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1 trivia quiz  American Broadcast TV News Anchors icon
From Tom Brokaw to Barbara Walters, American broadcast TV news has been a revolving door of personalities, some of whom are now icons, and some who have fallen short of that status. Here's a quiz in tribute to all of them.
Average 10Q
645 plays
Dec 07 04
gretas
2 trivia quiz  Have You Heard The News? icon
Some interesting facts about television news personalties throughout the years.
Average 10Q
387 plays
Feb 07 08
shanteyman gold
3 trivia quiz  Bizarre News Stories icon
At the end of TV news bulletins, there's often a silly story (about a squirrel that can windsurf or something like that) to cheer us up after all the grim headlines. Can you tell which of these are real (true), and which I made up (false)?
Tough 10Q
741 plays
Jan 02 03
Islingtonian
4 trivia quiz  Who's the Anchor? icon
With shows all over television, can you remember who anchors every show on every network? We'll see.
Tough 10Q
549 plays
Jun 13 04
illiniman14
5 trivia quiz  SportsCenter Catch Phrases icon
I'm gonna give you a well-known quote from a Sportscenter anchor, you choose which anchor says it. Some might not be exact, but you'll get the idea.
Tough 10Q
687 plays
Sep 04 00
KPosse

Some sample questions from this category:

* '..He comes off the bench to score 20 points. Had he been on the bench, he would have been out of bounds.'
* 'So money and he doesn't even know it.'
* 'Back, Back, Back, Back, Back....Gone.' (Hint: He or she says this very quickly)
* 'It's......................good.' (HINT: 'good' is said in a high pitched voice)
* 'He's choppin' broccoli' ('Broccoli' pronounced 'Brock-Oh-Lie')
* 'Raul M-m-m-m-Mondesi!' (HINT: In Doctor-Evil fashion)
* 'I am amused by the simplicity of the game.'
* 'Yo 'G', shorty was bangin''
* To round out the Big 3, which host (who was named "America's Best Interviewer" by Reader's Digest) anchors "Meet the Press" on NBC?
* And coming back across the ocean again to finish out the quiz, we begin to repeat some channels. This anchor received an Emmy Award for his coverage of the Gulf War. Who hosts FOX News' "Special Report"?
* Going across the ocean, who hosts BBC News 24's "Business Today" alongside Manisha Tank? This host had previously worked for NBC and CNBC Europe, Sky News, CNN International, and News Direct Radio.
* What host of "Hardball" on MSNBC had previously spent four years under Jimmy Carter in the White House as a Presidential speechwriter?
* Before joining CBS, this host was co-anchor on "Canada A.M." Who is this anchor who hosts the Sunday edition of "CBS Evening News"?
* Enough with those other channels, it's time to get to the Big 3. What host left the foreign desk anchor position at "World News Tonight" on ABC to become anchor and senior editor in 1983?
* Moving over to CNN, who hosts "NewsNight," which also includes the host's name?
* Starting off easy, who hosts the show on FOX News in his own name and nicknamed simply "The Factor"?
* Before moving to CNBC to host "Bullseye," this anchor co-created and hosted "Morning Call" on Bloomberg News and the USA network.
* Which host joined CNN in 1993 and hosts "Inside Politics," which also contains the host's name?
* Which icon of TV broadcast news always signed off with the phrase, "And that's the way it is...?"
* Which broadcast news anchor team used as their theme music Beethoven's Ninth Symphony?

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