Q 01/05

Which rock legend co-wrote and sings Strange Game, the theme song of the spy drama Slow Horses?

A) Paul McCartney

B) Mick Jagger

C) Elton John

D) Rod Stewart

Answer · why

B) Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger wrote it with composer Daniel Pemberton, who had emailed him out of the blue, and the song went on to earn an Emmy nomination.

Q 02/05

Which comedy film star is the executive producer and main director of the thriller Severance?

A) Ben Stiller

B) Adam Sandler

C) Jim Carrey

D) Will Ferrell

Answer · why

A) Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller began developing the thriller with creator Dan Erickson in 2015, four years before Apple ordered it to series.

Q 03/05

Which playground game, refereed by a giant robot doll, is the first deadly contest in Squid Game?

A) London Bridge Is Falling Down

B) Duck, Duck, Goose

C) Red Light, Green Light

D) Ring Around the Rosie

Answer · why

C) Red Light, Green Light

Red Light, Green Light is played under a doll modeled on Young-hee, a character from the covers of 1970s South Korean school textbooks.

Q 04/05

Mike White, creator of The White Lotus, finished runner-up on which long-running reality competition?

A) Big Brother

B) The Mole

C) Top Chef

D) Survivor

Answer · why

D) Survivor

Survivor placed him second in its David vs. Goliath season, and several of his fellow castaways have since appeared in cameos at his fictional resorts...

Q 05/05

Which Netflix hit sent Kate Bush's 1985 single Running Up That Hill to number one decades later?

A) Bridgerton

B) Stranger Things

C) Sex Education

D) The Queen's Gambit

Answer · why

B) Stranger Things

Stranger Things featured the song in its fourth season in 2022, and it went on to pass a billion streams on Spotify.