In the third season of The Golden Girls, we have a better understanding of who the girls are as individuals; now we learn about their concerns and life experiences. Rose worries about nuclear war, Dorothy wants more compatible friendship, Blanche wishes to be closer to her favorite daughter, and Sophia wants to make new friends. How much detail do you know about how the girls handled these topics? See how many of these trivia questions you can answer.
Which Golden Girl once described her husband as a man who cleaned his toes with a shrimp fork?
Dorothy and Blanche secretly read Rose's diary, and they're horrified at her description of the "two pigs" she lives with. Rose is furious they invaded her privacy, but she explains she didn't know them when she wrote that. What do Dorothy and Blanche learn about Rose's diary?
After finding out they'd all secretly entered a dance marathon to win $1,000, Rose tells Dorothy and Blanche they're wasting their time because she's going to win first prize.
TRUE OR FALSE: Rose said when she was younger, she was known as the dancing fool.
Blanche once told Rose, "If you're not doing something stupid, you're saying something stupid or wearing something stupid or cooking something stupid." In response, Rose calls Blanche a gerkochanachen. What does that mean?
Dorothy goes to the boardwalk to secretly observe her mother after Sophia tells her about a fight she had with her friend Alvin. While Dorothy is watching them, Alvin's daughter Sandra approaches her; she's looking after her father also. What does Sandra tell Dorothy about Alvin?
What is the name of Rose's uncle who died and left her custody of his Baby?
The girls are looking for a housekeeper and Marguerite Brown comes to apply. During the interview, Blanche's beau Norman calls and cancels their date. Marguerite gives Blanche a mysterious bottle and says, "Dab a little behind your ears, and whomever you desire will come to you." What does Rose think is in the bottle?
TRUE OR FALSE: As a get-rich-quick scheme, one of Sophia's ideas was to bottle the water from the hose in the backyard and sell it.
After Stan and Dorothy are audited by the IRS, Dorothy owes $2500. She doesn't have it, so she goes to a pawn shop to sell some personal items. Unfortunately, the items don't have much value, but the pawnbroker notices something else she can sell. What does Dorothy end up selling?
After Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose had been dancing for hours in a charity dance marathon, Dorothy calls foul play on Rose and accuses her of trying to put everyone to sleep. What was Rose doing?
The girls agree to see Dr. Ashley at the counseling center to work out their differences; they've been fussing and fighting for weeks with no end in sight. After listening to their complaints, what does Dr. Ashley tell them that leaves them speechless and disappointed?
The girls find thousands of dollars in Sophia's boyfriend Rocco's bag. When Sophia calls Rocco and asks him where the money came from, what does he tell her?
Rose tells the girls she's going to be a mother again because her Uncle Hingablotter left her custody of his baby. Dorothy and Blanche eagerly agree to help Rose, but when her uncle's legal counsel delivers the baby, what are they surprised to see?
TRUE OR FALSE: Rose accidentally swallowed her engagement ring.
After the girls experience several failed attempts to remodel the garage into a guest room, Sophia gets Vincenzo, an Italian architect in a wheelchair who doesn't speak English. When the girls realize he can't do the work, how does Sophia say construction will get done?
After one week of Marguerite as their housekeeper, Dorothy is underwhelmed with her performance. When Dorothy sees Rose sweeping the kitchen floor, she's outraged that Rose is doing Marguerite's job. Rose said Marguerite had a good excuse for her absence. What was the excuse?
TRUE OR FALSE: When Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose enter a couples charity dance marathon, Rose wins the first prize of $1,000.
TRUE OR FALSE: The house that the girls live in is the only house in the neighborhood without a pool.
After Stan and Dorothy are audited by the IRS due to discrepancies in Stan's tax returns, they owe $5,000. When Stan comes to the house to pick up Dorothy's half of the money, he apologizes to her saying the whole situation is his fault. He gives her a small box. To Dorothy's surprise, what's inside?
Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose are playing a trivia game, and the question for Rose is:
"What famous Mozart composition completed in 1787 is a serenade in G for two violins, viola, cello, and double bass in four movements?"
Rose answers correctly with Eine kleine Nachtmusik. How does she know this?
