NBC: Proud As A Peacock

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1. NBC was founded solely by RCA in 1926. True False

2. Which three musical notes make up the famous NBC chime? D-A-C F-D-C G-E-C G-B-C

3. Nicholas Colasanto, who played Coach on the hit NBC series "Cheers", was also a director on another hit NBC series, "Bonanza". True False

4. In what city was the NBC crime drama "Ironside" set? Los Angeles Washington, DC Chicago San Francisco

5. Which of the following series did NOT originate on NBC? "The Man From UNCLE" "I Spy" "The FBI" "Get Smart"

6. Actress Marcella Lowery played school principal Karen Noble on which Saturday-morning NBC teen-comedy offering? "City Guys" "Hang Time" "California Dreams" "Saved By The Bell: The New Class"

7. From what state does longtime "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw hail? South Dakota Montana Nebraska Iowa

8. NBC broadcast the first opera written especially for television. True False

9. Which major motion-picture and television-production company was responsible for the long-running "Friends"? Warner Bros Universal 20th Century Fox Columbia

10. Which of the following game shows did NOT air on NBC? "The Newlywed Game" "Jeopardy!" "Scrabble" "Sale of the Century"

11. In 1986, NBC's trademark Peacock was redesigned to reflect six feathers. What did the feathers represent? The six decades NBC had been on the air Nothing at all. It was just coincidence The five boroughs of New York City and the state of New York The six divisions that made up NBC

12. Before hosting "The Today Show", Dave Garroway served as the first moderator on NBC's historic public-affairs show "Meet the Press". True False

13. Which of the following people did NOT, at one time, host "Meet the Press"? Marvin Kalb Garrick Utley George Herman Chris Wallace

14. Which of the following football players did NOT work as a color analyst on NBC's NFL coverage during the 1980s and 1990s? Dan Dierdorf Bob Trumpy Beasley Reece Phil Simms

15. In 2003, NBC announced that it was merging with which company? Media General Sony Universal Microsoft