People Who Ace This Friends Quiz Are Probably The Biggest Fans

There are very few television series that can profess to be as popular as Friends. The show still draws in millions of viewers in its reruns and attracts new fans on Netflix and TV every single day, and it’s more than twenty years old! Not many TV shows can claim to have the fan base and the rewatchability factor that Friends has. The jokes and the storylines and the characters from the show are still endlessly hilarious, painfully relatable, and will forever be timeless. When it ended all those years ago, the show had the fifth highest rated series finale episode in US television history with more than 50 million viewers tuned in on the night to see what would happen to Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe at the end of the long road they had followed them on for a whole decade. Over those years, the show procured over 200 episodes, so there are plenty of trivia facts and memorable quotes to enjoy and test each other with. Only a true fan of Friends will be able to ace this quiz. Anyone who thinks they’re the biggest fan of the show should prove their mettle and go ahead and take it!

Question 1

Where did Chandler and Monica first get together in Friends?

Over the years of its run, the characters of Friends traveled all over the United States and even occasionally went out of the country to places like Barbados and the European country where Ross married Emily (a marriage that, of course, did not last very long). That trip was notable for one major development in the story arcs of Friends, though. It's where Chandler and Monica first hooked up! In which city did Chandler and Monica first hook up in Friends?

Question 2

What soap opera did Joey have a recurring role on?

For the first couple of seasons of Friends, Joey was the typical struggling actor. He would go out for auditions and maybe occasionally get a role in a lame duck of a play. But then he got his big break when he landed a recurring role on a real life soap opera playing the role of a brilliant doctor who many love affairs. Which famous, long running US soap opera did Joey Tribbiani have a recurring role on in Friends?

Question 3

Which holiday did Ross and Monica celebrate with a dance routine?

"The routine" from the Friends show has become sort of a cultural institution. It struck a chord with the millennial fans of the series, clearly, since it is now one of the best remembered and iconic moments in the history of the show, and this is a show with a lot of moments that are considered to be iconic or well remembered, so that is really saying a lot. Which holiday did Ross and Monica celebrate with a dance routine?

Question 4

Who played Rachel Green?

This actress, unlike most actors who get their start on television, has gone on to become one of the biggest movie stars in the world after Friends ended. She was in some beloved comedy movies like Office Space and Along Came Polly and Bruce Almighty and Horrible Bosses, having starred alongside some of the funniest stars in Hollywood: Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day. She’s one of the highest grossing actors ever. Who played Rachel Green in the show Friends?

Question 5

What is Monica's job?

Some of the characters in Friends would often bounce around from job to job. Chandler was never really sure what kind of industry he wanted to be in, so he never really decided on anything. Joey was an actor, but he would dip in and out of other jobs like being the waiter in a coffee house. But Monica was always sure of what she wanted to be. What is the job title of Monica Geller in the show Friends?

Question 6

What animal did Gary shoot?

Phoebe began dating a cop after she stole his badge and went around impersonating a police officer. Instead of arresting her, which he should've done because that is illegal, he started going out with her. Eventually the relationship got so serious that they ended up moving in together. But Phoebe got cold feet about the relationship when they were lying in bed one day and she saw Gary shoot an animal that was perched on their window. What animal did Gary shoot?

Question 7

What superhero's name is Joey saving for his son?

When Phoebe was pregnant with her brother's triplet babies (as a surrogate only, of course), she was given the opportunity to name one of them, so the gang talked about it a lot. During these conversations, Joey reveals that he is saving the name of a Marvel Comics superhero to call his son (if he ever has a son). It is a cool name, but it's also a ridiculous baby name. What superhero's name is Joey saving for his son?

Question 8

Who played Monica Geller?

The role of Monica Geller was a hot item in the early 1990s when Friends was first in development. A lot of actresses were considered for the role. The one who got it in the end also starred alongside Jim Carrey in the year that Friends premiered in the movie Ace Venture: Pet Detective. She has since starred in her own show, Cougar Town, and once guest starred in an episode of Seinfeld called “The Wife.” Who played Monica Geller?

Question 9

What coffee shop are the characters patrons of?

The coffee shop that is frequented by the characters of Friends (like literally they spend more time in that coffee shop than they do in their own apartments or at their respective places of work) has become more iconic a brand than many businesses in the real world. It is so iconic that some places in the real world have their own coffee shop modeled after this one with the same name. What coffee shop are the characters patrons of?

Question 10

Which character became famous for their hairstyle?

There was a character in the main six of Friends whose look was so unique and iconic and influential that some people in the 1990s started to model their own hair after the character, to the point that the name of the character became the name of the hairstyle. People would go into the salon and sit in the chair and ask the hairdresser to give them "the ______" on their own hair. Which character became famous for their hairstyle?

Question 11

What city do the characters live in?

This is the kind of city where if a TV show or movie is set there, people start saying that the city is "another character" in it. It is often disputed that the characters in the show could not afford to live in such beautiful, large, spacious apartments in such great locations on the salaries that they earned with their careers as, say, a coffee house waitress or an out of work actor. What city do the characters live in?

Question 12

Who played Ross Geller?

The actor who played Ross Geller on Friends returned to the world of highly rated and critically acclaimed television a couple of years ago when he played the role of Robert Kardashian in The People vs OJ Simpson, the first season of the true crime drama series American Crime Story. He has also gone into directing since the end of Friends and he played himself in the fourth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Who played Ross Geller in the Friends show?

Question 13

How many seasons of Friends were there?

If NBC had their way, Friends would probably still be on the air, pumping out a new season every year with an aging cast. Just look at The Simpsons. The networks want to keep their highest rated shows on the air as long as they can. But all good things must, sadly, come to an end. After a certain number of years, the producers of Friends made an executive decision to put the show to rest. How many seasons of Friends were there?

Question 14

What is the name of Ross' son?

Ross’ son would end up playing a smaller and smaller role in the series as he got older the story arc of Ross’ character moved further and further away from the fact that he was a father – and then it moved back to him being a father, but a father to a different kid, Emma. Still, Ross’ son played a huge part in the first couple of seasons of the show, played by the Sprouse twins. What is the name of Ross' son?

Question 15

What does WENUS stand for?

Early on in the run of Friends, the career of Chandler Bing was not very clearly defined. He was shown mostly as a mere office drone who would sit at his desk in his little office cubicle and do analysis on his computer. It wouldn’t be until he took on jobs like Joey’s assistant or when he got a career as an ad man. One persistent joke in Chandler’s office drone days was the WENUS. What does WENUS stand for?

Question 16

Who played Phoebe Buffay?

The actress who played Phoebe Buffay in Friends has appeared in a bunch of things in the years since, and she even remained active and appearing in other projects when she was still starring on Friends. She played one of the title roles in the cult hit buddy high school comedy movie Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. She played the dean of the college in both Neighbors movies alongside stars Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne. Who played Phoebe Buffay?

Question 17

What's the name of the TV show in which Joey had a robot sidekick?

Over the course of more than 200 episodes of Friends, Joey made acting appearances in some truly terrible movies and TV shows. One of them was a police procedural TV show in which he starred as a cop whose partner was a robot. The title of this show was named after a food and the second part of the food was the acronym name of the robot. What was the name of the TV show in which Joey’s character was a cop who had a robot sidekick?

Question 18

What year did Friends premiere?

In the year that Friends premiered, some of the best loved movies even to this day were released. Forrest Gump, for which Tom Hanks would go on to win his second consecutive Oscar, came out. Quentin Tarantino made Pulp Fiction as his second movie, and then won his own Oscar for writing it. Disney retold Hamlet as The Lion King. The Shawshank Redemption came out, Speed came out, a whole bunch of well remembered movies. What year did Friends premiere?

Question 19

What year did it end?

A good few years after Friends had first premiered, the producers decided that the show had run its course and came to the conclusion to bring it to an end with a final season and a series finale episode. That series finale ended up being the fifth highest rated series finale episode in the history of American television, drawing in more than 50 million viewers in its initial airing. In what year did the final season of Friends air on NBC?

Question 20

Who played Joey Tribbiani?

The guy who starred in Friends in the role of Joey Tribbiani has since gone on to star in another TV show called Episodes where he played a version of himself who was starring in an American remake of a British TV show (very meta stuff). He also took over the hosting of the BBC car show Top Gear after the departure of Jeremy Clarkson and his team of co-hosts. Who played Joey Tribbiani for the whole run of the Friends show?

Question 21

Who did Rachel leave at the altar?

The pilot episode of Friends opens with Rachel Green returning to the life of her friend Monica Geller after leaving her then fiance at the altar during their wedding ceremony. This character would eventually come back a lot during the run of the series as Rachel would go back to see the guy and was eventually a guest at his wedding that didn't end with being left at the altar. Who did Rachel leave at the altar at the beginning of the series?

Question 22

What is Janice's catchphrase?

The actress who played the recurring character of Chandler's on and off girlfriend Janice in Friends, Maggie Wheeler, will forever be associated with that role. If a viewer sees her in another show like Curb Your Enthusiasm or Everybody Loves Raymond, they don't say, "Oh, that's Maggie Wheeler." They say, "Hey, that's Janice!" The character was made famous and iconic for her catchphrase. It wasn't about what the catchphrase was, it was about how she said it. What is Janice's catchphrase in Friends?

Question 23

Which character got their own spinoff show?

Often when a successful TV show ends its run and the network executives want to keep the audience around for a few more years, they’ll create a spinoff. Sometimes, like with The Cleveland Show, they will made the spinoff show while the original series is still on the air. Frasier was a successful spinoff, but many of them are not so successful. This spinoff from Friends wasn’t. Which character got their own spinoff show from Friends after the original show ended its initial run?

Question 24

Who played Chandler Bing?

The actor who starred in Friends in the role of Chandler Bing has gone on to star in movies alongside the likes of Bruce Willis and Leslie Mann. He even played the older version of Zac Efron’s character in the coming of age comedy 17 Again. He also starred in a sitcom based on the Neil Simon play The Odd Couple of that same name on CBS. Few sitcom actors get two successful sitcoms in their career. Who played Chandler Bing?

Question 25

Which of these things is Ross a big fan of?

The character of Ross Geller on Friends was used by the show’s writers as their representation of a nerd. If they wanted a character to do or say something nerdy, then they would give it to Ross. He is not only a scientist, he is also a big comic book fan with an obsession with superheroes and science fiction and all that geeky jazz. Even his scientific field sounds childish. Which of these things is Ross a big fan of?

Question 26

Which of these pairings were never a couple?

The show is called Friends and it is supposedly about a group of friends, but more often than not, a couple of the characters on that show would be more than just friends, as a lot of the pairings in the main cast of Friends ended up as a couple at one point or another. Of course, the main two are the ones who were on and off for the whole series and the ones who ended up getting married and having kids. Which of these pairings were never a couple?

Question 27

Where did David go?

David, who was also often referred to as David the Scientist Guy, which sort of makes a mockery of the groundbreaking scientific research that he was doing, was one of the better boyfriends that Phoebe Buffay had over the years. In fact, he very almost ended up marrying her, but then Mike stepped in (who was arguably better for her anyway) and proposed. David didn't stick around, because he had to travel for his research. Where did he go to?

Question 28

Who played Mike Hannigan?

When he became engaged to Phoebe, Mike Hannigan became pretty much the seventh friend in Friends towards the end of its run. He was in it all the time and he was featuring in all the storylines and the episodes. The actor who played him got his big break in the movie Clueless and has since gone on to star in such comedy hits as the two Anchorman movies, I Love You Man, and even plays the MCU hero Ant-Man. Who is he?

Question 29

Who thinks they were on a break: Ross or Rachel?

"WE WERE ON A BREAK!!" is one of the best known lines from the whole of Friends, because it was spoken so much times. The argument is that the one who was with someone else during the Ross and Rachel relationship is not in the wrong, because they were technically on a break and therefore technically broken up and free to see other people (although the ethics of this have been contested). Who thinks they were on a break: Ross or Rachel?

Question 30

Which of these is NOT the name of one of the triplets?

There was a long story arc on Friends in which Phoebe's half brother and his old teacher fell in love. After a long time, Phoebe finally came to accept that. And then once they were together and in love, the couple wanted to have children, but they couldn't, so Phoebe had to carry the baby that turned out to be three babies because it was triplets for them. Which of these is NOT the name of one of the triplets?

Question 31

What game show did Joey audition to host?

Joey Tribbiani had to go to a whole bunch of terrible auditions during his middling acting career over the course of the run of Friends. He would go in an read for all kinds of possible acting jobs: movies, TV shows, plays, ads. One time, he even auditioned to host a game show and played a round of it with Ross and Chandler to get to know the rules of the game. What game show did Joey audition to host?

Question 32

Who played Roy?

The actor who guest starred as Roy the dancer in the episode of Friends that was set during Phoebe's bachelorette party has been making more waves in the world of TV comedy in the years since, as he has been playing the hilarious and depraved role of Frank Reynolds on the FX dark comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia since the show's second season brought him in to boost the ratings. Which famous actor played Roy the dancer in Friends?

Question 33

Who is Joey's agent?

Getting an agent as a struggling actor is not easy, and the ones who do finally get an agent to represent them don't usually get the top shelf agents who represent the Brad Pitts and the Sandra Bullocks of the acting world. They usually end up being represented by someone like Joey's agent, who smoked like a chimney and never seemed to be able to find good work for the guy, even though he was paying her to do just that. Who is Joey's agent?

Question 34

Which of these stars did NOT guest star on Friends?

Over the course of a whole decade, there were a lot of stars who ended up making guest appearances on Friends. In fact, a lot of critics found that the later seasons of the show used guest stars and celebrity appearances as a crutch to pad out the episode count and keep a show that had run out of steam chugging along for a couple more years. Which of these stars did NOT guest star on an episode of Friends?

Question 35

Which fashion mogul did Rachel work for?

When Rachel made her first appearance in the pilot episode of Friends, she was a spoilt runaway bride who had to face the real world for the first time and get a job and pay rent and not be waited on hand and foot. She started as a coffee waitress and eventually built up a career in the world that she was really interested in working in: the fashion industry. Which real life fashion mogul did Rachel Green work for?

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