EMMYS QUIZ ANSWERS

1. For which TV series did Mahershala Ali (nominated this year for Hulu’s “Ramy”) not receive an Emmy nomination?

(a) “The 4400.” The Oakland native has won two supporting actor Oscars (“Moonlight,” “Green Book”).

2. For which role as a lead actress in a miniseries or movie did Laura Linney not win an Emmy?

(c) “Tales of the City.” The “Ozark” nominee wasn’t even nominated for the San Francisco story.

3. Which “Mandalorian” (15 nominations) actor played for the Oakland Raiders and attended San Francisco State University?

(c) Carl Weathers. He played seven games in 1970 and one in ’71 and got a degree in drama in ’74.

4. Stanford University graduate Sterling K. Brown was a star in what Lifetime TV series?

(b) “Army Wives.” Brown, nominated for “This Is Us” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” played a psychiatrist.

5. Which “Mrs. America” (10 nominations this year) actress got an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco?

(a) Elizabeth Banks. Martindale and Aduba are nominated for supporting actress.

6. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (nominated for HBO’s “Watchmen”) competed in what sport as a student at UC Berkeley?

(a) Track and field. He got a degree in architecture and once worked as a San Francisco city planner.

7. Which nominated actress has been seen bowling at the Monterey Lanes?

(c) Meryl Streep. Her show “Big Little Lies” takes place in Monterey. Streep is up against her co-star Laura Dern for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series.

8. Oakland native Zendaya (nominated for HBO’s “Euphoria”) joined which East Bay dance group at age 8?

(c) Future Shock. The Oakland native focused on hip-hop and hula at the Oakland youth group.

9. What magazine was founded by the father of Danville’s D’Arcy Carden (nominated for NBC’s “The Good Place”)?

(b) BAM. Bay Area Music magazine was founded in 1976 by Carden’s dad, Dennis Erokan. Local musicians were voted on by readers of BAM for its annual Bay Area

Music Awards, known as the Bammies.

10. Jeffrey Wright (“Westworld”) won a Tony for “Angels in America.” Which Bay Area figure commissioned the play?

(b) Tony Taccone. The Berkeley Rep legend also co-directed the world premiere at San Francisco’s Eureka Theatre.

11. Stanford grad Andre Braugher (nominated for “Brooklyn NineNine”) won an Emmy for which show?

(b) “Thief.” The 11-time nominee also won for “Homicide: Life on the Street.”

12. What Bay Area group recently honored Billy Porter (nominated for “Pose”)?

(a) San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. Porter was honored with the 2020 Trailblazer Award at the virtual Crescendo Gala in August.