Q 01/05

Randall Park, who plays Louis Huang in Fresh Off the Boat, portrayed which world leader in the film The Interview?

A) Xi Jinping

B) Kim Jong Un

C) Kim Jong Il

D) Hu Jintao

Answer · why

B) Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un was Park's part in the Seth Rogen satire that drew threats from North Korea before its release. Park later played Jimmy Woo in Marvel's An...

Q 02/05

In Fresh Off the Boat, which bestselling author does Jessica Huang pursue on a road trip for a book-jacket quote?

A) Stephen King

B) John Grisham

C) Danielle Steel

D) Tom Clancy

Answer · why

A) Stephen King

Stephen King had written back that he endorses no other authors, but Jessica blamed a publicist and drove to Maine with Honey. Her novel went on to se...

Q 03/05

Which language does Grandma Jenny Huang speak, with English subtitles, through the early seasons of Fresh Off the Boat?

A) Cantonese

B) Hokkien

C) Mandarin

D) Hakka

Answer · why

C) Mandarin

Mandarin is all Grandma Jenny speaks until season four, when the family learns she has secretly been taking English lessons. Actress Lucille Soong was...

Q 04/05

Which NBA star plays himself as owner of the car dealership where the Huangs haggle in Fresh Off the Boat?

A) Charles Barkley

B) Anfernee Hardaway

C) Dennis Rodman

D) Shaquille O'Neal

Answer · why

D) Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal was the local NBA team's star center in the mid-1990s, when the sitcom is set. Jessica dreads the haggling because she forgot to dema...

Q 05/05

Before opening the restaurant BaoHaus, Fresh Off the Boat author Eddie Huang trained in New York for which profession?

A) Lawyer

B) Accountant

C) Architect

D) Pharmacist

Answer · why

A) Lawyer

Lawyer was Huang's first career: he earned his degree at Cardozo in 2008 and joined a New York corporate firm. He was laid off within a year as the fi...