The Twilight Zone (1959) Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 Who created and frequently narrated The Twilight Zone (1959)?

A. Alfred Hitchcock

B. Gene Roddenberry

C. Rod Serling

2 Which U.S. network originally broadcast The Twilight Zone during its 1959–1964 run?

A. ABC

B. NBC

C. CBS

3 How many seasons did the original 1959 series comprise?

A. 7

B. 4

C. 5

4 The episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is primarily a parable about what?

A. Hysteria and mob mentality triggered by fear

B. A paradox created by time travelers

C. A romance between human and alien

5 In "Time Enough at Last," what cruel twist befalls avid reader Henry Bemis after he finally finds solitude and books?

A. The books turn to blank pages

B. His eyeglasses shatter, leaving him unable to read

C. The library collapses into a sinkhole

6 What is the central reveal of "Eye of the Beholder"?

A. All citizens are actually blind

B. The state’s ideal of beauty is grotesque to us; the "ugly" woman is actually conventionally beautiful

C. The world is a simulation orchestrated by computers

7 Who wrote the teleplay for "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"?

A. Richard Matheson

B. Charles Beaumont

C. Ray Bradbury

8 The instantly recognizable guitar-and-bongo main theme used for most of the show's run was composed by whom?

A. Jerry Goldsmith

B. Marius Constant

C. Bernard Herrmann

9 In "To Serve Man," what do the protagonists eventually learn about the aliens’ book of the same title?

A. It's a star chart to utopia

B. It's a peace treaty manual

C. It's a cookbook

10 William Shatner appears in two episodes. Besides "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," which other episode features him?

A. The Howling Man

B. The Hitch-Hiker

C. Nick of Time

11 Several Season 2 episodes look different because of a budget experiment. What was it?

A. They used early chroma-key color

B. They were produced entirely on location at real towns

C. They were shot on videotape rather than film

12 In "Five Characters in Search of an Exit," the characters are ultimately revealed to be what?

A. Toys collected for a holiday charity drive

B. Actors trapped inside an endless rehearsal

C. Malfunctioning androids awaiting activation

13 What significant format change occurred in Season 4 of The Twilight Zone?

A. Episodes expanded to a one-hour length

B. The series switched to color

C. Rod Serling stopped narrating on-air

14 "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" stands out in the series’ history because it was what?

A. The only live-television broadcast the series attempted

B. The first episode produced without a script

C. A French short film acquired and aired as an episode

15 In the pilot "Where Is Everybody?," the empty-town scenario turns out to be the result of what?

A. An actual abduction by extraterrestrials

B. A post-nuclear evacuation drill he slept through

C. An Air Force isolation experiment simulating spaceflight