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288 | Gilmore Girls Trivia

Posted on July 31, 2024June 28, 2025 by Brian Rollins

Grab your morning coffee and get ready, because it’s Gilmore Girls trivia on episode 288 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast.

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Episode Intro

Grab your morning coffee and get ready, because it’s Gilmore Girls trivia on episode 288 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast.

This show was favorite of my mother-in-law and my wife, so I had to include it in the series. If you’re a fan of banter, this is definitely a show for you.

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I’m your host, Brian Rollins, and let’s get things going.

The Dorky Round

  1. What actress playing main character Lorelai Gilmore?
    a. Lauren Graham
  2. Alexis Bledel played what daughter and fellow main character on the series?
    a. Rory Gilmore
  3. In what fictional town is the show set?
    a. Stars Hollow
  4. What accident prone chef is Loralei’s best friend?
    a. Sookie St. James
  5. What actress played Sookie?
    a. Melissa McCarthy
  6. Played by Kelly Bishop, who was Loralei’s mother?
    a. Emily Gilmore
  7. What establishment was a frequent breakfast stop for Loralei and Rory?
    a. Luke’s Diner
  8. Which character, and best friend to Rory, lived a double life as a rock-loving teen and dutiful Christian daughter?
    a. Lane Kim
  9. What character was not going to be a regular until the producers saw the chemistry between Scott Patterson and Lauren Graham?
    a. Luke Danes
  10. The theme song, “Where You Lead” is sung by Louise Goffin and who?
    a. Carole King. Goffin is King’s daughter.

The Geeky Round

  1. Lorelai worked as a maid and then became the manager of what establishment?
    a. The Independence Inn
  2. After the Independence Inn is shut down, Loralei opens what place?
    a. The Dragonfly Inn
  3. Stars Hollow is located in what New England state? Connecticut
  4. What hyper-driven classmate and later friend to Rory Gilmore was played by Liza Weil?
    a. Paris Geller
  5. Before leaving the show to star in Supernatural, who played Dean Forester on the show?
    a. Jared Padalecki
  6. Who was the concierge for the Independence, then the Dragonfly Inn?
    a. Michel Gerard
  7. Throughout childhood, Rory’s dream was to attend what Ivy League school?
    a. Harvard
  8. Rory actually attends what Ivy League school?
    a. Yale, like her grandfather.
  9. Before playing Kraglin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who played Kirk Gleason on the show?
    a. Sean Gunn
  10. What farmer falls in love with and marries, Sookie?
    a. Jackson

The Nerdy Round

  1. What was the name of the miniseries that aired after the show wrapped?
    a. A Year in the Life
  2. Gilmore Girls began in what year?
    a. It started in 2000.
  3. Who created Gilmore Girls?
    a. Amy Sherman-Palladino
  4. How many seasons did Gilmore Girls have?
    a. Seven seasons
  5. How old was Lorelai when she gave birth to Rory?
    a. Sixteen
  6. What veteran actor of stage and screen played patriarch, Richard Gilmore?
    a. Edward Herrmann
  7. Lane’s mother runs what kind of store?
    a. An antiques store
  8. What network initially aired the series?
    a. The WB. The final season aired on the merged network, The CW.
  9. What was the name of Luke’s recently discovered daughter?
    a. April
  10. What type of car did Lorelai drive (and had to replace it with an identical one later in the series)?
    a. A Jeep Wrangler

Episode Conclusion

And that’s it for Gilmore Girls trivia. Were you a fan of the series? Let me know on social media or Spotify.

Next week, we leave the light behind and dive into a much darker series. Here’s a hint:

What 2000s Crime Drama was set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland

See you back here on Wednesday.

This was episode 288 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. If you’d like to help support the show, become a patron at Patreon.com/dorkygeekynerdy.

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