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'October Road'- Season 1 Trivia Quiz

The series "October Road" revolves around a young man's return to his hometown after a ten year absence in which he wrote a book and portrayed his town and friends in an unflattering light. Needless to say, they aren't very pleased with his return.

A multiple-choice quiz by tdakoo. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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tdakoo

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Nick Garrett returns home after writing a book with a unique name. What is the name of the book? Hint

Frog on a Bongo Drum

Fish on a Bass Drum

Lizard on a Steel Drum

Turtle on a Snare Drum

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Question 2 of 10

2. What name does Nick write under (i.e. what is the name of the author of his book)? Hint

Nicholson Garrett

Nicholas Garrett

Nick Garrett

Nickleby Garrett

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the small town in which Nick grew up? Hint

Knight's Ridge

Glen Oak

Tree Hill

Point Place

4. Nick is in for a surprise when he discovers that his former girlfriend Hannah (who he broke up with ten years ago) has a ten year old son. Although Hannah says Nick is not the boy's father, Nick has his reasons to believe that he is. Most notably that all the men in his family share a common allergy, which Sam has as well. What are Nick, Sam and all the Garrett men allergic to? Hint

Strawberries

Nuts

Milk

Seafood

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Question 5 of 10

5. Hannah says that Nick is not the father of her son Sam, but that Sam's father is a college student she slept with after Nick left. What is the name of Sam's alleged father? Hint

Gavin Goddard

Charlie Carlson

Ethan Evans

Ryan Rollins

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of Nick's friends, Owen Rowan, seems to have the perfect marriage with a beautiful wife Allison and two adorable children. It turns out however, that things are not really perfect and that Allison is having an affair with one of Owen's friends. Which one? Hint

Eddie

Ray

Phil

Ikey

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Question 7 of 10

7. Hannah's best friend is a bartender named Janet. Janet is a very nice girl, but isn't the looker that Hannah is. In fact, some of the guys call her by a mean nickname. She's sometimes referred to as "Janet the ______."

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Nick and his friends refer to his father as what military term? Hint

The General

The Commander

The Sergeant

The Admiral

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ray "Big Cat" Cataldo was Hannah Daniels' boyfriend at the start of the first season. He and his twin sons were over at Hannah and Sam's for dinner a lot, but Sam did not get along with the two Cataldo twins. What were the rhyming names of Ray's sons? Hint

Jasper and Casper

Johnny and Ronny

Brian and Ryan

Jimmy and Timmy

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Question 10 of 10

10. Before leaving town Nick and Eddie had intended to start a window company. What was the name of the company to be? Hint

Friendly Face Windows

Best Friend Windows

Garrett/Latekka Windows

Nick and Eddie's Windows

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Nick Garrett returns home after writing a book with a unique name. What is the name of the book?

Answer: Turtle on a Snare Drum

Nick's book is about a group of people living in a small town... not unlike the one he lives in in Massachusetts. He has been trying to write a second novel but is plagued by writer's block. He even returns to the dinghy apartment where he wrote the book in hopes that he would find inspiration but only ended up freaking out the people who now live there.

2. What name does Nick write under (i.e. what is the name of the author of his book)?

Answer: Nicholson Garrett

Although his real name is Nicholas Garrett (and he's most often called "Nick") his editors thought "Nicholson" sounded more important.

3. What is the name of the small town in which Nick grew up?

Answer: Knight's Ridge

The show takes place in the fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts. Point Place is the town on "That 70's Show" which Laura Prepon (Hannah) was on, Glen Oak is the town on "Seventh Heaven" which Geoff Stults (Eddie) had numerous guest appearances on, and Tree Hill is from "One Tree Hill" on which Bryan Greenberg (Nick) played one of the high school basketball players (Peyton's love interest, Jake).

Answer: Nuts

Nick and Sam are both allergic to all kinds of nuts. This becomes a big problem when Sam comes in contact with a peanut butter filled cake at Allison's birthday party and has an allergic reaction. While he tries to get home on his bike he is hit by a car and is rushed to the hospital.

5. Hannah says that Nick is not the father of her son Sam, but that Sam's father is a college student she slept with after Nick left. What is the name of Sam's alleged father?

Answer: Gavin Goddard

Hannah claims that Gavin Goddard is Sam's biological father, but Nick doesn't even believe the man exists. However in the first season finale Nick shows up at Hannah's house and comes face to face with Gavin Goddard.

Answer: Ikey

Ikey reveals to Nick that he has been sleeping with Owen's wife, however he only told Nick this information when he thought Nick would be heading back to New York. Things go badly when Ray Cataldo finds out about the affair, and not only tells Owen the truth, but also tells him that Nick knew the secret and was hiding it from him.

Answer: Planet

Poor Janet, she's a very sweet and bubbly person but the boys don't think she's as pretty as other girls. Eddie however has a change of heart and asks Janet out on a date. They have a great secret date at an Italian restaurant but when it comes to going to a cook-out for Owen's wife, Eddie becomes doesn't want to be seen with Janet and stands her up.

8. Nick and his friends refer to his father as what military term?

Answer: The Commander

Nick's father, played by Tom Berenger, is always refereed to as the commander. His wife dies more than a decade ago and in season one he started dating Nick's new boss.

Answer: Jasper and Casper

Ray and Hannah had been dating for a few years and he was ready to make a commitment to her and move in together. But when Nick Garrett returned to town things got complicated. Hannah had mixed feelings about Nick and eventually broke up with Ray. Ray didn't take it easily though and decided to take his anger out on Nick and his friends.

He tried to ruin Eddie's business and told Owen that his wife was cheating on him.

10. Before leaving town Nick and Eddie had intended to start a window company. What was the name of the company to be?

Answer: Best Friend Windows

The window company was to be called Best Friend Windows which we learned in the first episode when Eddie burst into Nick's bedroom announcing the name. In the first season finale, Nick intended to start the business with Eddie after all and bought a store front and window with the name. However the two got into a fight and Nick ends up being pushed through the new window.

Source: Author tdakoo

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