Friends TV Show Quiz
Smelly Cat, Marcel, Dr. Drake Ramoray and three divorces: 15 questions for true Friends fans.
What is the name of Ross's pet monkey in the early seasons?
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Marcel
Marcel is Ross's capuchin monkey in season one. Ross eventually gives him to the San Diego Zoo, and he later turns up as a movie star monkey in a film with Jean-Claude Van Damme.
David Schwimmer has admitted he found working with the monkeys frustrating, and the writers wrote Marcel out of the show before the end of season one.
Which of the six friends works as a chef?
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Monica
Monica Geller is a professional chef who works at several restaurants over the series, including Alessandro's and later Javu, and she is famously competitive and tidy.
Monica's apartment number changed from 5 to 20 early in the series after the producers realized a low number did not match the view.
What is Joey Tribbiani's famous pick-up line?
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How you doin'?
Joey's signature line is How you doin'?, delivered with a tilt of the head and a slow grin to any woman he fancies. It became the show's most quoted catchphrase and the basis of a thousand impressions.
Joey's technique is to look a woman up and down before delivering the line, and in season four he coaches Rachel to use it on her crush Joshua.
Which song does Phoebe Buffay perform most often at Central Perk?
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Smelly Cat
Smelly Cat is Phoebe's signature song, a tender ballad about a cat with a hygiene problem. It even gets a music video and a cover by a cat litter commercial.
Lisa Kudrow performed Smelly Cat on stage with Taylor Swift at a Los Angeles concert in 2015.
What is the name of Ross and Rachel's daughter?
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Emma
Emma Geller-Green is born in the season eight finale after Ross and Rachel's one night together. Her name was Monica's planned baby name, which she gives to Rachel.
Emma was played by the twins Cali and Noelle Sheldon, who later appeared together in Jordan Peele's 2019 horror film Us.
What does Ross Geller do for a living?
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He is a paleontologist
Ross is a paleontologist who works at the Museum of Prehistoric History before becoming a professor at New York University, where he lectures on dinosaurs.
Ross's lecture in a fake British accent to impress a new class remains one of the show's most replayed scenes.
In which city do Ross and Emily get married?
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London
Ross marries Emily Waltham in London in the season four finale, where he famously says Rachel's name instead of Emily's during the vows, a slip that wrecks the marriage within weeks.
The two-part London episode featured guest appearances from Richard Branson, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and Hugh Laurie as a grumpy airline passenger.
What is the name of Phoebe's identical twin sister?
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Ursula
Ursula Buffay is Phoebe's estranged twin, a rude waitress played by Lisa Kudrow. The character originated on the sitcom Mad About You before crossing over to Friends.
Ursula was written into Friends specifically because Kudrow was already playing her on Mad About You, which aired on the same network.
On which real soap opera does Joey play Dr. Drake Ramoray?
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Days of Our Lives
Joey lands the role of neurosurgeon Dr. Drake Ramoray on Days of Our Lives. He is killed off after insulting the writers, then brought back when his brain is transplanted.
Days of Our Lives has been on air since 1965, and several of its real cast members appeared as themselves in Friends episodes.
Which band recorded the Friends theme song I'll Be There for You?
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The Rembrandts
The Rembrandts, an American pop duo, recorded I'll Be There for You for the show's opening credits. The extended version became a number one airplay hit in 1995.
The Rembrandts originally recorded only a short version for the credits, and wrote the full song after a Nashville radio station looped the clip into a hit.
Which actress won an Emmy for playing Rachel's sister Amy?
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Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate played Rachel's self-absorbed sister Amy in seasons nine and ten, winning the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her first appearance.
Reese Witherspoon played Rachel's other sister Jill, so the Green family had two future Oscar and Emmy winners among its daughters.
In the apartment trivia game, what job does Rachel guess that Chandler has?
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Transponster
Rachel blurts out that Chandler is a transponster, which Monica points out is not even a word. The wrong answer costs the girls their apartment to Joey and Chandler.
Chandler's actual job is statistical analysis and data reconfiguration, and nobody in the group can remember it for most of the series.
Which actor plays Mike Hannigan, the man Phoebe marries?
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Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd joined the show in season nine as pianist Mike Hannigan, and he and Phoebe marry in the snow outside Central Perk in season ten.
Hank Azaria played the scientist David, Phoebe's other great love, who was later dumped so she could choose Mike.
How many times is Ross divorced by the end of the series?
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Three times
Ross is divorced three times: from Carol, who leaves him for Susan; from Emily after the London wedding; and from Rachel after their drunken Las Vegas marriage.
The three divorces became a running joke, with Ross's own friends calling him the divorce force and Divorcer Ross at his expense.
What is Chandler Bing's middle name?
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Muriel
Chandler's middle name is Muriel, revealed in the season eight episode The One with Rachel's Date when a coworker calls him Toby and he says at least it is not Muriel.
Ross's reaction, that Chandler's parents never gave him a chance, sums up the character's lifelong embarrassment about his family.
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Friends ran for ten seasons on NBC and its finale in 2004 drew more than 52 million viewers, making it one of the most watched episodes in American television history. Two decades later, the six New Yorkers who lived in impossibly large apartments are still streamed billions of times a year.
These 15 questions cover the running jokes everyone knows, like Joey's catchphrase and Phoebe's cat song, then dig into the details: Ross's marriages, Rachel's sisters, the actor behind Phoebe's husband and the middle name Chandler tried to hide. It suits anyone who has rewatched the show more times than they would admit, and it works well as a round at a sitcom quiz night.
You will find 15 multiple choice questions here, each with four options. Difficulty: Easy. Most people finish in about 6 minutes, and every answer comes with a short explanation and one extra fact worth keeping.
How to play
Read the question and pick one of the four answers. The correct answer is revealed straight away with a short explanation, then press Next question to keep going. At the end you get your score out of 15 and a full review of your round. Play again any time and the questions arrive in a fresh order. There is no timer and no account.
Good to know before you play
How many episodes of Friends are there?
Friends has 236 episodes across ten seasons, airing on NBC from September 1994 to May 2004.
Are the Friends apartments real?
No. The purple apartment and the coffee house were sets on a Warner Bros. stage in Burbank, though the exterior shots show a real building in Greenwich Village.
Is this quiz suitable for casual viewers?
The first few questions are easy, but several later ones reward people who know the show well, so expect a challenge.
Answer key: all 15 questions with explanations
- What is the name of Ross's pet monkey in the early seasons?
Marcel Marcel is Ross's capuchin monkey in season one. Ross eventually gives him to the San Diego Zoo, and he later turns up as a movie star monkey in a film with Jean-Claude Van Damme. David Schwimmer has admitted he found working with the monkeys frustrating, and the writers wrote Marcel out of the show before the end of season one. - Which of the six friends works as a chef?
Monica Monica Geller is a professional chef who works at several restaurants over the series, including Alessandro's and later Javu, and she is famously competitive and tidy. Monica's apartment number changed from 5 to 20 early in the series after the producers realized a low number did not match the view. - What is Joey Tribbiani's famous pick-up line?
How you doin'? Joey's signature line is How you doin'?, delivered with a tilt of the head and a slow grin to any woman he fancies. It became the show's most quoted catchphrase and the basis of a thousand impressions. Joey's technique is to look a woman up and down before delivering the line, and in season four he coaches Rachel to use it on her crush Joshua. - Which song does Phoebe Buffay perform most often at Central Perk?
Smelly Cat Smelly Cat is Phoebe's signature song, a tender ballad about a cat with a hygiene problem. It even gets a music video and a cover by a cat litter commercial. Lisa Kudrow performed Smelly Cat on stage with Taylor Swift at a Los Angeles concert in 2015. - What is the name of Ross and Rachel's daughter?
Emma Emma Geller-Green is born in the season eight finale after Ross and Rachel's one night together. Her name was Monica's planned baby name, which she gives to Rachel. Emma was played by the twins Cali and Noelle Sheldon, who later appeared together in Jordan Peele's 2019 horror film Us. - What does Ross Geller do for a living?
He is a paleontologist Ross is a paleontologist who works at the Museum of Prehistoric History before becoming a professor at New York University, where he lectures on dinosaurs. Ross's lecture in a fake British accent to impress a new class remains one of the show's most replayed scenes. - In which city do Ross and Emily get married?
London Ross marries Emily Waltham in London in the season four finale, where he famously says Rachel's name instead of Emily's during the vows, a slip that wrecks the marriage within weeks. The two-part London episode featured guest appearances from Richard Branson, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and Hugh Laurie as a grumpy airline passenger. - What is the name of Phoebe's identical twin sister?
Ursula Ursula Buffay is Phoebe's estranged twin, a rude waitress played by Lisa Kudrow. The character originated on the sitcom Mad About You before crossing over to Friends. Ursula was written into Friends specifically because Kudrow was already playing her on Mad About You, which aired on the same network. - On which real soap opera does Joey play Dr. Drake Ramoray?
Days of Our Lives Joey lands the role of neurosurgeon Dr. Drake Ramoray on Days of Our Lives. He is killed off after insulting the writers, then brought back when his brain is transplanted. Days of Our Lives has been on air since 1965, and several of its real cast members appeared as themselves in Friends episodes. - Which band recorded the Friends theme song I'll Be There for You?
The Rembrandts The Rembrandts, an American pop duo, recorded I'll Be There for You for the show's opening credits. The extended version became a number one airplay hit in 1995. The Rembrandts originally recorded only a short version for the credits, and wrote the full song after a Nashville radio station looped the clip into a hit. - Which actress won an Emmy for playing Rachel's sister Amy?
Christina Applegate Christina Applegate played Rachel's self-absorbed sister Amy in seasons nine and ten, winning the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her first appearance. Reese Witherspoon played Rachel's other sister Jill, so the Green family had two future Oscar and Emmy winners among its daughters. - In the apartment trivia game, what job does Rachel guess that Chandler has?
Transponster Rachel blurts out that Chandler is a transponster, which Monica points out is not even a word. The wrong answer costs the girls their apartment to Joey and Chandler. Chandler's actual job is statistical analysis and data reconfiguration, and nobody in the group can remember it for most of the series. - Which actor plays Mike Hannigan, the man Phoebe marries?
Paul Rudd Paul Rudd joined the show in season nine as pianist Mike Hannigan, and he and Phoebe marry in the snow outside Central Perk in season ten. Hank Azaria played the scientist David, Phoebe's other great love, who was later dumped so she could choose Mike. - How many times is Ross divorced by the end of the series?
Three times Ross is divorced three times: from Carol, who leaves him for Susan; from Emily after the London wedding; and from Rachel after their drunken Las Vegas marriage. The three divorces became a running joke, with Ross's own friends calling him the divorce force and Divorcer Ross at his expense. - What is Chandler Bing's middle name?
Muriel Chandler's middle name is Muriel, revealed in the season eight episode The One with Rachel's Date when a coworker calls him Toby and he says at least it is not Muriel. Ross's reaction, that Chandler's parents never gave him a chance, sums up the character's lifelong embarrassment about his family.
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