Q 01/05

Oz was created and principally written by whom?

A) David Simon

B) Tom Fontana

C) David Chase

D) Barry Levinson

Answer · why

B) Tom Fontana

He had previously run Homicide: Life on the Street for NBC.

Q 02/05

Oz holds what distinction in HBO's history?

A) Its first original series

B) Its first Emmy winner

C) Its first one-hour drama series

D) Its first show shot on film

Answer · why

C) Its first one-hour drama series

It premiered in July 1997, a year and a half before The Sopranos.

Q 03/05

In what year did Oz premiere?

A) 1997

B) 1998

C) 1999

D) 2000

Answer · why

A) 1997

It ran for six seasons, ending in February 2003.

Q 04/05

How many seasons did Oz run?

A) 3

B) 4

C) 5

D) 6

Answer · why

D) 6

The full run totalled 56 episodes.

Q 05/05

'Oz' is the nickname of which fictional prison?

A) Osborne State Penitentiary

B) Oswald State Correctional Facility

C) Ozark Federal Prison

D) Oswego County Jail

Answer · why

B) Oswald State Correctional Facility

It is a level 4 maximum-security prison in an unnamed East Coast state, implied to be New York.