“And The Emmy Goes To…” Quiz

Question: What year did the Emmys first take place?

Answer: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was formed in 1946 and in 1949 presented the first Emmys.

Question: Which actor received Emmy nominations for playing the same character in three different shows?

Answer: Kelsey Grammer was nominated for playing Dr. Frasier Crane in Cheers, Wings, and Frasier.

Question: What was the first show created by a streaming platform to win the Emmy for outstanding comedy?

Answer: In 2018 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel became the first show from a streaming platform (in this case, Amazon Prime) to win the Emmy for outstanding comedy.

Question: What TV show was the first created by a streaming platform, instead of a traditional network, to be nominated for an Emmy?

Answer: In 2013 House of Cards became the first show from a streaming platform (in this case, Netflix) to be nominated for an Emmy.

Question: What does the award Emmy winners receive look like?

Answer: The Emmy Award statuette depicts a winged woman, representing art, holding aloft an electron, representing science.

Question: When did programs produced by streaming service Netflix first become eligible to be nominated for the Emmys?

Answer: Netflix became eligible for Emmys for the first time in 2013, and it had gathered 117 nominations by 2016.

Question: How many awards were distributed at the first Emmys?

Answer: Six awards were distributed at the first Emmys, including a Technical Award, Best Film Made For Television, Most Outstanding Television Personality, Most Popular Television Program, a Special Award, and The Station Award for Outstanding Overall Achievement.

Question: An Emmy Award is named for slang for what early television technology?

Answer: The image orthicon tube, or an “Immy,” was a camera tube used in early television cameras in the United States that needed less light to function than its predecessor the iconoscope.

Question: Who was the first first lady of the United States to win an Emmy?

Answer: Jackie Kennedy was the first first lady of the United States to win an Emmy. She received a special Trustees Award at the Emmys for her 1962 televised tour of the White House.

Question: Approximately how much money do the trophies at the Emmys cost to make?

Answer: Trophies at the Emmys cost approximately $400 each to produce.

Question: Who was the youngest person at the 2020 Emmys to win the Emmy for best lead actress in a drama?

Answer: At the 2020 Emmys, Zendaya, age 24, became the youngest person ever to win the Emmy for best lead actress in a drama. She won for her role as Rue on HBO’s Euphoria.

Question: Who was the first Black actor to win an Emmy?

Answer: In 1960 Harry Belafonte became the first Black actor, male or female, to win an Emmy. He won for outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program.

Question: At the 2020 Emmys, who beat their own record as the oldest Emmy winner in history?

Answer: Norman Lear, age 96 at the time of nominations for the 2020 Emmys, beat his own record as the oldest Emmy winner in the award’s history when he took home the Emmy for outstanding variety special (live).