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.
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. "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."
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
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 took on a plumbing project at the house and successfully repaired the bathroom.
Answer
TRUE
Episode 19 - Second Motherhood
When Rose's beau Dr. Jonathan Newman comes to the house for dinner, Dorothy and Blanche discover he's a little person/dwarf and both are on edge about making him uncomfortable. What do they unintentionally serve for dinner that night?
Answer
Short ribs
Episode 13 - A Little Romance
The girls are having breakfast in the kitchen when Sophia walks in and announces that Rose's beau Al Beatty is in her bed. Rose is horrified because she didn't want them to know he spent the night. To add insult to injury, what else does Sophia tell the girls?
Answer
She tells them Al is dead.
Episode 15 - In a Bed of Rose's
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 Blanche's new partner?
Answer
She 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 anybody in show business?
Answer
Rose
Episode 11 - Stan's Return
When Rose's mother Alma comes to visit, Rose is over-protective and basically treats her like a child. Why does Rose act this way towards her mother?
Answer
Her mother is getting older, and Rose is afraid of losing her like she lost her father and her husband.
Episode 9 - Blanche and the Younger Man
What does Rose do for a living?
Answer
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 lands a position 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, and Sophia is enjoying an afternoon nap. What does Dorothy do to confirm that Sophia is indeed sleeping?
Answer
She puts a mirror under Sophia's nose to check for breath.
Episode 1 - Pilot (The Golden Girls)
Rose: What are you doing? She's sleeping.
Dorothy: Just checking. You never know.
When Dorothy and Rose first meet in person at Blanche's house, they discover Blanche accidentally promised both of them the same room. How do the girls resolve the issue?
Answer
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 at the house, he tells Rose there's something important he wants to talk to her about. What does Rose think it is?
Answer
She believes he's is 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?
Answer
Sophia
Episode 7 - The Competition
After the girls host a dinner party at the house, Sophia complains about a painful "bubble" in her chest. She thinks she's dying and sends Dorothy to get her rosary beads. Where does Dorothy find them?
Answer
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. Why is she nervous?
Answer
Rose made Kirsten executor of her will, and she's hesitant about reviewing the documents with Kirsten because she may be surprised.
Episode 16 - The Truth Will Out
Which Golden Girl used to be a Radio City Rockette?
Answer
Blanche. She hitched a ride to New York when she was 17 and was a Rockette for two months under an assumed name.
Episode 17 - Nice and Easy
Which Golden Girl has a fear of performing in front of groups?
Answer
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 was 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?
Answer
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?
Answer
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?
Answer
Her retirement home Shady Pines burned down.
Episode 1 - Pilot (The Golden Girls)
After their first meeting, 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?
Answer
Blanche
Episode 5 - The Triangle
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