Q 01/05

In which fictional Massachusetts town is Dawson's Creek set?

A) Bayside

B) Capeside

C) Cape Haven

D) Harborview

Answer · why

B) Capeside

Capeside is a fictional coastal town in Massachusetts, but the show's creator drew it from his own teenage years as a would-be film-maker growing up b...

Q 02/05

Who created Dawson's Creek?

A) Joss Whedon

B) Josh Schwartz

C) Aaron Spelling

D) Kevin Williamson

Answer · why

D) Kevin Williamson

Kevin Williamson created Dawson's Creek but left after its second season to make another series, then came back four years later to write the two-hour...

Q 03/05

On which network did Dawson's Creek originally air?

A) ABC

B) UPN

C) The WB

D) The CW

Answer · why

C) The WB

The WB built its brand around the show, which helped define the fledgling network as the home of teen drama in the late 1990s.

Q 04/05

Who plays Dawson Leery?

A) Kerr Smith

B) Chad Michael Murray

C) James Van Der Beek

D) Scott Speedman

Answer · why

C) James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek plays Dawson Leery in all six seasons; his sobbing face in the season-three finale, as Dawson lets Joey go, later looped around the...

Q 05/05

Which actress plays Joey Potter?

A) Keri Russell

B) Katie Holmes

C) Michelle Williams

D) Sarah Michelle Gellar

Answer · why

B) Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes plays Joey Potter across all six seasons; committed to a school play in her hometown of Toledo, Ohio, she won the part with an audition t...