Q 01/05

When How I Met Your Mother opens in September 2005, what is 27-year-old Ted Mosby's profession in New York?

A) Lawyer

B) Professor

C) Architect

D) Doctor

Answer · why

C) Architect

Ted was a 27-year-old architect when the story opens in September 2005, and by the end he is teaching architecture instead.

Q 02/05

What is the name of the main bar where the gang frequently hangs out?

A) The Drunken Clam

B) O'Malley's

C) MacLaren's Pub

D) Puzzles

Answer · why

C) MacLaren's Pub

MacLaren's is loosely based on four of the creators' favorite New York bars, including McGee's, a Midtown tavern near the Ed Sullivan Theater where th...

Q 03/05

On How I Met Your Mother, which blue instrument does Ted steal from a restaurant for Robin on their first date?

A) Trombone

B) French Horn

C) Saxophone

D) Trumpet

Answer · why

B) French Horn

Ted's blue French horn bookends the show: stolen from a restaurant in the pilot, it is back in his hands outside Robin's window in the series' final s...

Q 04/05

Which country is Robin Scherbatsky originally from?

A) United States

B) Australia

C) United Kingdom

D) Canada

Answer · why

D) Canada

Robin moved south for a news job, and her past as a teenage pop star becomes a running joke for the gang.

Q 05/05

How many slaps did Marshall win in the original Slap Bet against Barney?

A) Seven

B) Three

C) Ten

D) Five

Answer · why

D) Five

Barney chose five slaps at moments of Marshall's choosing over ten immediately; three more were added in season seven's 'Disaster Averted', for eight ...