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100 free Young Sheldon trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
50 free Young Sheldon trivia questions with answers. Are you a true Young Sheldon fan? Put your knowledge to the test with our exciting trivia quiz covering everything from Sheldon's early genius moments to his quirky family dynamics in Texas. Whether you're a casual viewer or a dedicated fan, see how much you really remember about the beloved prequel series.
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Q 01Which university does Sheldon Cooper first attend in 'Young Sheldon'?
East Texas Tech
East Texas Tech lets Sheldon sit in on Dr. Sturgis's lectures while he is still in high school, long before he enrols there full-time; Caltech only comes in the finale.
Q 02What is the full first name of Sheldon's twin sister, Missy?
Melissa
Melissa is Missy's full first name; when the grown-up Missy visits her brother in The Big Bang Theory, his friends fall over each other trying to win her attention.
Q 03What is the full name of Sheldon Cooper's grandmother, affectionately known as Meemaw?
Constance Tucker
Constance Tucker, Connie for short, is Mary's mother rather than George's, which is why Sheldon's Meemaw is a Tucker and not a Cooper.
Q 04Which title does Sheldon hold at his high-school graduation in Young Sheldon?
Valedictorian
Valedictorian: Sheldon nearly backs out of graduating until Missy admits she is just as scared of starting middle school, and he thanks her in his speech.
Q 05Which Big Bang Theory star narrates Young Sheldon?
Jim Parsons
Jim Parsons narrates as the grown-up Sheldon, and the prequel began with him: he sent Chuck Lorre a video of his gifted 10-year-old nephew, and the show grew out of that call.
Q 06What is George Cooper Sr.'s job for most of Young Sheldon?
Football coach
Football coach: George runs the high-school team, and in season one Sheldon's statistics persuade him to stop punting, which sets off a winning streak.
Q 07Which future catchphrase does Sheldon first use in Young Sheldon while playing practical jokes on his family?
Bazinga
Bazinga first turns up in season two, after Sheldon learns that people with a stunted childhood can become social outcasts and starts pulling pranks to act more like a kid.
Q 08Where does Mary Cooper work for much of Young Sheldon?
At the church
At the church: Mary is the pastor's secretary until season five, when he sends her on leave after Missy punches a boy in Sunday school for mocking the family.
Q 09What is the name of the theme song for 'Young Sheldon'?
'Mighty Little Man'
'Mighty Little Man' is the theme song, a track taken from a 2003 indie-rock album rather than written for the show.
Q 10Which song does Mary Cooper sing to Sheldon when he falls ill in Young Sheldon?
Soft Kitty
Soft Kitty gets its origin story in season one: Sheldon seals himself in the garage to dodge a flu outbreak at school, falls ill anyway, and his mother sings it to him.
Q 11Who is Sheldon Cooper's best friend at school in the early seasons of Young Sheldon?
Tam Nguyen
Tam Nguyen spots Sheldon carrying a library book on how to win friends, and the two outsiders bond over a shared love of model rockets.
Q 12In The Big Bang Theory's lore, Sheldon Cooper and his twin were born in which Texas Gulf Coast city?
Galveston
Galveston: on The Big Bang Theory Sheldon says he was born in a hospital there, while his mother says he fell out of her at the Kmart.
Q 13Who plays George Cooper Sr. in 'Young Sheldon'?
Lance Barber
Lance Barber had already appeared in one episode of The Big Bang Theory as a different character, years before the franchise brought him back as Sheldon's father.
Q 21Which rival child prodigy does Sheldon meet in Dr. Sturgis's class in Young Sheldon?
Paige Swanson
Paige Swanson needles Sheldon in class as an equal, but her parents' divorce sends her off the rails, and in later seasons she runs away from home and starts drinking.
Q 22What is the name of the local comic book store in Young Sheldon?
King Kong Comics
King Kong Comics, run by a man named Glenn, matters enough to Sheldon that a last visit there is on his farewell list before he leaves for California.
Q 23What kind of scientist is Dr. Sturgis, Sheldon's mentor in Young Sheldon?
Physicist
Physicist: Dr. Sturgis starts out as Sheldon's pen pal, then lets the boy sit in on his university course on quantum chromodynamics.
Q 14Who plays Sheldon's twin, Missy Cooper?
Raegan Revord
Raegan Revord plays Missy through all seven seasons, including the one where the overlooked twin takes her father's truck and gets as far as Louisiana before she is pulled over.
Q 15Who plays Georgie Cooper, Sheldon's older brother?
Montana Jordan
Montana Jordan plays Georgie, who surprises his father and impresses his boss by showing real talent in a part-time job at a neighbour's garage.
Q 16Which of Meemaw's dishes has a secret recipe that George Sr. schemes to get in Young Sheldon?
Brisket
Brisket: Meemaw catches George searching her house for the recipe and gets even by handing him a fake one that sends him on a wild-goose chase for ingredients.
Q 17Young Sheldon opens with the adult Sheldon declaring a lifelong love of what?
Trains
Trains: the first line of the series is 'I've always loved trains', spoken over young Sheldon and his model railway in the garage, which he says let him prove Newton's first law.
Q 18Which Big Bang Theory actress appears on screen in the Young Sheldon finale?
Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik returns as Amy in the hour-long finale, breaking in on the grown-up Sheldon to get him to their son's hockey game.
Q 19Which Marvel film director helmed the first episode of Young Sheldon?
Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau did more than direct: Chuck Lorre says he brought a different sensibility to the first episode and talked its writers into big changes to their script.
Q 20The Cooper family belongs to which Christian denomination?
Baptist
Baptist is the Coopers' church, and with Georgie about to marry into a Catholic family, each grandmother secretly has the baby baptised her own way.
Q 24Which neighbour boy, who keeps chickens, does Sheldon regard as his childhood bully?
Billy Sparks
Billy Sparks, the kid next door who raises chickens, is Sheldon's idea of a bully; the show plays him as the gentle comic foil.
Q 25Which sport does Missy Cooper excel at in Young Sheldon?
Baseball
Baseball: Missy's throwing arm gets her onto a youth-league team in season three, but only after Meemaw leans on the coach who had turned her away for being a girl.
Q 26Who is the principal of Sheldon's high school in Young Sheldon?
Petersen
Petersen finds Sheldon exhausting, yet he showers the Coopers with perks to keep the boy enrolled, because his test scores bring the school extra funding.
Q 27What is the name of the young Sunday-school teacher Mary Cooper becomes attracted to?
Rob
Pastor Rob is hired by Pastor Jeff to teach Sunday school, and Mary's growing attraction to him strains her marriage.
Q 28In Young Sheldon, what does Georgie buy for $1 apiece and resell to Texans who miss real winters?
Snow globes
Snow globes: Georgie buys up a closing gift shop's stock at $1 each, though his father won't back the scheme, and shifts them by playing on local nostalgia for snow.
Q 29Which actress plays Brenda Sparks in Young Sheldon?
Melissa Peterman
Melissa Peterman plays Brenda Sparks, who spends three seasons clashing with Mary before the two become friends and start helping each other with their children.
Q 30Who is the president of the college Sheldon attends in Young Sheldon?
Hagemeyer
Hagemeyer will do almost anything to keep her child prodigy happy: when a car accident leaves Sheldon afraid to travel, she has a second phone line put in at his house so that he can hear lectures from home.