In the first season of The Golden Girls, we learn a lot about these four mature women like how they met, what they do for a living, and even meet some of their family members. We get to know their distinct personalities as they tackle daily life issues as senior citizens. We tag along on their dates, and we're tickled pink during their humorously entertaining shenanigans. How much do you know about the infancy of this iconic show? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.
Based on the pilot episode, in what order do we meet the Golden Girls?
Answer
Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia
Episode 1 - Pilot (The Golden Girls)
TRUE OR FALSE: Rose once told the girls a teacup pig saved her life. His name was Larry, and he walked to school with her everyday on a leash she made out of kite string.
Answer
FALSE. It was a mouse.
Episode 17 - Nice and Easy
What card game have Dorothy and Sophia played for 30 years, and Dorothy has never won a game?
Answer
Gin Rummy
Episode 3 - Rose the Prude
How does Rose say her late husband Charlie died?
Answer
He had a heart attack while he and Rose were making love.
Episode 10 - The Heart Attack
What is the name of the girls' cook featured in the pilot episode?
Answer
Coco
Episode 1 - Pilot (The Golden Girls)
This was his first and only appearance on the show.
What popular dessert do the girls often bond over while having conversation?
Answer
Cheesecake
Episode 25 - The Way We Met
When Rose's beau Arnie asks her to go on a cruise with him to the Bahamas, why is Rose hesitant about going?
Answer
She hasn't been sexually intimate with a man since her late husband Charlie.
Episode 3 - Rose the Prude
Rose: I haven't...been with a man in that special way since Charlie died.
Blanche: Get out of here.
Rose: It's true. Charlie was the only lover I ever had, and my first time was on our wedding night.
Blanche: Get out of here!
Dorothy: Oh, back off Blanche! Not all of us are classified by the Navy as a friendly port.
How did Dorothy and Rose first meet?
Answer
They both answered an ad in the supermarket to share Blanche's house.
Episode 1 - Pilot (The Golden Girls)
What does Dorothy do for a living?
Answer
She's a substitute teacher.
Episode 1 - Pilot (The Golden Girls)
When Blanche gushes to the girls about her beau Harry, she says he's very gallant, a perfect gentleman, a great dancer, and doesn't make noise when he chews. She also says he doesn't talk loud at the movies, doesn't take his own pulse, and he's still interested in what?
Answer
Sex
Episode 1 - Pilot (The Golden Girls)
When Blanche first meets Rose, she's posting a notice in the supermarket about renting her house. Why is Rose looking for a place to stay?
Answer
Her landlord put her out because the new owners of the building didn't allow cats. Rose wasn't willing to part with her cat Mr. Peepers.
Episode 25 - The Way We Met
Which Golden Girl believes her bosom has the power to make music?
Answer
Blanche 😉
Episode 25 - The Way We Met
Where is Rose from?
Answer
St. Olaf, Minnesota
Episode 20 - Adult Education
Rose also mentions a city called Little Falls. (Episode 8 - The Break-In)
TRUE OR FALSE: When Dorothy's daughter Kate first appears on the show, she announces that she and her boyfriend Dennis are flying to the Bahamas to get married.
Answer
TRUE
Episode 2 - Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding
When Blanche reveals that her beau Harry has proposed and she accepted, Rose is concerned about her and Dorothy's well-being. Why?
Answer
She worries she and Dorothy will have to find another place to live.
Episode 1 - Pilot (The Golden Girls)
As the show progresses, we very quickly learn that Sophia is hilariously witty and has quite a sharp tongue. Why does Sophia speak so freely and boldly?
Answer
According to Blanche, when Sophia had a stroke, it destroyed the part of her brain that censors what she says.
Episode 1 - Pilot (The Golden Girls)
What movie do the girls watch that scares them and keeps them up all night talking and eating cheesecake?
Answer
Psycho
Episode 25 - The Way We Met
On the day of Blanche and Harry's wedding, Rose has a gut feeling something is off about Harry. Dorothy thinks Rose has a "crazy hunch", but Rose says her hunches are never wrong. Who does Rose say would still be alive if they had taken her phone call?
Answer
Mrs. Gandhi
Episode 1 - Pilot (The Golden Girls)