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'Thirtysomething' Alpha 1 Trivia Quiz

My first quiz for this site. Covers all four seasons of the show. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by enfranklopedia. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
enfranklopedia

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
50,995

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
740

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the Steadmans' dog? Hint

Hercules

Grendel

Beowulf

Leo

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Question 2 of 10

2. To whom did Hope lose her virginity? Hint

Alan Grey

Michael Steadman

Danny Garvey

Rick Fordham

3. While trying to decide what last name to give their daughter, Gary and Susannah half-jokingly resort to picking names at random from the phone book. Had they gone through with this method, what would her name be? Hint

Emma Brandis

Emma Weinstein

Emma Wu

Emma Bovary

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Question 4 of 10

4. When Melissa was in high school, she had a crush on a particular boy, and wanted to 'pick the leaves off his fuzzy sweater.' What was his name? Hint

Aaron Wellman

Tommy Wise

Ben Hargood

Duffy Swift

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Question 5 of 10

5. Miles Drentell: 'Revenge is a decidedly _________________ pursuit.'

Answer: (one hyphenated word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What do Elliot and Deb (Nancy's sister) call each other? Hint

Sam

Buddy

Jules

Len

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Question 7 of 10

7. Michael gives special significance to one particular film that he went to see in college with his 'soulmate' Emily Birch. What film was it? Hint

'Fellini Satyricon'

'Love Story'

'Carnal Knowledge'

'Five Easy Pieces'

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the support group that Nancy attends after her second round of chemotherapy? Hint

Victory Partners

Strength in Numbers

Surviving Together

Hope, Incorporated

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ellyn Warren: 'Why does female bonding always involve __________
__________?'

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Michael and Elliot started working for DAA, they were assigned a car campaign -- the Spingieri Stazzi. What was Michael's idea for the commercial's tagline? Hint

'Not since Sophia Loren...'

'As fast as you can dream.'

'Go. And stop.'

'Sleek' is not a four-letter word.'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the Steadmans' dog?

Answer: Grendel

Named for the monster in 'Beowulf,' an epic that gets mentioned several times during the series.

2. To whom did Hope lose her virginity?

Answer: Danny Garvey

Revealed early on, and mentioned in the fourth season episode 'Happy New Year.'

Answer: Emma Wu

They settled on 'Emma Hart-Shepherd.'

4. When Melissa was in high school, she had a crush on a particular boy, and wanted to 'pick the leaves off his fuzzy sweater.' What was his name?

Answer: Duffy Swift

Ellyn's response to Melissa's description of Duffy: 'God, I don't even know him, and *I* want to do that.'

5. Miles Drentell: 'Revenge is a decidedly _________________ pursuit.'

Answer: middle-class

Without a doubt, my favorite character from the series.

6. What do Elliot and Deb (Nancy's sister) call each other?

Answer: Jules

The reason that they call each other 'Jules' was never explained, oddly enough.

7. Michael gives special significance to one particular film that he went to see in college with his 'soulmate' Emily Birch. What film was it?

Answer: 'Carnal Knowledge'

Emily was played by the alluring Chelsea Field, who is married to 'Quantum Leap' and 'Enterprise' star Scott Bakula.

8. What is the name of the support group that Nancy attends after her second round of chemotherapy?

Answer: Victory Partners

Elliot eventually started accompanying Nancy to Victory Partners meetings.

9. Ellyn Warren: 'Why does female bonding always involve __________ __________?'

Answer: vanilla extract

Had I been in the room, I would have responded with, 'It doesn't.'

10. When Michael and Elliot started working for DAA, they were assigned a car campaign -- the Spingieri Stazzi. What was Michael's idea for the commercial's tagline?

Answer: 'Go. And stop.'

Elliot loved the idea, but it turned out to be too similar to a campaign DAA had recently done for another automotive client.

Source: Author enfranklopedia

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