Golden Girls Trivia: Season 1

How did The Girls meet? Who owns the house they live in? Where is each Golden Girl from? See how much you know about their beginnings.

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.

Blanche tells The Girls about a secret relationship she had in high school with a young man named Benjamin, who asked her to the senior prom. She was nervous about people finding out about them because, as she explains, "certain people were not to mix" back then in the South.

TRUE OR FALSE: Blanche went to her senior prom with a Black boy.

False: He was a Yankee from New Jersey.
Episode 13 - "A Little Romance"
Blanche: Now, you have to understand that in those days in the South, a lot of things were still taboo. Certain people were not to mix. So, Benjamin and I had to meet in secret. Oh, we knew if any of the bigots in town found out about us, there'd be a terrible scandal. And then, one day, I had to make a decision. Benjamin invited me to our senior prom. I didn't know what to do. Should I go out with this boy I really cared for, or should I bow to the pressures of an unjust society?
Dorothy: So...what did you do?
Blanche: I walked into that gymnasium on Benjamin's arm. Heads turned, jaws dropped. Why, the room was buzzing all evening. I didn't care. I had followed my heart! And I've never regretted it.
Rose: Oh, Blanche, that's a beautiful story! Oh, that must've taken real courage for both of you.
Dorothy: And it's terrible to think that the two of you were almost kept apart just because Benjamin was Black.
Blanche: Black? Benjamin wasn't Black. He was from New Jersey. I went to my senior prom with a Yankee!
Dorothy: A Yankee? That is incredible! And to think they made a movie about that deadbeat Gandhi while there's a story like this that hasn't been told.

TRUE OR FALSE: Dorothy and Rose once took on a plumbing project at the house and successfully repaired the bathroom.

True
Episode 19 - "Second Motherhood"

When Rose's beau, Dr. Jonathan Newman, arrives for dinner, Dorothy and Blanche discover he is a little person (dwarf), and both are anxious about making him uncomfortable. What do they unintentionally serve for dinner that night?

Shrimp for the hors d'oeuvres and short ribs for dinner
Episode 13 - "A Little Romance"

The Girls are having breakfast in the kitchen when Sophia enters and announces that Rose's beau, Al Beatty, is in her bed. Rose is horrified, as she didn't want them to know he had spent the night. To add insult to injury, what else does Sophia say?

She says Al is dead.
Episode 15 - "In a Bed of Rose's"
Sophia: There's a man in your bed.
Rose: Sophia, there's not.
Blanche: Why, you devil, you!
Dorothy: So, that was what we heard. Rose!
Blanche: Rose got lucky.
Sophia: Not so lucky. The man in your bed is dead.
Rose: What?
Sophia: Dead.
Rose: Oh, Sophia...he's not dead. I was just in there.
Sophia: So was I. I went to put back your laundry, and I see there's a man in the bed, so I introduce myself, but he doesn't answer. He's dead.
Rose: He's shy. He's very shy.
Blanche: Didn't sound so shy last night.
Sophia: Ok, fine. Let a dead guy lie there. It's gonna be 98 degrees today. It won't be pretty.
Dorothy: Oh, I'm sure he's not dead. Rose, go look.
Rose: Come on, Dorothy, he's sleeping. I don't want to wake him.
Sophia: You could light firecrackers in his nostrils, you won't wake him.

When Rose dumps Blanche as her partner for the doubles bowling tournament, Blanche signs up with Olga Nielsen. Olga and her twin sister, Sonja, are both excellent bowlers and practically unbeatable. What does Rose do after discovering who Blanche's new partner is?

She secretly dumps Dorothy as her partner and teams up with Sonja Nielsen.
Episode 7 - "The Competition"

Which Golden Girl said she could never be seriously involved with anyone in show business?

Rose
Episode 11 - "Stan's Return"

When Rose's mother, Alma, comes to visit, Rose becomes overprotective, essentially treating her like a child. Why does Rose act this way toward her mother?

As her mother ages, Rose fears losing her as she lost her father and husband.
Episode 9 - "Blanche and the Younger Man"

What does Rose do for a living?

She's a grief counselor.
Episode 1 - "Pilot (The Golden Girls)"

When the grief center closes, she gets a job as a coffee shop waitress (Season 1, Episode 22 - "Job Hunting"). She later works as a production assistant at a local TV station (Season 5, Episode 4 - "Rose Fights Back"), and also volunteers at a hospital (Season 6, Episode 2 - "Once, in St. Olaf").

Dorothy, Rose, and Sophia are on the lanai; Sophia is enjoying an afternoon nap. What does Dorothy do to confirm that Sophia is indeed sleeping?

She puts a mirror under Sophia's nose to check for breath.
Episode 1 - "Pilot (The Golden Girls)"

Dorothy reinforces this action in Season 7, Episode 2 - "The Case of the Libertine Belle".

Rose: What are you doing? She's sleeping.
Dorothy: Just checking. You never know.

When Dorothy and Rose first meet at Blanche's house, they discover Blanche accidentally promised both of them the same room. How do The Girls resolve the issue?

They flip a coin. Rose calls "tails" and wins.
Episode 25 - "The Way We Met"

As Rose's beau, Dr. Jonathan Newman, is leaving the dinner party, he tells Rose he wants to get together soon because there's something important he wants to discuss with her. What does Rose think it is?

She believes he's going to ask her to marry him.
Episode 13 - "A Little Romance"

Rose signs up with Dorothy for the doubles bowling tournament and then dumps her for Sonja Nielsen. Sonja Nielsen dumps Rose as her partner and teams up with her twin sister, Olga. Who agrees to be Rose's partner for the tournament?

Sophia
Episode 7 - "The Competition"

After The Girls host a dinner party, Sophia complains of a painful "bubble" in her chest. Believing she is dying, she sends Dorothy to fetch her rosary beads. Where does Dorothy find them?

In a can of peanut brittle
Episode 10 - "The Heart Attack"

Rose tells The Girls she's nervous about the visit from her daughter and granddaughter, Kirsten and Charlie. Rose made Kirsten executor of her will and is hesitant about reviewing the documents with her. Why is she nervous?

Rose fears her daughter's reaction to the contents of the will.
Episode 16 - "The Truth Will Out"

Which Golden Girl used to be a Radio City Rockette?

Blanche. During her teenage rebellion, she hitched a ride to New York at 17 and was a Rockette for 2 months under an assumed name.
Episode 17 - "Nice and Easy"

Which Golden Girl has a fear of performing in front of groups?

Blanche
Episode 18 - "The Operation"
Blanche: Rose, I have a confession to make. Flying isn't the only thing I'm afraid of. I also have a fear of performing...in front of groups, that is.

Blanche is dumped twice as a partner for the doubles bowling tournament—first by Rose and then by Olga Nielsen. Who agrees to be Blanche's partner for the tournament?

Dorothy
Episode 7 - "The Competition"

When Dorothy's daughter, Kate, introduces her boyfriend, Dennis, to The Girls, what does she say he does for a living?

He's a podiatrist.
Episode 2 - "Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding"

What are the circumstances surrounding Sophia's first appearance on the show?

Her retirement home Shady Pines burned down.
Episode 1 - "Pilot (The Golden Girls)"

After their first meeting during a house call for Sophia's checkup, Dorothy begins dating Dr. Elliott Clayton when he invites her to dinner. During their courtship, he makes a pass at one of the other Girls. Which Golden Girl did he make a pass at?

Blanche
Episode 5 - "The Triangle"
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