Q 01/05

On which network did Living Single originally air?

A) NBC

B) ABC

C) Fox

D) UPN

Answer · why

C) Fox

Fox. It was never a top-rated show overall, yet throughout its run it ranked among the most-watched comedies in Black and Latino households.

Q 02/05

Who created Living Single?

A) Mara Brock Akil

B) Yvette Lee Bowser

C) Debbie Allen

D) Susan Fales-Hill

Answer · why

B) Yvette Lee Bowser

Yvette Lee Bowser. She said there was a little of her in each of the four women, and she built the show on her own life and her girlfriends'.

Q 03/05

The brownstone on Living Single is in which New York City borough?

A) Manhattan

B) Queens

C) The Bronx

D) Brooklyn

Answer · why

D) Brooklyn

Brooklyn. The brownstone itself was a set: the series was taped across the country on the Warner lot in Burbank, California.

Q 04/05

Who played Khadijah James on Living Single?

A) Queen Latifah

B) MC Lyte

C) Monie Love

D) Lauryn Hill

Answer · why

A) Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah. She insisted on writing and performing the theme song herself, reasoning that a theme is what stays in viewers' minds.

Q 05/05

On Living Single, what is the name of the magazine Khadijah edits and publishes?

A) Essence

B) Flavor

C) Vibe

D) Groove

Answer · why

B) Flavor

Flavor. In the pilot its planned Maya Angelou cover collapses because Synclaire never sent the poet her interview questions.