What queen did Helen Mirren play in a 2005 mini-series directed by Tom Hooper?

    • Elizabeth II

    • Elizabeth I

    • Isabella

    • Victoria

    Correct Answer
    A. Elizabeth I
  • 17. 

    What mini-series has a device that is connected to aliens called the Artifact?

    • Taken

    • The Andromeda Strain

    • Tin Man

    • Traffic

    Correct Answer
    A. Taken
  • 18. 

    What won the 2005 Emmy for best mini-series?

    • The Lost Prince

    • Elvis

    • Tin Man

    • Dinotopa

    Correct Answer
    A. The Lost Prince
  • 19. 

    "Angels in America" is adapted from whose Pulitzer Prize winning play?

    • Tony Kushner

    • Edward Albee

    • Neil Simon

    • Alex Haley

    Correct Answer
    A. Tony Kushner
  • 20. 

    How many parts is the mini-series "The Pacific"?

    • Twenty-seven

    • Five

    • Three

    • Ten

    Correct Answer
    A. Ten

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