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Scrubs Trivia
20 questions and answers: 6 easy, 8 medium, and 6 hard.
Scrubs mixed slapstick daydreams with real heartbreak, and its fans remember every penny, every nickname, and every musical number. This quiz checks in on J.D., Turk, Elliot, Carla, Dr. Cox, Kelso, and the Janitor, with a few behind-the-scenes questions for the truly devoted. Grab a coffee from the hospital cafe and scrub in.
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Scrubs trivia questions and answers
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- Question 1Easy
What is the name of the teaching hospital where Scrubs is set?
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Answer: A. Sacred Heart
J.D. and his friends train and work at Sacred Heart Hospital. St. Vincent is the hospital J.D. later leaves for, to become its residency director.
Character guide: J.D.
- Question 2Easy
Besides a long list of girls' names, what does Dr. Cox usually call J.D.?
- Question 3Easy
What starts the Janitor's long feud with J.D. on his very first day?
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Answer: C. A penny jammed in a door
In "My First Day," J.D. suggests a penny might be stuck in a door the Janitor is fixing. There is one, and the Janitor declares war.
Episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "My First Day"
Character guides: The Janitor, J.D.
- Question 4Easy
Who does Turk marry?
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Answer: D. Carla Espinosa
Turk and Carla start dating in season one. In the season three finale, "My Best Friend's Wedding," surgery keeps Turk away so long that the church ceremony falls through, and the couple ends up being married at the hospital by a priest who is one of their patients.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 22, "My Best Friend's Wedding"
Character guides: Christopher Turk, Carla Espinosa
- Question 5Easy
Which nickname does Dr. Cox give Elliot?
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Answer: A. Barbie
Dr. Cox calls Elliot "Barbie" and Turk "Gandhi," and he teases Elliot about her hair and her privileged upbringing.
Character guides: Elliot Reid, Perry Cox
- Question 6Easy
Whose voice-over narration guides viewers through most episodes of the original run?
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Answer: B. J.D.'s
J.D. narrates the show, and many of its gags play out as his daydreams. A few special episodes hand the narration to other characters.
Character guide: J.D.
- Question 7Medium
What is the name of the stuffed dog that J.D. and Turk treat like a real pet?
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Answer: C. Rowdy
Rowdy is a stuffed yellow Labrador retriever, and the roommates care for him like a living dog.
Character guides: J.D., Christopher Turk
- Question 8Medium
In "My Musical," what is the title of J.D. and Turk's duet about their friendship?
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Answer: D. Guy Love
"Guy Love" earned an Emmy nomination for original music and lyrics, alongside "Everything Comes Down to Poo" from the same episode.
Episode: Season 6, Episode 6, "My Musical"
Character guides: J.D., Christopher Turk
- Question 9Medium
What is the title of the Lazlo Bane song used as the Scrubs theme?
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Answer: A. Superman
Lazlo Bane's "Superman" opened seasons one through eight, and a new version by WAZ took over for season nine.
- Question 10Medium
Scrubs moved from NBC to which network for its eighth and ninth seasons?
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Answer: B. ABC
NBC aired the show from 2001 to 2008, and ABC picked it up for seasons eight and nine, which ran from 2009 to 2010.
- Question 11Medium
In "My Ocardial Infarction," Turk tries to cash in on which recent diagnosis?
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Answer: C. Diabetes
Turk first shows signs of diabetes in "My Cake." Here he tries to profit from it, until he has to amputate a patient's foot because of the disease and starts taking it seriously.
Episode: Season 4, Episode 13, "My Ocardial Infarction"
Character guide: Christopher Turk
- Question 12Medium
After retiring, Kelso becomes a regular at the hospital coffee shop, where he is entitled to free what for life?
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Answer: D. Muffins
Retired Kelso parks himself in the coffee shop with his free muffins, and his relationship with the staff warms up once he is no longer their boss.
Character guide: Bob Kelso
- Question 13Medium
Who is the mother of J.D.'s first son, Sam?
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Answer: A. Kim Briggs
Elizabeth Banks plays Dr. Kim Briggs, who tells J.D. she is pregnant at the very end of season five. J.D. and Elliot later have a son of their own, Ollie.
Character guide: J.D.
- Question 14Medium
What is the name of Ted's a cappella group of hospital employees?
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Answer: B. The Worthless Peons
The Worthless Peons are played by The Blanks, a real a cappella group that includes Sam Lloyd, who plays Kelso's put-upon lawyer Ted.
- Question 15Hard
Which movie star plays Ben Sullivan, Dr. Cox's laid-back brother-in-law and best friend?
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Answer: C. Brendan Fraser
Brendan Fraser plays Ben, Jordan's older brother. His story in "My Screw Up" ends with one of the show's most famous twists.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 14, "My Screw Up"
Character guide: Perry Cox
- Question 16Hard
Which actor plays J.D.'s older brother, Dan?
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Answer: D. Tom Cavanagh
Tom Cavanagh plays Dan Dorian, a slacker who still lives with their mother. D. L. Hughley plays Turk's brother Kevin.
Character guide: J.D.
- Question 17Hard
What is the name of Kelso's never-seen wife?
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Answer: A. Enid
Kelso complains about Enid constantly, but she never appears. She was a nurse at the hospital when he was a young doctor.
Character guide: Bob Kelso
- Question 18Hard
What do Turk and Carla name the daughter born in season six?
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Answer: B. Isabella
Carla gives birth to Isabella in "My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby," and J.D. becomes her godfather.
Episode: Season 6, Episode 2, "My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby"
Character guides: Carla Espinosa, Christopher Turk
- Question 19Hard
Where were the first eight seasons of Scrubs filmed?
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Answer: C. North Hollywood Medical Center
The show shot on location at the decommissioned North Hollywood Medical Center in Los Angeles, and the concrete channel of the Los Angeles River beside it turns up in some scenes.
- Question 20Hard
In the season eight finale, what does the Janitor reveal about the famous penny in the door?
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Answer: D. J.D. really did drop it
The Janitor saw J.D. drop the penny, and because J.D. never owned up to it, he decided J.D. had failed a test of character. That began eight seasons of pranks.
Character guides: The Janitor, J.D.
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