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The quiz

Many of us may think we ought to be watching less TV and doing more active, creative things such as, well, working out while dictating a ground-breaking novel or something. But as we see in Can You Live Without TV?, it's easier said than done to give up our three hours of average television viewing per night.

Perhaps a closer look at some basic facts about the world of television will help us see the picture more clearly. Try this not-so-dumbed-down quiz and see how switched on - or off - you really are about TV.

Once you've chosen your answer, click More... for extra information.



1. Judging by current trends, at the age of 65 people in the UK and US will have watched TV for an average of:

 


2. The producer of Starsky and Hutch, Charlie's Angels and Dynasty called his programmes:

 
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3. In a typical week, the average UK child watches TV for:

 


4. The percentage of the US population watching network newscasts is:

 
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5. Adult characters in UK and US soaps are most likely to be shown engaging in:

 


6. By how much had the BBC cut back on foreign news and commentaries by 1996?

 
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7. Interactive digital TV will be used to track:

 
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8. For how many minutes per week does the average American child watch TV?

 
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9. What percentage of Hollywood executives see a link between TV violence and real-life violence?

 
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10. In 1965, the BBC's documentary about the effects of a nuclear explosion, The War Game, was:

 
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11. During the 1999 TV Turn Off Week campaign, how many US viewers switched off?

 


12. According to one survey, a child watching TV for more than four hours per day will show more signs of:

 
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13. How many people in the US think they watch too much TV?

 


14. TV time given over to police and crime series is likely to make viewers:

 
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15. Faced with falling ratings for its Family Affairs soap, Channel 5 decided to:

 
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out of 15 correct on first try

 

   

How well did you do?

0-5 What's the problem? Got a life or something?

6-10 Er, excuse us, your copy of TV Break is showing.

11-15 You are a lecturer in media studies at Thames Valley University. Or you should be.

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