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Why Did They Call It That, Part 3 Quiz

Some of the episode titles on "Gilmore Girls" have a deeper meaning than just labeling the show. This quiz explores some of those meanings. (Some may not be answerable by just watching the show.)

A multiple-choice quiz by bookworm78. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bookworm78

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
230,518

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1979

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The first season has an episode title "The Deerhunters". This references a movie which was released in 1978 called "The Deerhunter". It was about veterans from which war? Hint

US Civil War

Korean War

Vietnam War

World War II

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Question 2 of 10

2. Episode fourteen of season one includes Donna Reed in the title. What was the last name of the character played by Donna Reed on "The Donna Reed Show"? Hint

Sanderlin

Smith

Stone

Stevenson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who are the original 'star-crossed lovers', as referenced in the episode titled "Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers"? Hint

Lancelot and Guinevere

Tony and Maria

Romeo and Juliet

Christopher and Lorelai

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Emily in Wonderland" is an episode title that pays homage to a wonderful book by what author? Hint

C. S. Lewis

Lewis Carroll

J. R. R. Tolkien

Rudyard Kipling

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first episode of season two is titled "Sadie, Sadie...". This references a song from what Barbra Streisand movie? Hint

A Star is Born

What's Up Doc?

Hello Dolly!

Funny Girl

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Nick and Nora/Sid and Nancy" was a pivotal episode, because it introduced the character of Jess. But who are the Nick and Nora that are referred to in the title? Hint

the flower and chocolate shop owners

Jess's parents

characters from "The Thin Man"

characters from "Mission: Impossible"

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Question 7 of 10

7. So the second half of the episode title "Nick and Nora/Sid and Nancy" refers to a band member of what musical group? Hint

The Sex Pistols

Foo Fighters

Savage Garden

Poison

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Question 8 of 10

8. A fun little song is called "A Tisket, A Tasket". What color is the basket in the song? Hint

green and yellow

red and green

blue and white

brown and gold

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Question 9 of 10

9. The episode title "There's the Rub" comes from what William Shakespeare play? Hint

Hamlet

Henry VI

The Tempest

Macbeth

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who made famous the song "Back in the Saddle Again", which is also the name of the eighteenth episode of the second season? Hint

Gene Autrey

John Wayne

Garth Brooks

Will Rogers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first season has an episode title "The Deerhunters". This references a movie which was released in 1978 called "The Deerhunter". It was about veterans from which war?

Answer: Vietnam War

In the movie, the vets have trouble adjusting to civilian life, just as Rory has trouble adjusting to her new life at Chilton.
The cast of the movie includes Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep and Robert DeNiro.

2. Episode fourteen of season one includes Donna Reed in the title. What was the last name of the character played by Donna Reed on "The Donna Reed Show"?

Answer: Stone

In the episode, Lorelai and Rory make fun of "The Donna Reed Show". It was a 1950s sitcom about the family Stone, a perfect family with working doctor father, homemaker mother and the requisite daughter and son. The show ran from 1958-1966 and also starred Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares and Paul Peterson.

3. Who are the original 'star-crossed lovers', as referenced in the episode titled "Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers"?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

The prologue to the William Shakespeare play includes the line, "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life." The term has come to mean couples who, though in love, are not meant to live happily ever after. Tony and Maria are from "West Side Story". Lancelot and Guinevere supposedly lived at the time of King Arthur.

Other couples would be Padme and Anakin from the "Star Wars" movies and Jack and Rose from "Titanic".

4. "Emily in Wonderland" is an episode title that pays homage to a wonderful book by what author?

Answer: Lewis Carroll

"Alice in Wonderland" is the story of a young girl who finds herself in a strange land, much as Emily feels as she visits Stars Hollow for the first time and sees the life her daughter has led for the last fifteen years.

5. The first episode of season two is titled "Sadie, Sadie...". This references a song from what Barbra Streisand movie?

Answer: Funny Girl

"Funny Girl" came out in 1968. Barbra Streisand played the part of Fanny Brice. After her marriage to Nick (played by Omar Sharif), Fanny sang the song "Sadie, Sadie". As Lorelai is contemplating marriage to Max in this episode, the title is appropriate.

6. "Nick and Nora/Sid and Nancy" was a pivotal episode, because it introduced the character of Jess. But who are the Nick and Nora that are referred to in the title?

Answer: characters from "The Thin Man"

"The Thin Man" was a movie from 1934 whose main characters Nick and Nora Charles decide to solve a murder case, just because they can. A television series followed in 1957 and lasted until 1959.

7. So the second half of the episode title "Nick and Nora/Sid and Nancy" refers to a band member of what musical group?

Answer: The Sex Pistols

Sid Vicious was the bassist of The Sex Pistols. One day, he killed his girlfriend Nancy, and then later died of an overdose.

8. A fun little song is called "A Tisket, A Tasket". What color is the basket in the song?

Answer: green and yellow

"A-tisket, a-tasket,
A green and yellow basket.
I wrote a letter to my love,
But on the way I dropped it.
I dropped it, I dropped it,
And, on the way I dropped it.
A little boy picked it up,
And put it in his pocket."
In the episode "A Tisket, A Tasket", baskets full of lunch made by the ladies of the town are auctioned off to the highest bidder to raise money for the town.

9. The episode title "There's the Rub" comes from what William Shakespeare play?

Answer: Hamlet

The line comes from Hamlet's famous soliloquy, "To die, to sleep- to sleep- perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub".

10. Who made famous the song "Back in the Saddle Again", which is also the name of the eighteenth episode of the second season?

Answer: Gene Autrey

Gene Autrey also made famous the songs "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine" and "You are My Sunshine". He also starred in over 30 western movies and had his own show from 1950-1960.
The phrase "Back in the Saddle Again" is often used to refer to getting back into dating after a bad breakup or long absence from dating.

Source: Author bookworm78

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