Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quizzes

Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"?

Charlie Brooker

Otto Bathurst

Author unknown

Annabel Jones
2 Who directed Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"?

Rory Kinnear

Annabel Jones

Otto Bathurst

Charlie Brooker
3 Which answer is not a genre that could be ascribed to Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"?

Speculative Fiction

Anthology

Drama

Romance
4 What form does Black Mirror: "The National Anthem" take?

Short story

Novel

Standalone television episode

Stage play
5 What year was Black Mirror: "The National Anthem" released?

2012

2011

2001

2023
6 Who is the protagonist?

Princess Susannah

Michael Callow

Jane Callow

Rory Kinnear
7 In what country is Black Mirror: "The National Anthem" set?

Great Britain

Scotland

United States

Wales
8 Who produced Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"?

NBC

Netflix

Channel 4

BBC
9 In what city does most of the action take place?

London

Manchester

Dublin

None of these
10 What auditory imagery can be heard at the start of the opening scene?

A vibrating cellphone

A ringing landline

A fax machine

A beeping pager
11 What is Princess Susannah's additional title?

Princess of Wales

Duchess of Beaumont

Duchess of Cornwall

Lady of the High Table
12 Where does the prime minister live?

11 Maplethorpe Drive

Big Ben

10 Downing Street

Buckingham Palace
13 What time of day does Callow learn about the kidnapping?

Early morning

Noon

Midnight

4 p.m.
14 What was Susannah doing when she was kidnapped?

Returning from a wedding

Singing karaoke

Clubbing

Going for a jog
15 What did the kidnapper do to Susannah's security detail?

Sedate them

Crash into them with a van

Shoot them

Tie them up
16 When Alex Cairns warns Callow that the next part of the video "concerns you directly," it is an example of what device?

Understatement

Metonymy

Simile

Metaphor
17 Who reads out the ransom demands?

Terry Wogan

Carlton Bloom

Princess Susannah

Michael Callow
18 At what time of day must the prime minister appear on live TV to fulfill the ransom?

3 p.m.

4 p.m.

Noon

Dawn
19 What does the kidnapper want Callow to do?

Have sex with his wife on live television

Eat from the same trough as a pig

Have full unsimulated sexual intercourse with a pig

Pretend to have sexual intercourse with a pig
20 What type of accent does Callow have?

Scottish

Working-class

Cockney

Posh
21 What thwarts Callow's plan to limit the media from reporting on the kidnapping?

His wife insists the media must know so the public will be on his side

His office accidentally leaked the story

The ransom video was uploaded to YouTube

His office intentionally leaked the story to destroy his credibility
22 How many people have seen the video by the time Callow sees it?

10,000,000

5,000

50,000

2,500
23 Why does UKN decide to run the kidnapping story?

It is trending on TikTok

BBC runs it first

CNN runs it first

They abide by the D-notice
24 What is Malaika assigned by her editor/producer to do?

Inflitrate Downing Street

Update Princess Susannah's pre-made obituary footage

Go home and take a rest

Find the kidnapper's location
25 Who comes up with a "contingency plan"?

Callow

Malaika

Blice

Cairns

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