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Tea, queues and cliffhangers. How much of Britain's telly do you actually remember? @sarw scored 588 in British TV on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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1TV › TV HistoryVery hardThe television programme market MIPCOM is held each autumn in which French city?Right5.6s+94
2TV › 90sHardThe pan-Arab broadcaster MBC was launched in 1991 from which city?Wrong4.2s0
3TV › TV HistoryMediumCCTV is the state television broadcaster of which country?Right5.0s+95
4TV › 1900-49HardWhich American inventor demonstrated an all-electronic television system in 1927?Wrong4.1s0
5TV › 50sHardWhich bird did NBC adopt in 1956 as the symbol of its colour broadcasts?Right0.9s+100
6TV › 2000sEasyOn 'Top Gear', who is the silent driver who never removes his helmet?Right1.2s+100
7TV › 80sEasyWhat number is painted on Thomas the Tank Engine?Right2.1s+100
8TV › 60sMediumThe 1967 BBC serial "The Forsyte Saga" adapted novels by whom?Wrong1.9s0
9TV › 70sMediumWhich actor played George Smiley in the 1979 BBC "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"?Right2.5s+99
10TV › TV HistoryExpertEuropean 625-line television standards were codified by which international body?Wrong3.0s0