Bing TV Quiz: 15 Questions on Classic and Modern TV Series

15 questions · answers & explanations · updated September 28, 2026

From classic sitcoms to streaming hits, this TV quiz has 15 questions on the series that shaped television. Each answer comes with a short explanation.

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1. 1 In which city is Friends set?

   • A New York City
   • B Los Angeles
   • C Chicago
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   ✓ Answer: A. New York City

   Did you know? Most of the action happens in the friends' apartments and the Central Perk coffee shop.

2. 2 What is the name of the paper company in the US version of The Office?

   • A Dunder Mifflin
   • B Initech
   • C Wernham Hogg
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   ✓ Answer: A. Dunder Mifflin

   Did you know? Wernham Hogg is the company in the original British series.

3. 3 Which animated family lives in Springfield?

   • A The Griffins
   • B The Simpsons
   • C The Belchers
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   ✓ Answer: B. The Simpsons

   Did you know? The Simpsons premiered as a half-hour series in 1989 and is the longest-running American scripted primetime series.

4. 4 In Breaking Bad, what subject does Walter White teach?

   • A Chemistry
   • B Physics
   • C Biology
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   ✓ Answer: A. Chemistry

   Did you know? The series is set in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

5. 5 Which series is set in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos?

   • A Vikings
   • B Game of Thrones
   • C The Witcher
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   ✓ Answer: B. Game of Thrones

   Did you know? It is based on George R. R. Martin's novels, A Song of Ice and Fire.

6. 6 Stranger Things is set in a fictional town in which US state?

   • A Maine
   • B Ohio
   • C Indiana
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   ✓ Answer: C. Indiana

   Did you know? The town of Hawkins, Indiana, is the setting for the Netflix series.

7. 7 What is the name of the coffee shop in Friends?

   • A Monk's Café
   • B The Max
   • C Central Perk
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   ✓ Answer: C. Central Perk

   Did you know? Monk's Café is the diner in Seinfeld.

8. 8 Which British series follows a time-traveling alien who travels in the TARDIS?

   • A Doctor Who
   • B Sherlock
   • C Black Mirror
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   ✓ Answer: A. Doctor Who

   Did you know? Doctor Who first aired on the BBC in 1963.

9. 9 Which family is at the center of the drama Succession?

   • A The Duttons
   • B The Roys
   • C The Crawleys
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   ✓ Answer: B. The Roys

   Did you know? The Duttons are from Yellowstone and the Crawleys from Downton Abbey.

10. 10 What is the name of the bar in Cheers?

    • A Paddy's Pub
    • B Cheers
    • C MacLaren's
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    ✓ Answer: B. Cheers

    Did you know? The series is set in Boston. MacLaren's is the bar in How I Met Your Mother.

11. 11 Sesame Street first aired in which year?

    • A 1979
    • B 1969
    • C 1959
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    ✓ Answer: B. 1969

    Did you know? It premiered on November 10, 1969, on US public television.

12. 12 Which series features the Upside Down?

    • A Lost
    • B The X-Files
    • C Stranger Things
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    ✓ Answer: C. Stranger Things

    Did you know? The Upside Down is a dark parallel dimension in the series.

13. 13 What was the name of the robot maid in The Jetsons?

    • A Robby
    • B Bender
    • C Rosie
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    ✓ Answer: C. Rosie

    Did you know? Rosie first appeared in 1962. Bender is the robot from Futurama.

14. 14 Which series is set in the fictional Downton Abbey estate in Yorkshire?

    • A Downton Abbey
    • B Bridgerton
    • C The Crown
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    ✓ Answer: A. Downton Abbey

    Did you know? It followed the Crawley family and their servants from 1912 to the mid-1920s.

15. 15 Which streaming service released Squid Game?

    • A Disney+
    • B Amazon Prime Video
    • C Netflix
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    ✓ Answer: C. Netflix

    Did you know? Squid Game, a South Korean series, became Netflix's most-watched series after its 2021 launch.

Tips for TV trivia

TV questions usually test setting (which city a series takes place in), characters and the actors who played them, and long-running records. Knowing where a show is set gets you surprisingly far: Friends and Seinfeld in New York, Breaking Bad in Albuquerque, The Office in Scranton.

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