Trivia quiz
New Girl Trivia
20 questions and answers: 6 easy, 8 medium, and 6 hard.
Who's that girl? It's you, about to prove you know the loft inside and out. This quiz covers True American, the douchebag jar, Nick and Jess, Schmidt and Cece, Winston's pranks, and a handful of behind-the-scenes facts from all seven seasons.
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New Girl trivia questions and answers
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- Question 1Easy
What is the name of the loft's famously chaotic drinking game?
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Answer: D. True American
True American mixes drinking, shouting presidents' names, and a floor that is off-limits. The series finale has the gang play a special packing edition before leaving the loft.
Character guides: Nick Miller, Jess Day
- Question 2Easy
Where do Schmidt's roommates make him put money every time he says something obnoxious?
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Answer: C. The douchebag jar
The douchebag jar shows up in the very first season, and Schmidt pays into it more often than anyone would like to count.
Character guide: Schmidt
- Question 3Easy
What is Jess Day's profession when the series begins?
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Answer: C. Teacher
Jess moves to Los Angeles to teach, and over the series she works her way up to vice principal and then principal.
Character guide: Jess Day
- Question 4Easy
What does Nick Miller do for a living for most of the series?
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Answer: B. Bartender
Nick tends bar and later buys into the bar with Schmidt, all while working on his novel.
Character guide: Nick Miller
- Question 5Easy
Who plays Jess Day?
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Answer: C. Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel played Jess in all seven seasons and earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for the role.
Character guide: Jess Day
- Question 6Easy
Which city did Nick and Winston grow up in together?
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Answer: A. Chicago
Nick and Winston are childhood friends from Chicago, and the gang later travels there for the funeral of Nick's father, Walt.
Character guides: Nick Miller, Winston Bishop
- Question 7Medium
What turns out to be Schmidt's long-secret first name?
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Answer: D. Winston
"San Diego" finally reveals that Schmidt's first name is Winston. He had long ago agreed to go by his last name so nobody would mix him up with Winston Bishop.
Episode: Season 6, Episode 21, "San Diego"
Character guides: Schmidt, Winston Bishop
- Question 8Medium
What is the title of Nick's novel series that finally reaches readers in the later seasons?
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Answer: A. The Pepperwood Chronicles
Nick spends years writing it, and the final season opens with him and Jess back from a book tour promoting the latest Pepperwood Chronicles novel.
Character guide: Nick Miller
- Question 9Medium
In which episode do Nick and Jess share their first kiss?
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Answer: D. Cooler
The kiss happens during a game of True American in "Cooler," and it changes everything in the loft.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 15, "Cooler"
Character guides: Nick Miller, Jess Day
- Question 10Medium
What career does Winston start pursuing in season three?
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Answer: C. Police officer
Winston enrolls in the police academy and joins the LAPD, where he is partnered with Aly Nelson, his future wife.
Character guide: Winston Bishop
- Question 11Medium
Who is Cece about to marry in an arranged wedding at the end of season two?
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Answer: B. Shivrang
The wedding falls apart in "Elaine's Big Day" when Shivrang leaves with his old flame Elaine, and Cece finally admits Schmidt is the one she really loves.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 25, "Elaine's Big Day"
Character guides: Cece Parekh, Schmidt
- Question 12Medium
Who is the elderly man in the park that Nick goes to for wordless advice?
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Answer: D. Tran
Tran almost never speaks, yet Nick reads his silent expressions as deep wisdom. At one point Nick even dates Tran's granddaughter, Kai.
Character guide: Nick Miller
- Question 13Medium
What is the name of Winston's beloved cat?
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Answer: C. Furguson
Furguson originally belonged to Winston's girlfriend Daisy, and Winston treats the cat as a full member of the loft.
Character guide: Winston Bishop
- Question 14Medium
What do Schmidt and Cece name their daughter?
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Answer: A. Ruth
Season seven jumps ahead three years and opens with Ruth's third birthday party. She is named after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Episode: Season 7, Episode 1, "About Three Years Later"
Character guides: Schmidt, Cece Parekh
- Question 15Hard
What is Coach's real name?
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Answer: A. Ernie Tagliaboo
Coach goes by his nickname so completely that his real name, Ernie Tagliaboo, is a deep-cut piece of loft trivia.
Character guide: Coach
- Question 16Hard
Damon Wayans Jr. left after the pilot because which other sitcom of his was renewed?
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Answer: B. Happy Endings
Wayans expected his ABC show Happy Endings to be canceled, but it got a second season, so Lamorne Morris joined as Winston. Coach returned once Happy Endings ended.
Character guides: Coach, Winston Bishop
- Question 17Hard
What tagline did Fox build its first marketing push for the show around?
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Answer: B. Simply Adorkable
Fox sold the show on its star and that tagline at first, even though creator Elizabeth Meriwether had always meant it to be about the whole group.
Character guide: Jess Day
- Question 18Hard
Why do Jess and Robby end their relationship in season six?
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Answer: D. They discover they are third cousins
On a hiking trip in "The Hike," Jess and Robby trace their uncanny similarities to shared family in Massachusetts. Being third cousins is a deal breaker, so they split.
Episode: Season 6, Episode 14, "The Hike"
Character guide: Jess Day
- Question 19Hard
Which pop star guest stars as Elaine, the woman who interrupts Cece's wedding?
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Answer: B. Taylor Swift
Swift plays Elaine, Shivrang's ex, and when the two of them run off together in "Elaine's Big Day," Cece finally confesses how she feels about Schmidt.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 25, "Elaine's Big Day"
Character guide: Cece Parekh
- Question 20Hard
What surprising test does Nick turn out to have passed, despite choosing to keep tending bar?
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Answer: A. The California bar exam
Nick sat for the California bar exam just to prove he could and passed it, but in "Clavado En Un Bar" he decides that tending bar suits him better than practicing law.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 11, "Clavado En Un Bar"
Character guide: Nick Miller
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