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1. 1. What is Joey's signature pickup line?

   • 'Hey there, gorgeous'
   • 'How you doin'?'
   • 'What's up, buttercup?'
   • 'Well, hello'
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   'How you doin'?'. Matt LeBlanc has said the line only works because of the eyebrows.

2. 2. What is the name of the coffee shop where the friends hang out?

   • Central Park
   • Central Perk
   • The Grind
   • Perk Place
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   Central Perk. The orange couch is always free because, per the props team, a 'reserved' sign sits on the table.

3. 3. What is Ross's profession?

   • Archaeologist
   • Chemist
   • Paleontologist
   • Geologist
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   Paleontologist. He works at a museum before becoming a professor at NYU.

4. 4. Complete Ross's famous defense: 'We were on a ___!'

   • pause
   • timeout
   • break
   • hiatus
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   break. The Ross-and-Rachel break debate runs from season 3 to the very last season.

5. 5. What is the name of Phoebe's most famous song?

   • 'Sticky Shoe'
   • 'Smelly Cat'
   • 'Grandma's Ashes'
   • 'Little Black Curly Hair'
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   'Smelly Cat'. Lisa Kudrow performed it with Taylor Swift at a 2015 concert in Los Angeles.

6. 6. Who does Rachel leave at the altar in the very first episode?

   • Barry
   • Paolo
   • Joshua
   • Tag
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   Barry. Barry Farber is an orthodontist; Rachel later learns he'd been cheating on her anyway.

7. 7. What is Rachel's first job in the show?

   • Bloomingdale's assistant
   • Waitress at Central Perk
   • Ralph Lauren buyer
   • Nanny
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   Waitress at Central Perk. She famously serves the wrong orders — the gang tips her anyway.

8. 8. What character does Joey play on Days of Our Lives?

   • Dr. Drake Ramoray
   • Dr. Chase Winston
   • Dr. Striker Remy
   • Dr. Hans Ramoray
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   Dr. Drake Ramoray. When Joey claims writing credit he doesn't have, the soap writers drop his character down an elevator shaft.

9. 9. In the apartment-bet quiz, which question do Monica and Rachel lose on?

   • Monica's biggest pet peeve
   • What Chandler's job is
   • Joey's favorite food
   • Ross's favorite dinosaur
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   What Chandler's job is. Rachel's desperate guess — 'transponster!' — isn't even a word, as Monica screams.

10. 10. What kind of animal is Ross's pet Marcel?

    • A ferret
    • A capuchin monkey
    • A parrot
    • A chimpanzee
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    A capuchin monkey. Marcel leaves for a zoo, then turns up in New York shooting a movie called Outbreak 2.

11. 11. How many times does Ross get divorced?

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
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    3. Carol, Emily, and Rachel — the Vegas wedding counts.

12. 12. What is the name of Phoebe's twin sister?

    • Ursula
    • Regina
    • Frannie
    • Erica
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    Ursula. Lisa Kudrow was already playing Ursula on the sitcom Mad About You — Friends wrote her in as Phoebe's twin.

13. 13. Whose name does Ross say at the altar while marrying Emily?

    • Carol's
    • Monica's
    • Rachel's
    • Phoebe's
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    Rachel's. Emily goes through with the wedding anyway — and then climbs out a bathroom window at the reception.

14. 14. In which city do Monica and Chandler first get together?

    • Las Vegas
    • London
    • Paris
    • Barbados
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    London. It happens at Ross's wedding to Emily; the live audience cheered so long the take had to be redone.

15. 15. Complete the rule: 'Joey doesn't share ___!'

    • clothes
    • food
    • girls
    • pizza
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    food. A date reaching for his fries triggers the rule in season 10.

16. 16. In the series finale, what does Rachel do after boarding the plane to Paris?

    • Flies to Paris
    • Gets off the plane
    • Calls Joey
    • Misses the flight
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    Gets off the plane. 'I got off the plane' — the message plays on Ross's answering machine while he's mid-despair.

17. 17. What is the name of Ross and Rachel's daughter?

    • Emily
    • Erica
    • Emma
    • Ella
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    Emma. Monica had dibs on the name — she gifts it to Rachel in the delivery room.

18. 18. What is Monica's profession?

    • Caterer only
    • Chef
    • Food critic
    • Restaurant owner
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    Chef. She becomes head chef at Alessandro's after writing a scathing review of its food.

19. 19. What two pets do Joey and Chandler keep in their apartment?

    • A cat and a dog
    • A chick and a duck
    • Two ducks
    • A rabbit and a turtle
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    A chick and a duck. The chick and the duck were adopted after Joey saw a TV special about mistreated Easter chicks.

20. 20. What is Janice's unmistakable catchphrase?

    • 'Hello, darling!'
    • 'Oh. My. God.'
    • 'You're kidding!'
    • 'Chandler Bing!'
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    'Oh. My. God.'. Maggie Wheeler based the voice and laugh on people she grew up with in New York.

21. 21. Which Central Perk employee has a years-long crush on Rachel?

    • Gunther
    • Terry
    • Joey
    • Julio
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    Gunther. Actor James Michael Tyler was cast partly because he was one of the few extras who could actually work an espresso machine.

22. 22. Who does Phoebe marry?

    • David the scientist
    • Mike Hannigan
    • Duncan
    • Gary the cop
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    Mike Hannigan. Mike is played by Paul Rudd; they marry outside Central Perk in the snow.

23. 23. What is the name of Joey's agent?

    • Estelle
    • Bernice
    • Roberta
    • Lorraine
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    Estelle. When Estelle dies, Phoebe impersonates her on the phone so Joey won't find out.

24. 24. Who puts a turkey on their head to make Chandler laugh?

    • Joey
    • Phoebe
    • Monica
    • Ross
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    Monica. Complete with sunglasses and a fez — and it's the moment Chandler first blurts out 'I love you.'

25. 25. Which actresses played Rachel's sisters?

    • Reese Witherspoon and Christina Applegate
    • Winona Ryder and Brad Pitt's co-star
    • Julia Roberts and Ellen Pompeo
    • Anna Faris and Selma Blair
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    Reese Witherspoon and Christina Applegate. Both won or were nominated for Emmys for guest roles on the show; Applegate won hers.

26. 26. What is Monica's apartment number for most of the series?

    • 5
    • 19
    • 20
    • 42
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    20. It was #5 in early episodes — the writers changed it because 5 implied a low floor, contradicting the window views.

27. 27. What is the name of Ross's son with Carol?

    • Ben
    • Billy
    • Bobby
    • Ryan
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    Ben. Ben was later played by Cole Sprouse, years before Riverdale.

28. 28. What does Ross repeatedly yell while moving a couch up the stairs?

    • 'Lift!'
    • 'Pivot!'
    • 'Push!'
    • 'Turn!'
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    'Pivot!'. The couch ends up cut in half — and the store offers him four dollars in store credit for it.

29. 29. What is Phoebe's go-to alias?

    • Regina Phalange
    • Princess Consuela
    • Anastasia Beaverhausen
    • Phoebe Neely
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    Regina Phalange. Regina Phalange appears everywhere from Vegas to London — and 'saves' Ross's honeymoon flight.

30. 30. How many seasons did Friends run?

    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 12
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    10. 236 episodes from 1994 to 2004; the finale drew over 52 million U.S. viewers.

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