Q 01/05

In which fictional Massachusetts town is the series set?

A) Bayside

B) Capeside

C) Cape Haven

D) Harborview

Answer · why

B) Capeside

The creator originally set it near a North Carolina creek like the one he grew up on; the studio asked him to move it to the Boston area.

Q 02/05

Who created Dawson's Creek?

A) Greg Berlanti

B) Josh Schwartz

C) Aaron Spelling

D) Kevin Williamson

Answer · why

D) Kevin Williamson

He was taking meetings after selling his Scream script and wrote a 20-page outline for the show overnight.

Q 03/05

On which network did the show originally air?

A) ABC

B) UPN

C) The WB

D) Fox

Answer · why

C) The WB

Fox passed on it while worrying about Party of Five; the scripts landed at the newly founded network that had just launched Buffy.

Q 04/05

Who plays Dawson Leery?

A) Kerr Smith

B) Joshua Jackson

C) James Van Der Beek

D) Scott Speedman

Answer · why

C) James Van Der Beek

The creator saw an insecure, over-thinking quality in his audition tape and said "There's Dawson"; his crying face later became a meme.

Q 05/05

Which actress plays Joey Potter?

A) Meredith Monroe

B) Katie Holmes

C) Michelle Williams

D) Selma Blair

Answer · why

B) Katie Holmes

She won the role with an audition tape shot in her basement with her mother reading Dawson's lines, beating out Selma Blair.