The Golden Girls Trivia: Season 3

Is Sophia obsessed with money? Does Rose speak Spanish? Does Dorothy pawn her ring? Is Blanche afraid of flying? Test your Golden Girls knowledge of season three.

By the third season of The Golden Girls, we have a deeper understanding of who the Girls are as individuals; now, we delve into their personal concerns and life experiences. Rose worries about nuclear war, Dorothy desires a more fulfilling friendship, Blanche yearns to be closer to her favorite daughter, and Sophia simply wants to make new friends. How well do you recall the details of how the Girls handled these situations? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.

When Dorothy and Stan pretend to be married during Sophia's brother Angelo's visit, Rose suggests they renew their wedding vows for their 40th wedding anniversary because Angelo is a priest. What does Angelo confess to them?

He's not a priest and only pretended to be one. He didn't want the family to turn on him after breaking his promise to his mother that he'd enter the priesthood.
Episode 17 - My Brother, My Father

Just before going live on the TV game show Grab That Dough, Blanche talks to the Kaplan Brothers backstage and learns they've won over $40,000 in cash and prizes on other game shows. What does she convince Dorothy they should do about Rose and Sophia?

To improve their chances of winning, they should team up with the Kaplan Brothers instead of Rose and Sophia.
Episode 16 - Grab That Dough
Blanche: Dorothy, your mother and Rose are dead weight. Let us cut them loose before they drag us down.
Dorothy: Blanche, you expect me to betray one of my dearest friends, not to mention my own mother, just so that we can win a few extra dollars?
Blanche: Yes!
Dorothy: Ok, I'll do it.

Why are Blanche and Rose dressed as nuns while Sophia's brother Angelo is visiting from Sicily?

They were in the middle of dress rehearsal for The Sound of Music when a severe storm forced them to go home.
Episode 17 - My Brother, My Father

In celebration of his upcoming arranged marriage to Olga, Rose wants to do something special for her cousin Sven while he's in town. To her surprise, he says there won't be a wedding because he can't marry someone he doesn't love. Who does he say he's in love with?

Blanche
Episode 9 - A Visit from Little Sven

Rose tells the Girls she was valedictorian at her high school; she was 4th out of 19 graduating seniors. How was she chosen valedictorian?

"The same way every high school chooses the valedictorian. We drew straws." - Rose
Episode 5 - Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself

Rose says she never officially graduated from high school due to contracting mononucleosis or "mono" after participating in a kissing booth. (Season 4, Episode 1 - "Yes, We Have No Havanas")

What is Mr. Terrific's slogan on the kids' TV show Mister Terrific's Clubhouse?

Look, everyone. Mr. Terrific!
Episode 24 - Mister Terrific

TRUE OR FALSE: Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose once booked a flight to the Bahamas full of former Mr. Cleans on their way to a reunion.

True
Episode 5 - Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself

When the Girls try to rehire Marguerite as their housekeeper, she confesses she's lousy at it. She says she goes to school at night, and the only time she has to study is during the day while the Girls are out. What is Marguerite studying to be?

A lawyer
Episode 4 - The Housekeeper

While competing on the TV game show Grab That Dough, the host, Guy Corbin, tells the contestants to complete this famous saying:

"Better late than...?"

When Blanche buzzes in, what is her answer?

Pregnant
Episode 16 - Grab That Dough
Guy Corbin: That's incorrect, but certainly not untrue.

Back in St. Olaf, Old Man Smith was the town's florist and the town's only blacksmith. He was also the town's only what?

Black man
Episode 25 - Mother's Day

Why did Sophia move in with Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose?

Her retirement home, Shady Pines, burned down.
Episode 18 - Golden Moments, Part 1

After Stan's brother Ted abruptly ends his date with Blanche, he runs into Dorothy, and they end up spending the night together after he invites her out for a drink. Ted describes the night as "a very special evening." What deep, dark secret about himself does he reveal to Dorothy?

He's impotent.
Episode 8 - Brotherly Love

As head cheerleader in high school, Blanche dated star quarterback Carlwell Honeycutt. She had a hard time breaking up with him because she didn't want to hurt his feelings. What did she do instead to part ways with him?

She led the cheerleading squad in a farewell cheer to Carlwell.
Episode 9 - A Visit from Little Sven
Rose: Blanche, you have to go in there and talk to him.
Blanche: I will, I will. It's just that I'm not very good at it. I was only blessed with one talent—turning men on. I've just never known how to turn them off. You tell him, Dorothy!
Dorothy: I would, Blanche, but remember, we just wanna turn him off, not drain the sex drive completely out of him!
Blanche: You know I've always, always had this trouble ever since high school. I was the head cheerleader, and I was dating our star quarterback, Carlwell Honeycutt. Well, time came to break-up, and I just could not tell Carlwell to his face. I couldn't bear to inflict that much grief and suffering on one man. So, I finally decided that the best way to handle it was just to lead my girls in a farewell cheer. "Two, four, six, eight, who will Blanche no longer date? Carlwell!"

Dorothy is in bed studying for her education exam when Blanche and Rose abruptly interrupt her. What movie did they watch earlier that kept them from sleeping and sent them running scared into Dorothy's bed?

Alien
Episode 11 - Three On a Couch

Rose tells Buddy Rourke she's not going to Boston with him because she doesn't love him. Unaware that he's lying about knowing her late husband, Charlie, to scam her out of money, she gives Buddy something special that belonged to Charlie. Out of guilt, he doesn't take it. What is it?

Charlie's gold watch
Episode 12 - Charlie's Buddy

Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose each posed nude for Laszlo the artist's new sculpture. They attend his art show at the museum, anticipating learning who he chose for his artistic piece. When it's finally revealed, each one thinks the statue is of them. For clarity, they ask Laszlo who it is. What does he tell them?

The statue is a mixture of all of them.
Episode 13 - The Artist
Laszlo: Well, I see I must explain. You see, in this statue, I wanted to convey strength and character, so I chose Dorothy.
Dorothy: I knew it! I knew it!
Laszlo: Then I dropped her.
Sophia: Like so many before you.
Laszlo: I decided I needed more sensuality and vitality, so I turned to my sketches of Blanche.
Blanche: I knew it!
Laszlo: And then I put them away. I wanted more softness, more sweetness. So I went to my sketches of Rose.
Rose: You mean that's me up there?
Laszlo: No.
Dorothy: Well, then who is it?
Laszlo: It is all of you! The answer finally came to me. Why not take the best features of each lady to create one perfect lady. That is what you see. You know, it is not hard to understand why you are such good friends. You compliment each other very well indeed.

Which Golden Girl is the best dancer?

Rose! đŸ˜œ
Episode 2 - One for the Money

When Dorothy tells Barbara Thorndyke about the tension with Blanche and Rose since their new friendship, Barbara invites everyone to The Mortimer Club, one of Miami's exclusive spots. As they're meeting to leave for dinner, Sophia introduces her date, Murray Guttman. What does Barbara discreetly say to Dorothy?

Murray can't go to the club because he's Jewish, and the club is restricted.
Episode 15 - Dorothy's New Friend

Which Golden Girl said she once stood in line for 2 hours at a bookstore for Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph?

Blanche
Episode 15 - Dorothy's New Friend
Rose: Barbara Thorndyke is coming here? Wow, I've never met a real author before!
Blanche: I have! I once stood in line 2 hours at a bookstore for Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph.
Dorothy: You know, when I think of great literary figures of our time, it's usually Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and Schwarzenegger.
Rose: Did he sign your book?
Blanche: Yes! But only after he refused to sign my thigh.
Dorothy: He was probably intimidated to see a thigh bigger than his.

Dorothy, Blanche, and the Kaplan Brothers win $900 on the TV game show Grab That Dough, but they trade the money for a chance to win something bigger. Behind window #1 is living room furniture worth $12,000. Behind window #2 is a convertible sports car worth $23,000. They choose window #3. What do they win?

An electric skillet
Episode 16 - Grab That Dough
Guy Corbin: But green team, we're not finished with you yet. You need something to go in that skillet.
Blanche: A car, a car! We won a car!
Guy Corbin: No, a lifetime supply of soup! Yes, it's soup, soup, and more soup. Every kind you can imagine, and it's yours for the rest of your lifetime!