Q 01/05

What is Sheldon Cooper's catchphrase that he uses when pulling a prank or making a joke?

A) Eureka!

B) Cowabunga!

C) Bazinga!

D) Shazam!

Answer · why

C) Bazinga!

Bazinga! even reached biology: in 2012 Brazilian scientists named a new orchid bee Euglossa bazinga because it had tricked them for some time by resem...

Q 02/05

Where does Penny work as a waitress when The Big Bang Theory begins?

A) The Cheesecake Factory

B) California Pizza Kitchen

C) Buffalo Wild Wings

D) Olive Garden

Answer · why

A) The Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory employs Penny as a waitress until season 7, when she quits to chase acting full-time.

Q 03/05

At which university do Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj work in The Big Bang Theory?

A) Stanford

B) MIT

C) Caltech

D) UCLA

Answer · why

C) Caltech

Caltech fires Sheldon in season 1 for insulting his new department head, and takes him back only after his mother flies in and charms the boss.

Q 04/05

What is the number of the apartment shared by Sheldon and Leonard?

A) 4A

B) 4B

C) 3A

D) 5B

Answer · why

A) 4A

4A is Sheldon and Leonard's apartment until season 10, when Sheldon moves across the hall with Amy and leaves it to Leonard and Penny.

Q 05/05

What social difficulty does Raj Koothrappali have in early seasons?

A) He stutters around authority figures

B) He cannot talk to women unless he has been drinking

C) He hyperventilates around strangers

D) He talks excessively when nervous

Answer · why

B) He cannot talk to women unless he has been drinking

He cannot talk to women unless he has been drinking, a mutism that lifts in the season 6 finale: after Lucy dumps him, he finds himself chatting to Pe...

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