Q 01/05

Which journalist, once a Baltimore Sun reporter, hosts Serial and narrates its story week by week?

A) Terry Gross

B) Sarah Koenig

C) Phoebe Judge

D) Krista Tippett

Answer · why

B) Sarah Koenig

Sarah Koenig told listeners in the first episode that the story was still unfolding and she did not know how it would end. She spent over a year repor...

Q 02/05

Serial began as a spinoff of which weekly public radio show, where its host had been a producer?

A) This American Life

B) Snap Judgment

C) Planet Money

D) The Moth Radio Hour

Answer · why

A) This American Life

This American Life aired Serial's first episode on its own broadcast in October 2014, then left the rest of the season to run online week by week.

Q 03/05

Which comedy show spoofed Serial in 2014 by investigating Kris Kringle for leaving gifts in homes?

A) Inside Amy Schumer

B) The Daily Show

C) Saturday Night Live

D) Late Night with Seth Meyers

Answer · why

C) Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live cast Cecily Strong as the podcast's host for the sketch, which aired during the show's fortieth season.

Q 04/05

Which comedian plays Cinda Canning, a parody of Serial's host, in Only Murders in the Building?

A) Amy Poehler

B) Jane Lynch

C) Amy Schumer

D) Tina Fey

Answer · why

D) Tina Fey

Tina Fey's Cinda Canning hosts All Is Not OK in Oklahoma, the fictional hit that the show's three amateur sleuths all listen to.

Q 05/05

Which sponsor of Serial's launch became a meme after a girl in its ad mispronounced the brand name?

A) Mailchimp

B) Squarespace

C) Audible

D) Stamps.com

Answer · why

A) Mailchimp

Mailchimp bought the web address of the mangled name and pointed it at its own site once the joke took off.