Q 01/05

On what date did the second season premiere on HBO?

A) April 17, 2011

B) March 31, 2013

C) June 3, 2012

D) April 1, 2012

Answer · why

D) April 1, 2012

The finale aired on June 3. The premiere drew 3.86 million viewers, then a series high.

Q 02/05

The season mostly adapts which novel in A Song of Ice and Fire?

A) A Storm of Swords

B) A Feast for Crows

C) A Clash of Kings

D) A Dance with Dragons

Answer · why

C) A Clash of Kings

Several of that book's characters, including the Reeds, the Tullys and Ramsay Snow, were held back until season three.

Q 03/05

On what date did HBO order the second season, two days after the series premiere?

A) April 19, 2011

B) May 3, 2011

C) June 20, 2011

D) September 1, 2011

Answer · why

A) April 19, 2011

Filming began that July in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Croatia and Iceland.

Q 04/05

The season's budget rose by what percentage to stage the Battle of the Blackwater?

A) 15%

B) 20%

C) 25%

D) 30%

Answer · why

A) 15%

Even so, the battle episode needed a further $2 million and an extra week of filming on top of its $6 million allocation.

Q 05/05

How many shooting days did the season take?

A) 70

B) 82

C) 94

D) 106

Answer · why

D) 106

For three-quarters of them, two crews were shooting simultaneously in different locations.

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