Q 01/05

Which Shakespeare tragedy about an aging ruler and his heirs was a model for Empire's Lyon family saga?

A) King Lear

B) Hamlet

C) Coriolanus

D) Richard III

Answer · why

A) King Lear

King Lear was the template: a dying music mogul tests his three sons much as Shakespeare's old king tests three daughters. One critic called the show ...

Q 02/05

Empire's story unfolds in New York, but in which Midwestern city was the Fox drama actually filmed?

A) Detroit

B) Chicago

C) Cleveland

D) Milwaukee

Answer · why

B) Chicago

Chicago doubled for New York throughout the run. The pilot was shot at the city's Cinespace studios in March 2014, two months before Fox ordered a ful...

Q 03/05

On Empire, which mocking nickname does Cookie Lyon give Anika Calhoun, her rival for Lucious?

A) Honey Badger

B) Powder Puff

C) Sugar Plum Fairy

D) Boo Boo Kitty

Answer · why

D) Boo Boo Kitty

Boo Boo Kitty became Cookie's standing insult for Anika, the polished label executive engaged to Lucious when Cookie came home. The feud lasted until ...

Q 04/05

Which actress plays Cookie Lyon, the Empire matriarch who leaves prison to claim half the family label?

A) Viola Davis

B) Gabrielle Union

C) Taraji P. Henson

D) Kerry Washington

Answer · why

C) Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson took the part only because her manager sent the script anyway: she had sworn off television, and said the character scared her when s...

Q 05/05

Which condition does eldest son Andre Lyon, the finance chief of Empire Entertainment, struggle with?

A) Schizophrenia

B) Bipolar disorder

C) Panic disorder

D) Post-traumatic stress

Answer · why

B) Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder was settled on after showrunner Ilene Chaiken pushed the creators to define what they had planned only as some form of mental illness...