Q 01/05

On which network did The King of Queens air from 1998 to 2007?

A) ABC

B) Fox

C) NBC

D) CBS

Answer · why

D) CBS

CBS landed the show only after NBC, which had developed the pilot, passed on it; it then ran for nine seasons, mostly as a Monday-night staple.

Q 02/05

What did Kevin James first try on Long Island in 1989?

A) Soap-opera acting

B) Radio DJing

C) Stand-up comedy

D) Local TV weather

Answer · why

C) Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy: Kevin James had played college football at SUNY Cortland before he first tried it at a Long Island club in 1989 and traded sport for ...

Q 03/05

Who plays Carrie Heffernan on The King of Queens?

A) Patricia Heaton

B) Courtney Thorne-Smith

C) Merrin Dungey

D) Leah Remini

Answer · why

D) Leah Remini

Leah Remini grew up in Brooklyn, and for a show called The King of Queens, none of its three lead actors actually came from Queens.

Q 04/05

In which Queens neighbourhood do the Heffernans live?

A) Forest Hills

B) Astoria

C) Rego Park

D) Jackson Heights

Answer · why

C) Rego Park

Rego Park is home to the Heffernans' made-up address, 3121 Aberdeen Street, but the house seen on screen actually stands across the Hudson in Cliffsid...

Q 05/05

What is the full name of the delivery company Doug Heffernan drives for?

A) Global Parcel Express

B) International Parcel Service

C) Metro Delivery Group

D) Atlantic Package Lines

Answer · why

B) International Parcel Service

International Parcel Service, IPS for short, is the show's thinly veiled UPS, and Doug drives its trucks until the final episodes, when he quits for a...