Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quizzes

Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quiz 1

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

Otto Bathurst

Annabel Jones

Author unknown

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

Rory Kinnear

Otto Bathurst

Charlie Brooker

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

Drama

Anthology

Romance

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

Stage play

Standalone television episode

Novel

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

2011

2023

2001

2012
6 Who is the protagonist?

Jane Callow

Princess Susannah

Rory Kinnear

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

Scotland

Great Britain

United States

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

Channel 4

BBC

NBC

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

Dublin

London

Manchester

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

A fax machine

A beeping pager

A ringing landline

A vibrating cellphone
11 What is Princess Susannah's additional title?

Duchess of Beaumont

Lady of the High Table

Duchess of Cornwall

Princess of Wales
12 Where does the prime minister live?

11 Maplethorpe Drive

Big Ben

Buckingham Palace

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

Midnight

4 p.m.

Noon

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

Clubbing

Singing karaoke

Returning from a wedding

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

Shoot them

Tie them up

Sedate them

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

Metaphor

Understatement

Simile

Metonymy
17 Who reads out the ransom demands?

Terry Wogan

Michael Callow

Princess Susannah

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

4 p.m.

Dawn

Noon

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

Pretend to have sexual intercourse with a pig

Have sex with his wife on live television

Eat from the same trough as a pig

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

Cockney

Working-class

Scottish

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

The ransom video was uploaded to YouTube

His office accidentally leaked the story

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

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

5,000

2,500

10,000,000

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

They abide by the D-notice

It is trending on TikTok

CNN runs it first

BBC 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

Malaika

Callow

Blice

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