Q 01/05

Who created and principally wrote 'The Crown'?

A) Peter Morgan

B) Shonda Rhimes

C) Julian Fellowes

D) Aaron Sorkin

Answer · why

A) Peter Morgan

Peter Morgan created and principally wrote The Crown, produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix.

Q 02/05

Elstree Studios, where much of the series was shot, is in which English town?

A) Borehamwood

B) Pinewood

C) Iver Heath

D) Shepperton

Answer · why

A) Borehamwood

Elstree Studios sits in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire; sets for the palace private quarters and 10 Downing Street were built there for the first season.

Q 03/05

In what year did 'The Crown' first premiere on Netflix?

A) 2017

B) 2018

C) 2016

D) 2019

Answer · why

C) 2016

The Crown premiered on Netflix on 4 November 2016; its first two episodes had screened in UK cinemas three days earlier.

Q 04/05

Anton Lesser plays which prime minister in season two?

A) Alec Douglas-Home

B) Edward Heath

C) Harold Macmillan

D) Clement Attlee

Answer · why

C) Harold Macmillan

Anton Lesser plays Harold Macmillan, whose 1963 resignation in the wake of the Profumo affair closes season two.

Q 05/05

Which actor portrayed Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 'The Crown'?

A) Jeremy Northam

B) John Lithgow

C) Ben Daniels

D) Alex Jennings

Answer · why

B) John Lithgow

John Lithgow, an American a foot taller than the real Churchill, won the 2017 Emmy for the episode 'Assassins'.