The Emmy Awards Trivia

1. What show that began airing in 1969 that combines live-action and puppets won for Outstanding Preschool Series?

From Quiz 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards (2022)

Answer: Sesame Street

"Sesame Street" is widely considered to be the first U.S. TV show with educational goals designed for children when it was released in 1969. Over fifty seasons later, "Sesame Street" was still popular with children and critics as evidenced by its many Emmy wins over the years. "Sesame Street" characters like Elmo, Cookie Monster and Big Bird are very recognizable and they have been sold as plush products for decades.

From Quiz EGOT Winners - The Emmys

Answer: Winston Churchill

"The Valiant Years" was a documentary series produced in 27 episodes, each 30 minutes long, which was broadcast on ABC between November 1960 and June 1961. Rodgers composed the score, which was orchestrated collectively by Eddie Sauter, Hershy Kay, and Robert Emmett Dolan. This was not the first such documentary Rodgers had composed the music for, as almost ten years previously he had produced music that was used to form the basis of the score for the NBC documentary series "Victory at Sea".

From Quiz Write me a Primetime Emmy

Answer: David Kelley

David Kelley won Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series in 1990 and 1991 for episodes "Bang...Zoom...Zap" and "On the Toad Again" respectively. In addition, he won Emmy Awards for an Outstanding Drama Series in 1989, 1990 and 1991 for the "L.A. Law" Series.

From Quiz Deserving The Emmy?

Answer: 1949

The 1st Annual Emmy Award was hosted on January 25th, 1949. It was located at the Hollywood Athletic Club. However, it only honored television shows that aired locally in the L.A. area.

From Quiz "32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards"

Answer: "General Hospital"

"General Hospital" won a record-setting eighth Daytime Emmy as the best drama series. During their acceptance speech, time ran out and they were cut off.

From Quiz 1980s Emmy Wins

Answer: Dorothy Lyman

Dorothy Lyman played Opal on "AMC" through the 1980's. She also "layed Naomi Harper on "Mama's Family" and has been in a variety of television movies and films.

From Quiz 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards (2022)

Answer: The Baby-Sitters Club

The first novel in the series "The Baby-Sitters Club" was published in 1986 and Ann M. Martin would write the first thirty-five books of the series. Afterwards, ghostwriters continued the series and in total more than two hundred novels were written. The Netflix show "The Baby-Sitters Club" aired for two seasons in the early 2020s and it was acclaimed for how it modernized the novels while staying relatively faithful to them. In the show five middle school girls start a business as babysitters and deal with the life challenges of teenagers.

From Quiz Write me a Primetime Emmy

Answer: David Angell

David Angell won eight Primetime Emmy Awards between "Frasier" and "Cheers". However, tragedy struck the Angell family as David and his wife Lynn were victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. They were aboard American Airlines Flight 11, which was the first plane to hit the World Trade Center.

From Quiz 2010 Emmys: Don't Care Who Won, but Great Show!

Answer: Born to Run

Complete with Jimmy Fallon dressing in the classic Springsteen look, with white T-Shirt and red Farmer cap in the back pocket, this performance put the Emmy show on a high point right from the start. Early ratings report that the show was the highest rated in five years.

From Quiz Primetime Emmys 2003-2004

Answer: Allison Janney

Allison Janney won the Emmy for "The West Wing". Edie Falco won the Emmy the previous year for "The Sopranos".

From Quiz "32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards"

Answer: Erika Slezak as Viki on "One Life to Live"

Erika Slezak won her record sixth Emmy playing Viki Lord Davidson on "One Life to Live". She joined the show in 1971, and last won an Emmy in 1996. The day before the awards ceremony, all eight actresses had lunch together.

From Quiz 1980s Emmy Wins

Answer: Dick Clark

Dick Clark won for "The $25,000 Pyramid" he also won an Emmy for the 1984-1985 season. This show had several different names in its 1973-1992 run. It has also been known as "The $10,000 Pyramid"; "The $20,000 Pyramid"; "The $50,000 Pyramid"; and "The $100,000 Pyramid". Bill Cullen also hosted the show from 1974-1979 and John Davidson finished out its run from 1991-1992.

From Quiz 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards (2022)

Answer: Los Angeles, CA

"City of Ghosts" premiered in 2021 on Netflix and it focused on a group of kids who live in Los Angeles who communicate with ghosts. These ghosts tell the kids stories about the city that they then investigate. Per the 2020 U.S. census, Los Angeles was the second-most populous city in the country with nearly four million inhabitants.

From Quiz EGOT Winners - The Emmys

Answer: The Rockford Files

Rita Moreno won the first of her Emmy awards, Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music for her appearance in the second ever episode of "The Muppet Show" in 1977. The following year, she appeared in "The Rockford Files" as Rita Capkovic, in the fourth season episode "The Paper Palace", for which she won her second Emmy, this time as Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series. This was the first of three episodes of "The Rockford Files" that Moreno appeared in as Rita, with performances in individual episodes in season 5 and season 6.

From Quiz Write me a Primetime Emmy

Answer: The Cosby Show

Weinberger and Leeson share the Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Award for their work of the premiere episode of "The Cosby Show". Weinberger's other notable works included "Mary Tyler Moore", The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", and "Taxi". In addition, Leeson won a Primetime Emmy Award for episode "Tony's Sister and Jim" of "Taxi" in 1981.

From Quiz Primetime Emmys 2003-2004

Answer: The Amazing Race

"Extreme Makeover Home Edition" was not nominated for this category. "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" was nominated for Outstanding Reality Program.

From Quiz "32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards"

Answer: Christian Jules LeBlanc as Michael on "The Young and the Restless"

Christian Jules LeBlanc, as Michael Baldwin on "The Young and the Restless" won his first Daytime Emmy for Lead Actor in his first nomination.

From Quiz 1980s Emmy Wins

Answer: "As the World Turns"

ATWT broke "Y&R" two year winning streak in this category. "ATWT" also won in this category in 1987, 1991, and 2001.

From Quiz 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards (2022)

Answer: Barack Obama

Both Barack Obama and his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, were executive producers of "We the People" along with Chris Nee and Kenya Barris. The series premiered on Netflix in 2021 and in the 4-5 minute episodes, songs were performed about topics like immigration, the First Amendment and taxes.

From Quiz EGOT Winners - The Emmys

Answer: Jacques d'Amboise

"He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'" was a film produced and directed by Emile Ardolino for NBC focusing on d'Amboise and his work with the National Dance Institute, an organisation he founded in 1976 to teach and promote dance to schoolchildren. In addition to winning the Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program in 1984, the film was also awarded an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 1983, making it one of the few individual productions to win more than one of the EGOT awards.

From Quiz Write me a Primetime Emmy

Answer: David Shore

David Shore won an Emmy Award in 2005 for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series with "House M.D.". Additionally, he won the 2006 Humanitas Prize and the 2010 Writers Guild of America Award for the "House M.D." series.

From Quiz Deserving The Emmy?

Answer: Neil Patrick Harris

When Neil Patrick Harris hosted the 2009 Tony Awards, which increased in audiences by 19 percent, Harris was asked to host the Emmy Awards that same year. The 2009 Emmy Awards were statistically the most watched Emmy Awards since 2006, with critics like Frazier Moore (The Associated Press) calling it; "Maybe the best ever!"

From Quiz 2010 Emmys: Don't Care Who Won, but Great Show!

Answer: George Clooney

Clooney actually appeared in this sketch, getting nearly molested by Sofia Vergara, and then appearing in bed with cast members Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet who play a gay couple. "Modern Family" would go on to win the Emmy for Best Comedy.

From Quiz Primetime Emmys 2003-2004

Answer: "Long Term Parking"

"Long Term Parking" was the 12th episode of the fifth season of "The Sopranos". This episode was written by Terence Winter and was directed by Tim Van Patten.

From Quiz "32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards"

Answer: Natalia Livingston as Emily on "General Hospital"

This was Natalia Livingston's first Emmy and nomination for playing Emily Quartermaine on "General Hospital".

From Quiz 1980s Emmy Wins

Answer: "The Oprah Winfrey Show"

This would be the first of many wins for this show in the years to follow.

From Quiz 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards (2022)

Answer: Kit Connor

Kit Connor was born in London in 2004 and he appeared in the films "Get Santa" (2014) and "Rocketman" (2019). Connor gained renown for his role as Nick Nelson on the first season of "Heartstopper" which premiered on Netflix in 2022. In the show Nick Nelson is a popular 11-year old rugby player who develops feelings for a boy named Charlie.

From Quiz EGOT Winners - The Emmys

Answer: Gardening

"Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn" was a project that Audrey Hepburn started in 1990 as a way to bring not just her love of gardens to the screen, but also how they have interacted with art, literature and music. An initial one-hour episode was broadcast on PBS in March 1991, while the series of six 30-minute episodes was screened from January 1993; two further episodes were first broadcast in January 1996. Audrey Hepburn's Emmy was awarded posthumously, as she died one day prior to the broadcast of the first episode of the series in January 1993.

From Quiz Write me a Primetime Emmy

Answer: Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner won Primetime Emmy Awards for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966. Additionally, he was inducted into the 14th Academy of Television Arts & Science Hall of Fame.

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