"The Golden Girls" Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1985

"The Golden Girls" debuted in 1985 and ran for seven successful seasons, ending its run in 1992.

Answer: Shady Pines

Sophia moved in with Dorothy, Rose and Blanche. Right now it says that Sophia moved in with Dorothy, Rose and Sophia.

Answer: True

Estelle was only in her early 60s when she played Sophia Petrillo, who was in her 80s. It took make-up artists 45 minutes to transform Estelle into Sophia every day.

Answer: 3

Rose's three daughters were Kirsten, Bridget and Janella. Kirsten and Bridget both appeared on the show. Bridget was a student and had a fling with Dorothy's son, Michael while both were visiting their mothers.

Answer: True

"The Golden Girls" hosted many famous guest stars. Besides Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Julio Iglesias, Debbie Reynolds and Burt Reynolds also guest-starred on the show, along with many celebrities.

Answer: 38

Dorothy and Stan married when they were only 17. The marriage lasted until Stan's mid-life crisis, when he left Dorothy and later married a flight attendant named Chrissy.

Answer: Sophia

Sophia's son, Phil, liked to wear Dorothy's clothes when they were growing up. Phil died of a heart attack while trying on women's clothes in a store.

Answer: Guido Spirelli

Sophia was married to Guido Spirelli while she was still living in Sicily. The marriage was annulled, and Sophia moved to Brooklyn.

Answer: Two

Sophia married Max Weinstock, her late husband's old business partner. Dorothy married Lucas Hollingsworth, Blanche's uncle, in the series finale. Rose and Blanche both considered re-marrying, but neither ever did.

Answer: True

Blanche performed as a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall in New York City before returning home to Atlanta to marry George.

Answer: False

In one episode, it appeared that George had returned to be with Blanche, and she struggled over whether or not to forgive him. At the end, the viewers found out that it was just a dream.

Answer: True

Bea hated cheesecake, which was the girls' favorite dessert. Over the course of the show, the girls ate more than 100 cheesecakes!

Answer: 5

Blanche's five children, Matthew, Rebecca, Skippy, Biff and Janet, were raised by a nanny, something which caused Blanche much guilt. Rebecca and Janet appeared on the show, but the audience never met Blanche's sons, although they did meet David, George's son by another woman. Skippy was only mentioned in a few episodes, however.

In one episode, Blanche offers to give Dorothy one of her sons, saying "Take Biff or Doug. Don't take Skippy, he's got asthma." Doug is never mentioned again, and most fans consider this a writer's mistake.

Answer: St. Gustav

According to Rose, St. Gustav was known as the "City that Never Naps."

Answer: 11

"The Golden Girls" was nominated for 57 Emmy awards. All four of the main characters won at least one Emmy for their character, not to mention all of the other honors the show won.