Q 01/05

Who created Steven Universe?

A) Pendleton Ward

B) Ian Jones-Quartey

C) Rebecca Sugar

D) Genndy Tartakovsky

Answer · why

C) Rebecca Sugar

She was the first non-binary person, and before coming out was described as the first woman, to create a series independently for Cartoon Network.

Q 02/05

Before Steven Universe, its creator wrote and storyboarded for which show?

A) Adventure Time

B) Regular Show

C) The Amazing World of Gumball

D) Gravity Falls

Answer · why

A) Adventure Time

She left when her own show was greenlit for full production.

Q 03/05

The main character was loosely based on whom?

A) Rebecca Sugar's son

B) A childhood pen pal

C) A Cartoon Network executive

D) Rebecca Sugar's younger brother

Answer · why

D) Rebecca Sugar's younger brother

Steven Sugar went on to design the backgrounds and most of Beach City for the show.

Q 04/05

What is the name of the seaside town where the series is set?

A) Boardwalk Bay

B) Beach City

C) Gem Harbor

D) Coral Cove

Answer · why

B) Beach City

It was loosely modelled on Delaware beaches Sugar visited as a child, with the boardwalk as its centrepiece.

Q 05/05

Which three Gems raise Steven at the start of the series?

A) Garnet, Peridot and Lapis

B) Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl

C) Pearl, Jasper and Bismuth

D) Amethyst, Ruby and Sapphire

Answer · why

B) Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl

Together with Steven they make up the Crystal Gems, fugitives from the Gem Homeworld.