The TV quiz of the year: from a Schitt’s Creek wedding to an explosive Homeland finale

1. It was a big year for Schitt’s Creek, which saw its sixth and final season nominated for a record 15 Emmy awards, sweeping all four in the acting categories. What did Moira wear to her son’s wedding?

   1. A clown costume

   2. An angel costume

   3. A pope costume

   4. A Mickey Mouse costume

2. And what happened at the Crows Have Eyes 3 premiere?

   1. Everyone was attacked by crows

   2. Everyone ate crow

   3. Everyone dressed as a crow

   4. Everyone vomited

3. In The Undoing, what does Hugh Grant do for a living?

   1. Equine veterinarian

   2. Military aviator

   3. Corporate seismologist

   4. Paediatric oncologist

4. Inside No 9’s Psychoville crossover episode saw two characters dance to which song?

   1. Status Quo – You’re in the Army Now

   2. Soulja Boy – Crank That

   3. Madonna – Justify My Love

   4. Whigfield – Saturday Night

5. How did the final season of Homeland end?

   1. Carrie married Saul

   2. Carrie started a foundation named after Nicholas Brody

   3. Carrie quit spying to become a jazz musician

   4. Carrie wrote a book called Tyranny of Secrets: Why I Had to Betray My Country

6. Why was the third episode of Steven Moffat’s Dracula so divisive?

   1. It took place in the present day

   2. Dracula became a woman

   3. Dracula fought Frankenstein

   4. Everyone rapped

7. What could the central machine in Devs do?

   1. Create robot versions of dead relatives

   2. Transform carbon dioxide into electricity

   3. Look backwards or forwards to any moment in time

   4. Make sausages

8. In The Third Day: Autumn, what did Jude Law spend 50 straight minutes hauling around?

   1. A wheelbarrow

   2. A sledge

   3. A rowing boat

   4. A tractor wheel

9. In I May Destroy You, what terrible-sounding book made Michaela Coel’s character famous?

   1. Confessions of a Skint Hipster

   2. Adventures in the Gig Economy

   3. Diary of the Woke Generation

   4. Chronicles of a Fed-Up Millennial

10. Which of the following is not a song from I Saw a Tiger, the 2014 album by Tiger King’s Joe Exotic?

    1. GW and Me

    2. Books Can’t Teach

    3. Guardians of Children

    4. Pretty Women Lover

11. What did Jimmy McGill drink in the desert in Better Call Saul?

    1. Poison

    2. Blood

    3. Urine

    4. Coke Zero

12. Where is Netflix’s The Eddy set?

    1. A failing Parisian jazz club

    2. A thriving Norwegian jazz club

    3. A bankrupt New Orleans jazz club

    4. The world’s jazziest jazz club called Jazz Jazz I Love Jazz

Solutions

1:C - The ceremony was eventually officiated by Moira, 2:A - Full title: The Crows have Eyes III: The Crowening, 3:D - The Undoing also stars Nicole Kidman, making this Paddington Bear's least favourite series of the year, 4:B - The characters were David and Maureen Sowerbutts, the mother/son serial killer duo., 5:D - Naturally, Carrie celebrates completion of the book by attending a jazz concert., 6:A - The time jump was due to Dracula being asleep in a coffin at the bottom of the sea for 120 years., 7:C - It is not a spoiler to reveal that inventing this machine was not a particularly good idea., 8:C - The Third Day: Autumn was a live episode that lasted for 12 hours without interruption., 9:D - Nevertheless, the book did well enough for strangers to stop her in the street to discuss it., 10:B - Joe Exotic released a second album the following year entitled Star Struck, which included the song Here Kitty Kitty., 11:C - The episode in question was directed by Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan and was nominated for a best writing Emmy., 12:A - This is a very good series, if you have an abnormally high tolerance for jazz.

Scores

1. 10 and above.

   Interesting. You actually managed to watch too much television this year. Seriously, what an unhealthy result.

2. 7 and above.

   Not bad. The cinemas, theatres, museums and concert venues might have closed, but at least you watched a lot of Netflix.

3. 0 and above.

   Hang on. You spent six months under lockdown and still don’t know anything about television? What did you do? Read books? Ugh.

4. 4 and above.

   Not a great result. Next year, try devoting more brain space to the ephemeral trivialities of television.