In the fifth season of The Golden Girls, the ladies continue to deliver their signature hilarity, but they also rise to the occasion and grapple with deeply serious issues. Rose hangs in the balance as she awaits potentially devastating news from her doctor, Sophia is challenged with the realities of aging while remembering the cherished moments of her youth, Dorothy confronts the temptations of a past addiction, and Blanche grieves the loss of a beloved family member. How well do you recall the details of how the Girls handled these situations? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer
Which Golden Girl believes Glenn Miller is still missing, and she was once a member of the search party?
When Blanche receives her commemorative plate from the Citrus Festival Ball, she's so proud of it that she doesn't allow the Girls to touch it. While Sophia and Rose are serving the house guests that Sophia rented rooms to, what happens to Blanche's plate?
The Girls volunteer at Rose's church to help serve Christmas dinner to the homeless. As they're serving dinner, they notice a man dressed as Santa Claus standing in line for food. Who is Santa Claus, and why is he there?
Finish this line by Rose:
Back in St. Olaf, our justice system is very progressive. Their motto was, "Use a gun, ..."
Blanche has been awake for 72 hours writing her romance novel; she's completely exhausted and delirious. Rose attempts to get her into bed, but Blanche says she's too tired to sleep. What does she tell Rose to do to put her to sleep?
Five Fridays in a row and Blanche hasn't gone on a date. She thinks of a place where she's guaranteed to meet men to get out of her dating slump. She says it was so obvious, she couldn't believe she hadn't thought of this place before. Where was it?
Rose says she hates lying and that it goes against her nature. She remembers an annual event in St. Olaf where children who lied are gathered together in the town square. What happened to the children?
Blanche's beau Steven has a heart attack, and the Girls encourage Blanche to visit him in the hospital. She's hesitant about going because she wants to keep the relationship casual and not make an emotional investment. Why does she feel this way?
TRUE OR FALSE: Sophia believes a neighborhood dog named Samson ate her friend Ida Silverman. She saw the dog with Ida's blue scarf, and no one has seen her since.
Blanche submits her completed romance novel for publication, but she's not getting the response she expected. Letter after letter comes in the mail, and they all say the same thing. What do they say?
Which Golden Girl said her mother-in-law didn't want her to marry her son because she wasn't a virgin?
TRUE OR FALSE: Blanche gave the eulogy at her father Big Daddy's funeral.
TRUE OR FALSE: Hans Glockenflanken was St. Olaf's greatest explorer who set off for Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth.
TRUE OR FALSE: Dorothy once told one of Rose's St. Olaf stories out of desperation to help a single father and his pregnant teenage daughter reconcile their differences.
Dorothy treats the Girls to a celebratory dinner after finally learning that she isn't crazy, just sick, and what she has is called chronic fatigue syndrome. As the Girls chat during dinner, Dorothy sees Dr. Budd, the doctor she visited in New York. What does she do?
When Blanche puts an ad in the paper saying she's selling a Mercedes-Benz, she's overwhelmed by the response of men who want to buy the car. Four men are interested, but she only wants to date two of them. She asks Dorothy to handle them for her. What is the result?
TRUE OR FALSE: Rose's father once worked as an organ grinder.
As a result of attending a positive thinking session that prompted her to think more positively, which Golden Girl believed she received a good cut of roast beef from the ill-tempered butcher at the deli?
Blanche's newly-released-from-prison pen pal, Merrill Kellogg, comes to the house looking for her, but Sophia is the only one at home. She tells Merrill that Blanche doesn't want anything to do with him, but he wants something to remember Blanche by. He takes the silver and Blanche's jewelry. What does he do to Sophia?
Rose works on a project for Enrique Mas regarding health care for seniors. Blanche agrees to work for her, but she doesn't take it seriously and barely gets anything done. When Rose fires her, Blanche says that's unlawful because that's "sex discrimination". When Rose asks how, what does Blanche say?