Q 01/05

Edie Falco came to Nurse Jackie having already won three lead-actress Emmys for which HBO drama?

A) Six Feet Under

B) Big Love

C) The Sopranos

D) The Wire

Answer · why

C) The Sopranos

The Sopranos made Edie Falco famous as Carmela, wife of the mob boss at its centre. She first passed on the nurse role, though the character intrigued...

Q 02/05

Which cable network aired Nurse Jackie, whose premiere was then the channel's most successful ever?

A) Showtime

B) Cinemax

C) Starz

D) Lifetime

Answer · why

A) Showtime

Showtime pulled in a million viewers for the first episode and ordered a second season at once. The series went on to run for seven seasons.

Q 03/05

Which drug does Jackie Peyton snort at the hospital's farewell party in Nurse Jackie's finale?

A) Cocaine

B) Oxycodone

C) Ketamine

D) Heroin

Answer · why

D) Heroin

Heroin, lifted from the belongings of a patient she treated that day, floors Jackie in the middle of the party. She had only just won her nursing lice...

Q 04/05

Wendy & Lisa, who wrote Nurse Jackie's Emmy-winning theme music, rose to fame in which star's band?

A) Tom Petty

B) Prince

C) Bob Marley

D) Morrissey

Answer · why

B) Prince

Prince had Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman in his band the Revolution, the group behind Purple Rain. Their Nurse Jackie theme won the 2010 Emmy for mai...

Q 05/05

What does Jackie's husband Kevin run in Nurse Jackie, the place where her lover Eddie befriends him?

A) A bar

B) A bakery

C) A garage

D) A gym

Answer · why

A) A bar

A bar is Kevin's livelihood, and Eddie uses it: after learning Jackie is married, he starts drinking there and builds a friendship with her husband.