Q 01/05

On which network did Jersey Shore premiere on December 3, 2009?

A) MTV

B) VH1

C) Bravo

D) E!

Answer · why

A) MTV

It ran six seasons to December 2012 and its season-three premiere drew 8.45 million viewers, then MTV's most-watched telecast ever.

Q 02/05

In which New Jersey borough was the Jersey Shore house?

A) Point Pleasant Beach

B) Seaside Heights

C) Wildwood Crest

D) Belmar Beach

Answer · why

B) Seaside Heights

1209 Ocean Terrace hosted seasons one, three, five and six; the cast decamped to Miami and Florence in between.

Q 03/05

Where did the cast work during their New Jersey seasons?

A) A tanning salon

B) A boardwalk pizzeria

C) A boardwalk T-shirt shop

D) A boardwalk beer bar

Answer · why

C) A boardwalk T-shirt shop

Owners Danny and Paul Merk had the housemates fold tees and hawk merchandise, when they turned up.

Q 04/05

What does the housemates' daily ritual 'GTL' stand for?

A) Go to the lounge

B) Girls, tequila, limos

C) Get tan later

D) Gym, tan, laundry

Answer · why

D) Gym, tan, laundry

Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino claimed the routine; it became the show's most quoted phrase.

Q 05/05

Where was season two of Jersey Shore filmed?

A) South Beach, Florida

B) Las Vegas, Nevada

C) Los Angeles, California

D) Cancun, Mexico

Answer · why

A) South Beach, Florida

Season four went further, to Florence, Italy, where the cast's Italian-American heritage met actual Italians.