Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quizzes

Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quiz 1

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

Charlie Brooker

Annabel Jones

Otto Bathurst
2 Who directed Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"?
Otto Bathurst

Rory Kinnear

Annabel Jones

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

Speculative Fiction

Anthology

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

Novel

Stage play

Short story
5 What year was Black Mirror: "The National Anthem" released?
2011

2023

2012

2001
6 Who is the protagonist?
Jane Callow

Rory Kinnear

Princess Susannah

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

Wales

Scotland

United States
8 Who produced Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"?
NBC

Netflix

BBC

Channel 4
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?
Duchess of Beaumont

Lady of the High Table

Princess of Wales

Duchess of Cornwall
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?
Early morning

4 p.m.

Midnight

Noon
14 What was Susannah doing when she was kidnapped?
Clubbing

Going for a jog

Returning from a wedding

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

Tie them up

Crash into them with a van

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

Metonymy

Understatement

Simile
17 Who reads out the ransom demands?
Carlton Bloom

Terry Wogan

Michael Callow

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

Noon

4 p.m.

Dawn
19 What does the kidnapper want Callow to do?
Eat from the same trough as a pig

Pretend to have sexual intercourse with a pig

Have full unsimulated sexual intercourse with a pig

Have sex with his wife on live television
20 What type of accent does Callow have?
Scottish

Posh

Working-class

Cockney
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 intentionally leaked the story to destroy his credibility

His office accidentally leaked the story

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?
CNN runs it first

They abide by the D-notice

BBC runs it first

It is trending on TikTok
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"?
Malaika

Callow

Blice

Cairns

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