The '30 Rock' Quiz

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The '30 Rock' Quiz
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How much do you know about Liz Lemon, Jack Donaghy, Tracy Jordan, Jenna Maroney and the rest of the denizens of "30 Rock"? Take this quiz to find out.
What does "TGS" stand for?
"The Grody Sandwich"
"The Girlie Show"
"The God-awful Sickness"
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The original name of Liz's show was "The Girlie Show," but Jack changed it to "TGS with Tracy Jordan."

In the first season, what's the name of the movie Jenna stars in?
"The Rural Juror"
"Friday Night Bites"
"Con Air: The Musical"
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"The Rural Juror," Jenna's first starring vehicle, was written by Kevin Grisham, John's brother.

What Broadway show causes Jenna to gain a lot of weight?
"Chicago Dogs"
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
"Mystic Pizza"
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Jenna has to eat 32 slices of pizza a day for her role in "Mystic Pizza."

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Who's the doctor who prescribes crystal meth so Jenna can lose weight?
Dr. Spaceman
Dr. Roboto
Dr. Starcross
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Dr. Spaceman also thinks that eating meat keeps your spine straight.

Matt Damon plays a boyfriend of Liz's who shares a name with this comedian.
Carol Burnett
Louis C.K.
Sam Kinison
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Carol Burnett is an emotionally unstable pilot.

Liz briefly dates a pasty Englishman who shares a name with this actor.
Clint Eastwood
Wesley Snipes
Kurt Russell
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Liz and Wesley Snipes believe they have to settle for each other, but they don't even like each other.

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Liz's on-again, off-again boyfriend Dennis Duffy claims to be the king of what kind of device?
boom boxes
microwaves
beepers
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Dennis is the "beeper king."

Why does Liz's boyfriend Dr. Drew end up with hooks for hands?
He loses them in two accidents.
He had a rare genetic disease.
They were torn off by a tiger.
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The handsome Dr. Drew loses one hand in a fireworks accident and one in a helicopter accident.

Why doesn't Liz end up dating "The Hair"?
He's her cousin.
He has a toupee.
He's Jack's brother.
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"The Hair" is the perfect guy for Liz, but it turns out they're third cousins.

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Where is Jack's wife, CNBC anchor Avery Jessup, held hostage?
in the 30 Rock building
in North Korea
in Canada
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Avery goes to North Korea as part of a "hot blondes in weird places initiative" and ends up getting kidnapped and forced to marry Kim Jong-un.

Jack once dated this famous politician.
Condoleezza Rice
Nancy Pelosi
Hillary Clinton
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Jack alludes to a former relationship with Condoleezza Rice, whose help he enlists to get Avery out of North Korea.

In the first season, what affliction does Jack's girlfriend Phoebe claim to have?
hemophilia
mesothelioma
avian bone syndrome
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Phoebe avoids physical contact with Jack by claiming that her bones are too brittle from "avian bone syndrome."

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Who plays Elisa, the nurse Jack hires to care for his mother — and then sleeps with?
Drew Barrymore
Kate Winslet
Salma Hayek
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Salma Hayek plays Elisa, whose engagement to Jack ends when she admits killing her first husband.

Who plays Nancy, Jack's high school crush?
Marisa Tomei
Julianne Moore
Andie MacDowell
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Julianne Moore (with a severe Boston accent) plays Nancy Donovan.

Which celebrity has Jack NOT dated (or claimed to have dated)?
Shakira
Katie Couric
Elizabeth Hurley
Meredith Vieira
Martha Stewart
Beyonce
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Wrong Answer

As far as we know, Meredith Vieira and Jack never dated.

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Liz thinks she has a heart-to-heart with this celebrity on a plane, but it turns out it was a sedative-induced hallucination.
Oprah Winfrey
Prince William
Tom Cruise
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Liz is really sitting next to a 12-year-old named Pam, but she thinks it's Oprah.

Where is Kenneth from?
Bucksnort, Tennessee
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Smoot Hollow, West Virginia
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Kenneth's father was a pig farmer in Stone Mountain.

Who is Paul L'astname?
Jenna's husband
Tracy's alter ego
the CEO of General Electric
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Paul L'astname is the Jenna impersonator who ends up marrying her.

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What's the "TGS" staff Christmas party called?
Cheeses of Nazareth
Ludachristmas
Jingle Balls
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Ludachristmas always involves a "human table" and Frank as Horny Santa.

What's Jack's dream job?
CEO of General Electric
host of "Saturday Night Live"
college professor
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Jack finally achieves his dream in the series finale, when he invents the clear dishwasher.

What job does Kenneth end up with at NBC?
chief censor
head page
president
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Jack, who once predicted that "in five years we'll all be working for him … or dead by his hand," makes Kenneth president of NBC.

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In the final episode, the writers revolt against Lutz because he wants to order lunch from this place.
Papa John's
Chipotle
Blimpie
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After getting shut down for choosing Subway once, Lutz finally gets to pick lunch again … and he decides on Blimpie.

What's the name of Jack's hit reality show?
"MILF Island"
"Sick Bay"
"Black Widows"
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MILF Island: "25 super-hot moms, 50 eighth-grade boys, no rules."

Who plays Jack's archnemesis, Devon Banks?
Will Arnett
Jason Bateman
Jeffrey Tambor
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Will Arnett plays the scheming Devon Banks.

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When Liz meets her future husband, Criss, what does he do for a living?
He has a dental practice in his apartment.
He's running a pager company in a back alley.
He owns a hot dog van.
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Criss has a hot dog van named "Van Der Beek."

When Liz and Criss become parents, where does Criss go to work?
in a dental office
in a hot dog restaurant
at a pager company
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Criss uses his ethnomusicology degree to get a dental receptionist job.

What's the name of Jenna's song that hit No. 1 in Israel?
"Camel Toe"
"Muffin Top"
"Side Boob"
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"Muffin Top" also made it to No. 4 in Belgium.

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What does Jack put on at 6 p.m. every single day?
cologne
pajamas
a tuxedo
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Liz: "Why are you wearing a tux?" Jack: "It's after 6. What am I, a farmer?"

What was the invention that got Jack promoted to vice president of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming at GE?
trivection oven
clear dishwasher
triple sink
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The trivection oven is an actual GE product.

Why will Jack and Avery's daughter never be the president of the United States?
She's not smart enough.
She was born in Canada.
Avery forbids it.
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Jack and Avery are devastated when Liddy ends up being born in Canada.

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