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

Charlie Brooker

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

Otto Bathurst

Charlie Brooker

Annabel Jones

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

Speculative Fiction

Anthology

Romance

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

Novel

Standalone television episode

Stage play

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

2023

2012

2001

2011
6 Who is the protagonist?

Jane Callow

Princess Susannah

Michael Callow

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

Scotland

Wales

United States

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

Netflix

BBC

NBC

Channel 4
9 In what city does most of the action take place?

Manchester

London

Dublin

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

A beeping pager

A ringing landline

A fax machine

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

Lady of the High Table

Duchess of Cornwall

Princess of Wales

Duchess of Beaumont
12 Where does the prime minister live?

Big Ben

11 Maplethorpe Drive

Buckingham Palace

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

Midnight

Early morning

Noon

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

Clubbing

Singing karaoke

Going for a jog

Returning from a wedding
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?

Metonymy

Understatement

Simile

Metaphor
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?

4 p.m.

3 p.m.

Dawn

Noon
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

Have full unsimulated sexual intercourse with a pig

Eat from the same trough as 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?

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

10,000,000

2,500

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

BBC runs it first

CNN runs it first

It is trending on TikTok

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

Inflitrate Downing Street

Go home and take a rest

Find the kidnapper's location

Update Princess Susannah's pre-made obituary footage
25 Who comes up with a "contingency plan"?

Cairns

Blice

Malaika

Callow

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