Q 01/05
A) Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman
B) Kara Vallow and Rich Appel
C) David Zuckerman and Steve Callaghan
D) Alex Borstein and Danny Smith
Answer · why
MacFarlane largely handed the show to Barker and Weitzman to keep it distinct from Family Guy.
Q 02/05
A) The Daytona 500
B) The Grammy Awards
C) The Academy Awards
D) Super Bowl XXXIX
Answer · why
The rest of the first season did not arrive until May, when it launched Fox's Animation Domination block.
Q 03/05
A) The 2003 invasion of Iraq
B) The Clinton impeachment
C) The 2000 presidential election
D) The September 11 attacks
Answer · why
Fox ordered a pilot presentation in September 2003, and Stan was written as an Archie Bunker for the Bush era.
Q 04/05
A) Quahog Heights
B) Langley Falls
C) Arlington Grove
D) Fairfax Springs
Answer · why
It blends the real Langley, home of CIA headquarters, with nearby Great Falls; the house is on Cherry Street.
Q 05/05
A) CIA agent
B) NSA analyst
C) FBI profiler
D) Secret Service bodyguard
Answer · why
He applies the same extreme measures at home that he uses at work, and his boss is Deputy Director Avery Bullock.
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