Q 01/05

On which streaming service did Sweet Magnolias premiere in May 2020?

A) Hulu

B) Netflix

C) Amazon Prime Video

D) Hallmark Channel

Answer · why

B) Netflix

Netflix: the first season ended on a post-prom car-crash cliffhanger that viewers then waited almost two years to see resolved.

Q 02/05

Who developed Sweet Magnolias for television and served as its original showrunner?

A) Shonda Rhimes

B) Amy Sherman-Palladino

C) Sheryl J. Anderson

D) Robyn Carr

Answer · why

C) Sheryl J. Anderson

Sheryl J. Anderson: she wrote the first episode herself and came back to write every season finale, including the very last one.

Q 03/05

Which novelist wrote the books Sweet Magnolias is based on?

A) Sherryl Woods

B) Debbie Macomber

C) Nora Roberts

D) Robyn Carr

Answer · why

A) Sherryl Woods

Sherryl Woods: the author of more than 110 novels was an executive producer on the show, and even turned her characters' recipes into The Sweet Magnol...

Q 04/05

Which drink gives the three Magnolias' weekly girls' night its name?

A) Mojitos

B) Margaritas

C) Mint juleps

D) Mimosas

Answer · why

B) Margaritas

Margaritas: at Margarita Night the friends 'pour it out', a call to confide in one another that also gives the first episode its title.

Q 05/05

Who plays Maddie Townsend?

A) Brooke Elliott

B) Heather Headley

C) JoAnna Garcia Swisher

D) Jamie Lynn Spears

Answer · why

C) JoAnna Garcia Swisher

JoAnna Garcia Swisher joined only after filming had begun, replacing the actress first cast as Maddie.