Q 01/05

Season 7 premiered late, in July, because its makers waited for what?

A) Winter weather

B) Martin's book

C) Cast schedules

D) New sets

Answer · why

A) Winter weather

Winter weather. With winter finally arriving in the story, Benioff and Weiss said sunny skies no longer suited the show, so they pushed the whole shoo...

Q 02/05

Why did season 7 run to only seven episodes, not ten?

A) Budget cuts

B) Cast fatigue

C) Production time

D) A strike

Answer · why

C) Production time

Production time. Benioff and Weiss said they could no longer finish ten episodes in the usual 12 to 14 months, with Weiss likening the shoot to a mid-...

Q 03/05

Moments before she dies in season 7, Olenna Tyrell tells Jaime she was behind the death of which king?

A) Robert Baratheon

B) Tommen Baratheon

C) Aerys Targaryen

D) Joffrey Baratheon

Answer · why

D) Joffrey Baratheon

Joffrey Baratheon. Jaime let her drink a painless poison instead of facing the public execution Cersei wanted, and only then did Olenna admit the murd...

Q 04/05

Which Thor: The Dark World director returned for season 7's sixth episode after an absence since season 2?

A) Neil Marshall

B) Alan Taylor

C) Miguel Sapochnik

D) David Nutter

Answer · why

B) Alan Taylor

Alan Taylor. He directed Ned Stark's execution in season 1, then left for two Hollywood blockbusters that he later said cost him his will to direct.

Q 05/05

Which director, later of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, handled season 7's Loot Train Attack episode?

A) Jack Bender

B) Daniel Sackheim

C) Jeremy Podeswa

D) Matt Shakman

Answer · why

D) Matt Shakman

Matt Shakman. He was best known for the comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, a favourite of Benioff and Weiss, who had once written an episode of...