Q 01/05

Which novelist created the NBC medical drama ER, which premiered in 1994?

A) Michael Crichton

B) Robin Cook

C) Tom Clancy

D) John Grisham

Answer · why

A) Michael Crichton

Crichton, a Harvard-trained doctor, wrote the original screenplay in 1974 and Steven Spielberg's company finally produced it as a series two decades l...

Q 02/05

What was unusual about the 1997 ER episode 'Ambush'?

A) It was shot in black and white

B) It was broadcast live, twice

C) It ran without any dialogue

D) It was animated

Answer · why

B) It was broadcast live, twice

The cast performed it once for the East Coast and again three hours later for the West Coast.

Q 03/05

The first five seasons of The X-Files were filmed in which city before production moved to Los Angeles?

A) Toronto

B) Seattle

C) Vancouver

D) Portland

Answer · why

C) Vancouver

The Pacific Northwest weather gave the show its permanently damp, gloomy look, which fans missed when it moved south in 1998.

Q 04/05

The 1998 X-Files feature film carried which subtitle?

A) I Want to Believe

B) Trust No One

C) The Truth Is Out There

D) Fight the Future

Answer · why

D) Fight the Future

It slotted between seasons five and six of the show; the second film, I Want to Believe, did not arrive until 2008.

Q 05/05

David Lynch co-created Twin Peaks with which writer?

A) Mark Frost

B) David Chase

C) Chris Carter

D) Dick Wolf

Answer · why

A) Mark Frost

Frost had been a writer on Hill Street Blues; the pair later reunited for the 2017 Showtime revival.