TV Shows Trivia Quiz: Sitcoms, Dramas and Classic Series

This TV shows trivia quiz covers the series people still talk about, from Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones and The Sopranos to Cheers, Seinfeld, Downton Abbey and Star Trek. Ten questions, 90 seconds, and every answer explained.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 90 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 90s

Drama
Which series follows chemistry teacher Walter White as he turns to crime?
Fantasy
In Game of Thrones, on which continent does most of the story take place?
Sitcoms
Which long-running sitcom is set in a Boston bar?
Sitcoms
Which 1990s sitcom is famously described as a show about nothing?
Period Drama
Which British drama follows the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants?
Medical
In Grey's Anatomy, what is Meredith Grey's profession?
Animation
Which animated sitcom follows the Belcher family and their restaurant?
Drama
The Sopranos centers on a mob boss from which U.S. state?
Awards
Which drama series has won more Emmy Awards than any other?
Sci-Fi
Which 1960s series first introduced Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which series follows chemistry teacher Walter White as he turns to crime?
Answer: Breaking Bad
Bryan Cranston won four Emmys for playing Walter White in Breaking Bad (2008–2013). Better Call Saul, a prequel about lawyer Saul Goodman, ran from 2015 to 2022.
Q2: In Game of Thrones, on which continent does most of the story take place?
Answer: Westeros
Westeros is home to the Seven Kingdoms and the Iron Throne, while Daenerys spends much of the story across the sea in Essos. The show was based on George R.R. Martin's novels.
Q3: Which long-running sitcom is set in a Boston bar?
Answer: Cheers
Cheers ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. Its spin-off Frasier followed psychiatrist Frasier Crane to Seattle and also ran for 11 seasons.
Q4: Which 1990s sitcom is famously described as a show about nothing?
Answer: Seinfeld
Seinfeld, created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, focused on the small details of daily life in New York. Its final episode in 1998 drew about 76 million U.S. viewers.
Q5: Which British drama follows the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants?
Answer: Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey ran from 2010 to 2015 and was filmed at Highclere Castle in Hampshire. It continued with feature films released in 2019, 2022 and 2025.
Q6: In Grey's Anatomy, what is Meredith Grey's profession?
Answer: Surgeon
Meredith Grey begins the show as a surgical intern in Seattle. Grey's Anatomy, which premiered in 2005, is the longest-running scripted primetime series in ABC's history.
Q7: Which animated sitcom follows the Belcher family and their restaurant?
Answer: Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers premiered in 2011 and follows Bob, Linda and their three children, Tina, Gene and Louise. The Bob's Burgers Movie was released in 2022.
Q8: The Sopranos centers on a mob boss from which U.S. state?
Answer: New Jersey
James Gandolfini played Tony Soprano, a New Jersey mob boss who sees a psychiatrist. The Sopranos (1999–2007) is often named among the greatest TV series ever made.
Q9: Which drama series has won more Emmy Awards than any other?
Answer: Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones won 59 Primetime Emmy Awards, the most for any drama series. The West Wing and Hill Street Blues each won 26.
Q10: Which 1960s series first introduced Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock?
Answer: Star Trek
Star Trek premiered in 1966 and ran for only three seasons, but reruns turned it into a huge franchise. William Shatner played Kirk and Leonard Nimoy played Spock.

TV Shows Trivia Quiz – The Series That Shaped Television

Television has changed enormously since Star Trek first beamed into living rooms in the 1960s. Back then, families watched shows on the night they aired and talked about them the next day. Today we stream whole seasons at once, but the best series still become part of everyday conversation, from catchphrases to theories about what happens next.

Sitcoms were the backbone of TV for decades. Cheers made a Boston bar feel like home, Seinfeld turned waiting for a table into comedy, and animated shows such as Bob's Burgers proved that cartoons could be just as sharp for adults.

At the end of the 1990s, a new kind of drama arrived. The Sopranos showed that a TV series could be as complex as a novel, opening the door for Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Game of Thrones. These shows had big budgets, morally complicated heroes and storylines that ran across many seasons.

British television added its own hits. Downton Abbey became a worldwide success, and period dramas and crime series from the United Kingdom now find large audiences on streaming services around the world.

This quiz moves across genres and decades, so you will need to know a little about sitcoms, dramas, cartoons and science fiction.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is ideal for binge-watchers, classic TV fans and anyone looking for new shows to try.

The basic premise of landmark dramas like Breaking Bad and The Sopranos
Where Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey are set
How Cheers led to Frasier
Why Seinfeld was called a show about nothing
Which drama series holds the Emmy record
How Star Trek grew from a short run into a franchise

Quick Facts About TV Shows

The Simpsons is the longest-running American scripted primetime series.
The final episode of M*A*S*H in 1983 drew more than 100 million U.S. viewers.
Doctor Who first aired in 1963 and is one of the longest-running science fiction shows in the world.
Friends cast members were each paid about 1 million dollars per episode in the final two seasons.
Breaking Bad was filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The first Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1949.