In the fifth season of The Golden Girls, the ladies don't let up on the hilarity, but they also rise to the occasion and grapple with very serious issues. Rose hangs in the balance as she waits for possibly devasting news from her doctor, Sophia is challenged with growing older while remembering the good times of her youth, Dorothy faces the temptations of a past addiction, and Blanche grieves the lose of a close family member that's very near and dear to her heart. How much detail do you know about how the girls handled these topics? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.
Rose said when she's scared, she sings the "lullaby" her mother sang to her when she was a little girl, giving her courage. What is the "lullaby"?
Which Golden Girl said she never went to her senior prom?
According to Sophia, Dorothy didn't attend her junior prom either. In Season 6, Episode 9 - Mrs. George Devereaux, Sophia said Dorothy spent her junior prom night in the basement.
However, in Season 4, Episode 19 - Till Death Do We Volley, Dorothy said she wore her tennis whites to the prom because her friend Trudy McMann played a practical joke on her.
In Season 2, Episode 5 - Isn't It Romantic, Rose said she never went to any prom. Rose also stated she didn't go to her junior prom in Season 6, Episode 22 - What a Difference a Date Makes.
Sophia asks Dorothy to be in the Shady Pines Mother/Daughter Beauty Pageant, and Dorothy reluctantly agrees. Even though Sophia hates Shady Pines, why does she want to compete in the pageant?
Rose receives a letter in the mail from St. Luke's Hospital where she had her gallbladder removed and a blood transfusion. They want her to come in for testing because the blood may have been contaminated. Why is she scared of the possible results?
What is the name of Rose's high school sweetheart that she dated at the same time she dated Charlie? (Hint: She almost married him, but he left her to become a musician.)
Which Golden Girl gets nauseous when she's scared?
Dorothy takes her mother to dinner every year on her wedding anniversary, but one year Sophia forgets. Dorothy's concerned about her memory loss and takes her to the doctor. The doctor says it would help if Sophia stirs up memories. What does Sophia do?
TRUE OR FALSE: Rose once won the Miss. St. Olaf Beauty Pageant.
Dorothy and Blanche go to the hospital with Rose for her HIV blood test. Rose is terrified and doesn't want to give her name at the check-in desk. The receptionist encourages her to use an anonymous name. What name does Rose use?
Sophia is hanging with a new group of friends, and Dorothy's worried because her mother is staying out all hours of the night. When Dorothy gives Sophia a curfew of 11PM, how does Sophia respond?
Blanche goes to the doctor for a physical, and he gives her a Holter monitor to record her heart activity. When she goes for her follow-up, the doctor says her pulse is slow and misbehaving, and he wants her to check into the hospital for tests. What does Blanche learn she needs surgery for?
Dorothy said her father used to take her to "the zoo". It wasn't really the zoo, but it was his nickname for what?
A young man named David Patton comes to the house, and says he's selling encyclopedias. Who does he ask to speak to?
To help put Rose's mind at ease about testing for HIV, which Golden Girl confessed to Rose that she too had been tested and understood Rose's fear?
Sophia finds a roommate and moves out of the house after she and Dorothy clash about her new friends. When Dorothy and Blanche visit her, why is Dorothy surprised about her mother's new roommate?
After her heart surgery, Blanche says she may never be the same. She believes she had an out-of-body experience, and it's time to reevaluate her life. She eventually goes out with her beau Simon after weeks of not dating, but she ends the night early. What big decision does she make?
Dorothy and Sophia look through the family photo album and reminisce about the old apartment in Brooklyn, NY. When Dorothy sees a picture of the kitchen, she remembers her father carving the children's height measurements on the pantry door. What does Sophia remember being there?
Blanche returns home from the grocery store saying she saw David Patton, the young man who came by looking for her late husband George. She thinks he's following her because he has a crush. When David comes to the house again and says there's something he needs to tell her, what does he say?
When the girls learn that Rose may have HIV as they wait for her test results, which Golden Girl avoids using anything Rose touches because she's afraid of contracting the virus?
Rose's high school sweetheart Buzz Mueller comes to visit, and Rose is having a wonderful time hanging out with him. When Rose returns home from dinner with Buzz, she tells the girls he asked her something very important. What was it?