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4 Thirtysomething quizzes and 40 Thirtysomething trivia questions.
1.
  'Thirty Something' For Baby-Boomers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Pass the cold pizza and gather round! The ultimate baby boomer show, 'Thirtysomething'. Yo, quit your whining and come play!
Tough, 10 Qns, hope829, Nov 17 06
Tough
hope829
1090 plays
2.
  'Thirtysomething' Redux    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
More brain teasers about our favorite bunch of yuppies...enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, hope829, Sep 12 01
Tough
hope829
878 plays
3.
  'Thirtysomething' Beta 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
More of the same. Have a ball.
Difficult, 10 Qns, enfranklopedia, Nov 17 06
Difficult
enfranklopedia
638 plays
4.
  'Thirtysomething' Alpha 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
My first quiz for this site. Covers all four seasons of the show. Enjoy!
Difficult, 10 Qns, enfranklopedia, Nov 17 06
Difficult
enfranklopedia
742 plays

Thirtysomething Trivia Questions
1. What is the name of the Steadmans' dog?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Alpha 1

Answer: Grendel

Named for the monster in 'Beowulf,' an epic that gets mentioned several times during the series.

2. Who played Hope's mother?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Redux

Answer: Shirley Knight

Knight has made a career out of playing mothers of series heroines.

3. What was the name of the company Michael and Elliot owned in the first season?

From Quiz 'Thirty Something' For Baby-Boomers

Answer: The Michael and Elliot Company

In the final season, Michael and Elliot consider opening another company, but Mike decides to stay in Philadelphia (Elliot has moved to California)

4. Elliot had sex with a chain-smoking attorney during his separation from Nancy. The actress who played the attorney was married (and still is, as of November 2004) to which celebrity?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Beta 2

Answer: Tom Hanks

Rita Wilson had been married to Hanks for less than a year when this episode aired.

5. To whom did Hope lose her virginity?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Alpha 1

Answer: Danny Garvey

Revealed early on, and mentioned in the fourth season episode 'Happy New Year.'

6. What advertising campaign helped Michael and Elliot make their mark at DAA - and snagged Mike the creative director job?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Redux

Answer: Oh My Pies

'Let's sell cookies to grown-ups!' Mike said.

7. What actress got her first big break playing Michael and Elliot's secretary, Janine?

From Quiz 'Thirty Something' For Baby-Boomers

Answer: Faith Ford

Ford parlayed the role of ditzy Janine into the equally ditzy Corky Sherwood on 'Murphy Brown'

8. At the DAA Halloween party, Michael doesn't wear a costume -- just his usual business suit. Safe behind a mask, what does one acrimonious DAA employee suggest that Michael is dressed as?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Beta 2

Answer: former DAA Creative Director Carl Draconis

Michael replaced the somewhat unpleasant Carl (played by a then-unknown Stanley Tucci) as Creative Director of the firm.

9. While trying to decide what last name to give their daughter, Gary and Susannah half-jokingly resort to picking names at random from the phone book. Had they gone through with this method, what would her name be?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Alpha 1

Answer: Emma Wu

They settled on 'Emma Hart-Shepherd.'

10. Which character was HIV positive?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Redux

Answer: Peter

Peter revealed his status to Mike after Gary's death.

11. What future Hollywood hunk played the role of Bernard, the babysitter's boyfriend, in one episode?

From Quiz 'Thirty Something' For Baby-Boomers

Answer: Brad Pitt

The babysitter was played by Tammy Lauren, later of 'Homefront'

12. In the second-to-last episode of the series, Melissa is sent to Hollywood to take photos for a magazine interview of a sitcom star. What is the name of the sitcom?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Beta 2

Answer: 'Bernie Joy'

Brooke Adams played the star. It's long been rumored that this episode was a tentative springboard for a spin-off series focusing on Melissa.

13. When Melissa was in high school, she had a crush on a particular boy, and wanted to 'pick the leaves off his fuzzy sweater.' What was his name?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Alpha 1

Answer: Duffy Swift

Ellyn's response to Melissa's description of Duffy: 'God, I don't even know him, and *I* want to do that.'

14. Who will Melissa eventually settle down with?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Redux

Answer: Lee

At least, that's what Gary's ghost tells Michael.

15. What was Hope and Michael's son's name?

From Quiz 'Thirty Something' For Baby-Boomers

Answer: Leo

'Leo' also appears in 'Relativity' and 'Once and Again'...which, like thirtysomething, are Bedford Falls productions

16. Where does Elliot's mother live?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Beta 2

Answer: Baltimore, MD

In early seasons, there were a number of throwaway lines about Ethan and Brittany being dropped off at Elliot's mom's house for a few hours at a time, which seems unlikely if she lives that far from Philadelphia.

17. Miles Drentell: 'Revenge is a decidedly _________________ pursuit.'

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Alpha 1

Answer: middle-class & middle class

Without a doubt, my favorite character from the series.

18. What author teaches a writing class that Nancy and Michael attend?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Redux

Answer: Ivy Dunbar

19. How were Melissa and Michael Steadman related?

From Quiz 'Thirty Something' For Baby-Boomers

Answer: cousins

Melanie 'Melissa' Mayron's real life sister played Melissa's sister Jill, while Ken 'Michael' Olin's wife Patty Wettig played Nancy Weston.

20. The actor who played Michael's father in 'Business As Usual' later joined the cast of what television show?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Beta 2

Answer: 'Law and Order'

The remarkable Steven Hill played Leo Steadman brilliantly. Sadly, the character died off-screen in the very next episode, and all subsequent flashback appearances of Leo were handled -- ably, it's fair to say -- by Scott Marlowe.

21. What do Elliot and Deb (Nancy's sister) call each other?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Alpha 1

Answer: Jules

The reason that they call each other 'Jules' was never explained, oddly enough.

22. What does Melissa give Gary's baby as a shower gift?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Redux

Answer: car

23. Who played Miles Drentell?

From Quiz 'Thirty Something' For Baby-Boomers

Answer: David Clennon

David Clennon also appeared as Miles Drentell in 'Once and Again'

24. What is the name of Michael's unfinished novel?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Beta 2

Answer: 'The Girl With the Kool-Aid Soul'

With a title like that, I'm glad he never finished it.

25. Michael gives special significance to one particular film that he went to see in college with his 'soulmate' Emily Birch. What film was it?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Alpha 1

Answer: 'Carnal Knowledge'

Emily was played by the alluring Chelsea Field, who is married to 'Quantum Leap' and 'Enterprise' star Scott Bakula.

26. Who was Nancy and Elliot's daughter?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Redux

Answer: Brittany

27. Where does the action in 'thirtysomething' take place?

From Quiz 'Thirty Something' For Baby-Boomers

Answer: Philadelphia

The producers worked very hard on verisimilitude, and most of the outdoor location shots were actually filmed in Philadelphia

28. Melissa loved Dr. Bob Kramer, but left him because he had no plans to have any more children -- his daughter Robin was 'enough' for him. The actress playing Robin later went on to join the cast of what show?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Beta 2

Answer: 'ER'

Kellie Martin played Robin Kramer, and later the ill-fated Lucy Knight on 'ER'.

29. What is the name of the support group that Nancy attends after her second round of chemotherapy?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Alpha 1

Answer: Victory Partners

Elliot eventually started accompanying Nancy to Victory Partners meetings.

30. Who played Eve, Gary's girlfriend, in the episode that was a tribute to Hitchcock?

From Quiz 'Thirtysomething' Redux

Answer: Dana Delaney

Chelsea Fields played a high school friend of Michael's, Tammy Lauren played the babysitter, and Patricia Kalember was Susannah.

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