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

Veep aired on HBO for seven seasons, from 2012 to 2019, with the final episode going out 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

Armando Iannucci, the satirist behind the film In the Loop, created Veep and ran it as showrunner for its first four seasons.

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

The Thick of It, Iannucci's BBC satire of a hapless minister and spin doctor Malcolm Tucker, ran from 2005 to 2012 and spawned the film In the Loop.

Q 04/05

How many episodes of Veep were made?

A) 52

B) 65

C) 78

D) 90

Answer · why

B) 65

Veep made 65 episodes across seven seasons; the last season was pushed back a year and aired in spring 2019.

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

Selina Meyer served as a US senator from Maryland before becoming vice president, a background the show references from the pilot onward.