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"The Big Bang Theory"- Season 1 Quiz

"The Big Bang Theory" premiered on September 24, 2007 on CBS. It has given intelligent viewers big reasons to laugh ever since! Here is a quiz on the show and its cast.

A multiple-choice quiz by ferfer72. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ferfer72

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
280,642

Updated
Jan 15 25

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
11754

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. The show centers around a loveable geek who falls for a beautiful girl. Who plays our geek, Leonard? Hint

Jim Parsons

Michael Fishman

Simon Helberg

Johnny Galecki

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2. Kaley Cuoco plays the object of Leonard's obsession. What is her character's name? Hint

Jennifer

Laura

Sadie

Penny

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3. The "geeks" (Leonard and Sheldon) in this show work in the same field at Cal Tech. In what field do they work? Hint

Physics

Semantics

Philosophy

Archaeology

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4. Penny claims to be an actress, but she's currently working as a waitress. Where does she work? Hint

The Cheesecake Factory

Burger King

TGI Friday's

Bob's Big Boy

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5. Two former "Roseanne" alumni play guest characters on the show. One plays Leslie Winkle, Leonard's sometime love interest. Which actress plays Leslie? Hint

Natalie West

Alicia Goranson

Roseanne Barr

Sara Gilbert

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6. Another "Roseanne" alumnus is Laurie Metcalf. Whose mother does she play on the show? Hint

Rajesh's

Leonard's

Sheldon's

Wolowitz's

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7. The theme song is "The History of Everything". Who sings it? Hint

They Might Be Giants

Barenaked Ladies

Tom Waits

Richard Thompson

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8. Many scenes in "The Big Bang Theory" take place as Leonard and Sheldon are climbing the stairs. Why do they take the stairs? Hint

They are trying to lose weight.

Leonard is claustrophobic.

Sheldon is claustrophobic.

The elevator is broken.

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9. In the first season, which character got fired from his job at Cal Tech? Hint

Sheldon

Wolowitz

Leonard

Rajesh

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10. "The Big Bang Theory" hit a road block during its first season on TV. What problem led fans to believe it wouldn't come back for a second season? Hint

The death of a cast member

The network announced that it was cancelled

Kaley Cuoco (Penny) quit

The writers' strike

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The show centers around a loveable geek who falls for a beautiful girl. Who plays our geek, Leonard?

Answer: Johnny Galecki

Johnny Galecki was David Healy on "Roseanne". He was also great as Trouty on "My Boys".

2. Kaley Cuoco plays the object of Leonard's obsession. What is her character's name?

Answer: Penny

Kaley Cuoco was Bridget Hennessy. Interesting fact: Amy Davidson, who played Kaley's younger sister on "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter", is actually six years older.

3. The "geeks" (Leonard and Sheldon) in this show work in the same field at Cal Tech. In what field do they work?

Answer: Physics

There are many physics-related jokes in this show. These comments are surprisingly funny: "You have about as much chance of going out with Penny as the Hubble Telescope has of finding that at the center of each black hole there's a little man with a flashlight trying to find the circuit breaker."

4. Penny claims to be an actress, but she's currently working as a waitress. Where does she work?

Answer: The Cheesecake Factory

Wolowitz describes her as "a cheesecake-scented goddess". References have also been made about her smelling like vanilla. In the first season of "The Big Bang Theory", Penny also claimed to be a screenwriter. She had even written a screenplay about a small-town girl who comes to LA.

5. Two former "Roseanne" alumni play guest characters on the show. One plays Leslie Winkle, Leonard's sometime love interest. Which actress plays Leslie?

Answer: Sara Gilbert

Sara Gilbert was also in the last sitcom on this network with this time slot: "The Class". She played Fern, Richie's not-so-nice wife.

6. Another "Roseanne" alumnus is Laurie Metcalf. Whose mother does she play on the show?

Answer: Sheldon's

She plays a very Christian mother who is very perceptive. She claims her other two children are "dumb as soup".

7. The theme song is "The History of Everything". Who sings it?

Answer: Barenaked Ladies

They also sing the theme for the Major League Soccer team the Toronto FC (called "TFC"). The band is from Canada.

8. Many scenes in "The Big Bang Theory" take place as Leonard and Sheldon are climbing the stairs. Why do they take the stairs?

Answer: The elevator is broken.

There is yellow caution tape in an "X" across every elevator doorway. Sheldon and Leonard use the long climbs to talk about their days.

9. In the first season, which character got fired from his job at Cal Tech?

Answer: Sheldon

Sheldon said the wrong thing to his new boss at a party. Eventually, his mom helped him get it back.

10. "The Big Bang Theory" hit a road block during its first season on TV. What problem led fans to believe it wouldn't come back for a second season?

Answer: The writers' strike

The strike of the Writers' Guild stopped production of all non-reality television shows towards the end of 2007. As a result, very few of the new shows managed to get a "foothold" in the ratings. On December 4, 2007 Les Moonves, President of CBS, announced that "The Big Bang Theory" and CBS's vampire/cop show "Moonlight" would return for a second season.

Source: Author ferfer72

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