Q 01/05

On which network did The L Word air from 2004 to 2009?

A) HBO

B) Lifetime

C) Showtime

D) Cinemax

Answer · why

C) Showtime

Showtime turned the idea down at first as too soon; it said yes only after its American remake of Queer as Folk became a hit, then kept the show on ai...

Q 02/05

The L Word follows a circle of friends living in which Los Angeles-area city?

A) West Hollywood

B) Long Beach

C) Santa Monica

D) Pasadena

Answer · why

A) West Hollywood

West Hollywood is home to Bette and Tina, and the story starts when a young writer moves in next door to them and is drawn into their circle of friend...

Q 03/05

Who is credited as the primary creator of The L Word?

A) Rose Troche

B) Guinevere Turner

C) Angela Robinson

D) Ilene Chaiken

Answer · why

D) Ilene Chaiken

Ilene Chaiken, who shares the creator credit with Michele Abbott and Kathy Greenberg, said she wanted stories that reflected her own life in a communi...

Q 04/05

The L Word is set in Los Angeles, but most of it was filmed in which Canadian city?

A) Toronto

B) Vancouver

C) Montreal

D) Calgary

Answer · why

B) Vancouver

Vancouver stood in for Los Angeles: the interiors were built on soundstages there, and only some exterior scenes were actually shot in the city where ...

Q 05/05

Which rapper guest-starred in The L Word's first season as the hip-hop star Slim Daddy?

A) Ice-T

B) Snoop Dogg

C) LL Cool J

D) Method Man

Answer · why

B) Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg's Slim Daddy turns up for two episodes and recruits Bette's half-sister, a former singer, for his music video; it puts her back on a stage.

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