Q 01/05

Which actress played Central Perk waitress Rachel Green, whose haircut became a global 1990s trend, on Friends?

A) Courteney Cox

B) Christina Applegate

C) Jennifer Aniston

D) Lisa Kudrow

Answer · why

C) Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston was also considered for Monica, while Courteney Cox was considered for Rachel and preferred the other part.

Q 02/05

Marine biologist Rachel Carson warned that pesticides such as DDT were poisoning wildlife in which landmark book?

A) The Population Bomb

B) Silent Spring

C) A Sand County Almanac

D) The Sea Around Us

Answer · why

B) Silent Spring

Silent Spring drew fierce opposition from chemical companies, yet it reversed US pesticide policy and led to a nationwide ban on DDT.

Q 03/05

In the Book of Genesis, which patriarch worked seven years to marry Rachel, only to be given her sister Leah first?

A) Isaac

B) Abraham

C) Esau

D) Jacob

Answer · why

D) Jacob

Jacob discovered the switch only the next morning and worked another seven years for Rachel, who became the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.

Q 04/05

Rachel McAdams played Southern belle Allie Hamilton opposite Ryan Gosling in which romance from a Nicholas Sparks novel?

A) The Notebook

B) A Walk to Remember

C) Dear John

D) Safe Haven

Answer · why

A) The Notebook

The Notebook had a combative set, where McAdams and Gosling often clashed, yet the two became a real-life couple in 2005.

Q 05/05

Which actress played paralegal Rachel Zane, who falls for fake lawyer Mike Ross, in the legal drama Suits?

A) Gina Torres

B) Meghan Markle

C) Sarah Rafferty

D) Amanda Schull

Answer · why

B) Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle played the part for seven seasons and spent nine months of each year in Toronto while working on the show.