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Historical Periods in TV Shows

Description: Test your knowledge of historical periods depicted in popular TV shows.
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In which TV show do the characters travel back in time to the 1960s?

  1. The Umbrella Academy

  2. Stranger Things

  3. Outlander

  4. The Crown


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In The Umbrella Academy, the Hargreeves siblings travel back to the 1960s to prevent a nuclear apocalypse.

Which TV show is set during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II?

  1. The Crown

  2. Bridgerton

  3. Downton Abbey

  4. Victoria


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Crown is a historical drama series that follows the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her accession to the throne in 1952 to the present day.

In which TV show do the characters live in a dystopian society where the government controls every aspect of their lives?

  1. Black Mirror

  2. The Handmaid's Tale

  3. 1984

  4. Brave New World


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian drama series set in a society where women are forced to become handmaids, or reproductive slaves, for the ruling class.

Which TV show is set during the American Civil War?

  1. North & South

  2. Gone with the Wind

  3. The Birth of a Nation

  4. Lincoln


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

North & South is a historical drama series that follows the lives of two families, one from the North and one from the South, during the American Civil War.

In which TV show do the characters travel back in time to the Jurassic period?

  1. Jurassic Park

  2. The Lost World: Jurassic Park

  3. Jurassic World

  4. Primeval


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Primeval is a science fiction drama series that follows a team of scientists who travel back in time to the Jurassic period to study dinosaurs.

Which TV show is set during the French Revolution?

  1. The Scarlet Pimpernel

  2. Les Misérables

  3. The Count of Monte Cristo

  4. The Three Musketeers


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a historical drama series set during the French Revolution that follows the adventures of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English aristocrat who leads a double life as the Scarlet Pimpernel, a masked hero who rescues French aristocrats from the guillotine.

In which TV show do the characters live in a post-apocalyptic world where zombies have taken over?

  1. The Walking Dead

  2. Fear the Walking Dead

  3. The Last of Us

  4. Z Nation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Walking Dead is a post-apocalyptic horror drama series that follows a group of survivors as they try to rebuild their lives after a zombie apocalypse.

Which TV show is set during the American Revolution?

  1. Turn: Washington's Spies

  2. The Patriot

  3. 1776

  4. John Adams


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Turn: Washington's Spies is a historical drama series that follows the Culper Ring, a network of spies who operated in New York during the American Revolution.

In which TV show do the characters travel back in time to the Middle Ages?

  1. Merlin

  2. Camelot

  3. The White Queen

  4. The Tudors


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Merlin is a fantasy drama series that follows the young wizard Merlin as he comes to Camelot and becomes the advisor to King Arthur.

Which TV show is set during the reign of Henry VIII?

  1. The Tudors

  2. Wolf Hall

  3. The Spanish Princess

  4. The White Queen


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Tudors is a historical drama series that follows the life of King Henry VIII of England.

In which TV show do the characters travel back in time to the 1950s?

  1. Happy Days

  2. Laverne & Shirley

  3. The Wonder Years

  4. That '70s Show


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Happy Days is a sitcom that follows the Cunningham family in the 1950s.

Which TV show is set during the American Civil Rights Movement?

  1. Selma

  2. 12 Years a Slave

  3. The Help

  4. The Butler


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Selma is a historical drama film that follows the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches led by Martin Luther King Jr.

In which TV show do the characters travel back in time to the 1980s?

  1. Stranger Things

  2. The Goldbergs

  3. The Americans

  4. GLOW


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Stranger Things is a science fiction horror drama series that follows a group of friends in the 1980s as they investigate the disappearance of their friend Will Byers.

Which TV show is set during the reign of Louis XIV?

  1. Versailles

  2. The Musketeers

  3. The Three Musketeers

  4. The Man in the Iron Mask


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Versailles is a historical drama series that follows the life of King Louis XIV of France.

In which TV show do the characters travel back in time to the 1970s?

  1. That '70s Show

  2. Happy Days

  3. Laverne & Shirley

  4. The Wonder Years


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

That '70s Show is a sitcom that follows the Forman family in the 1970s.

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