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Seinfeld Trivia
30 questions and answers: 9 easy, 12 medium, and 9 hard.
Think you know your way around Jerry's apartment, Monk's, and the Costanza house in Queens? This 30-question Seinfeld quiz starts with the basics and works up to deep cuts about fake companies, recast parents, and the episodes fans still quote. Grab a big salad and see how far you get.
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 Seinfeld character guides.
Seinfeld trivia questions and answers
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- Question 1Easy
What is Kramer's first name?
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Answer: B. Cosmo
Kramer's mother, Babs, lets the name slip in front of George in "The Switch," and Kramer soon decides to embrace being called Cosmo.
Episode: Season 6, Episode 11, "The Switch"
Character guides: Cosmo Kramer, George Costanza
- Question 2Easy
What does Newman do for a living?
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Answer: D. He is a mail carrier
Newman works for the U.S. Postal Service and is fiercely proud of the job, even though he is not above hiding undelivered mail when it suits him.
Character guide: Newman
- Question 3Easy
What is Jerry's job on Seinfeld?
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Answer: A. Stand-up comedian
Jerry plays a fictional version of himself, a working stand-up comic, and his club sets often bookend the early episodes.
Character guide: Jerry Seinfeld
- Question 4Easy
Which line does the Soup Nazi bark at customers who break his ordering rules?
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Answer: C. "No soup for you!"
The catchphrase comes from "The Soup Nazi," where George is sent away soupless for griping about the missing bread and Elaine gets banned for a full year.
Episode: Season 7, Episode 6, "The Soup Nazi"
Character guides: The Soup Nazi, George Costanza, Elaine Benes
- Question 5Easy
What holiday did Frank Costanza invent as an escape from the commercialism of Christmas?
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Answer: C. Festivus
The gang finally celebrates Festivus at the Costanza house in "The Strike," complete with an airing of grievances and the Feats of Strength.
Episode: Season 9, Episode 10, "The Strike"
Character guide: Frank Costanza
- Question 6Easy
Who hires Elaine to write for his clothing catalog after a chance meeting on the street?
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Answer: A. J. Peterman
In "The Understudy," Peterman admires Elaine's jacket, the two trade flowery descriptions of clothing, and she walks away with a copywriting job.
Episode: Season 6, Episode 24, "The Understudy"
Character guides: J. Peterman, Elaine Benes
- Question 7Easy
What is the name of the coffee shop where Jerry and his friends usually eat?
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Answer: D. Monk's Cafe
Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David named it after a poster of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk that hung in their writing office.
Character guides: Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza
- Question 8Easy
Which actor plays George Costanza?
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Answer: B. Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander plays George in every season, and co-creator Larry David based much of the character on himself.
Character guide: George Costanza
- Question 9Easy
In "The Chinese Restaurant," what are Jerry, George, and Elaine waiting for the whole episode?
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Answer: A. A table
The trio is promised a short wait for a table before a movie, and the entire episode plays out in the restaurant lobby as the minutes drag on.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 11, "The Chinese Restaurant"
Character guides: Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, Elaine Benes
- Question 10Medium
In "The Boyfriend," which company does George claim interviewed him so he can keep collecting unemployment?
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Answer: B. Vandelay Industries
George invents a latex sales job at Vandelay Industries and gives Jerry's number as the contact. The name traces back to "The Stake Out," where Art Vandelay is the importer-exporter in George's cover story.
Character guide: George Costanza
- Question 11Medium
Which baseball team hires George after he starts doing the opposite of every instinct?
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Answer: D. New York Yankees
In "The Opposite," George insults George Steinbrenner to his face during the interview and gets the job anyway.
Episode: Season 5, Episode 22, "The Opposite"
Character guide: George Costanza
- Question 12Medium
In "The Sponge," what does Elaine need a new boyfriend to prove he is before she uses up one of her hoarded sponges?
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Answer: C. Sponge-worthy
With her favorite contraceptive sponge discontinued, Elaine buys a whole case and grills each man to decide if he is sponge-worthy.
Episode: Season 7, Episode 9, "The Sponge"
Character guide: Elaine Benes
- Question 13Medium
Which hockey team does David Puddy paint his face for in "The Face Painter"?
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Answer: D. New Jersey Devils
Puddy shows up to a Rangers and Devils playoff game painted as a red devil, and Patrick Warburton later appeared at real Devils games in the same look.
Episode: Season 6, Episode 23, "The Face Painter"
Character guides: David Puddy, Elaine Benes
- Question 14Medium
What phrase is Frank Costanza told to say to keep his blood pressure down?
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Answer: C. "Serenity now!"
In "The Serenity Now," a relaxation tape gives Frank the mantra, and he screams it at the top of his lungs instead of saying it calmly.
Episode: Season 9, Episode 3, "The Serenity Now"
Character guide: Frank Costanza
- Question 15Medium
What causes the death of George's fiancee, Susan Ross?
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Answer: B. Toxic glue on wedding invitation envelopes
In "The Invitations," George picks the cheapest discontinued envelopes, and Susan collapses after licking hundreds of them.
Episode: Season 7, Episode 24, "The Invitations"
Character guide: George Costanza
- Question 16Medium
What food makes Elaine fail a drug test at J. Peterman?
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Answer: A. Poppy seed muffins
In "The Shower Head," Elaine traces the bad result to poppy seed muffins from Monk's, then accidentally eats more poppy seeds before her retest.
Episode: Season 7, Episode 16, "The Shower Head"
Character guides: Elaine Benes, J. Peterman
- Question 17Medium
Who is the flamboyant lawyer Kramer hires to sue over a hot coffee spill?
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Answer: B. Jackie Chiles
Phil Morris debuts as Jackie Chiles, a send-up of Johnnie Cochran, in "The Maestro," and Kramer settles for free coffee before Jackie can stop him.
Episode: Season 7, Episode 3, "The Maestro"
Character guide: Cosmo Kramer
- Question 18Medium
What is the one flaw that bothers Jerry about his girlfriend Gillian in "The Bizarro Jerry"?
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Answer: D. Man hands
Gillian is otherwise perfect, but her big, strong "man hands" drive Jerry away. The hands on screen actually belonged to a male crew member.
Episode: Season 8, Episode 3, "The Bizarro Jerry"
Character guide: Jerry Seinfeld
- Question 19Medium
In which New York City borough do George's parents, Frank and Estelle, live?
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Answer: A. Queens
The Costanzas live on Queens Boulevard, and George moves back in with them for a stretch starting in "The Puffy Shirt."
Character guides: Frank Costanza, Estelle Costanza, George Costanza
- Question 20Medium
What is the name of the Florida retirement community where Jerry's parents live?
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Answer: C. Del Boca Vista
Morty and Helen Seinfeld's condo complex is also home to neighbors like the fitness-obsessed Izzy Mandelbaum.
Character guide: Jerry Seinfeld
- Question 21Medium
In "The Chinese Woman," who does Estelle confide in about divorcing Frank, thanks to a crossed phone line?
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Answer: C. Donna Chang
Calls meant for the Costanzas keep reaching Donna Chang, and when Estelle learns Donna is not actually Chinese, she goes ahead with the divorce.
Episode: Season 6, Episode 4, "The Chinese Woman"
Character guides: Estelle Costanza, Frank Costanza
- Question 22Hard
In "The Marine Biologist," what does George pull out of the beached whale's blowhole?
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Answer: A. A golf ball
The golf ball is one Kramer hit into the ocean earlier, and George's big speech at Monk's reveals the whole story.
Episode: Season 5, Episode 14, "The Marine Biologist"
Character guides: George Costanza, Cosmo Kramer
- Question 23Hard
What is the Soup Nazi's real name?
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Answer: D. Yev Kassem
His name is revealed in the series finale, where he testifies that Elaine's stunt drove him to move to Argentina.
Character guides: The Soup Nazi, Elaine Benes
- Question 24Hard
Kramer was inspired by a real neighbor of Larry David's. What was that neighbor's name?
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Answer: B. Kenny Kramer
Because Kenny Kramer had not yet agreed to the use of his name, the character was called Kessler in the pilot.
Character guide: Cosmo Kramer
- Question 25Hard
Who voiced Newman in his first, unseen appearance in "The Revenge"?
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Answer: A. Larry David
Co-creator Larry David provided the voice in the original broadcast, and Wayne Knight's voice replaced it in the syndicated version.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 7, "The Revenge"
Character guide: Newman
- Question 26Hard
Which actor played Frank Costanza in his first episode, "The Handicap Spot," before Jerry Stiller took over?
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Answer: B. John Randolph
Jerry Stiller took over the part from season five, and in 1995 the show refilmed Randolph's scenes with Stiller so the syndicated version would match.
Episode: Season 4, Episode 22, "The Handicap Spot"
Character guide: Frank Costanza
- Question 27Hard
Which publishing house employs Elaine as an editor in the early seasons?
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Answer: D. Pendant Publishing
Mr. Lippman is her boss there, and she is out of work by the season five finale, when a botched merger sinks the firm.
Character guide: Elaine Benes
- Question 28Hard
In "The Puffy Shirt," who designs the frilly pirate shirt Jerry agrees to wear without hearing what he said yes to?
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Answer: C. Kramer's girlfriend, a low talker
Leslie speaks so softly that Jerry nods along without hearing her, and he ends up promoting her puffy shirt on national TV.
Episode: Season 5, Episode 2, "The Puffy Shirt"
Character guides: Jerry Seinfeld, Cosmo Kramer
- Question 29Hard
What is the title of the sitcom pilot Jerry and George make for NBC in season four?
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Answer: D. Jerry
After pitching "a show about nothing," the pair finally shoot the Jerry pilot in the two-part season four finale, "The Pilot."
Episode: Season 4, Episode 23, "The Pilot"
Character guides: Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza
- Question 30Hard
In the series finale, what kind of law are Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer convicted of breaking?
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Answer: C. A Good Samaritan law
Stuck in Latham, Massachusetts, the four crack jokes while a man is carjacked instead of helping, and a new local duty-to-rescue law lands them in jail.
Episode: Season 9, Episode 23, "The Finale"
Character guides: Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, Elaine Benes
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