Q 01/05

What do the letters O.C. in the show's title stand for?

A) Orange County

B) Oceanside California

C) Ocean City

D) Old Coast

Answer · why

A) Orange County

O.C. stands for Orange County, the Southern California county where the show's Newport Beach setting lies; locals complained that few residents ever c...

Q 02/05

Which town does Ryan Atwood come from before the Cohens take him in?

A) Chino

B) Riverside

C) Compton

D) Bakersfield

Answer · why

A) Chino

Ryan comes from Chino, a working-class town in San Bernardino County; after his mother Dawn throws him out, Sandy Cohen brings him home to Newport Bea...

Q 03/05

What is Sandy Cohen's job when he meets Ryan?

A) High school teacher

B) Marine biologist

C) Real-estate developer

D) Public defender

Answer · why

D) Public defender

Sandy Cohen is a public defender who takes Ryan's case after his arrest for helping his brother steal a car; Peter Gallagher played the Bronx-born lib...

Q 04/05

Which real-estate company did Kirsten Cohen serve as CFO of, the firm founded by her father?

A) Harbor Development

B) The Newport Group

C) Cohen & Cooper

D) Nichol Holdings

Answer · why

B) The Newport Group

Kirsten was CFO of the Newport Group, the real-estate development firm her father Caleb Nichol founded; Sandy takes charge of the company in season th...

Q 05/05

Which character delivers the pilot's most famous line, 'Welcome to the O.C., bitch'?

A) Zach Stevens

B) Luke Ward

C) Kevin Volchok

D) Trey Atwood

Answer · why

B) Luke Ward

Luke Ward, Marissa's jock boyfriend, sneers the line at Ryan after a beach fight in the pilot; he begins as the villain and leaves for Portland with h...