98 Friends trivia questions and answers
Friends trivia from all ten seasons: the six friends, their relationships and homes, famous episodes, the cast and behind-the-scenes facts, marked easy, medium or hard. Each answer names its source; this is an independent quiz, not made by Warner Bros. or NBC.
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The six friends
What is Monica's profession?
easy
She is a chef.
She works her way up to head chef in several restaurants.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What is Ross's profession?
easy
He is a paleontologist.
He works at a museum and later teaches at New York University.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What does Phoebe do for a living for most of the series?
easy
She is a masseuse.
She also plays guitar and sings her own songs.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What is Joey's job?
easy
He is an actor.
He spends much of the series going to auditions.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Where does Rachel work when the series begins?
easy
As a waitress at Central Perk.
She moves in with Monica after leaving her fiancé at the altar.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What is Chandler's line of work for most of the series?
medium
Statistical analysis and data reconfiguration.
He dislikes the job but keeps getting promotions and raises.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandler_Bing?oldid=1373787898
What new career does Chandler start in season 9?
medium
Advertising.
He starts as an unpaid intern and is hired as a junior copywriter.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
How is Monica related to Ross?
easy
She is his sister.
Ross is her older brother.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
How do Ross and Chandler first know each other?
medium
They were roommates in college.
Chandler met Monica through Ross, at a Geller family Thanksgiving.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandler_Bing?oldid=1373787898
What is the name of the fiancé Rachel leaves at the altar in the first episode?
medium
Barry Farber.
Barry is an orthodontist.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Which department store does Rachel work for after she quits Central Perk?
medium
Bloomingdale's.
She later moves to Ralph Lauren.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Which fashion company does Rachel join in season 5?
medium
Ralph Lauren.
She stays there until she is fired in the final season.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Which neurosurgeon does Joey play on Days of Our Lives?
medium
Dr. Drake Ramoray.
Days of Our Lives is a real soap opera.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
How does Joey get his soap opera character killed off?
hard
He tells a magazine that he writes many of his own lines.
The claim offends the show's writer.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What is Chandler's middle name?
hard
Muriel.
His full name is Chandler Muriel Bing.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandler_Bing?oldid=1373787898
What is the title of Phoebe's best-known song?
easy
“Smelly Cat.”
She writes her own songs and plays them on guitar.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
Which instrument does Phoebe play while she sings her songs?
easy
The guitar.
She sometimes performs at Central Perk.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What is the name of Phoebe's identical twin sister?
medium
Ursula.
Ursula shares few of Phoebe's traits.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Which made-up name does Phoebe use as an alias?
hard
Regina Phalange.
Phoebe uses the name when she pretends to be someone else.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Buffay?oldid=1376902311
Which friend is famous for a flirty three-word line asking a woman how she is doing?
medium
Joey.
The line became one of the show's best-known catchphrases.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
Which friend's golden rule is never to share food?
medium
Joey.
He refuses to call a date again because she ate from his plate.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Tribbiani?oldid=1363498704
Which haircut, named after a Friends character, did Jennifer Aniston make famous?
medium
“The Rachel.”
Aniston first wore it early in the series.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rachel?oldid=1364560211
Relationships and family
Who is the mother of Ross's son, Ben?
medium
Carol, Ross's first wife.
Ben is born near the end of season 1.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What is the name of Ross and Rachel's daughter?
easy
Emma.
She is born at the end of season 8.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
How many times does Ross get divorced during the series?
medium
Three.
His failed marriages become a running joke.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Geller?oldid=1376813395
Whose name does Ross say at the altar when he marries Emily?
easy
Rachel's.
Emily is shocked, and the marriage soon ends.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Ross says nothing was wrong with his fling with Chloe because he and Rachel were on what?
medium
A break.
The argument about it runs until the end of the series.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Which couple keeps their new relationship a secret from the others in season 5?
medium
Monica and Chandler.
They go public later in the season.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
When Monica and Chandler get engaged, who starts the proposal?
medium
Monica, and Chandler finishes it.
Monica becomes too emotional to continue, so Chandler proposes and she accepts.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Whose surprise appearance ruins Chandler's planned proposal at a restaurant?
hard
Richard Burke, Monica's ex-boyfriend.
Richard then tells Monica he wants to marry her.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Phoebe's season 1 boyfriend David, the scientist, moves to which city?
hard
Minsk.
He goes there on a research grant and returns in season 9.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
For whom does Phoebe become a surrogate mother?
medium
Her half-brother, Frank Jr., and his fiancée, Alice.
The storyline was written after Lisa Kudrow became pregnant in real life.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
How many babies does Phoebe deliver in the show's 100th episode?
medium
Three (triplets).
She has a boy and two girls.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What are the names of the twins Monica and Chandler adopt?
medium
Jack and Erica.
Their birth mother, also named Erica, surprises them with twins.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What does Ross's mother give him when Rachel goes into labor?
medium
A family heirloom ring.
She hopes he will propose to Rachel.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Which new paleontology professor dates Joey before she and Ross get together?
hard
Charlie Wheeler.
Aisha Tyler played Charlie.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Which girlfriend does Chandler keep breaking up with, only for her to keep coming back?
medium
Janice.
Maggie Wheeler played Janice.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Who at Central Perk is secretly in love with Rachel?
medium
Gunther.
He later becomes the coffee house manager.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What was the name of Ross's pet monkey in season 1?
medium
Marcel.
Marcel is a capuchin monkey.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Geller?oldid=1376813395
Which two birds do Joey and Chandler keep as pets?
easy
A chick and a duck.
The season 3 episode title names them.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Friends_episodes?oldid=1376925512
What trophy did Ross and Monica compete for in the family football game every Thanksgiving?
hard
The Geller Cup.
The game ended after Monica broke Ross's nose.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Geller?oldid=1376813395
Places
What is the name of the coffee house where the friends meet?
easy
Central Perk.
The last scene of the series sends them there for one more coffee.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
In which city do the friends live?
easy
New York City.
Most of the show takes place in Manhattan apartments and at Central Perk.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What color is the door of Monica's apartment?
easy
Purple.
The very last shot of the series shows the door.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Which real cafe gave the creators the idea for the friends' coffee house?
hard
The Insomnia Cafe.
Insomnia Cafe was also one of the possible titles for the show.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
What do Monica and Rachel lose to Joey and Chandler in a season 4 quiz game?
medium
Their apartment.
The two pairs have to swap apartments.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
How do Monica and Rachel get their apartment back?
hard
They bribe Joey and Chandler with Knicks season tickets and a one-minute kiss between the two of them.
The kiss happens off-screen.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
In which city does Ross marry Emily?
medium
London.
Everyone except Rachel and a pregnant Phoebe travels to the wedding at first.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
In which city do Ross and Rachel get married on a whim?
medium
Las Vegas.
The marriage ends in divorce, Ross's third.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Where does Joey marry Phoebe and Mike after a snowstorm ruins their plans?
medium
In the street outside Central Perk.
The storm stops them and their guests reaching the wedding venue.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Where do Monica and Chandler move at the end of the series?
medium
To a house in the suburbs.
They move with their newly adopted twins.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
Which company offers Rachel the job in Paris that nearly takes her away in the finale?
hard
Louis Vuitton.
Her former Bloomingdale's co-worker Mark offers her the job.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
At which university does Ross get a teaching job in season 6?
medium
New York University.
He later becomes a tenured professor.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Where do the friends travel for Ross's keynote speech in the season 9 finale?
hard
Barbados.
The season ends there with Joey and Rachel kissing.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
To which city does Chandler's job send him in season 9?
hard
Tulsa.
He agrees to the transfer without realizing it, then commutes from New York.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
How many times did the cast actually film at the fountain from the opening credits?
hard
Twice.
The fountain is now on show at Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood.
Source: Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood https://www.wbstudiotour.com/news/see-the-real-friends-fountain/
On which Warner Bros. sound stage was Friends filmed?
hard
Stage 24.
The cast returned there for Friends: The Reunion.
Source: Warner Bros. Discovery press release https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/hbo-max/friends-reunion/official-trailer-key-art-released-hbo-maxs-friends-reunion
Episodes and storylines
Almost every Friends episode title begins with which two words?
medium
“The One” (as in “The One with...”).
The pilot and the finale are the only exceptions.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
What is the title of the final episode?
medium
“The Last One.”
In it, Ross tells Rachel he loves her.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
On what date did the first episode air?
medium
September 22, 1994.
It aired on NBC on a Thursday night.
Source: Warner Bros. https://www.warnerbros.com/tv/friends
On what date did the final episode air?
hard
May 6, 2004.
The series ran for ten seasons.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
How many episodes of Friends were made?
medium
236.
They ran across ten seasons.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
About how many viewers watched the final episode?
hard
More than 52 million.
It is one of the most-watched series finales in U.S. television history.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
In season 2, what old home video shows Rachel how long Ross has cared about her?
medium
The video of her and Monica's prom night.
It shows Ross getting ready to take Rachel to the prom when her date seemed to be standing her up.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
In “The One with All the Thanksgivings,” what gets stuck on Joey's head?
medium
A turkey.
The episode is part of season 5.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Ross dresses up as the “Holiday Armadillo” to teach his son Ben about which holiday?
medium
Hanukkah.
He could not find a Santa costume.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_season_7?oldid=1376925324
In Joey's cable series Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E., who is his co-star?
hard
A crime-fighting robot.
The show is canceled, and Joey returns to Days of Our Lives.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Why does Chandler spend Thanksgiving inside a box?
medium
As punishment for kissing Kathy, the woman Joey was dating.
Joey forgives him afterwards and lets him date Kathy.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
In the season 4 premiere, what does Ross pretend to have read?
medium
A long letter Rachel wrote to him.
They get back together briefly but split up again.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
At the end of season 8, why does Rachel think Joey is proposing?
medium
He kneels to pick up a ring that fell out of Ross's jacket.
Rachel says yes before the mistake is cleared up.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
At the end of season 1, where is Ross flying back from when Rachel waits for him at the airport?
hard
China.
He has been on a paleontology dig there.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
After losing her head chef job in season 2, what job does Monica take?
medium
Waitress at a 1950s-style diner.
She was fired for accepting gifts from a supplier.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Why is Rachel fired from Ralph Lauren in season 10?
hard
Her boss overhears her interviewing for a job at Gucci.
Soon after, she is offered a job in Paris.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
The cast
Who plays Rachel Green?
easy
Jennifer Aniston.
Aniston played Rachel for all ten seasons.
Source: Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood https://www.wbstudiotour.com/news/see-the-real-friends-fountain/
Who plays Monica Geller?
easy
Courteney Cox.
Monica is Ross's sister and the group's host.
Source: Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood https://www.wbstudiotour.com/news/see-the-real-friends-fountain/
Who plays Phoebe Buffay?
easy
Lisa Kudrow.
Kudrow also plays Phoebe's twin sister, Ursula.
Source: Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood https://www.wbstudiotour.com/news/see-the-real-friends-fountain/
Who plays Joey Tribbiani?
easy
Matt LeBlanc.
LeBlanc later starred in the spin-off, Joey.
Source: Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood https://www.wbstudiotour.com/news/see-the-real-friends-fountain/
Who plays Chandler Bing?
easy
Matthew Perry.
Perry played Chandler from the first episode to the last.
Source: Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood https://www.wbstudiotour.com/news/see-the-real-friends-fountain/
Who plays Ross Geller?
easy
David Schwimmer.
Schwimmer played Ross in all ten seasons.
Source: Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood https://www.wbstudiotour.com/news/see-the-real-friends-fountain/
Which actor did the creators have in mind while they wrote the part of Ross?
hard
David Schwimmer.
His agent persuaded him to come back from Chicago to read for the role.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
Which future cast member coached actor Craig Bierko for his audition for Chandler?
hard
Matthew Perry.
Perry went on to win the part himself.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
Phoebe's twin sister Ursula first appeared on which other NBC sitcom?
hard
Mad About You.
Lisa Kudrow played Ursula there before Friends made the two characters twins.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
How much was each of the six stars paid per episode in the last two seasons?
hard
$1 million.
The cast negotiated together so that all six were paid the same.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
Which actor played Gunther, the Central Perk barista?
medium
James Michael Tyler.
He appeared in every season but was always credited as a guest star.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Which actor played Monica's older boyfriend, Dr. Richard Burke?
medium
Tom Selleck.
The role earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
Source: Television Academy, Emmy awards and nominations https://www.emmys.com/shows/friends
Which film star played Paul Stevens, the father of Ross's student girlfriend Elizabeth?
hard
Bruce Willis.
Paul disapproves of Ross and starts dating Rachel.
Source: Television Academy, Emmy awards and nominations https://www.emmys.com/shows/friends
Which actress played Rachel's sister Amy?
hard
Christina Applegate.
The role brought her Emmy nominations in 2003 and 2004.
Source: Television Academy, Emmy awards and nominations https://www.emmys.com/shows/friends
Which actress played Rachel's mother, Sandra Green?
hard
Marlo Thomas.
The role brought her an Emmy nomination in 1996.
Source: Television Academy, Emmy awards and nominations https://www.emmys.com/shows/friends
Which actor played Mike Hannigan, the man Phoebe marries?
medium
Paul Rudd.
Phoebe and Mike start dating in season 9.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
Behind the scenes
Who created Friends?
medium
David Crane and Marta Kauffman.
They produced the show with Kevin Bright for Warner Bros. Television.
Source: Warner Bros. Discovery press release https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/hbo-max/friends-reunion/official-trailer-key-art-released-hbo-maxs-friends-reunion
Which U.S. network aired Friends?
easy
NBC.
It celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2024.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
On which night of the week did NBC show Friends from season 2 onward?
medium
Thursday.
It aired at 8 o'clock and stayed in that slot for the rest of its run.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
Which band performs the theme song, “I'll Be There for You”?
medium
The Rembrandts.
The song reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in 1995.
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends?oldid=1376353880
In which year did Friends win the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series?
hard
2002.
The series was nominated for 62 Emmys in total.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
What was the name of the spin-off series starring Matt LeBlanc?
medium
Joey.
NBC made it after Friends ended.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
Which cast member's real pregnancy was written into the show?
hard
Lisa Kudrow's.
It became Phoebe's surrogate pregnancy.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
Before casting, which two characters did the creators first plan as a key romantic couple?
hard
Monica and Joey.
They dropped the idea after Matt LeBlanc brought a big-brother feel to Joey.
Source: Television Academy https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/industry-news/friends-oral-history-30th-anniversary-matthew-perry
On which streaming service did Friends: The Reunion premiere?
medium
HBO Max.
It debuted on May 27, 2021.
Source: Warner Bros. Discovery press release https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/hbo-max/friends-reunion/official-trailer-key-art-released-hbo-maxs-friends-reunion
Plan the round and team scores
8 turns × 60 seconds = 8 minutes of play, plus instructions and breaks.
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