In the first season of The Golden Girls, we learn a great deal about these four mature women. We discover how they met, what they do for a living, and even meet some of their family members. As they tackle daily life as senior citizens, we get to know their distinct personalities. We join them on their dates and share in their humorously entertaining shenanigans. How much do you know about the early days of this iconic show? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.
Rose loses her job when the grief counseling center closes. She discreetly goes to dozens of job interviews but fails to land one. Why doesn't she tell the Girls about her secret job hunting?
When Rose's blind sister, Lily, comes to visit, Rose tells the Girls that Lily was the first woman in St. Olaf to have a pilot's license. Blanche says she and Lily have something in common. She was the first woman in her hometown to have a what?
Stanley needs Dorothy's signature on legal papers to sell a property they bought on their honeymoon. Sophia advises Dorothy to read them before signing. According to Sophia, what happened the last time Stanley gave Dorothy papers to sign?
Which Golden Girl said the following?
"I can not look at dead people. That's why I don't even watch the news. Every now and then, they sneak a corpse in on you."
Blanche confirms her fear of dead people and funerals in Season 2, Episode 4 - "It's a Miserable Life".
When Blanche's 20-year-old niece, Lucy, comes to visit, Blanche is disappointed that she and the Girls don't see her much during the first week of her visit. Where is Lucy?
While her husband was away at war, which Golden Girl worked at the local United Service Organizations club (an American nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families)?
Dorothy's daughter, Kate, tells the Girls how she always dreamed her wedding would be. Who is Kate looking forward to seeing there, but Dorothy doesn't want him to come?
Because of her fear of performing in front of groups, which Golden Girl wet her pants during a tap-dancing recital when she was 5 years old?
What furry little household pest did the Girls once experience in their home?
One night, Rose falls asleep and has a vivid dream involving the Girls, her beau, Dr. Jonathan Newman, and her father. What famed psychic and one of the best-known American astrologers of the 20th century also appears in her dream?
TRUE OR FALSE: Blanche once caught Dorothy sneaking out of the kitchen naked with an Oreo cookie in her mouth.
TRUE OR FALSE: Blanche auditioned for the role of Lady Macbeth in the local community theater's spring production of Macbeth and got the part after sleeping with the director.
After a break-in at their house, a terrified Rose buys a gun. One night, Blanche returns home from a date with her beau, Lester, who accidentally sets off the house alarm. Rose, filled with fear, fires her gun in the dark. What is the result?
When Dorothy's daughter Kate and her boyfriend Dennis get married, where do they have the wedding?
Right before the doubles bowling tournament, Sophia places a side bet with Dorothy. Dorothy wants her mother's antique silver earrings if she wins. What does Sophia want if she wins?
Dorothy and Blanche try to console Rose about her unsuccessful job hunting attempts, and Dorothy tweaks Rose's resume to help her land a position as a hospital administrator. When Rose returns home the next day, she tells the Girls she landed a job as a what?
Blanche mentions she had roommates before Dorothy and Rose moved in—two very eccentric old ladies from Minnesota. What were their weird habits?
When Blanche's grandson comes to visit, the Girls quickly learn he's flippant and has a smart mouth. He leaves shortly after his arrival to hang out with friends. What does Dorothy tell Rose his punishment should be when he returns?
When Dorothy's boyfriend, Elliott, makes a pass at Blanche, Blanche is nervous about telling Dorothy. Dorothy returns home one evening from a date with Elliott, and Blanche musters the courage to tell her how Elliott put his "big, masculine arms around her tiny, little waist."
TRUE OR FALSE: Dorothy believes Blanche and immediately ends the relationship with Elliott.
TRUE OR FALSE: After the house is broken into, Sophia hides all her belongings and lies, claiming the robbers took her clothes.
