The Golden Girls Trivia: Season 1

Grab some friends and gather around a cheesecake! Test your knowledge on Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia to see how much you know about their beginnings.

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.

The girls go to see Big Daddy sing at a local bar; they have reservations for his second show at 9PM. When they arrive, a waiter tells them Big Daddy isn't performing. What happened?

After his first show, management cancelled his booking.
Episode 24 - Big Daddy

TRUE OR FALSE: Rose was not a virgin when she and Charlie got married.

False
Episode 3 - Rose the Prude

Rose reinforces this in Season 1, Episode 22 - Job Hunting.

Rose: Arnie wants me to go away with him on a cruise to the Bahamas.
Blanche: Oh. Oh, and you're upset because he wants you to pay your own way?
Rose: I'm upset because we'll be all alone, in the middle of the ocean, on a ship, in a stateroom, with a bed.
Blanche: Oh.
Rose: I don't know what to do. I haven't...been with a man in that special way since Charlie died.
Blanche: Get outta here.
Rose: It's true. Charlie was the only lover I ever had, and my first time was on our wedding night.
Blanche: Get outta here!
Dorothy: Oh, back off, Blanche! Not all of us are classified by the Navy as a friendly port.

Which Golden Girl confesses she's too competitive when it comes to athletics? She had to transfer high schools because of a field hockey incident.

Rose
Episode 7 - The Competition

TRUE OR FALSE: Rose once dated Eddie Parker, The Aqua Midget. His act was jumping off a step ladder into a gigantic punch bowl.

False. She said she couldn't get seriously involved with anyone in show business.
Episode 11 - Stan's Return

What is Blanche's mother's name?

Elizabeth Ann Bennett
Episode 24 - Big Daddy

In Season 6, Episode 21 - Witness, Blanche says her mother's name is Samantha Roque.

How many brothers and sisters does Rose have?

Eight
Episode 12 - The Custody Battle

Rose reinforces this later in Season 4, Episode 3 - The One That Got Away