Q 01/05

Who created Sam & Cat, having also created the two Nickelodeon sitcoms it spun off from?

A) Dan Schneider

B) Marc Cherry

C) Chuck Lorre

D) Bill Lawrence

Answer · why

A) Dan Schneider

The creator also voiced Tandy, the red robot waiter at the show's restaurant hangout, in recurring appearances.

Q 02/05

Sam & Cat was a spin-off of which two earlier Nickelodeon sitcoms?

A) Zoey 101 and Big Time Rush

B) iCarly and Victorious

C) Drake & Josh and Unfabulous

D) True Jackson, VP and iCarly

Answer · why

B) iCarly and Victorious

It was a rare double spin-off, lifting one lead character from each parent show and dropping them into a shared apartment.

Q 03/05

Which actress played Sam, the tomboy who arrives in Los Angeles on a motorcycle?

A) Miranda Cosgrove

B) Victoria Justice

C) Jennette McCurdy

D) Elizabeth Gillies

Answer · why

C) Jennette McCurdy

She had already played the character for six seasons on iCarly before the spin-off, and later wrote a best-selling memoir about her time in kids' TV.

Q 04/05

Which future pop superstar played the bubbly, red-haired Cat?

A) Victoria Justice

B) Selena Gomez

C) Demi Lovato

D) Ariana Grande

Answer · why

D) Ariana Grande

Her debut album came out in August 2013, roughly two months into the show's run, and went straight to number one on the Billboard 200.

Q 05/05

Rather than take ordinary after-school jobs, what kind of business do the two roommates start?

A) A babysitting service

B) A dog-walking service

C) A food truck

D) A tutoring company

Answer · why

A) A babysitting service

The full company name was 'Sam and Cat's Super Rockin' Fun Time Babysitting Service', which later got them threatened with a trademark lawsuit.