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60 free The Studio TV Show trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This The Studio TV show trivia quiz covers the first season of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's Apple TV comedy episode by episode, from Matt Remick's promotion and the Kool-Aid movie to the Golden Globes and the CinemaCon presentation. The easy questions cover the cast — Rogen, Catherine O'Hara, Bryan Cranston, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn — the studio's name and the Scorsese pitch. Medium questions dig into the cameos: Sarah Polley's oner, Ron Howard's note, Olivia Wilde's missing reel, Ice Cube's casting and Ted Sarandos in the bathroom. The hard and expert questions are for people who watched the credits and read the interviews: the Borat test screening that inspired "The Note", the Netflix Waterloo set, Griffin's real age, the Ennis House, Point Grey Pictures and the record 23 Emmy nominations. Every answer was checked against a reference page and each question carries its citation, so the names, dates and plot points can be trusted. Difficulty is shown on every question, which makes it easy to build a round for a TV quiz night or play the whole set. When you finish, try our other Hollywood and comedy series quizzes.
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Q 01Who plays studio head Matt Remick in The Studio?
Seth Rogen
He also co-created the show and directed every episode with Evan Goldberg.
Q 02On which streaming service did The Studio debut in March 2025?
Apple TV
The first two episodes arrived together on March 26, 2025 after a SXSW premiere.
Q 03What is the name of the floundering film company Matt Remick takes over?
Continental Studios
Its office set was modelled on Frank Lloyd Wright's Mayan Revival architecture and the Ennis House.
Q 04Who plays Patty Leigh, the fired studio head who becomes Matt's mentor-turned-producer?
Catherine O'Hara
It was her final role; she died in January 2026 before filming season two.
Q 05Which Breaking Bad star plays Griffin Mill, Continental's CEO?
Bryan Cranston
He won the guest actor Emmy for the CinemaCon episode.
Q 06Who plays Sal Saperstein, Continental's vice president of production and Matt's best friend?
Ike Barinholtz
His father Alan Barinholtz appears as the projectionist.
Q 07Which actress plays Maya Mason, Continental's head of marketing?
Kathryn Hahn
She is the one who insists Matt deliver the tough note in episode three.
Q 08Who plays Quinn Hackett, the assistant Matt promotes to junior executive?
Chase Sui Wonders
She goes to war with Sal over a slasher movie in episode five.
Q 09How many Emmy nominations did The Studio's first season earn, a record for a comedy debut?
23
It won 13 of them, another record for a single comedy season.
Q 10How many Emmys did The Studio win for its first season?
13
They included Outstanding Comedy Series and lead actor for Rogen.
Q 11What product does the CEO want Matt to build a movie around in the series premiere?
Kool-Aid
Matt pitches it as an auteur-driven film in the mould of Barbie.
Q 12Which legendary director pitches Matt a $200 million Jonestown film in the premiere?
Martin Scorsese
Rogen and Goldberg never met him before he said yes to the script.
Q 13Whom does Scorsese want to cast as Jim Jones in his Kool-Aid film?
Steve Buscemi
Buscemi later tells Matt that Scorsese meant it to be his last film.
Which director actually ends up attached to the Kool-Aid movie in the premiere?
Q 21What is the title of the film-within-the-show whose ending Matt must cut in "The Note"?
Alphabet City
It stars Anthony Mackie and Dave Franco.
Q 22Which real 2001 film did Matt supposedly give a bad note on, in the story he tells his team?
A Beautiful Mind
Matt suggested revealing the schizophrenia twist at the very start.
Q 23Rogen said "The Note" was inspired by a bad note he gave at a test screening of which film?
Borat
Larry David reportedly made fun of him from the back row.
Which director turns out to have stolen the film reel in "The Missing Reel"?
Nicholas Stoller
He plays himself and later announces the cast at a convention with Ice Cube.
Q 15Whose party do Matt and Sal get thrown out of after Scorsese breaks down crying?
Charlize Theron's
They go home and watch Goodfellas.
Q 16What is the title of the second episode, which is itself filmed as a single continuous shot?
The Oner
It won the Emmys for comedy directing and half-hour cinematography.
Q 17Which director, acting again after 17 years, plays herself losing patience with Matt in 'The Oner'?
Sarah Polley
She approached Rogen for advice while promoting Women Talking and he suggested the cameo.
Q 18Which actress stars in the film-within-the-film in "The Oner" and asks Matt for a private jet?
Greta Lee
Her character has to smoke a cigarette that flames out mid-take.
Q 19Which Rolling Stones song does the director demand extra licensing money for in "The Oner"?
You Can't Always Get What You Want
The crew ultimately fail to get the sunset shot because night falls.
Q 20In "The Note", which famously nice director's film does Matt have to cut by 40 minutes?
Ron Howard
He improvised throwing his trademark Imagine cap at Matt.
Olivia Wilde
She kept it partly because she loved her own cameo.
Q 25Which actor stars in the film noir at the centre of "The Missing Reel"?
Zac Efron
He secretly pays for the crew's wrap party out of his own pocket.
Q 26What does Matt have to sell to fund the reshoots at the end of "The Missing Reel"?
His Corvette
Zac Efron buys it for $2 million.
Q 27What is the title of the low-budget slasher film Sal and Quinn fight over in "The War"?
Wink
Sal wants Smile director Parker Finn; Quinn courts Owen Kline.
Q 28Whose set does the runaway golf cart destroy in "The War"?
A Netflix Waterloo miniseries
Sal was aiming a burrito at Quinn when he hit the cart driver instead.
Q 29What is the profession of Matt's girlfriend Sarah, played by Rebecca Hall?
Pediatric oncologist
Rogen won his lead-actor Emmy for the episode about her hospital fundraiser.
Q 30How much does Matt bid to win the Scottie Scheffler golf trip at the hospital fundraiser?
$200,000
He breaks his pinky on a balloon on his way out and leaves in an ambulance.