There's No Way Anyone Can Match These Characters To Their TV Husbands

After a long, hard day of work, few things are more relaxing than vegging out in front of the TV. Nowadays it seems like there is always something great to watch. Fans can easily access their favorite shows via cable, Netflix and little flash drive devices that get a satellite signal. How convenient is that?

Of course, with all of these ways to watch TV comes more excuses to watch TV. People now have more than enough favorite shows and often watch reruns of their favorite shows multiple times. That can take up a lot of spare time, but it can also come in handy whenever a television question comes up in a trivia game.

But thanks to this quiz, TV junkies don't have to wait until Thursday night trivia at the local bar and grill to show off their knowledge. Only the truest TV fans will be able to correctly identify all the actors who played these actresses' husbands on the small screen. But be warned that this quiz will be quite a challenge, as it includes every kind of show from dramas to comedies to mockumentaries. The shows also span over several decades, meaning that in order to get a high score viewers will need to have a handle on popular TV programs from years ago.

Good luck to anyone brave enough to tune in to this tricky quiz.

Question 1

Who played Kaley Cuoco's husband on The Big Bang Theory?

Kaley plays the character Penny on The Big Bang Theory, who is truly a fish out of water. She is an attractive, street-smart woman who moved to California from Nebraska to pursue acting. She befriends the guys after she moves into the apartment across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard. Although they clash from time to time, the guys really do like Penny. She helps them out with girls and pop culture, while they let her eat their takeout and use their Wi-Fi.

Question 2

Who played Kerry Condon's husband on Better Call Saul?

Kaylee's character Stacey is a widow. After her husband's passing, she moves to Albuquerque, New Mexico, with their daughter. She later learns that her husband was offed due to his dealings with some dirty cops. Stacey's father-in-law, a dirty cop himself, helps her out with finances and raising her daughter after her husband's passing. Her character was also in Season 3 of Breaking Bad. The show Better Call Saul is a spin-off from Breaking Bad where Saul was a crooked lawyer.

Question 3

Who played Mandy Moore's husband on This Is Us?

In this popular drama, Mandy Moore plays Rebecca, who is a mom of three kids known as "The Big Three." Rebecca was pregnant with triplets, but one of the babies was stillborn. So, two of her children are biological, while the third was adopted after he was abandoned and brought to the hospital. The show includes many flashbacks of the family's lives when the children were younger. It also has plenty of scenes in the present, which means Many Moore plays a wide range of ages with this character.

Question 4

Who played Cara Buono's husband on Stranger Things?

Cara plays Karen Wheeler who lives in Hawkins, Indiana, and is the mother of three kids. When one of her son's friends goes missing, she becomes really protective over her children. Karen seems a little frustrated by her marriage, and her own daughter insists that Karen got married because she was young and her husband made good money. It is assumed that she doesn't work as she spends most of her time being a helicopter parent. She is also nosy and worrisome.

Question 5

Who played Lauren Cohan's husband on The Walking Dead?

Lauren Cohan plays Maggie Rhee on The Walking Dead. Maggie first appeared in Season 2 when Rick's group took refuge at her father's farm. Using skills she picked up from working on a farm, she quickly rose up the ranks to become one of the main defenders. Maggie got along particularly well with one of the guys in Rick's group. So well, in fact, that she later married him. In the most recent episodes of the show, she is pregnant with her first child.

Question 6

Who played Julie Bowen's husband on Modern Family?

Julie plays Claire, an account manager turned stay-at-home-mom who then worked at her father's company. She is married with three kids and met her husband when she was in college. Before meeting her husband, Claire was a bit of a wild child. The two eloped after Claire got pregnant at a Duran Duran concert. Many of the episodes that flash back to Claire's past show her getting into trouble. She has an awkward relationship with her overly critical mother and is more of a daddy's girl.

Question 7

Who played Julie Benz's husband in Dexter?

Julie plays the role of Rita on Dexter, a show about a closet madman. Although Rita is a loving and caring mother, she has had to overcome a lot in her life. She suffered abuse at the hand of her ex-husband, who is the father of her oldest two children. Rita seems to be a fixer and continues to find herself attracted to men much more troubled than she is. Her passing in the series was a shock to many fans.

Question 8

Who played Courteney Cox's husband on Friends?

No matter what role Courteney Cox plays in any TV show or movie, she will always be best known as Monica on Friends. Monica is often overshadowed by her older brother Ross, who is their parents' favorite. She is a successful chef but struggled with her weight for many years. Beyond loving to cook (and eat) food, Monica is obsessed with cleaning and keeping everything in perfect order. She also is family oriented and really looks forward to becoming a mother one day.

Question 9

Who played Alyson Hannigan's husband on How I Met Your Mother?

Alyson plays the role of Lily on How I Met Your Mother. Her character is primarily a kindergarten teacher but paints and takes art classes on the side. She eventually works as an art consultant for a character known as The Captain. Lily met her husband in college. During her high school and college years, she had a goth-like appearance. She now has a much more common type of style and blends in with everyone else. Her best friend is Robin, a newscaster.

Question 10

Who played Jennifer Morrison's husband on House?

Jennifer Morrison plays Dr. Allison Cameron who is an immunologist on the team of doctors working under Dr. Gregory House. She often butts heads with her boss over ethical issues, as he tends to trick and deceive patients. She doesn't like to deliver bad news to patients and is known for being honest and sincere. Allison was a main character for much of the series before being written out midway through Season 6. For a long time, she was the only woman on House's team.

Question 11

Who played Connie Britton's husband in Friday Night Lights?

Friday Night Lights became a favorite show to many, even those who don't particularly care for football. It was a drama that focused on the head coach and his family just as much as it did the team and the sport. Connie Britton played Tami, a mother of two girls. She started out working as a guidance counselor for Dillion High School and later became the school's principal. She later headed up the counseling program at East Dillion High School.

Question 12

Who played Patricia Heaton's husband on The Middle?

Patricia Heaton brings plenty of comedy to this sitcom that centers on a middle-American family stressed by everyday issues. She plays Frankie, who is often so stressed that mundane problems like a broken appliance can send her over the top. Her husband is much easier going and balances out her neurotic tendencies. They have three kids who are all very different from one another. Frankie worked in sales at a car dealership before later going to dental hygienist school and working in a dental office.

Question 13

Who played Melissa McCarthy's husband on Mike & Molly?

The hilarious Melissa McCarthy plays Molly, which is obviously one half of the title Mike & Molly. Her character is an elementary school teacher who makes it her mission to lose weight. Wanting to lose weight is a common interest she shares with her husband. The two met at a weight loss meeting. Other than food, her biggest vice is spending too much money on traveling and shopping. Molly lives with her younger sister and mother. She quits her teaching job in Season 4 to pursue writing.

Question 14

Who played Anna Gunn's husband on Breaking Bad?

Anna Gunn plays Skyler who is one of the main characters on Breaking Bad. She writes short stories to help out with her family's financial situation but went to college for accounting. She eventually works as an accountant again. There is a huge age gap in her children, as her son is a teenager when her daughter is born. Skyler has a controlling personality but is particularly kindhearted toward her children. She also has a close relationship with her sister, Marie.

Question 15

Who played Leah Remini's husband on The King of Queens?

Leah Remini plays Carrie, a smart-mouthed woman with a heavy New York accent. She first met her husband when she was on a date with his friend. Carrie is intimidating to everyone around her, including her husband. She works as a paralegal and eventually for a real estate company. Her father lives in their basement after his house burned. The couple often treats him like a grown kid, and they don't have kids of their own until the end of the show.

Question 16

Who played Nancy Travis's husband on Last Man Standing?

Nancy Travis plays the role of Vanessa on Last Man Standing. She is married to a self-proclaimed professional outdoorsman with whom she has three daughters. Vanessa works as a geologist after having stayed at home while her children were young. She later decides to become a teacher when a promotion takes time away from being with her family. Her sense of humor is a little quirky, and she often makes nerdy jokes. Not a day goes by that she doesn't have a glass of wine.

Question 17

Who played Roseanne Barr's husband on Roseanne?

Roseanne Barr had her own TV show in the 1990s that reprised itself this year. The show is very sarcastic, with Roseanne at the helm of it all. She bosses around everyone from her kids and husband to her extended family and boss. Roseanne and her husband were high school sweethearts. She has several different jobs throughout the show, and their family deals with financial issues on a regular basis. No matter how bad it gets, she finds a way to laugh it off.

Question 18

Who played Monica Potter's husband on Parenthood?

Monica Potter plays Kristina, a mother of two who eventually has another child. She is a very emotional person who struggles mostly with her middle child's social issues. Near the end of the show, she and her husband start a school for kids who have trouble in a traditional school setting. She runs a campaign for the mayor in Season 3 and later is diagnosed with cancer. After beating cancer, she runs for Mayor of Berkeley against the man she once helped.

Question 19

Who played Robin Wright's husband on House of Cards?

Robin Wright plays Claire Underwood on House of Cards. Her character goes through many occupational changes as the show progresses. She starts out as a lobbyist who also runs a nonprofit environmental organization and works her way up to becoming President of the United States. Claire met her husband in college and together they become a power couple. They often work together on schemes to gain more power. Claire is a Democrat, even though her late father was a Texas Republican.

Question 20

Who played January Jones's husband on Mad Men?

January played Betty, a young, attractive housewife and mother to two young children. She later had a third child, making the last two boys. Before becoming a wife and a mother, she worked as a model in Italy and Manhattan. Betty is always dressed perfectly and looks like a true Stepford wife. She has a lot of inner troubles and once sought help from a physiatrist. Betty is close to her father, and he lived with them shortly before his passing.

Question 21

Who played Jenna Fischer's husband on The Office?

Jenna Fischer is known for playing one of the lead roles on The Office. Pam is the front desk receptionist of the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch for a paper supply company. She later becomes a salesperson for the company and eventually talks a coworker into promoting her to a made-up office administrator position. Her real passion, however, is art. At one point, she takes a graphic design course in New York. Although she is generally shy, Pam has a good sense of humor and enjoys playing pranks on her coworkers.

Question 22

Who played Julianna Margulies's husband on The Good Wife?

Julianna plays Alicia Cavanaugh, a woman who never met her father. She is close to her older sister but has a strained relationship with her mother. She attended Georgetown University Law Center and graduated top of her class. Julianna's husband is a politician, and she eventually finds her way into politics in Illinois. She has two children and feels that she and her children are the victims of her husband's actions when he is found to be immoral by others involved in the state's politics.

Question 23

Who played Amy Poehler's husband on Parks and Recreation?

On Parks and Recreation, Amy Poehler plays the ever-ambitious Lesley Knope. For most of the duration of the show, she is the Deputy Director of the Parks and Recreation Department for Pawnee, Indiana. She is very optimistic and believes that all levels of government should serve the people. Her boss Ron Swanson typically plays devil's advocate to her ideas, as he thinks the government should be dissolved. Throughout the show, she constantly tries to live up to her mother's accomplishments in local politics.

Question 24

Who played Ellen Pompeo's husband on Grey's Anatomy?

Meredith Grey knew from an early age that she wanted to be a doctor one day like her mother and eventually followed in her mother's footsteps by becoming a surgeon. Her parents divorced when she was young, and Meredith was withdrawn and cynical during her teenage years. She didn't show much initiative in college until her mom developed early Alzheimer's. This gave her the push she needed to begin medical school and carry out her dreams of becoming a surgeon.

Question 25

Who played Portia de Rossi's husband in Arrested Development?

Portia plays Lindsay, the adopted daughter of real estate tycoons who have two biological sons. However, she was raised to believe that she is a twin to one of the sons. Lindsay's mother often criticizes her looks since she is the only daughter in the family. She married a man her parents didn't like out of rebellion. Going from her wealthy parents to a well-off husband, Lindsay never really worked much herself. She later pursues politics and runs on the Republican ticket.

Question 26

Who played Jaime Pressly's husband on My Name is Earl?

Jaime Pressly plays the feisty Joy on My Name is Earl. Joy is mean-spirited and bossy to the point that even police officers despise her. What seems to make people the maddest is that Joy steals all the time. She steals money, men and anything else she thinks she needs at the time. Joy has two sons, who have different fathers. She is patriotic to the core but often offends others. She also has a tattoo of Smurfette on her lower back.

Question 27

Who played JoAnna Garcia Swisher's husband on Reba?

JoAnna Garcia plays the role of Reba's oldest child, Cheyenne. She is a pretty, popular teenager who finds out she is pregnant during her senior year of high school. Cheyenne and her football player boyfriend get married and live with Reba for most of the show's seasons. By the end of the show, she is pregnant with their second child. Cheyenne is rather airheaded at times and can be highly sensitive. At one point, she also struggled with a drinking problem.

Question 28

Who played Morena Baccarin's husband on Homeland?

Morena plays Jessica, also known as "Jess," whose husband is a war hero turned Congressman. The couple have known one another since they were teenagers. Her husband was once missing in action for eight years. During this time, many people assumed he had passed. Jessica was probably the most shocked to discover he was still alive as she had begun a romantic relationship with his friend. She has two children, a daughter and a son. Jessica and her daughter have a strained relationship.

Question 29

Who played Debra Jo Rupp's husband on That '70s Show?

That '70s Show is a hilarious take on the colorful decade in which Debra Jo Rupp plays the mom who holds everything together. Kitty is a cheerful little lady who works as a nurse and takes care of her husband and two kids. Her home is also a hangout spot for her son and his friends. Kitty enjoys entertaining and being like a mom to the kids in the neighborhood. She has a strained relationship with her mother and her daughter but babies her son.

Question 30

Who played Katey Sagal's husband on Married with Children?

On Married with Children, Katey plays Peggy Bundy, who is arguably the laziest wife and mother in the history of sitcoms. She doesn't hold a job outside of the home but still refuses to cook or clean. According to Peggy, laziness is a trait she inherited from her ancestors. Most of the time she sits on the living room couch eating candy and watching daytime talk shows. When she isn't watching TV, she goes on extravagant shopping sprees with her husband's money.

Question 31

Who played Jo Marie Payton's husband on Family Matters?

Jo Marie played the role of Harriet, who was the mom in this family sitcom. While the show centered around the Winslow family, the real star was their super nerdy neighbor, Steve Urkel. Harriet often had compassion for Steve, while her husband found him irritating to no end. She worked as a security officer and then in the customer service area for a department store. Her husband is a police officer, and together they have a son and two daughters.

Question 32

Who played Lori Loughlin's husband on Full House?

Lori Loughlin plays the role of Rebecca, often called Becky, on Full House. She is originally from Nebraska but moved out to San Francisco to further her career in journalism where she becomes Danny Tanner's co-host on Wake Up, San Francisco. Not long she gets married, Becky discovers that she is pregnant. She gives birth identical twin boys in the next season of the show. During the final season of Full House, Becky gets a promotion and is then the producer for Wake Up, San Francisco.

Question 33

Who played Patricia Richardson's husband on Home Improvement?

Patricia Richardson had the privilege of playing the only female staple on the 1990s sitcom Home Improvement. Jill is married to the "Tool Man," and they have three boys all close in age. Her father was a military man, so she had a very rigid upbringing. Jill's husband jokes around a lot, so she is often the voice of reason in the relationship. During the show, she goes back to college to become a phycologist. Jill is a Democrat and also somewhat of a feminist.

Question 34

Who played Suzanne Somers's husband in Step by Step?

After Suzanne Somers had a role on Three's Company and led everyone in thigh-sliming exercises, she played a mom of many on the 1990s sitcom Step by Step. Carol Foster was a widow with two daughters and a son, who worked as a cosmetologist. She meets a divorced man who also has three children while on vacation, and the two soon get married without telling their children. Carol eventually has another child with her new husband, adding even more to the blended family.

Question 35

Who played Marion Ross's husband on Happy Days?

Marion Ross played Marion Cunningham on the popular comedy Happy Days. The show ran from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s but depicted life in the 1950s and 1960s. She is a traditional homemaker, common for that era. However, she once worked briefly as a waitress because she was tired of staying at home. She has two children, and the show is mainly about her teenage son and his friends. Marion is the only one that Fonzie allows to call him by his first name, Arthur.

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