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Ted Lasso Trivia
20 questions and answers: 6 easy, 8 medium, and 6 hard.
Grab a box of biscuits and touch the sign. This quiz follows AFC Richmond from Ted's first awkward press conference through relegation, therapy, the Diamond Dogs, and his return to London in season 4. Easy openers first, then questions only a true Greyhounds supporter will get.
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Ted Lasso trivia questions and answers
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- Question 1Easy
Before Rebecca hires him for AFC Richmond, what kind of team is Ted coaching in Kansas?
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Answer: A. A college football team
Ted had just won a Division II title coaching American college football in Wichita, and he knows nothing about soccer. That is exactly why Rebecca picks him in the "Pilot."
Episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "Pilot"
Character guides: Ted Lasso, Rebecca Welton
- Question 2Easy
Which actor plays Ted Lasso?
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Answer: B. Jason Sudeikis
Jason Sudeikis plays Ted and co-developed the series. Brendan Hunt plays Coach Beard, Brett Goldstein plays Roy, and Nick Mohammed plays Nate.
Character guide: Ted Lasso
- Question 3Easy
What homemade treat does Ted bring Rebecca, which she secretly loves?
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Answer: D. Biscuits
Ted shows up with homemade shortbread biscuits, and Rebecca, despite claiming she is not interested, quickly gets hooked. The end of "Biscuits" reveals that Ted bakes them himself.
Episode: Season 1, Episode 2, "Biscuits"
Character guides: Ted Lasso, Rebecca Welton
- Question 4Easy
What single word is on the famous sign Ted puts up in the Richmond locker room?
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Answer: C. Believe
Keeley helps Ted tape up the "Believe" sign in the "Pilot," and it becomes the team's symbol. After Nate tears it up, the players piece it back together at halftime in "So Long, Farewell."
Character guides: Ted Lasso, Keeley Jones, Nate Shelley
- Question 5Easy
Who is Ted's quiet, loyal assistant coach who follows him from Kansas to London?
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Answer: A. Coach Beard
Coach Beard arrives with Ted in the "Pilot" and rarely leaves his side. Brendan Hunt, who plays him, also helped develop the series.
Episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "Pilot"
Character guides: Coach Beard, Ted Lasso
- Question 6Easy
Who is the perpetually grumpy Richmond captain who clashes with Jamie Tartt early in the series?
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Answer: B. Roy Kent
Roy Kent is the aging, growling captain, and Jamie is the cocky young striker on loan from Manchester City. Ted notices their feud right away in "Biscuits."
Episode: Season 1, Episode 2, "Biscuits"
Character guides: Roy Kent, Jamie Tartt
- Question 7Medium
Why does Rebecca secretly hire a coach who knows nothing about soccer?
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Answer: C. To ruin the club her ex-husband loves
Rebecca wants to destroy the one thing her cheating ex-husband Rupert truly loved, and a clueless American coach seems like the perfect tool. Higgins never likes the scheme and eventually quits over it.
Episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "Pilot"
Character guides: Rebecca Welton, Ted Lasso, Leslie Higgins
- Question 8Medium
What do Ted, Beard, Nate, and Higgins call their little advice group?
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Answer: D. The Diamond Dogs
The four coaches give their advice circle its name in "The Diamond Dogs," and Roy comes to them for help about Keeley in the same episode. The group reconvenes whenever one of them needs counsel.
Episode: Season 1, Episode 8, "The Diamond Dogs"
Character guides: Ted Lasso, Coach Beard, Leslie Higgins
- Question 9Medium
What is Nate's job at AFC Richmond when Ted first arrives?
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Answer: A. Kit man
Nate is the club's kit man when Ted and Beard arrive in the "Pilot," and a play he suggests ends up in Ted's game plan soon after. His eye for tactics later earns him a spot on the coaching staff.
Episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "Pilot"
Character guides: Nate Shelley, Ted Lasso
- Question 10Medium
Which newspaper does cynical reporter Trent Crimm write for in season 1?
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Answer: B. The Independent
Trent Crimm of The Independent spends a day shadowing Ted in the episode named after him. The Sun is the tabloid holding photos of Ted and Keeley in that same episode.
Episode: Season 1, Episode 3, "Trent Crimm: The Independent"
Character guides: Ted Lasso, Keeley Jones
- Question 11Medium
Which team beats Richmond in the season 1 finale, sending them down to the Championship?
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Answer: C. Manchester City
In "The Hope That Kills You," Jamie, now back with Manchester City, passes to a teammate for the late winner. Richmond are relegated to the Championship.
Episode: Season 1, Episode 10, "The Hope That Kills You"
Character guides: Jamie Tartt, Ted Lasso
- Question 12Medium
When Ted comes back to AFC Richmond in season 4, which team does he return to coach?
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Answer: D. The club's women's team
In "Home," Rebecca, Keeley, and Higgins fly to Kansas City to offer Ted the head job with Richmond's women's team. Roy is still in charge of the men's side.
Episode: Season 4, Episode 1, "Home"
Character guides: Ted Lasso, Rebecca Welton, Keeley Jones
- Question 13Medium
On which anonymous dating app does Rebecca match with a mystery man who turns out to be Sam?
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Answer: A. Bantr
Viewers learn at the end of "The Signal" that Rebecca's mystery match is Sam, and the two find out for themselves when they meet for dinner in "Man City." Bantr is co-owned by Keeley and is also Richmond's sponsor.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 8, "Man City"
Character guides: Rebecca Welton, Keeley Jones
- Question 14Medium
What does Dani Rojas accidentally kill with a penalty kick at the start of season 2?
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Answer: B. Earl, the club's greyhound mascot
Dani's shot kills Earl the greyhound in "Goodbye Earl," and the guilt gives him the yips. That is why Richmond brings in sports psychologist Dr. Sharon Fieldstone.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 1, "Goodbye Earl"
Character guide: Ted Lasso
- Question 15Hard
Ted Lasso the character first appeared in 2013 commercials promoting what?
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Answer: C. NBC Sports' Premier League coverage
Jason Sudeikis first played Ted in NBC Sports promos for its Premier League coverage, where Ted was the new coach of Tottenham Hotspur. The series grew out of those ads.
Character guide: Ted Lasso
- Question 16Hard
Brett Goldstein originally joined Ted Lasso in which job before being cast as Roy Kent?
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Answer: D. Writer
Bill Lawrence first brought Goldstein on to write, and only after a taped audition of Roy scenes did he join the cast. He then won Emmys for the part after both of the first two seasons.
Character guide: Roy Kent
- Question 17Hard
Which instrument does jazz enthusiast Leslie Higgins play?
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Answer: A. Double bass
Higgins is a devoted jazz musician on the double bass, and he has a big family with five sons. Fun fact: his on-screen wife Julie is played by Mary Roscoe, Jeremy Swift's real-life wife.
Character guide: Leslie Higgins
- Question 18Hard
After Nate's inspired triple substitution beats Tottenham in the FA Cup, what nickname does he earn?
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Answer: B. The Wonder Kid
Nate's triple substitution wins the FA Cup quarter-final in "The Signal," and in "Headspace" he goes viral and gets dubbed the Wonder Kid. Instead of praising him, his stern father tells him to stay humble, and Nate's insecurity only gets worse.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 7, "Headspace"
Character guide: Nate Shelley
- Question 19Hard
In "So Long, Farewell," what is Ted doing back home in Kansas in the final scenes?
- Question 20Hard
In "So Long, Farewell," where do Coach Beard and Jane get married?
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Answer: D. Stonehenge
Beard decides at the airport to stay in England with Jane, and the season 3 finale shows the two marrying at Stonehenge. Fittingly, they first met over a game of chess.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 12, "So Long, Farewell"
Character guide: Coach Beard
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