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Quiz about Characters of Parks and Recreation
Quiz about Characters of Parks and Recreation

Characters of "Parks and Recreation" Quiz

"Parks and Recreation" is about the Parks Department of the small and fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. Seasons one through three are covered.

A multiple-choice quiz by Joepetz. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Joepetz
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
338,334
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
500
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Amy Poehler stars as Leslie Knope, Deputy Director of the Parks Department. Leslie dreams of becoming the first female President of the United States. She has also had many romantic flings during the show. With whom has she not been romantically involved with? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Aziz Ansari plays Tom Haverford, a young Parks Department official. He enjoys the partying, easy going lifestyle. He is Indian-American, but others assume he is an immigrant. Tom then informs them that he was born in what state? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Rashida Jones plays Ann Perkins, who (in the first two seasons) lived next to a giant pit that she and the Parks Department worked to turn into a park. In the season three episode, The Fight, Ann got a part-time job as PR manager for the Health Department, while still working part-time as what? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Nick Offerman plays Ron Swanson, Head of the Pawnee Parks Department. Ron is a libertarian, who shows no interest in government. He has been married to two women with the same name. What is the name of two of his ex-wives? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Aubrey Plaza plays April Ludgate, Ron's assistant. She was originally an intern and was promoted. She is married to Andy Dwyer, but first had a romantic fling with a man from what country? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Chris Pratt plays Andy Dwyer. Andy is Ann's ex-boyfriend and April's husband. Andy is extremely lazy and not real smart. He does, however, have a menial job at City Hall as what? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Adam Scott plays Ben Wyatt, a state auditor sent to Pawnee to help balance the budget. Ben became mayor of Partridge, Minnesota at the age of 18. He was impeached after he bankrupted the town by building what? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Rob Lowe plays Chris Traeger, another state auditor. Chris is a health nut and is extremely nice and optimistic about everything. He is so nice that he once broke up with a character and she didn't even realize it. Who is this woman? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Jim O'Heir plays Jerry Girgich, the butt of all the office jokes. He usually tolerates the jokes. In order to avoid being a laughing stock, Jerry lied and said he had been mugged by teenagers. What really happened to him? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Retta plays Donna Meagle. Donna is always in debt, but is obsessed with her expensive car. What kind of car does Donna drive? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Amy Poehler stars as Leslie Knope, Deputy Director of the Parks Department. Leslie dreams of becoming the first female President of the United States. She has also had many romantic flings during the show. With whom has she not been romantically involved with?

Answer: Andy Dwyer

 Leslie slept with Mark Brendanawicz before the series began. She dated Dave Sanderson, played by Louis C.K., in season 2. She is having a romantic fling with Ben Wyatt in secret due to Chris Trager's policy about inter-office relationships.
2. Aziz Ansari plays Tom Haverford, a young Parks Department official. He enjoys the partying, easy going lifestyle. He is Indian-American, but others assume he is an immigrant. Tom then informs them that he was born in what state?

Answer: South Carolina

 Adding further confusion to Tom's heritage is the fact that his birth name is Darwish Sabir Ismael Gani. He changed his name to Thomas Montgomery Haverford which sounds much more appealing in the political world.
3. Rashida Jones plays Ann Perkins, who (in the first two seasons) lived next to a giant pit that she and the Parks Department worked to turn into a park. In the season three episode, The Fight, Ann got a part-time job as PR manager for the Health Department, while still working part-time as what?

Answer: A nurse

 Ann finds working as a nurse rewarding, but took the job as PR Manager to work closer to her friends at City Hall.
4. Nick Offerman plays Ron Swanson, Head of the Pawnee Parks Department. Ron is a libertarian, who shows no interest in government. He has been married to two women with the same name. What is the name of two of his ex-wives?

Answer: Tammy

 One of the Tammys is played by Offerman's real-life wife, Megan Mullaly. Ron's mother is also named Tammy.
5. Aubrey Plaza plays April Ludgate, Ron's assistant. She was originally an intern and was promoted. She is married to Andy Dwyer, but first had a romantic fling with a man from what country?

Answer: Venezuela

 Eduardo was a Venezuelan man she met when he was on a diplomatic trip to Pawnee. She also once had a gay boyfriend, who was is in a relationship at the time with another man, which April did not mind.
6. Chris Pratt plays Andy Dwyer. Andy is Ann's ex-boyfriend and April's husband. Andy is extremely lazy and not real smart. He does, however, have a menial job at City Hall as what?

Answer: Shoe shiner

 Andy got this job as part of his settlement from Pawnee. He fell into the pit next to Ann's house and broke both of his legs.
7. Adam Scott plays Ben Wyatt, a state auditor sent to Pawnee to help balance the budget. Ben became mayor of Partridge, Minnesota at the age of 18. He was impeached after he bankrupted the town by building what?

Answer: A sports complex

 Ben built a winter sports complex called Ice Town. He is much more serious about his work than his partner, Chris Traeger.
8. Rob Lowe plays Chris Traeger, another state auditor. Chris is a health nut and is extremely nice and optimistic about everything. He is so nice that he once broke up with a character and she didn't even realize it. Who is this woman?

Answer: Ann Perkins

 Chris and Ann broke up a week before the episode, "Indianapolis," occurred. She thought he was cheating on her because she did not realize they had broken up.
9. Jim O'Heir plays Jerry Girgich, the butt of all the office jokes. He usually tolerates the jokes. In order to avoid being a laughing stock, Jerry lied and said he had been mugged by teenagers. What really happened to him?

Answer: He fell in a stream

 This occurred in the episode "Park Safety." Jerry dropped his breakfast burrito and fell into the stream when he went to pick it up. He dislocated his shoulder and then blamed teenagers for his misfortune.
10. Retta plays Donna Meagle. Donna is always in debt, but is obsessed with her expensive car. What kind of car does Donna drive?

Answer: Mercedes

 You better not mess with Donna's Mercedes. In the episode "Hunting Trip" she freaked out when someone shot the window of her Mercedes.
Source: Author Joepetz

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