Cooper vs. Hofstadter Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cooper

Several episodes of the show reference that Sheldon is from Texas. Jim Parsons, who plays Sheldon Cooper, was born in Houston on March 24, 1973. Leonard is from New Jersey. Johnny Galecki, who plays Leonard, was born on April 30, 1975 in Belgium, where his dad was in the US Air Force.

Answer: Hofstadter

One of the main themes in the show was the relationship between Leonard and Penny. Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco, the actors who played Leonard and Penny, dated for a couple of years in real life while their characters were also dating on the show until Cuoco got married in 2013. Jim Parsons who played Sheldon was in a relationship outside the show the entire time the show ran prior to Cuoco getting married.

Answer: Hofstadter

In several episodes during the first few season, Leonard dated fellow scientist Leslie Winkle, played by Sara Gilbert. About ten years earlier, on the show "Roseanne", Gilbert's character, Darlene Conner, dated David Healy, portrayed by Johnny Galecki.

Answer: Cooper

In a season three flashback episode it was shown how Sheldon's old roommate left and warned Leonard against moving in when Leonard answered Sheldon's ad.

Jim Parsons received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in early 2015. In addition to his work on "The Big Bang Theory" he has also performed on Broadway and on the big screen, including a cameo in the 2011 film "The Muppets".

Answer: Neither

Their friend, Howard Wolowitz, was the one with the Masters from M.I.T. Both Cooper and Hofstadter had Doctorate degrees. Sheldon frequently mocked Howard for not having a Doctorate.

Answer: Hofstadter

Leonard's mother was a psychologist who appeared in several episodes. She got along better with Sheldon than she did with Leonard. His father was an anthropologist who first appeared on the episode where Leonard and Penny had their wedding party.

Sheldon's mother worked for the church while his father passed away when Sheldon was in his teens.

Answer: Cooper

While Cooper was a theoretical physicist, Hofstadter was an experimental physicist. As its name implies, a theoretical physicist comes up with theories to try and explain the universe while an experimental physicist conducts experiments to try and prove or disprove a theory.

Answer: Both

In addition to sharing an apartment for the first nine seasons (and living across the hall from each other when Leonard got married), both Leonard and Sheldon worked at Caltech. This was especially good for Sheldon who doesn't drive, as he was able to get a ride to and from work from Leonard.

Answer: Cooper

Sheldon had an IQ of 187 while Leonard's was "only" 173. An IQ of 100 is average. Depending on the scale, an IQ of 140 is considered genius or near genius. 173 is higher than 99.9% of the population. Sheldon shared his 187 IQ with Spencer Reid from "Criminal Minds".

Answer: Cooper

An eidetic memory is another term for a photographic memory. Thanks to his memory, Sheldon would frequently tell someone about what they did or said at some date in the distant past, not realizing how annoying he was being.