Q 01/05

Who created Chuck?

A) Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak

B) Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec

C) J. J. Abrams and Bryan Burk

D) Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim

Answer · why

A) Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak

Both attended USC; Fedak pitched the idea and Schwartz, fresh off The O.C., developed it with him. O.C. director McG shot the pilot.

Q 02/05

How does the Intersect end up in Chuck Bartowski's brain?

A) He is injected during a Buy More robbery

B) He opens an email from an old college friend

C) He downloads it from a mislabeled disc

D) He tests a prototype at a tech convention

Answer · why

B) He opens an email from an old college friend

Bryce Larkin, now a CIA agent, stole the merged CIA/NSA database, destroyed the computer and sent the only copy to Chuck as encoded images.

Q 03/05

In which California city is the Buy More where Chuck works?

A) Pasadena

B) Glendale

C) Burbank

D) Santa Monica

Answer · why

C) Burbank

The exterior shots were actually a former Mervyn's in the Fallbrook Mall in West Hills; the interior was built on the Warner Bros. lot.

Q 04/05

What is the name of the Buy More's in-store tech-support team that Chuck works on?

A) The Tech Deck

B) The Byte Brigade

C) The Geek Squad

D) The Nerd Herd

Answer · why

D) The Nerd Herd

NBC even launched NerdHerdHelp.com as a tie-in site with a blog written by Morgan.

Q 05/05

Which university expelled Chuck on false cheating charges before the series began?

A) Stanford

B) UCLA

C) Berkeley

D) Caltech

Answer · why

A) Stanford

Bryce framed him to keep him off the CIA's recruitment list, believing spy work would destroy his good-hearted roommate.