Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quizzes

Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quiz 1

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

Charlie Brooker

Author unknown

Annabel Jones

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

Annabel Jones

Rory Kinnear

Otto Bathurst

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

Drama

Romance

Speculative Fiction

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

Stage play

Short story

Standalone television episode

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

2023

2011

2012

2001
6 Who is the protagonist?

Rory Kinnear

Jane Callow

Michael Callow

Princess Susannah
7 In what country is Black Mirror: "The National Anthem" set?

Wales

Scotland

United States

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

BBC

Channel 4

NBC

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

Manchester

Dublin

London

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?

Duchess of Beaumont

Princess of Wales

Lady of the High Table

Duchess of Cornwall
12 Where does the prime minister live?

Buckingham Palace

10 Downing Street

Big Ben

11 Maplethorpe Drive
13 What time of day does Callow learn about the kidnapping?

Noon

Early morning

Midnight

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?

Crash into them with a van

Shoot them

Sedate them

Tie them up
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

Michael Callow

Terry Wogan

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

Noon

3 p.m.

4 p.m.

Dawn
19 What does the kidnapper want Callow to do?

Have full unsimulated sexual intercourse with a pig

Eat from the same trough as a pig

Pretend to have sexual intercourse with a pig

Have sex with his wife on live television
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?

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

The ransom video was uploaded to YouTube

His office accidentally leaked the story
22 How many people have seen the video by the time Callow sees it?

10,000,000

2,500

5,000

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

It is trending on TikTok

They abide by the D-notice

BBC runs it first

CNN 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

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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