About This Quiz
It's not hard to believe "The Golden Girls" remains a cult classic more than 30 years after its television debut in 1985. The humor of Blanche, Rose, Dorothy and Sophi still makes us LOL! Take this quiz to see if you're qualified "to be a friend."Sophia was married to Sal Petrillo.
Dorothy is divorced, and Rose, Blanche and Sophia are all widowed.
Blanche is a Southern girl from Atlanta.
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Rose's adoptive father was a farmer, but her biological father, Martin, was part of the St. Olaf Monastery.
Sophia lived in Shady Pines before it burned down and she ran away to live with Blanche, Rose and Dorothy.
Blanche called her father Big Daddy.
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Blanche enjoys frequenting The Rusty Anchor, where she often searches for the next love of her life.
Rose's parents always dreamed of her winning a gold medal for ice skating.
Although Blanche has a hard time dealing with Clayton being gay, she chooses to be there for him as a sister.
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Dorothy and Sophia dress up like Sonny and Cher and kill "I Got You Babe" for the pageant.
Sophia calls Dorothy Pussycat, of course.
Sophia does tell tall tales, but she never claimed to have a romance with Dali. She said she had a fling with Pablo Picasso.
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They travel to Los Angeles to play on the fictional game show "Grab That Dough."
Leslie Nielsen plays uncle Lucas, who marries Dorothy in the series finale.
Sophia ends up meeting Burt Reynolds after Blanche, Rose and Dorothy spend the night in jail.
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Stan runs off with and marries Chrissy the flight attendant.
Rose often fantasizes that Bob Hope is her real father.
Dreyfuss is the neighbor's dog.
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In a two-part series, Rose has a heart attack while looking through her yearbook. While preparing for her triple coronary bypass, she makes the girls promise to have their heads cryogenically preserved when they die.
Duh. The girls always share cheesecake when they need to discuss men, politics, money, children … you know, life.
It was actually Rose. She had sex with Arnie, who was the first man she slept with after the death of her husband, Charlie.
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This is true. Like Rose's tall tales about St. Olaf, Sophia's stories often end with a moral or some type of advice.
During its seven seasons on air, "The Golden Girls" was nominated for 86 different awards and took home 40, including the 1986, 1987 and 1988 Golden Globes for best television series – comedy or musical, as well as the 1986 and 1987 Emmys for outstanding comedy series.
It was one of the first shows to confront such hot-button issues, many of which still remain controversial today.
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Only "All in the Family" and "Will & Grace" share this distinction.
George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino both made appearances on the show, but Jennifer Lopez never was a guest.
"The Golden Palace" and "Empty Nest" are spinoffs of "The Golden Girls."
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Betty White celebrated her 94th birthday on Jan. 17, 2016.
The popular show aired on television for seven seasons.
"Your heart is true; you're a pal and a confidant. But you already knew that."
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