Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quizzes

Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quiz 1

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

Annabel Jones

Author unknown

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

Rory Kinnear

Otto Bathurst

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

Speculative Fiction

Drama

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

Stage play

Novel

Short story
5 What year was Black Mirror: "The National Anthem" released?
2001

2023

2011

2012
6 Who is the protagonist?
Princess Susannah

Michael Callow

Rory Kinnear

Jane 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

BBC

Channel 4

Netflix
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 ringing landline

A beeping pager

A fax machine

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

Duchess of Beaumont

Princess of Wales

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

Big Ben

11 Maplethorpe Drive

10 Downing Street
13 What time of day does Callow learn about the kidnapping?
4 p.m.

Midnight

Early morning

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

Going for a jog

Singing karaoke

Returning from a wedding
15 What did the kidnapper do to Susannah's security detail?
Crash into them with a van

Sedate them

Tie them up

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

Princess Susannah

Terry Wogan

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

Noon

4 p.m.

3 p.m.
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 wife insists the media must know so the public will be on his side

His office accidentally leaked the story

His office intentionally leaked the story to destroy his credibility

The ransom video was uploaded to YouTube
22 How many people have seen the video by the time Callow sees it?
10,000,000

50,000

5,000

2,500
23 Why does UKN decide to run the kidnapping story?
BBC runs it first

It is trending on TikTok

CNN runs it first

They abide by the D-notice
24 What is Malaika assigned by her editor/producer to do?
Update Princess Susannah's pre-made obituary footage

Inflitrate Downing Street

Go home and take a rest

Find the kidnapper's location
25 Who comes up with a "contingency plan"?
Callow

Blice

Malaika

Cairns

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