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Malcolm in the Middle Trivia
20 questions and answers: 6 easy, 8 medium, and 6 hard.
Life is unfair, especially when you are stuck between Reese and Dewey with Lois watching your every move. This 20-question Malcolm in the Middle quiz covers the Krelboynes, the Lucky Aide, Francis's escapes, Hal's wild hobbies, and the episodes that made this family a legend. Talk to the camera all you want, the answers are on you.
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Malcolm in the Middle trivia questions and answers
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- Question 1Easy
What IQ score does Malcolm's test reveal in the pilot?
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Answer: B. 165
The result gets Malcolm moved into the school's class for gifted students, much to his horror.
Episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "Pilot"
Character guide: Malcolm
- Question 2Easy
What nickname do the kids at school give the gifted class Malcolm joins?
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Answer: D. The Krelboynes
Malcolm's gifted classmates are the Krelboynes, a label he spends the early seasons trying to live down.
Character guide: Malcolm
- Question 3Easy
Where does Lois work?
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Answer: A. The Lucky Aide drugstore
Lois holds down the drugstore job while keeping her destructive boys in line, with the hapless Craig Feldspar as a coworker.
Character guide: Lois
- Question 4Easy
What does Malcolm regularly do that sets the show apart from most sitcoms of its time?
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Answer: C. Talks directly to the camera
Malcolm breaks the fourth wall with voice-over and asides to the viewer, and the show also skipped the laugh track entirely.
Character guide: Malcolm
- Question 5Easy
Which actor plays Hal, the boys' dad?
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Answer: C. Bryan Cranston
Cranston played Hal for all seven seasons, then went on to star as Walter White in Breaking Bad.
Character guide: Hal
- Question 6Easy
Where has Lois sent Francis, the oldest brother, when the series begins?
- Question 7Medium
Which band performs the theme song, "Boss of Me"?
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Answer: D. They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants wrote and recorded "Boss of Me," which earned the band a Grammy, and they supplied most of the background score in the first two seasons as well.
- Question 8Medium
In "Reese Cooks," what talent does Reese discover in a class Hal forces him to take as punishment?
- Question 9Medium
Who is the woman Francis surprises the family by introducing as his wife?
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Answer: A. Piama
Francis meets Piama while working in Alaska and brings her home in "Hal's Birthday," announcing they are already married.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 15, "Hal's Birthday"
Character guide: Francis
- Question 10Medium
When the paramedics do not arrive in time, who helps Lois deliver baby Jamie?
- Question 11Medium
What is the first name of Malcolm's best friend, a wheelchair user with severe asthma?
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Answer: D. Stevie
Stevie Kenarban is Malcolm's classmate as well as his best friend, and Stevie's dad, Abe, becomes a regular too.
Character guide: Malcolm
- Question 12Medium
What is the name of Lois's hapless coworker at the Lucky Aide?
- Question 13Medium
Which college does Malcolm choose in "College Recruiters"?
- Question 14Medium
What is the nickname of the special class for emotionally disturbed students where Dewey lands in season five?
- Question 15Hard
What is the name of the military school Francis attends?
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Answer: B. Marlin Academy
Francis emancipates himself from Marlin Academy at the start of season three and heads to Alaska to work.
Character guide: Francis
- Question 16Hard
Which family surname appeared in the original pilot script before creator Linwood Boomer cut it?
- Question 17Hard
What is unusual about the structure of the season two episode "Bowling"?
- Question 18Hard
What is the title of the opera Dewey writes about his parents' fight over a new king-size bed?
- Question 19Hard
Who does Grandma Ida arrange for Reese to marry in season seven?
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Answer: A. Raduca
In "Bride of Ida," Raduca works for Ida, and by the time Hal and Lois get home, Reese has eloped with her to Las Vegas.
Episode: Season 7, Episode 11, "Bride of Ida"
Character guide: Reese
- Question 20Hard
In the joke alternate ending on the Breaking Bad DVD set, Hal wakes up from a nightmare. What does he blame it on?
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Answer: C. Eating deep-fried Twinkies
The gag turns all of Breaking Bad into Hal's bad dream, a nod to Bryan Cranston playing both Hal and Walter White.
Character guide: Hal
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