Mr. Monk Goes Back to School! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Chess

Adrian Monk, played by Tony Shaloub, was playing chess with his assistant Sharona, played by Bitty Schram. When Sharona found out that her queen could be captured by Monk's bishop, she licked the queen because she knew he wouldn't touch it. Monk declared that Sharona forfeited the game because it was illegal to lick a queen.

Answer: Ellison

When Monk arrived at the school, he met the janitor. While Sharona was trying to find out what had happened at the school, Monk was asking the janitor if he knew his wife. He said her name was Trudy Ellison and that she was valedictorian. Sharona finally had to stop Monk because he was rambling.

Answer: Chemistry and Biology

When Mr. Monk went in the teacher's lounge, he found three teachers sitting at a table. When Mr. Philby started talking about Beth Landow's murder, Monk asked him who he was. He told Monk his name and the two subjects he taught.

Answer: English

When Monk realized that Derek Philby was the killer, he wanted to find out more about him. Arleen Cassidy, played by Rosalind Chao, reminded him that they still hadn't found a substitute to take Beth's class.

Answer: Kyle

When Sharona came to check on Monk, she saw him standing cotton-mouthed at the blackboard. When she walked in, she helped Monk to his seat and discovered an eraser on the floor. When she asked who threw it, everyone looked at Kyle, played by Bob Brewer. Sharona went on to tell him that she knew he was lying because her ex-husband gave her the same smirk that was on his face.

Answer: Modesto Inn

When Mr. Monk and Sharona met with Ms. Cassidy in the office, Monk noticed that Beth Landow had a brochure from the Modesto in her mailbox. He remembered that Derek Philby had a pen from that same hotel.

Answer: eye glasses

Capt. Stottlemeyer and Lt. Disher, played by Jason Grey-Stanford, were checking out Beth Landow's apartment. Lt. Disher picked up some sunglasses on Beth's patio table and tried to see through them. When he realized they were prescription, he reminded Capt. Stottlemeyer that no eye glasses were found at the crime scene.

Answer: Liquid nitrogen

When Monk went to visit Mr. Philby a second time, he walked in during an experiment. Mr. Philby placed a tennis ball in a tube of liquid nitrogen. Then he hit the ball up against the counter top and it cracked.

Answer: His father helped him solve the case.

The second time Kyle's dad came to fight Monk, he mentioned what time it was. Then he said that five minutes later Monk would be trying to recover from the fight. That helped Monk solve the case. In return, he told the man he was going to give his son an "A".

Answer: Tennis

When Monk was waiting on Ms. Cassidy in the office, he showed Sharona a picture of Trudy handing up. She was on the tennis team. Sharona told Monk that she looked happy, but Monk reminded her that she hadn't met him yet.