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Take our ‘Friends’ Quiz

Could you BE more excited to test your knowledge of the television show?


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September 2024 marks 30 years since the first episode of Friends premiered, so take our quiz to see how much you remember about 10 seasons’ worth of adventures with Ross (David Schwimmer), Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Monica (Courteney Cox), Chandler (Matthew Perry), Joey (Matt LeBlanc) and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow).

Question 1 of 10

What question cost Monica and Rachel their apartment in the roommate quiz competition?

Rachel couldn’t identify what Chandler did for a living in Season 4’s “The One With the Embryos,” and we’re guessing that few fans can, either. However, they probably can tell you he wasn’t a transponster because, as Monica put it, “That’s not even a word!” By the way, in case you were wondering, he was involved in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration.

Question 2 of 10

Joey’s biggest acting success was playing neurosurgeon Dr. Drake Ramoray on what soap opera?

spinner image Joey as Doctor Drake Ramoray talking to another doctor while a patient is in a hospital bed in a still from Friends; surrounded by orange, teal and red circles with question marks in them
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Joey was living the dream until he mentioned in an interview that he came up with most of his own lines, which angered the show’s writers. Shortly afterward, his character, neurosurgeon Drake Ramoray, fell down an elevator shaft. Years later, his character was revived, following a brain transplant from a character played by Susan Sarandon.

Question 3 of 10

In Season 1, Chandler got trapped in an ATM vestibule with which ’90s model?

Chandler spent the blackout in the world’s largest ATM vestibule with Victoria’s Secret model Jill Goodacre. She offered him a stick of gum (prompting him to utter the supremely awkward line, “Gum would be perfection”). By the time the lights came back on, he’d choked on a piece of someone else’s used gum, and Goodacre performed the Heimlich maneuver on him. Aussie supermodel Elle Macpherson later had a recurring role as Joey’s new roommate in Season 6 after Chandler moved in with Monica.

Question 4 of 10

When Rachel got pregnant, who besides Ross was suspected to be the father?

spinner image David Schwimmer as Ross and Jennifer Aniston as Rachel standing in front of window in apartment in a still from Friends; surrounded by orange, teal and red circles with question marks in them
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Tag, whom Rachel had broken up with due to his lack of maturity, was actually trying to get back together with her and bailed when he realized she was pregnant. He and Ross both owned the same red sweater, and one was left in the apartment he shared with Rachel, which made Joey suspect Tag was the father when it was actually Ross.

Question 5 of 10

Which one of these guest stars was not romantically linked to a cast member at some point?

According to the late Matthew Perry’s 2022 memoir (Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing), Bruce Willis lost a bet with him and had to appear on the show as a result. Perry also revealed in the book that he wooed Roberts with a poem about physics to get her to be in the Season 3 post–Super Bowl episode — and be his real-life girlfriend. Arquette was dating his Scream costar Courteney Cox at the time he guest starred in Season 1 as a stalker who mistook Phoebe for her twin sister, Ursula. And of course, Pitt was famously still married to Jennifer Aniston when he appeared as Will Colbert, a former friend of Monica and Ross who harbored a deep-seated grudge against Rachel due to her mean-girl behavior in high school.

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Question 6 of 10

Which savory recipe did Rachel unwittingly merge with the English trifle she made for Thanksgiving dessert in Season 6?

spinner image Jennifer Aniston as Rachel, Matt LeBlanc as Joey and David Schwimmer as Ross standing in kitchen of apartment in a still from Friends; surrounded by orange, teal and red circles with question marks in them
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After Rachel proudly described her first actual culinary project as “a layer of ladyfingers, then a layer of jam, then custard, raspberries, more ladyfingers, then beef sautéed with peas and onions,” Ross and Joey decided to investigate how it happened. It turned out the pages of her cookbook had gotten stuck together and she’d made half an English trifle and half a shepherd’s pie. Their reviews were mixed: Ross declared, “It tastes like feet,” while Joey was more appreciative. “What’s not to like?” he reasoned as he scarfed it down. “Custard, good. Jam, good. Meat, good!”

Question 7 of 10

Monica was fond of using what catchphrase?

Monica was the queen of the two-syllable exclamation, especially “I know!,” while “we were on a break” will forever be associated with Ross. “She’s your lobster” was Phoebe’s way of telling Ross he would wind up with Rachel in the long run. “Could I be wearing any more clothes?” was actually said by Joey, who was mocking Chandler’s tendency to put the emphasis on the wrong word. He did it while wearing his roommate’s entire wardrobe at once (while going commando) after Chandler hid his clothes.

Question 8 of 10

Who was the first character to find out Monica and Chandler were together?

spinner image Matthew Perry as Chandler and Courteney Cox as Monica sitting on couch in coffee shop in a still from Friends; surrounded by orange, teal and red circles with question marks in them
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After hooking up in London, Monica and Chandler hid their new relationship. However, Joey pieced it together after a call from an Atlantic City hotel about an eyelash curler left behind in Chandler’s room and overhearing Monica ask Rachel to borrow hers. Rachel was next to discover the secret after overhearing Monica tell Chandler that she was going to claim she was doing laundry as a cover for getting together with him that night. Later, Phoebe spied them making out from “Ugly Naked Guy’s” apartment. Ross was the last member of the gang to find out. He saw them going at it through his window. It happened at a really unfortunate moment, however: He was about to get his job at the museum back when he suddenly screamed, “Get off my sister!” in front of his boss.

Question 9 of 10

What actress originally played Mindy, Rachel’s former best friend who eventually married her ex-fiancé, Barry?

During Season 1, the Dirty Dancing actress guest starred as Rachel’s former best friend, Mindy, who, as it turned out, was sleeping with her ex-fiancé, Barry. However, Grey didn’t return for Barry and Mindy’s wedding in Season 2. Mindy was played by actress Jana Marie Hupp in that episode.

Question 10 of 10

What was the name of the peroxide-white-haired manager of Central Perk who had a crush on Rachel?

spinner image James Michael Tyler behind counter, talking to David Schwimmer as Ross in a still from Friends; surrounded by orange, teal and red circles with question marks in them
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Poor Gunther never got the girl (and very much resented Ross, who did). He never got into the inner circle, either, though the gang did invite him to some social events. But when actor James Michael Tyler died of cancer in October 2021, Jennifer Aniston paid tribute, writing, “Friends would not have been the same without you.”

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