Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quizzes

Black Mirror: The National Anthem Quiz 1

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

Otto Bathurst

Author unknown

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

Rory Kinnear

Charlie Brooker

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

Drama

Anthology

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

Stage play

Short story

Standalone television episode
5 What year was Black Mirror: "The National Anthem" released?
2023

2001

2012

2011
6 Who is the protagonist?
Rory Kinnear

Princess Susannah

Michael Callow

Jane Callow
7 In what country is Black Mirror: "The National Anthem" set?
United States

Wales

Great Britain

Scotland
8 Who produced Black Mirror: "The National Anthem"?
Channel 4

BBC

Netflix

NBC
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 vibrating cellphone

A ringing landline

A beeping pager

A fax machine
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?
11 Maplethorpe Drive

Buckingham Palace

10 Downing Street

Big Ben
13 What time of day does Callow learn about the kidnapping?
4 p.m.

Midnight

Noon

Early morning
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?
Tie them up

Shoot them

Crash into them with a van

Sedate them
16 When Alex Cairns warns Callow that the next part of the video "concerns you directly," it is an example of what device?
Metonymy

Simile

Understatement

Metaphor
17 Who reads out the ransom demands?
Michael Callow

Princess Susannah

Terry Wogan

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

4 p.m.

Dawn

3 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

Eat from the same trough as a pig

Have sex with his wife on live television
20 What type of accent does Callow have?
Working-class

Posh

Scottish

Cockney
21 What thwarts Callow's plan to limit the media from reporting on the kidnapping?
His office accidentally leaked the story

His office intentionally leaked the story to destroy his credibility

The ransom video was uploaded to YouTube

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

50,000

10,000,000

2,500
23 Why does UKN decide to run the kidnapping story?
They abide by the D-notice

CNN runs it first

It is trending on TikTok

BBC runs it first
24 What is Malaika assigned by her editor/producer to do?
Inflitrate Downing Street

Go home and take a rest

Update Princess Susannah's pre-made obituary footage

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

Malaika

Callow

Cairns

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