Television Trivia Questions

TV cabinets were often wood, but screens were always glass; wood cabinets didn't affect audio significantly.

The Indian Head test pattern, for example, helped calibrate brightness, contrast, and geometry.

Zenith introduced the Lazy Bones in 1950; it used a long cable to the TV, not wireless.

With over 105 million viewers, the 'M*A*S*H' finale remains the most-watched scripted episode in U.S. TV history, a record that has not been surpassed.

Color TV was first demonstrated in 1928, but mass production began in the 1950s, not the 1960s. RCA's CT-100 color TV was sold starting in 1954.

While smoking was common, no major TV manufacturer ever included a built-in ashtray as a feature.

The Apollo 11 moonwalk was transmitted live in black-and-white using a monochrome camera; no color broadcast from the lunar surface occurred. Color photos were taken later but not broadcast live.

A Bulova watch ad cost $9 and ran for 20 seconds before a Brooklyn Dodgers game.