Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quizzes

Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quiz 1

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

Author unknown

Otto Bathurst

Annabel Jones

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

Rory Kinnear

Charlie Brooker

Annabel Jones

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

Drama

Speculative Fiction

Anthology

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

Standalone television episode

Short story

Stage play

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

2001

2012

2023

2011
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

United States

Scotland

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

BBC

NBC

Channel 4

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

Manchester

Dublin

London

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

A beeping pager

A vibrating cellphone

A ringing landline

A fax machine
11 What is Princess Susannah's additional title?

Duchess of Beaumont

Princess of Wales

Duchess of Cornwall

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

11 Maplethorpe Drive

Buckingham Palace

Big Ben

10 Downing Street
13 What time of day does Callow learn about the kidnapping?

Noon

Early morning

Midnight

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

Returning from a wedding

Clubbing

Going for a jog

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

Shoot them

Tie them up

Crash into them with a van

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

Metonymy

Metaphor

Simile

Understatement
17 Who reads out the ransom demands?

Michael Callow

Princess Susannah

Terry Wogan

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

Dawn

3 p.m.

4 p.m.

Noon
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

Posh

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

His office intentionally leaked the story to destroy his credibility

His office accidentally leaked the story

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

The ransom video was uploaded to YouTube
22 How many people have seen the video by the time Callow sees it?

50,000

5,000

2,500

10,000,000
23 Why does UKN decide to run the kidnapping story?

BBC runs it first

It is trending on TikTok

They abide by the D-notice

CNN runs it first
24 What is Malaika assigned by her editor/producer to do?

Find the kidnapper's location

Go home and take a rest

Update Princess Susannah's pre-made obituary footage

Inflitrate Downing Street
25 Who comes up with a "contingency plan"?

Cairns

Malaika

Blice

Callow

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