Q 01/05

Who plays Miriam "Midge" Maisel?

A) Jane Lynch

B) Marin Hinkle

C) Rachel Brosnahan

D) Alex Borstein

Answer · why

C) Rachel Brosnahan

She won the 2018 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role.

Q 02/05

Who created The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel?

A) Lena Dunham

B) Liz Meriwether

C) Jenji Kohan

D) Amy Sherman-Palladino

Answer · why

D) Amy Sherman-Palladino

She was inspired by memories of her father, a New York stand-up comic, and by early female comics like Joan Rivers.

Q 03/05

On which streaming service did The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel premiere in 2017?

A) Paramount+

B) Peacock TV

C) Amazon Prime Video

D) Apple TV+

Answer · why

C) Amazon Prime Video

The pilot aired as part of Amazon's Spring 2017 pilot season before the show was picked up.

Q 04/05

In what year does the first season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel begin?

A) 1958

B) 1961

C) 1964

D) 1967

Answer · why

A) 1958

The final season adds flash-forwards all the way to the 2000s.

Q 05/05

At which Greenwich Village club does Midge give her first drunken, nightgown-clad set?

A) The Village Vanguard

B) The Bitter End

C) The Blue Angel

D) The Gaslight Cafe

Answer · why

D) The Gaslight Cafe

Its exterior was shot outside 96 St. Mark's Place, the building on Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti cover.