Q 01/05

Who created the American version of House of Cards?

A) Aaron Sorkin

B) Beau Willimon

C) David Simon

D) Vince Gilligan

Answer · why

B) Beau Willimon

Beau Willimon knew the terrain: he had been a press aide on Howard Dean's 2004 presidential run, and he turned that campaign into his play Farragut No...

Q 02/05

House of Cards is based on a 1989 novel by which British author?

A) Robert Harris

B) Jeffrey Archer

C) Michael Dobbs

D) Frederick Forsyth

Answer · why

C) Michael Dobbs

Michael Dobbs began the novel beside a swimming pool after a furious row with Margaret Thatcher, the prime minister he had served as an aide.

Q 03/05

How did Netflix release House of Cards' first season?

A) Weekly

B) Twice weekly

C) All at once

D) In two halves

Answer · why

C) All at once

All at once: the 13 episodes arrived together in February 2013, so subscribers could watch the whole season in a weekend, bypassing the weekly schedul...

Q 04/05

In the opening scene of House of Cards, Frank Underwood puts what out of its misery?

A) A neighbor's dog

B) A wounded deer

C) A carriage horse

D) A stray cat

Answer · why

A) A neighbor's dog

A neighbor's dog, hit by a car outside his house, is killed by Frank with his bare hands while he turns to the audience and explains his view of pain.

Q 05/05

Which state does Frank Underwood represent in Congress?

A) North Carolina

B) South Carolina

C) Virginia

D) Tennessee

Answer · why

B) South Carolina

South Carolina's real town of Gaffney is Frank's home, and its giant peach-shaped water tower lands him in trouble when a teenager crashes her car whi...