Media and film quiz

1. Where were the world’s first newspapers produced?

   a. in Ancient China

   b. in Ancient Rome

   c. in 17th –century Germany

2. Which TV series is most widely watched around the world?

   a. Friends

   b. Baywatch

   c. The X-files

3. China central TV (CCTV) is regularly watched by … .

   a. 100 million viewers

   b. 300 million viewers

   c. 750 million viewers

4. The radio was first used for communication by .. .

   a. an Italian

   b. a Scot

   c. a Frenchman

5. Who was The Simpsons created by?

   a. Walt Disney

   b. Steven Spielberg

   c. Matt Groening

6. Since the first film, Dr. No in 1962, how many James Bond films have been made?

   a. around 20

   b. around 30

   c. around 40

7. Which writer’s work has most often been made into films?

   a. Agatha Christie

   b. Jane Austen

   c. William Shakespeare

8. How many TVs are manufactures in the world every year?

a . around seven million

b. around 70 million

c. around 700 million

Read and check your answers.

1. The very first newspapers were produced in Ancient Rome around 59 BC, but these were written by hand of course. Newspapers were first printed around 1615 in Germany.

2. The answer is Baywatch, which in the late 1990s was watched by over 1.1 billion people every week. The series has been translated into 142 languages.

3. CCTV is watched regularly by around 750 million viewers, around 85% of all Chinese TV viewers, making it the most watched TV network in the world. The TV network with the biggest international audience is CNN, which is watched by around 150 million households in 212 countries across the world.

4. Although earlier radios existed, the radio was first used for communication by Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian electrical engineer in 1895. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in 1909.

5. The cartoon The Simpsons was created by Matt Groening in 1986. The characters were named after members of Groening’s own family.

6. The answer is a. the twenties Bond film. Die another Day was released in 2002. The Bond films have made more money than any other series of films in history, so far over $13 billion dollars.

7. The answer is Shakespeare. Around 400 films have been based on his plays.

8. It is estimated that around 70 million TVs are manufactured in the world every year. The smallest TV in the world was made in Japan in the 1980s. It was wristwatch TV and measured just three centimetres across.