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1 In the "Thundergun Express" episode, the gang is determined to make it to the movie theater in time to see the show. Who is the only member of the gang who never makes it?
Answer: Frank

Frank ends up getting arrested for stealing the tour boat, and calls in a bomb threat from jail to the movie theater so no one else can watch the movie.
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny"...at Paddy's Pub!
2 When the waitress is taking Charlie's coffee order in episode 1, what name does she use to identify Charlie?
Answer: Hitler

The waitress identifies Charlie as Hitler, then says she will make sure she puts extra cream in his coffee.
  From Quiz: "Always Sunny" Season 1
3 In the episode 'Underage Drinking: A National Concern', what was the plan to protect the new underage patrons of Paddy's pub?
Answer: 3 drink maximum

This was about as responsible as the 'It's Always Sunny' gang got, as they also watered down the drinks and vowed the everyone needed to take a cab home as well.
  From Quiz: I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia...
4 Dee walks into Paddy's Pub and announces to the gang that she got a part in a movie. Who is the director of this movie that she will be in?
Answer: M. Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan is the director of several movies such as "The Sixth Sense" and "Unbreakable". He is well known for using "twists" at the end of his movies to catch the audience by surprise.
  From Quiz: "Mac and Charlie Write a Movie"
5 According to Dennis, what does the D in "The "D.E.N.N.I.S. System" stand for?
Answer: Demonstrate your value

"The D.E.N.N.I.S. System" is a comprehensive approach to seduction that Dennis has perfected over the years. According to him, "The first step to any erotic conquest is to D - demonstrate your value". In this episode, he demonstrates his value to Kayleigh, a cute pharmacist, by filling a prescription he forged for his grandmother, to show that he is an "all-around great guy".
  From Quiz: "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System" (Season 5)
6 At the beginning of the episode Mac and Dennis go to Dee's apartment together. What is it that they went there to get?
Answer: A big bowl

They went there to get a big bowl for popcorn, because Tuesday night is Mac and Dennis' movie night. This is the part of the episode where Dee says that Mac and Dennis spend too much time together. This causes Dennis to do some thinking and, subsequently, agree with Dee, which causes their "Break-Up".
  From Quiz: "Mac And Dennis Break-Up" (Season 5)
7 Which "Sunny" character does Dennis hit with his car, halting the gang's trip to the strip club?
Answer: Charlie

Dee and Mac are in the car with Dennis. When Frank pops up out of nowhere and surprises Dennis, Dennis then backs his car up, hitting poor Charlie.
    Your options: [ Charlie ] [ Dee ] [ Frank ] [ Mac ]
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Quiz!
8 Who does Charlie first tell he has cancer?
Answer: Dennis

In the beginning of the episode, Dennis comes to Charlie's apartment because he hasn't been at the bar for a couple of days. Then, Charlie told Dennis that he was crying a lot because he believed he has cancer. Dennis was shocked to hear Charlie had cancer and felt bad for him. Also, Charlie told Dennis not to tell anyone that he has cancer.
  From Quiz: "Charlie Has Cancer"
9 Dee wants Charlie, Mac, and her brother Dennis to meet a guy from her acting class. What race weren't the guys expecting Terrell to be?
Answer: Black

When Terrell comes in, all three guys start talking all at once, not sure of what to do. Dee feels very uncomfortable, and Mac comes out and says "We weren't expecting you to be black, that's all...".
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" - 'Pilot'
10 Paddy's Pub hosts a modeling contest for a promotional billboard. Which member of the gang is determined to win the contest himself?
Answer: Dennis

Dennis is desperate to win the modeling contest. The final result of the billboard is Frank with two young ladies.
    Your options: [ Frank ] [ Charlie ] [ Mac ] [ Dennis ]
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny"...at Paddy's Pub!
11 After Charlie tells Dee that he slept with a woman without using any type of birth control, what is Mac's original reason why?
Answer: They went to catholic school

Mac tells Dee that the reason Charlie didn't use any form of birth control is because they went to catholic school. Afterwards, Mac says that he would have to check on God's stance on blood tests.
  From Quiz: "Always Sunny" Season 1
12 In the episode 'Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare', what drug did Dennis and Dee get hooked on to prove they needed welfare?
Answer: Crack

After refusing to work for Frank, Dennis and Dee quit Paddy's pub to follow their dreams. After their unemployment ran out they decided to try and get some welfare to get them over the hump while they followed their dreams.
  From Quiz: I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia...
13 Mac and Charlie think it's a great idea to write their own movie. While in the Paddy's Pub office, they begin brainstorming ideas for the film. Who do they decide will play their lead actor?
Answer: Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren is an actor known for his roles in "Universal Soldiers" and "Masters of the Universe".
  From Quiz: "Mac and Charlie Write a Movie"
14 How does Charlie try to demonstrate his value to the waitress the first time in this episode?
Answer: By fixing her sink

Charlie breaks into the waitress' apartment and stuffs hair down her sink so he would have a reason to fix it, thus demonstrating his value. Eventually, the waitress walks in on Charlie doing this and threatens to call the police. This is when Charlie finds out that she had gotten a second job, working at the fair.
  From Quiz: "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System" (Season 5)
15 What movie did Dennis rent that upsets Mac because he wasn't consulted about the decision?
Answer: "Transporter 2"

Mac was already upset with Dennis before he got back because he hadn't checked in with him while he was gone for an hour. And he became more upset when he finds out Dennis rented "Transporter 2", because they had previously agreed on renting "Predator" and they would be completely lost because they hadn't seen the first "Transporter". This is the part of the episode that Mac ends up moving out of the apartment.
  From Quiz: "Mac And Dennis Break-Up" (Season 5)
16 What type of community service are Dennis, Mac, and Dee assigned to after throwing the bag of burning poo at the building next door?
Answer: coaching youth basketball

It is complete madness as Dee and Mac coach the Ducks and Dennis coaches the WildCats. By the end of the episode, all three are reassigned to roadside cleanup!
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Quiz!
17 After Dennis heard the news about Charlie having cancer, he is leaving Charlie's apartment. Before Dennis leaves, he wanted something from Charlie's apartment. What was it?
Answer: a basketball

When Dennis is about to leave Charlie's apartment, he wanted a basketball from Charlie because Mac and Sweet Dee were waiting for Dennis. Dennis said that he was going to have a big basketball game with Mac, Dee, and their friends.
  From Quiz: "Charlie Has Cancer"
18 What is the alias that Dennis comes up with for Charlie, when he and Mac are entering him into the underground fight tournament?
Answer: Clown Baby

"Hundred Dollar Baby" was the name of the episode. Baby Boomer and Funny Baby are names we came up with to mess with you.

"It's like a baby that IS a clown."
  From Quiz: It's Always Sunny... seriously.
19 What does Tommy want?
Answer: A toy

Charlie's ex-girlfriend calls him to tell him that he's a father, and Charlie begins to spend time with the incorrigible brat. Tommy, the child, demands that Charlie buy him a toy or else he'll tell his mother that Charlie took him to "a black person's house."
  From Quiz: "Charlie Wants An Abortion"
20 In season 7, the gang goes to the Jersey Shore, and Charlie gets to spend a whole night with the waitress. How does this happen?
Answer: The waitress is on Ecstasy.

In this episode, the waitress is actually pregnant with Charlie's baby in real life.
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny"...at Paddy's Pub!
21 Mac gets a t-shirt printed after attending a pro-life rally at the abortion clinic. What does the shirt say?
Answer: Death To Baby Killers

Mac opens his jacket to reveal a sleeveless shirt that says "DEATH TO BABY KILLERS".
  From Quiz: "Always Sunny" Season 1
22 In 'The Gang Exploits a Miracle', what religious figure did the gang see in a water stain at Paddy's pub and then try to profit from?
Answer: Virgin Mary

After the first priest wouldn't bless the stain, they brought in a drunken former priest who, instead of blessing the stain, urinated on it and ruined the image.
  From Quiz: I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia...
23 In the initial plot of Mac and Charlie's movie, the main character is a muscular scientist who fights crime and has the ability to do what?
Answer: Smell crime before it even happens

Their idea of the main character is to have a heightened sense of smell and smell crime before it even happens.
  From Quiz: "Mac and Charlie Write a Movie"
24 According to Dennis, what does the "E" in "The "D.E.N.N.I.S. System" stand for?
Answer: Engage her physically

Dennis says that after you have demonstrated your value, you need to ask her out on a date and engage her physically. Dennis says he tries to engage the girl physically without ever going on a date, which to him is just a waste of time and money.
  From Quiz: "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System" (Season 5)
25 Which "Sunny" gang member decides to run for political office, only to drop out later?
Answer: Dennis

Dennis runs for South Philadelphia zone two Comptroller, to try to solicit a bribe by dropping out of race. The position of campaign manager passes from Mac, to Frank, to Charlie!
    Your options: [ Dennis ] [ Dee ] [ Mac ] [ Charlie ]
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Quiz!
26 When Dennis broke the news to Mac and Sweet Dee, they all feel bad for Charlie, and want to do something for him. What do Mac and Dennis want to do for Charlie so they can comfort him?
Answer: a girlfriend, so he can end up sleeping with her

Dennis and Mac's plan was to get Charlie a girlfriend, so he can end up sleeping with her. This is Dennis and Mac's plan because they know that Charlie doesn't get enough girls, and doesn't sleep with a lot of girls. So this plan is perfect Charlie.
  From Quiz: "Charlie Has Cancer"
27 Who won the dance marathon in the episode, "The Gang Dances Their (Butts) Off"?
Answer: Larry

Larry the bum was Frank's "horse" for the dance marathon after Frank dropped out.
  From Quiz: It's Always Sunny... seriously.
28 Why does Mac have a list?
Answer: To impress women

At a pro-life rally, Mac presents a list to his newfound friend Megan, saying that it is a list of abortion-providing doctors that he's going to kill, with the first two names already crossed off. Megan was played by Autumn Reeser.
  From Quiz: "Charlie Wants An Abortion"
29 Dee goes out for a night on the town with the waitress and Artemis. Which TV show is she trying to re-create?
Answer: Sex and the City

Dee will only let them drink Cosmopolitans, feeding the waitress' drinking problem!
    Your options: [ Army Wives ] [ Desperate Housewives ] [ The Golden Girls ] [ Sex and the City ]
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny"...at Paddy's Pub!
30 Charlie admits that they crashed Nickie Potnick's car when they were in high school. What did they crash the car into?
Answer: a tree

Charlie says that the crashed Nickie's car into a tree after they had been drinking.
  From Quiz: "Always Sunny" Season 1
31 Which members of the gang tried out for the Philadelphia Eagles?
Answer: Mac, Dennis, and Dee

While Mac and Dennis used the tryout as a way to prove who was the better athlete and Dee wanted to prove that a woman could play football, Frank and Charlie just wanted to tailgate the tryouts. Charlie wanted to just relax while Frank had other plans of taking acid.
    Your options: [ Frank, Charlie, and Mac ] [ Frank, Mac, and Dee ] [ Charlie, Dee, and Dennis ] [ Mac, Dennis, and Dee ]
  From Quiz: I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia...
32 What is the first title that Mac and Charlie come up with?
Answer: The Fifth Sense

Mac and Charlie write "The Fifth Sense" as a prequel to M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense."
  From Quiz: "Mac and Charlie Write a Movie"
33 According to Dennis, what does the first "N" in "The "D.E.N.N.I.S. System" stand for?
Answer: Nurturing dependence

Dennis says that once you sleep with a girl for the first time she will naturally start to depend on you. He says that this dependence should be nurtured. In order to do this he suggests to have her car towed, slash her tires, or, his personal "go-to", create a fictional angry neighbor threatening her and tell her that you will "take care of him". Either way, he says that you need to make her depend on you, whether it be for rides or protection.
  From Quiz: "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System" (Season 5)
34 When Charlie and Frank work as a team, what do they call themselves?
Answer: The Gruesome Twosome

In this episode, the Gruesome Twosome work together to get a cat that managed to get into Dee's wall out. They do this by putting a hole in the wall and inserting even more cats into it. Needless to say, this strategy did not work.
  From Quiz: "Mac And Dennis Break-Up" (Season 5)
35 Which "Sunny" gang members all get asked to the prom by high school students?
Answer: Dee, Dennis, Charlie

Poor Mac decides to go stag, until Dennis and Dee's dates dump each of them for each other and Charlie is the only one who ends up going to the prom.
    Your options: [ Dee, Dennis, Charlie ] [ Mac, Dee, Charlie ] [ Charlie, Dennis, Mac ] [ Dennis, Dee, Frank ]
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Quiz!
36 What is the name of the girl that Mac dates in this episode?
Answer: Carmen

Mac met Carmen at Paddy's Pub. At first, Mac wanted Charlie to go out with Carmen so she can show him a good time. Eventually Mac decides to go out with her.
  From Quiz: "Charlie Has Cancer"
37 What artist are Dennis and Dee listening to on the porch in the episode, "The Gang Goes on Welfare"?
Answer: Biz-Markie

Dennis and Dee were jamming "Just a Friend" by Biz-Markie... and loving every minute of it.
  From Quiz: It's Always Sunny... seriously.
38 Tarrell does something right, or so it seems, because business is booming at Paddy's! What had Tarrell turned the bar into?
Answer: The hottest gay bar in Philadelphia

Mac and Dee are not all that thrilled about the gay bar thing, but Charlie and Dennis are all for it. They take a vote, and it would have been two against two, but...
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" - 'Pilot'
39 In the episode where the waitress is getting married, Charlie has a present for the man she's supposed to marry. He marks the box with an "H". What does it stand for?
Answer: hornets

Charlie gets his revenge to the man who proposes to the waitress by giving him a gift box full of live hornets, which he gets from Paddy's.
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny"...at Paddy's Pub!
40 In the season six episode "Mac's Mom Burns Her House Down", the gang tries to find a place for Mac's childhood dog to stay after Mrs. Mac moves in with Charlie's mom. What is the name of Mac's dog?
Answer: Poppins

Even though Poppins was Mac's childhood pet, he is still going strong even though Mac is now in his late twenties. It is suggested that Poppins is indestructible, and can ingest almost any non-food substance as he does multiple times during the course of the episode. Dennis and Frank believe Poppins is dead late in the episode and dispose of his body in a trash can, later to discover that he is in fact still alive and kicking.
  From Quiz: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
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