Q 01/05

On which network did Veep air from 2012 to 2019?

A) Showtime

B) AMC

C) FX

D) HBO

Answer · why

D) HBO

It ran for seven seasons and 65 episodes, ending on 12 May 2019.

Q 02/05

Who created Veep?

A) Mike Judge

B) David Mandel

C) Armando Iannucci

D) Jesse Armstrong

Answer · why

C) Armando Iannucci

The Glasgow-born satirist had already made The Thick of It and In the Loop.

Q 03/05

Veep grew out of which BBC political comedy by the same creator?

A) Yes Minister

B) W1A

C) The New Statesman

D) The Thick of It

Answer · why

D) The Thick of It

Several American actors from the spin-off film In the Loop became Veep regulars.

Q 04/05

How many episodes of Veep were made?

A) 52

B) 65

C) 78

D) 90

Answer · why

B) 65

That is seven seasons, with the last delayed by a year.

Q 05/05

Selina Meyer had been a US senator from which state before becoming vice president?

A) Virginia

B) Ohio

C) Connecticut

D) Maryland

Answer · why

D) Maryland

Her party affiliation is never named in the entire run.