9/10 Fans Won't Get Over 75% On This Easy Friends Quiz
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Friends is one of the most popular and successful sitcoms of all time. The story of Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, and Ross as they figure out their lives in their twenties in New York in the '90s just seemed to click with a lot of people. So many people that even the reruns that air today draw in millions of viewers across the world. Plus, with platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime streaming it, the show keeps picking up new viewers, even to this day.
According to Wikipedia, the series finale episode of Friends was viewed by over 52.5 million people, so it's not surprising that the show is still popular today. 236 episodes of beef in trifle and eloping in Vegas won the world over.
Could this Friends quiz be any harder? It will take the biggest fan of Friends to ace this quiz, so anyone who takes it will have to have seen the series from beginning to end a good couple of times. Then again, since the show is such a monster hit, that applies to pretty much anyone in the world. So, make yourself a "Moist Maker" sandwich, settle down, and give it a try!
Who uses the "We were on a break!" excuse persistently?
Ross and Rachel have been hailed as one of the greatest on and off couples in the history of the sitcom genre (and that's a genre with a lot of on and off couples in its history). Things started to go off for them, as opposed to on, when one of them slept with someone else while they thought they were on a break that allowed that. After that, they said, "We were on a break!" a bunch of times. Which one in the on and off couple uses the "We were on a break!" excuse persistently: is it Ross or Rachel?
Who was Monica's first kiss?
Over the course of more than 200 episodes of Friends, we got to know a lot about the backstory of the main six characters. But in particular, we got to learn a lot about the backstories of Monica and Ross because, as siblings, they grew up together and were therefore there for every part of each other's backstory. For example, we know that Monica didn't have her first kiss until she was a student in her college years, and we know who the guy was, too. Who was the first guy that Monica kissed, back when she was in college?
What is Phoebe's most popular song?
Phoebe may be a masseuse by day and by trade, but her true passion is music. She cracks out her guitar all the time to work on new songs and she has a regular spot to play her music down at the coffee shop. She has also played for kids in the library and for her own amusement. She has written a bunch of songs. There is one song of Phoebe's that is more popular than the rest and is the first one mentioned when a discussion of her discography comes up. What is the title of Phoebe's most popular song?
How many kids did Phoebe have for her brother?
There was a storyline in Friends where Phoebe was the surrogate mother who carried the children of her brother, Frank, Jr., and his wife Alice. According to Wikipedia, the storyline was created to cover up for actress Lisa Kudrow's real life pregnancy at the time of filming. According to IMDb, the role of Phoebe's brother, Frank, Jr., was played by Giovanni Ribisi, who has most recently appeared in the comedy movies Ted, its sequel Ted 2, and the western spoof A Million Ways to Die in the West. How many kids did Phoebe have for her brother as a surrogate?
Where did Monica and Chandler first get together?
Monica and Chandler are one of those TV couples that people refer to as goals for their own romantic relationships. According to Wikipedia, the writers weren't sure if a romantic storyline between Monica and Chandler would work, so the producers decided to test the scene in which they are revealed to be an item in front of a studio audience. The response from the test audience came back very positive, and now, here we are. They went on to get married and have kids and spend the rest of the series together. Where did Monica and Chandler first get together?
Whose name did Ross say at the altar when he married Emily?
Emily was never a particularly popular character among the fan base of Friends, which is a huge fan base. Still, Ross met her and went on a date with her and very quickly fell in love with her, so she became the center of a major storyline. When Ross actually came to marry Emily in London, during the ceremony, he said someone's name that was not Emily's. It was a big season finale episode and created a rift between Ross and Emily that rippled well into the next season. Whose name did Ross say at the altar when he was marrying Emily?
What coffee shop do the gang hang out at?
The six main characters on Friends seem to spend all of their free time in this coffee shop. To be fair to them, it is conveniently located. It is right downstairs from most of their apartments. Rachel also worked there for a time, and so did Joey in one storyline. They have a couch in the middle of the place that they normally sit on, but in one case, a couple of bullies sat on the couch and refused to relinquish it to Ross and Chandler. What is the name of the coffee shop that the friends all hang out at?
What type of dessert did Rachel add beef to?
There were a bunch of Thanksgiving episodes in the ten seasons of Friends. In one of them, Monica finally lets Rachel chip in with the cooking by making the dessert for everybody. However, she makes a serious blunder when she does not realize that a couple of pages in the cook book have been stuck together. She ends up cooking some beef into the dessert, which Ross and Joey catch on to. After they figure it out, the friends decide to pretend they like it so that Rachel doesn't feel bad. What type of dessert did Rachel add beef to?
What is Monica's job?
Monica has had a couple of jobs over the years, but she has always had one dream job in particular and, a couple of seasons in, she achieved that dream. Of course, she progressed along better versions of her dream job throughout the series. The first time she achieved it, she got no respect from any of her employees. She even went to the lengths of hiring Joey, just so that she could fire him and therefore show the rest of the staff that she means business. She's been doing better since then. What is the name of Monica's job?
Who did Phoebe end up marrying?
The character who Phoebe eventually ended up marrying in Friends was played by Paul Rudd, who has recently joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the role of Scott Lang. He has his solo movies Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp under his belt, as well as a part in the ensemble movies Captain America: Civil War and the upcoming Avengers: Endgame. According to IMDb, Rudd was a comedy movie star before he joined the MCU, with movies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, This is 40, I Love You Man, and This is the End. Which character did Phoebe end up marrying in Friends?
What soap opera did Joey have a role on?
Joey Tribbiani started off his life on Friends as a struggling actor, and over ten years of determination and going out for auditions, we saw him develop as an actor. He went from doing off Broadway plays to movies. Somewhere down the line, he got a role on a real life long running soap opera. His character's name was Dr. Drake Ramoray and he became a popular part of the show before he told the press he wrote his own lines and the writers wrote his character out. What is the name of the soap opera that Joey had a role on?
What kind of cake do Rachel and Chandler take from their neighbors?
Despite the fact that it only involves Rachel and Chandler (and later Joey) taking and then eating a specific type of cake from their neighbors, it has become of the most beloved and iconic episodes of Friends. It all starts when one of the cakes gets delivered to their door accidentally and they decide to give it a try. After that, they can't get enough of it. According to Friends Central, the Wiki dedicated to Friends, the cakes had been produced by a place called Mama's Little Bakery. What kind of cake do Rachel and Chandler steal from their neighbors?
What superhero did Ross create as a kid?
When Ross was a kid, he was a nerd who loved science so much that he created his own science themed superhero character and wrote a comic book about him. He later finds out that while he was a kid, he was mugged by a young Phoebe, who took all the drawings of his character. When they figure this out as adults and Phoebe's glad that she and Ross now have a thing, even if it's that she once robbed him, she still has the drawings. What is the name of the superhero that Ross created when he was a kid?
How many seasons of Friends were there?
According to Wikipedia, Friends went through a number of title changes before the producers finally settled on Friends as the final name of the show. It was developed under the title Insomnia Cafe before changing its name to Six of One and later to Friends Like These before eventually settling on the shorter title of Friends when Friends Like These was deemed too close to the Ellen DeGeneres sitcom These Friends of Mine, which was on the air at the time. Friends under its final title went on to become one of the longest running sitcoms of all time. How many seasons of Friends were there?
What is the name of Rachel's daughter?
On the morning of Chandler and Monica's wedding, a pregnancy test with a positive result is found in the bin in the bathroom. They spend the whole morning trying to figure out whose pregnancy test it is before a plot twist reveals it to be Rachel's. After that, the big question becomes who the father of the child is. It turns out that Ross is the father and they end up moving in together to raise the baby as a couple, despite Rachel originally planning to raise the child on her own. What is the name of Rachel's daughter?
Which older man did Monica date before Chandler?
For a long story arc in Friends, Monica dated an older man who was a friend of her parents. At first, her parents did not approve of their daughter dating a man who was their age who had been friends with them for years. But eventually, they did come to terms with it. The character was played by Tom Selleck, who according to IMDb, is best known for his roles in other TV shows like Blue Bloods and Magnum PI, as well as the comedy movie Three Men and a Baby. Which older male character did Monica date before Chandler?
What did Phoebe legally change her name to?
As soon as Phoebe found out she had the legal power to change her name to whatever she wanted to, she went and changed it to something ridiculous. Her fiance only told her that she could legally change her name so that she could change it to his name when they got married, but she took it one step further and went with a name that wouldn't be out of place being the name of a cartoon character. Then her fiance changed his own name to something ridiculous to prove a point. What did Phoebe legally change her name to?
What is Joey's stuffed penguin called?
According to Friends Central, the Friends Wiki, Joey calls this stuffed penguin toy his "bedtime penguin pal." He sleeps with it every night and can't seem to be able to sleep without it. But in one episode, when Rachel and her baby Emma were living in his apartment, Emma took a liking to the toy. Joey didn't like this, because it wasn't Emma's bedtime penguin pal, it was his. In the end, he realized that it was sweet that the baby wanted the toy that reminded her of Uncle Joey and let her have it. What is the name of Joey's stuffed penguin toy?
What is the name of Chandler's dad's drag show?
Chandler often talks about growing up with his parents, his mother being a famous novelist and his father being the star of a drag show in Las Vegas. This was long before Ru Paul's Drag Race made drag shows cool, so Charles Bing was sort of the trailblazer in the drag game. The name of Chandler's dad's drag show, which runs most nights live from Las Vegas, has been mentioned a couple of times on Friends. It was written as a joke, but it's not a bad name for a show. What is the name of Chandler's dad's drag show?
What character did Ross create to explain Hanukkah to Ben?
One Christmas, Ross realizes that his son Ben doesn't know anything about their religion's winter holiday, Hanukkah, so he decides to teach him about it in a fun way. The problem is that Ben associates that season with Christmas and Santa Claus. So, Ross figures that if Christmas has a character associated with it, then Hanukkah should have one, too. He creates his own and appears at Monica's apartment in costume to explain it to him. The lesson gets derailed when Chandler shows up as Santa and Joey as Superman. What character did Ross create to explain Hanukkah to Ben?
Which character got their own spin-off series after Friends ended?
When Friends came to an end after 236 episodes across ten seasons, one of the main six characters from the show got their own series spun off from it to focus on them. Most sitcoms get a spin off after they end to keep the brand alive and keep the fan base happy. After Cheers ended, we got Frasier. Now that The Big Bang Theory is coming to an end, we've got the prequel Young Sheldon. We got The Cleveland Show while Family Guy was still on the air. Which character got their own spin off series after Friends ended?
Where was Rachel moving to in the series finale before she got off the plane?
The series finale episode of Friends left viewers hanging in suspense as Ross stood at his answering machine, listening to a voicemail message, wondering if Rachel got off the plane. But then she appears in the doorway right behind him, revealing that she did in fact get off the plane and she isn't leaving after all. In the episodes leading up to this, she was fully intending to leave New York and her friends behind for a new life working for Louis Vuitton in another country. Where was Rachel moving to in the series finale before she got off the plane?
What holiday do Ross and Monica celebrate with a dance routine?
Ross and Monica's dance routine is one of the most iconic moments in the history of Friends. They first perform it when they need to get the attention of a camera operator during the shooting of a TV special. The special is being filmed in advance of a holiday to air on TV that night and celebrate the holiday with it. In the end, the director does ask one of the camera operators to film their dance routine, but only so it can be used in the blooper reel. What holiday do Ross and Monica celebrate with a dance routine?
What fashion mogul did Phoebe mistake Kenny the copy guy for?
In one story arc in Friends, Rachel got a job working for a famous real life fashion icon. In one episode, Phoebe comes over to the office and see Rachel and believes she has made out with this fashion icon in the copy room. But the problem is, she doesn't actually know what this guy looks like and the person she made out with was just some guy known as "Kenny the copy guy." The fashion mogul ends up making a cameo appearance in an elevator in the episode. What fashion mogul did Phoebe mistake Kenny the copy guy for?
What game show did Joey audition to host?
We've all seen unnecessarily confusing game shows on TV, but even by those standards, this one that Joey auditioned to be the host of really takes the cake. He practised for the audition by playing the game with Ross and Chandler as the contestants in his apartment. At first, they were baffled by the game and didn't understand the rules, but by the end of the episode, they had really gotten into it and thought it was the greatest game that was ever devised. However, Joey doesn't end up getting the job. What game show did Joey audition to host?
What band did Ross and Chandler form in college?
We've seen a couple of flashbacks to Ross and Chandler's college years. Plus, we've heard a lot of stories from them about it, since that is when they met and became best friends. One of the things that we've learned about their college years is that they were in a band in college. The band was short lived, obviously, since they are no longer in that band, but in the flashback scenes, they use the fact that they're in a band to try to impress girls. What is the name of the band that Ross and Chandler formed in college?
What is the name of Ross' pet monkey?
One of the strangest storylines in Friends' history was when Ross had a pet monkey who was mischievous. He would change the language settings on the TV in a way that no one could change back or he would steal food out of people's hands. In the end, Ross realized that he had to give his monkey up to a zoo, because he had reached the point in his life when he had to go off on his own and be independent. They ended up being reunited on the set of Outbreak 2. What is the name of Ross' pet monkey?
What city do the characters live in?
Friends is one of those shows where the city in which it is set becomes sort of like a character on the show. Friends has an identity that is very specific to this city. Sometimes the series' characters will mention landmarks that are in the city and they are all fans of the city's sports teams, like the Rangers. According to the Independent, the show's interior scenes were actually shot on a set in a studio lot in Los Angeles, but all of the exterior shots were taken in the city where the show is set. What city do the characters live in?
How many sisters does Rachel have?
A lot of the show's most notable guest stars played members of the lead six characters' families. For example, Jack Geller, the father of Ross and Monica Geller, is played by Elliott Gould, who according to IMDb, has appeared in movies such as the Ocean's Eleven trilogy of heist films and the movie that the show M*A*S*H was based on. The guest stars who have played members of Rachel's family have included such huge stars as Reese Witherspoon from Legally Blonde and Wild and Christina Applegate from the Anchorman movies and the Vacation reboot. How many sisters does Rachel have?
What is the name of Monica and Chandler's surrogate?
When Monica and Chandler decided to have kids, they needed to use a surrogate to carry the babies. The surrogate became quite a main character on the show, since she was so involved in Monica and Chandler's lives, and she was played by Anna Faris. Faris has since gone on to become a movie star with roles in the Scary Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Alvin and the Chipmunks movie franchises (IMDb). She also hosts the podcast Anna Faris is Unqualified. What is the name of the surrogate mother that Monica and Chandler used to carry their children?
What is Phoebe's job?
Phoebe Buffay was played by Lisa Kudrow in all 236 episodes of Friends. She was interested in a lot of things, like spirituality and people contacting the living from beyond the grave. Phoebe is a musician on and off in her free time, with the occasional gig, but she also has a day job that pays the bill while she tries to make it as a musician. Her day job relates in some small way to her interest in spirituality and out of body experiences because it involves her connecting with people in a deep way. What is Phoebe's job title?
What TV show pairs Joey up with a robot?
Over the years, Joey got a lot of work as an actor. He built up quite a portfolio of roles for himself, with parts in the soap opera Days of Our Lives and a movie starring Charlton Heston. He did a war movie with Gary Oldman (well, a fictional actor played by Gary Oldman) and he played his acting hero Al Pacino's body double in a shower scene. He also once landed a starring role in a TV show in which he played a police officer who were paired up with a robot. What TV show pairs Joey up with a robot?
What does Rachel guess Chandler's job is in the contest for her apartment?
In one famous episode of Friends, Joey and Chandler take on Monica and Rachel in a trivia contest about each other. Rachel gets stumped when she's asked what Chandler does for a living. The question of what one of your best friends does for a living should be a pretty easy one, but since Chandler has a very vague job in an office at this time in the series, no one is quite sure what he does. It's sort of a running joke in the series. What does Rachel guess to be Chandler's job in the contest over who would get her and Monica's apartment?
What scientific field does Ross study?
Over the ten seasons of Friends, Ross has worked in a number of places. He has worked at a museum and he has been published in a book and he has worked at a college as a professor. But he has always had more or less the same job, to study his scientific field. He is known as the dinosaur guy, because the scientific field that he studies involves the study of the fossils that were left behind by some prehistoric creatures that include (but aren't limited to) dinosaurs. What is the name of the scientific field that Ross studies?
What is the name of the show's theme song?
The theme song that plays over the opening titles of Friends (and sometimes, in an instrumental form, over the closing credits if there's no tag scene to play over them) is one of the most iconic TV theme songs of all time. According to its Wikipedia page, the song is performed by a band called the Rembrandts and its sound was heavily inspired by that of the Beatles. The song's lyrics were written by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, two of the three creators and executive producers of the show. What is the name of the show's iconic theme song?