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Parks and Recreation Trivia
30 questions and answers: 9 easy, 12 medium, and 9 hard.
Think you know Pawnee as well as Leslie Knope knows her binders? This quiz runs from the pit in the pilot to the flash-forwards of the finale, with stops at JJ's Diner, the Snakehole Lounge, and a certain miniature horse's memorial. Start with the easy ones and work your way up to questions only a true Pawnee Goddess could answer.
Tap a choice to lock in your answer and see the explanation, or open any answer below to check it. Questions run from easy to hard, and every answer links to the Parks and Recreation character guides.
Parks and Recreation trivia questions and answers
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- Question 1Easy
In what fictional Indiana town is Parks and Recreation set?
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Answer: A. Pawnee
The show follows the parks department of Pawnee, Indiana, a town with a proud and very strange local history. Eagleton is its snooty neighbor, and Partridge is Ben's hometown in Minnesota.
Character guide: Leslie Knope
- Question 2Easy
In the pilot, how did Andy Dwyer end up with two broken legs?
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Answer: C. He fell into an abandoned construction pit
Andy's fall into the abandoned pit near Ann's house is what brings Ann to the town meeting in the "Pilot," where Leslie promises to turn the pit into a park.
Episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "Pilot"
Character guides: Andy Dwyer, Ann Perkins
- Question 3Easy
What is the name of the rock band Andy fronts for most of the series?
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Answer: B. Mouse Rat
Andy's band burns through plenty of names, but Mouse Rat is the one that sticks. Chris Pratt really sings and plays guitar on the band's songs.
Character guide: Andy Dwyer
- Question 4Easy
What kind of animal is Li'l Sebastian, Pawnee's most beloved celebrity?
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Answer: D. A miniature horse
Li'l Sebastian is a miniature horse, and when he dies in "Li'l Sebastian" the parks department throws him a memorial worthy of a head of state.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 16, "Li'l Sebastian"
Character guides: Leslie Knope, Andy Dwyer
- Question 5Easy
What instrument does Ron Swanson play as his secret jazz alter ego, Duke Silver?
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Answer: A. Saxophone
As Duke Silver, Ron fronts the Duke Silver Trio at out-of-town bars and works hard to keep his Pawnee coworkers from finding out. Nick Offerman really plays the sax, too.
Character guide: Ron Swanson
- Question 6Easy
Which two coworkers spend one day a year on a shopping and pampering spree they call "Treat Yo' Self"?
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Answer: B. Tom and Donna
Tom and Donna invite a heartbroken Ben along for their annual Treat Yo' Self day in "Pawnee Rangers."
Episode: Season 4, Episode 4, "Pawnee Rangers"
Character guides: Tom Haverford, Donna Meagle
- Question 7Easy
What is Ann Perkins's job when she meets Leslie?
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Answer: C. Nurse
Ann is a nurse at the local hospital, which comes in handy whenever the parks department gets sick, hurt, or both.
Character guide: Ann Perkins
- Question 8Easy
What is Leslie Knope's favorite food from JJ's Diner?
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Answer: D. Waffles
Leslie orders waffles at JJ's in heroic quantities, usually buried in whipped cream. Salad, on the other hand, she cannot stand.
Character guide: Leslie Knope
- Question 9Easy
What is the name of the FBI agent Andy pretends to be?
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Answer: A. Burt Macklin
Burt Macklin, FBI, is the alter ego Andy slips into for role play and for cracking local mysteries, though his security work during the season four campaign is far from airtight.
Character guide: Andy Dwyer
- Question 10Medium
What job brings Ben Wyatt and Chris Traeger to Pawnee in "The Master Plan"?
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Answer: B. State auditors
Ben and Chris arrive as state auditors with grim news about Pawnee's budget crisis, and both actors joined the cast with this episode near the end of season two.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 23, "The Master Plan"
Character guides: Ben Wyatt, Chris Traeger
- Question 11Medium
Ben Wyatt was elected mayor at 18 in which town, which he promptly bankrupted?
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Answer: C. Partridge, Minnesota
Ben's teenage term in Partridge, Minnesota haunts him in "Media Blitz," when the morning radio duo Crazy Ira and The Douche grill him about it on the air.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 5, "Media Blitz"
Character guide: Ben Wyatt
- Question 12Medium
Which actress, Nick Offerman's real-life wife, plays Ron's scheming ex-wife Tammy II?
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Answer: D. Megan Mullally
Megan Mullally first turns up as Tammy II in "Ron and Tammy." Patricia Clarkson plays Ron's even scarier first wife, Tammy One.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 8, "Ron and Tammy"
Character guide: Ron Swanson
- Question 13Medium
What do Tom and Jean-Ralphio call the entertainment company they launch at the end of season three?
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Answer: A. Entertainment 720
Tom quits City Hall for Entertainment 720 in "Li'l Sebastian." Its lavish spending burns through the money so fast that the company soon goes under.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 16, "Li'l Sebastian"
Character guides: Tom Haverford, Jean-Ralphio Saperstein
- Question 14Medium
Tom's marriage to Wendy is a green card arrangement. Which country is Wendy from?
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Answer: B. Canada
Tom married his Canadian college friend so she could become a U.S. citizen. The divorce stings him more than he expected in "Tom's Divorce."
Episode: Season 2, Episode 11, "Tom's Divorce"
Character guide: Tom Haverford
- Question 15Medium
What is the name of the famously complicated board game Ben invents while he is between jobs?
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Answer: C. The Cones of Dunshire
Ben dreams up The Cones of Dunshire during a stretch of unemployment in season six, and its rules are notoriously hard to follow. Ice Town, by contrast, is the unfinished winter-sports complex that sank his teenage term as mayor.
Character guide: Ben Wyatt
- Question 16Medium
Which supermodel plays Jerry's improbably gorgeous wife, Gayle?
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Answer: D. Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley plays Gayle Gergich. Jerry's coworkers are stunned by his happy home life when they visit his holiday party in "Ron and Diane."
Episode: Season 5, Episode 9, "Ron and Diane"
Character guide: Jerry Gergich
- Question 17Medium
On what date does Leslie celebrate Galentine's Day with her lady friends?
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Answer: A. February 13
Galentine's Day falls on February 13, the day before Valentine's Day, and it is all about breakfast and female friendship. The tradition debuts in the season two episode "Galentine's Day."
Episode: Season 2, Episode 16, "Galentine's Day"
Character guide: Leslie Knope
- Question 18Medium
Which word does Chris Traeger famously overuse, stretching it into "littrally"?
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Answer: B. Literally
Chris declares things to be literally the best he has ever seen so often that the word became his signature.
Character guide: Chris Traeger
- Question 19Medium
Who is Leslie's main opponent in her season four City Council race?
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Answer: C. Bobby Newport
Paul Rudd plays Bobby Newport, the sweet but clueless heir to the Sweetums fortune. The race comes down to the wire in "Win, Lose, or Draw."
Episode: Season 4, Episode 22, "Win, Lose, or Draw"
Character guides: Leslie Knope, Ben Wyatt
- Question 20Medium
Andy and April's dinner party in "Andy and April's Fancy Party" turns out to be what?
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Answer: A. A surprise wedding
The couple invites everyone to a fancy dinner that is secretly their wedding. Leslie tries to stop it, but Ron tells her to let them make their own choices.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 9, "Andy and April's Fancy Party"
Character guides: Andy Dwyer, April Ludgate
- Question 21Medium
How many babies does Leslie learn she is carrying in "One in 8,000"?
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Answer: D. Three
A visit to Dr. Saperstein reveals that Leslie and Ben are having triplets. The news lands while Leslie is still weighing the National Park Service job she was offered a few episodes earlier.
Episode: Season 6, Episode 20, "One in 8,000"
Character guides: Leslie Knope, Ben Wyatt
- Question 22Hard
Andy's Li'l Sebastian tribute song is meant to be how many times better than "Candle in the Wind"?
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Answer: C. 5,000
That goal gives the song its title, "5,000 Candles in the Wind," which Andy performs at the memorial in "Li'l Sebastian."
Episode: Season 3, Episode 16, "Li'l Sebastian"
Character guides: Andy Dwyer, Leslie Knope
- Question 23Hard
What is the name of Jean-Ralphio's equally unhinged twin sister?
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Answer: A. Mona-Lisa
Jenny Slate plays Mona-Lisa Saperstein, and Henry Winkler plays the twins' father, Dr. Saperstein. In the finale, the twins try to fake their own deaths for insurance money.
Character guide: Jean-Ralphio Saperstein
- Question 24Hard
Which Parks and Recreation writer plays bass guitar in Mouse Rat?
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Answer: B. Alan Yang
Writer Alan Yang handles bass, while Mark Rivers plays drums and wrote most of the band's music.
Character guide: Andy Dwyer
- Question 25Hard
What do Ann and Chris name their first child?
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Answer: D. Oliver
Leslie visits Ann after baby Oliver is born in the season six "Galentine's Day." By the finale the couple also has a daughter, named Leslie.
Episode: Season 6, Episode 17, "Galentine's Day"
Character guides: Ann Perkins, Chris Traeger
- Question 26Hard
In "Practice Date," a contest to dig up dirt on coworkers reveals what about Jerry, which is news even to him?
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Answer: A. He was adopted
Mark lets slip that Jerry was adopted, and Jerry had no idea. Jim O'Heir has said he was thrilled, since it meant the writers were building out his character.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 4, "Practice Date"
Character guide: Jerry Gergich
- Question 27Hard
Which R&B singer appears as himself as Donna's cousin?
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Answer: B. Ginuwine
Ginuwine shows up as Donna's cousin in the season six finale "Moving Up" and again at her wedding in "Donna and Joe."
Character guide: Donna Meagle
- Question 28Hard
What is the name of the construction company Ron runs in the final season?
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Answer: C. Very Good Building and Development Company
Ron's Very Good Building and Development Company does the construction work for Gryzzl, which helps pull him back into Leslie's orbit in season seven.
Character guide: Ron Swanson
- Question 29Hard
What does Ben dream of calling a restaurant devoted to his favorite food?
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Answer: D. The Low-Cal Calzone Zone
Ben's love of calzones is a running joke, and his diet-friendly dream restaurant is the Low-Cal Calzone Zone. His friends are not convinced.
Character guide: Ben Wyatt
- Question 30Hard
In the finale's flash-forwards, what job does Ron find happiness in?
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Answer: C. Superintendent of a national park
In "One Last Ride," Ron settles into a quiet job as a park superintendent for the National Park Service. The mayor's office goes to Garry, who holds it until he dies at 100.
Character guide: Ron Swanson
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