100 TV Trivia Questions (With Answers) to Test Your Tube Knowledge

Be honest: How much TV do you watch in a day? In a week? Is there a show (or more than one!) that you can recite episodes from by heart?

Whether you're a soap opera addict, a sucker for drama, in it for laughs, or just an armchair game show contestant, television has gotten us through a lot over time, so don't let anyone tell you that your binge-watching sessions are a waste of time. These TV trivia questions and answers, divvied up into easy TV trivia questions, old/classic TV, sitcom trivia and hard TV trivia will put your television knowledge to the test!

1. Question: What does Michael Scott eat for lunch on The Office that makes him fall asleep?

Answer: A whole chicken pot pie

2. Question: What is the name of Negan's bat on The Walking Dead?

Answer: Lucille

3. Question: Michael Cera's character in Arrested Development shares a name with which pop legend? Answer: George Michael

4. Question: What is Dorothy Zbornak's job on The Golden Girls?

Answer: Substitute teacher

5. Question: Stars from which classic '90s sitcom also appeared in Blossom?

Answer: The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

6. Question: What is The Munsters' address?

Answer: 1313 Mockingbird Lane

7. Question: Prosecutors complained about which TV show influencing real-life juries?

Answer: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

8. Question: Which Game of Thrones star was nominated for an Emmy for every single season?

Answer: Peter Dinklage

9. Question: What did Lucille Ball try to sell in a commercial on I Love Lucy?

Answer: Vitameatavegemin

10. Question: Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta co-starred in what drama?

Answer: Shades of Blue

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11. Question: Where did Roseanne Conner work in the original run of Roseanne?

Answer: The Lunchbox

12. Question: South Park takes place in which state?

Answer: Colorado

13. Question: The character Daria first appeared in which other animated series?

Answer: Beavis and Butthead

14. Question: How many people did Annalise Keating kill on How to Get Away With Murder?

Answer: 0

15. Question: Jennifer Garner and Bradley Cooper got their big breaks in which TV show?

Answer: Alias

16. Question: What current TV show is the longest-running live-action primetime show ever?

Answer: Law & Order: SVU

17. Question: What was Beaver Cleaver's real first name on Leave It to Beaver?

Answer: Theodore

18. Question: Who was Bart Simpson's teacher?

Answer: Mrs. Krabappel

19. Question: Queen Latifah starred in which sitcom?

Answer: Living Single

20. Question: In The Jeffersons theme song, where were they "movin' on up" to?

Answer: "To the East Side / To a deluxe apartment in the sky."

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21. Question: What was the Bayside High gang's hangout spot on Saved By the Bell?

Answer: The Max

22. Question: What instrument did "The Mother" play in How I Met Your Mother?

Answer: Bass

23. Question: Danny Tanner and Aunt Becky worked together on which show in Full House?

Answer: Good Morning San Francisco

24. Question: Which coffeehouse did Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey hang out in on Friends?

Answer: Central Perk

25. Question: Brandy played the title character in which TV show?

Answer: Moesha

26. Question: What TV show invented the rerun to allow its star time to recover during and after pregnancy?

Answer: I Love Lucy

27. Question: For how many total years did Ed Asner play Lou Grant?

Answer: 12

28. Question: Which TV series has a "lost episode" due to the assassination of then-President John F. Kennedy?

Answer: The Joey Bishop Show

29. Question: Esther Rolle starred as Florida Evans on which two classic TV series?

Answer: Good Times and Maude

30. Question: Which fellow Golden Girls cast member had a recurring role on Maude with Bea Arthur?

Answer: Rue McClanahan

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31. Question: Which was the first show Norman Lear produced?

Answer: The Martha Raye Show

32. Question: Cast members of which two classic shows guest-starred on the series finale of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

Answer: The Jeffersons and Diff'rent Strokes

33. Question: Where did Ralph Kramden threaten to send his wife on The Honeymooners?

Answer: To the moon

34. Question: Which TV host initially refused to book Elvis Presley, but then made his performances even more famous?

Answer: Ed Sullivan

35. Question: Mama's Family was a spinoff from what show?

Answer: The Carol Burnett Show

36. Question: Who gave Bobby his first kiss on The Brady Bunch?

Answer: Millicent

37. Question: Mork of Mork and Mindy was from which planet?

Answer: Ork

38. Question: Laverne and Shirley was a spinoff of which show?

Answer: Happy Days

39. Question: Which character in The Wonder Years is killed in the Vietnam War?

Answer: Winnie Cooper's older brother, Brian

40. Question: Fred Sanford often called his son what insult on Sanford and Son?

Answer: Dummy

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41. Question: Dick Loudon lives where in the show Newhart?

Answer: Vermont

42. Question: What was the very first African American two-parent family sitcom?

Answer: Good Times

43. Question: Who does Barbara marry in One Day at a Time?

Answer: Mark Royer

44. Question: Who was Blake Carrington's business rival on Dynasty?

Answer: Cecil Colby

45. Question: Who voiced Charlie Townsend in the original Charlie's Angels?

Answer: John Forsythe

46. Question: The SS Minnow's infamous three-hour tour took off from which city in Gilligan's Island?

Answer: Honolulu, Hawaii

47. Question: In The Twilight Zone, who was the howling man?

Answer: Satan (the devil)

48. Question: Who was Samantha's nosy neighbor in Bewitched?

Answer: Gladys Kravitz

49. Question: The Love Boat was set on which cruise ship?

Answer: MS Pacific Princess

50. Question: In the movie M*A*S*H, Donald Sutherland played the same role as which star in the TV series?

Answer: Alan Alda

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51. Question: What is the name of Winston's cat in New Girl?

Answer: Ferguson

52. Question: Who played Phoebe Buffay's twin sister on Friends?

Answer: Helen Hunt

53. Question: Which character's catchphrase was "pop pop!" on Community?

Answer: Magnitude

54. Question: Who pooped in the bed on It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia?

Answer: Frank Reynolds

55. Question: Joseph Gordon-Levitt got his big break on what sitcom?

Answer: Third Rock From the Sun

56. Question: What is the name of Toby's daughter on The Office?

Answer: Sasha

57. Question: In which borough of New York City do the vampires live in What We Do In the Shadows?

Answer: Staten Island

58. Question: Which character filled in for Liz Lemon, then showed up wearing the same outfit as her on 30 Rock?

Answer: Frank Rossitano

59. Question: Juno Temple's Ted Lasso character is based on which of her real-life co-stars?

Answer: Keeley Hazell

60. Question: Which Roseanne cast member went on to star in Scrubs?

Answer: Sarah Chalke

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61. Question: Which Modern Family character is Claire Dunphy's half-brother?

Answer: Joe

62. Question: Which Grown-ish character is a political science major?

Answer: Analisa "Ana" Patricia Torres

63. Question: Which of the core male That '70s Show characters is the only one who never dated Jackie Burkhart?

Answer: Eric Foreman

64. Question: Family Matters began as a spinoff of which sitcom?

Answer: Perfect Strangers

65. Question: In Bob Hearts Abishola, Bob works where?

Answer: Compression sock company

66. Question: How did Charlie Sheen's character Charlie Harper die in Two And A Half Men?

Answer: He was pushed in front of a train

67. Question: The biggest rival company to the Bluths' in Arrested Development is what?

Answer: Sitwell

68. Question: What color is Martin Crane's recliner on Frasier?

Answer: Green

69. Question: What is the Huangs' restaurant named in Fresh Off the Boat?

Answer: Cattletown Ranch

70. Question: On The Good Place, Jason Mendoza is a fan of which NFL team?

Answer: Jacksonville Jaguars

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71. Question: Issa's boyfriend Lawrence wants to develop an app called what on Insecure?

Answer: Woot-Woot

72. Question: On The Big Bang Theory, Penny is a waitress at which restaurant?

Answer: Cheesecake Factory

73. Question: Which character on Everybody Loves Raymond has a "crazy chin?"

Answer: Robert

74. Question: Maxwell Sheffield frequently complains about his professional rivalry with whom?

Answer: Andrew Lloyd Webber

75. Question: What does Victoria do for a living on Mike & Molly?

Answer: Funeral home beautician

76. Question: Who leads Edith Cranwinkle's quilting circle in Bob's Burgers?

Answer: Lillian

77. Question: George Costanza appears in every Seinfeld episode except which one?

Answer: "The Pen"

78. Question: What does Captain Holt's husband do for a living in Brooklyn Nine-Nine?

Answer: Columbia University Classics Department Chair

79. Question: What's the name of Al Bundy's grandfather in Married... With Children?

Answer: Jebediah Bundy

80. Question: What is Alex Dunphy's middle name on Modern Family?

Answer: Anastasia

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81. Question: On House, the title doctor's wife is a fan of which singer?

Answer: Amy Grant

82. Question: On That '70s Show, Red Foreman admits he only stuck his foot in someone's ass during what time?

Answer: When he served in Iwo Jima

83. Question: Who sings the Baywatch theme "I'm Always Here?"

Answer: Jimi Jameson

84. Question: Step By Step takes place in Wisconsin, but their opening credits sequence was filmed where?

Answer: Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California

85. Question: How did Eddie get the nickname "Eddie Spaghetti" on Frasier?

Answer: He had worms!

86. Question: How much did Leslie Bluth think a banana costs on Arrested Development?

Answer: $10

87. Question: Which is the only male roommate on The Big Bang Theory without a doctorate?Answer: Howard

88. Question: Kalinda Sharma was married under what name on The Good Wife?

Answer: Leela Tahiri

89. Question: Harold Gould played not one, but two of Rose Nylund's boyfriends on The Golden Girls. Which role was first?

Answer: Arnie

90. Question: Who played John Wayne Gacy in American Horror Story: Hotel — and which other serial killer did he play in another project?

Answer: John Carroll Lynch, who played the Zodiac Killer in Zodiac

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91. Question: In Blue Bloods, what does Jamie keep in his hat?

Answer: A photo of his late brother, Joe

92. Question: Alfonso Ribeiro's famous "Carlton Dance" was inspired by which two other notorious sets of moves?

Answer: Eddie Murphy's "White Boy Dance" and Courteney Cox in the music video for Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing In the Dark"

93. Question: Kesha appeared in what reality series before she became famous?

Answer: The Simple Life

94. Question: What actor was considered for Gibbs on NCIS before casting Mark Harmon?

Answer: Scott Bakula

95. Question: In Seinfeld, Kramer's name was actually what in the pilot?

Answer: Kessler

96. Question: How old does Michael Scott think Pam's mother is on The Office when they celebrate her birthday?

Answer: 54

97. Question: Which regular Law & Order: SVU cast member first appeared on the show as a sexual assault survivor?

Answer: Kelli Giddish

98. Question: The first toilet flush ever heard on American television occurred on which show?

Answer: All In the Family

99. Question: Approximately what is Jed Clampett's fortune at the end of The Beverly Hillbillies adjusted for inflation?

Answer: $878 million

100. Question: What is the name of Dana Scully's dog in The X-Files?

Answer: Queequeg

Next, test your silver screen knowledge with 100 movie trivia questions and answers!

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Splunk: Leading Observability Platform At A Bargain

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Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) has made significant improvements to its platform, rewriting it to be cloud-native and strengthening its position in the Observability sector. The company's revenue growth is becoming more consistent after a period of transformation, which remains a catalyst for growth. Additionally, as revenue growth stabilizes, the company is likely to see operating margins expand due to higher cloud gross margins and new measures to cut costs.

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Splunk reported better-than-expected results for the quarter, surpassing guidance and consensus estimates. Despite a challenging macro environment, the company demonstrated consistent execution. The operational leverage in the business model was a highlight, as the company achieved solid operating margin and free cash flow performance. This was likely supported by strong license revenue, which tends to have higher margins. Annual Recurring Revenue grew 16% year-over-year, with cloud ARR growing by 29%, both slightly exceeding consensus expectations by less than 1%. However, net-new ARR experienced a 43% decline compared to the previous year, while net-new cloud ARR declined by 46%. The management on the call noted that 20% of the net-new ARR came from new customers. Splunk indicated that customers were delaying cloud migrations and expansions, consistent with recent quarters. The company plans to invest in the international market, seeing ample opportunities for growth. Overall, Splunk is managing well in a challenging macro environment, and the improved free cash flow profile is encouraging.

Splunk offers a Security and Observability platform with a wide range of capabilities. The management believes that they can seize a market opportunity worth $100 billion, comprising three key components: the Splunk Platform for search, analytics and data management, Splunk Security, and Splunk Observability. According to Gartner's Magic Quadrant Analysis for the SIEM market, Splunk was placed in the Leaders Quadrant in 2022. Moreover, Splunk is ranked as a "Visionary" in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for the Application Performance Monitoring market. Additionally, Splunk was identified as a leader in the Cloud Observability market by GigaOM's Radar in 2022 and was recognized as one of the top players in The Forrester Wave for Security Analytics Platforms in 2020.

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In my view, Splunk has the most superior observability platform in the market and has established strong relationships with numerous large enterprise customers. This, in turn, should enable the company to sustain long-term growth and profitability. It's worth noting that Splunk entered the broader Observability market only within the last 12-14 months and was arguably a late entrant. Nevertheless, the company has successfully leveraged its customer and channel partner relationships and appears to be in a favorable position to lead the wider Observability market.

Splunk's Log Management solution has always been highly regarded and is widely used by organizations worldwide. I believe that Splunk's dominant position in the Log Management market is a significant factor in its reputation for having the best overall Observability platform, despite not being as highly ranked in APM or Application Security. Given its strong foothold in the Log Management market, Splunk should find it easier to cross-sell its other solutions to existing customers in the APM and Application Security markets.

Splunk has expanded its Observability platform through the acquisition of companies like SignalFX, Plumbr, and Rigor, which have provided capabilities in cloud infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, and digital experience management, respectively. Despite being a relatively new entrant in the Observability market, Splunk is making progress in selling its offerings in the Infrastructure Monitoring and Application Security segments.

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Splunk's has been successful in operating its gross margin over the past few years due to two main factors: 1) increasing cloud gross margin, and 2) cost-cutting measures. Over the past few years, Splunk's cloud gross margin has steadily improved due to greater scale and efficiency, rising from about 50% in early 2019 to 83% in F4Q23. Management anticipates that the cloud gross margin will continue to increase largely due to the platform's elasticity and increased scale. I believe that the growth of the cloud gross margin is a major driver behind the potential expansion of Splunk's operating margin.

Splunk made some positive changes to its business model, which had a favorable impact on the financials in the past three years. However, due to the increasing proportion of cloud bookings, the company started missing guidance in early FY21, and revenue growth declined for three consecutive quarters. The operating margin also turned negative, and the stock started declining after reaching a peak in 3Q21. Despite a number of management changes, including the resignation of CEO Doug Merritt and two Presidents, Splunk has exceeded the high-end of guidance for the next six consecutive quarters under the leadership of new CEO Gary Steele. Although revenue growth improved, the stock valuation has continued to decline. The stock is currently trading at just 4.5x EV/CY24E Sales, even though revenue growth is normalizing. I believe the stock's valuation is extremely depressed at current levels, and hence I view SPLK as a long-term buy.

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Splunk is currently shifting its customers towards a subscription-based SaaS model, which may lead to fluctuations in revenue and require significant investments that could affect profitability and cash flow in the short term. This transition also makes the company more reliant on annual renewals to achieve revenue and profitability targets in the future. Additionally, Splunk's business is vulnerable to unfavorable changes in the global economic and political landscape, such as political instability or weak economic conditions, which could lead to a decrease in IT spending among existing and potential customers.

Splunk is a highly competitive observability platform with strong ties to many large enterprise clients, which should lead to sustainable long-term growth and profitability. The company's revenue growth is stabilizing after several years of changes, which should have a positive effect on its valuation. Additionally, as revenue growth normalizes, operating margins are likely to expand due to increased cloud gross margins and new initiatives to reduce expenses, which remains a catalyst for an upside in the stock price.