Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quizzes

Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quiz 1

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

Annabel Jones

Charlie Brooker

Otto Bathurst
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"?
Romance

Anthology

Drama

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

Short story

Stage play

Standalone television episode
5 What year was Black Mirror: "The National Anthem" released?
2011

2023

2001

2012
6 Who is the protagonist?
Princess Susannah

Jane Callow

Michael Callow

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

United States

Wales

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

Netflix

Channel 4

BBC
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 beeping pager

A fax machine

A vibrating cellphone

A ringing landline
11 What is Princess Susannah's additional title?
Princess of Wales

Lady of the High Table

Duchess of Cornwall

Duchess of Beaumont
12 Where does the prime minister live?
11 Maplethorpe Drive

Big Ben

10 Downing Street

Buckingham Palace
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?
Singing karaoke

Returning from a wedding

Going for a jog

Clubbing
15 What did the kidnapper do to Susannah's security detail?
Tie them up

Sedate them

Shoot 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?
Princess Susannah

Carlton Bloom

Terry Wogan

Michael Callow
18 At what time of day must the prime minister appear on live TV to fulfill the ransom?
Noon

3 p.m.

Dawn

4 p.m.
19 What does the kidnapper want Callow to do?
Have full unsimulated sexual intercourse with a pig

Pretend to have sexual intercourse with a pig

Have sex with his wife on live television

Eat from the same trough as 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 office intentionally leaked the story to destroy his credibility

His wife insists the media must know so the public will be on his side
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?
CNN runs it first

They abide by the D-notice

It is trending on TikTok

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

Find the kidnapper's location

Go home and take a rest
25 Who comes up with a "contingency plan"?
Cairns

Malaika

Blice

Callow

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