Q 01/05

Which location was home to the very first Real Housewives series, which premiered in 2006?

A) Orange County

B) New York City

C) Atlanta

D) New Jersey

Answer · why

A) Orange County

The Southern California show was originally pitched as a documentary about life inside a gated community, and it launched a franchise now spanning a d...

Q 02/05

Who is credited as the creator of the Real Housewives franchise?

A) Andy Cohen

B) Frances Berwick

C) Lauren Zalaznick

D) Scott Dunlop

Answer · why

D) Scott Dunlop

He originally pitched a documentary-style look at a single gated community in Coto de Caza; the network reshaped it into the franchise it became.

Q 03/05

Which Andy Cohen late-night show doubles as an aftershow for the network's reality programming?

A) Watch What Happens Live

B) The Clubhouse After Dark

C) Bravo Tonight

D) Reunion Room

Answer · why

A) Watch What Happens Live

The show premiered in July 2009 and takes its name from the network's slogan of the time, "Watch what happens."

Q 04/05

The franchise was inspired by scripted soap operas including Peyton Place and which ABC hit?

A) Dynasty Reunion

B) Falcon Crest Wives

C) Sex and the City

D) Desperate Housewives

Answer · why

D) Desperate Housewives

The nod extends to the opening credits: the women hold an object in their outstretched hands, an allusion to that show's actresses holding apples.

Q 05/05

In the opening credits, the New York City cast holds which fruit in the closing lineup?

A) Peaches

B) Oranges

C) Cherries

D) Apples

Answer · why

D) Apples

The object is a nod to the city's Big Apple nickname, and receiving one has become shorthand for officially joining the cast.