Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quizzes

Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quiz 1

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

Annabel Jones

Author unknown

Otto Bathurst

Charlie Brooker
2 Who directed Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"?

Charlie Brooker

Annabel Jones

Rory Kinnear

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

Anthology

Romance

Speculative Fiction

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

Standalone television episode

Stage play

Short story

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

2012

2023

2011

2001
6 Who is the protagonist?

Jane Callow

Princess Susannah

Rory Kinnear

Michael Callow
7 In what country is Black Mirror: "The National Anthem" set?

Wales

Scotland

United States

Great Britain
8 Who produced Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"?

Channel 4

Netflix

BBC

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

Dublin

Manchester

London

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

A ringing landline

A vibrating cellphone

A fax machine

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

Duchess of Cornwall

Duchess of Beaumont

Princess of Wales

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

Buckingham Palace

Big Ben

10 Downing Street

11 Maplethorpe Drive
13 What time of day does Callow learn about the kidnapping?

Noon

Midnight

4 p.m.

Early morning
14 What was Susannah doing when she was kidnapped?

Returning from a wedding

Going for a jog

Clubbing

Singing karaoke
15 What did the kidnapper do to Susannah's security detail?

Sedate them

Shoot them

Crash into them with a van

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?

Metonymy

Simile

Metaphor

Understatement
17 Who reads out the ransom demands?

Michael Callow

Terry Wogan

Carlton Bloom

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

3 p.m.

Noon

Dawn

4 p.m.
19 What does the kidnapper want Callow to do?

Pretend to have sexual intercourse with a pig

Eat from the same trough as a pig

Have sex with his wife on live television

Have full unsimulated sexual intercourse with a pig
20 What type of accent does Callow have?

Working-class

Scottish

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

The ransom video was uploaded to YouTube

His office intentionally leaked the story to destroy his credibility

His office accidentally leaked the story
22 How many people have seen the video by the time Callow sees it?

2,500

10,000,000

5,000

50,000
23 Why does UKN decide to run the kidnapping story?

They abide by the D-notice

It is trending on TikTok

BBC runs it first

CNN runs it first
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"?

Cairns

Callow

Blice

Malaika

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