ER Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast #308

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Episode Intro

We need 30cc of trivia. Stat! This week, we’re heading to the fictional hospital for ER trivia.

This long-running drama was rife with trivia nuggets. I hope you enjoy.

I also hope you’re having a good holiday season. Next week is Christmas and the last Dorky Geeky Nerdy for 2024.

I’m your host, Brian Rollins. This is episode 308. Let’s glove up and dive in.

The Dorky Round

Who played pediatrician, Doug Ross?
a. George Clooney
What character did Anthony Edwards play for the first eight seasons of the series?
a. Mark Green
What character transitions from med student in the pilot to ER attending by the series finale?
a. John Carter.
In what US city does the series take place?
a. Chicago
Who was the nurse manager for much of the early part of the show?
a. Carol Hathaway
Which character contracted HIV from her estranged husband?
a. Jeanie Boulet
What game was often played by the staff in the ambulance bay of the hospital?
a. Basketball
What TV network aired ER?
a. NBC
Initially, Carter was in what specialty? Surgery. He we would later switch to Emergency Medicine
Portrayed by Parminder Nagra, what med student joined the show for its final five seasons?
a. Dr. Neela Rasgotra

The Geeky Round

What fictional hospital is home to the series?
a. Cook County General Hospital
Played by Eriq La Salle, what surgeon was Carter’s reluctant mentor?
a. Peter Benton
What British doctor eventually married Mark Green?
a. Elizabeth Corday
What character joined the show in Season Six as a nurse and ended up as a doctor by the finale?
a. Abby Lockhart
Dr. Luka Kovač was born in what European nation?
a. Croatia
What Freaks & Geeks and Scooby-Doo actress played nurse Samantha Taggart?
a. Linda Cardellini
Which despised character met his end beneath a fiery helicopter?
a. Dr. Robert Romano
What doctor is on the show for seasons one through three then returns for seasons 8 through 12?
a. Dr. Susan Lewis
Played by Laura Cerón, what nurse appeared in every season of the series?
a. Chuny Marquez
Which character gets their name from the lead character of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom stories?
a. John Carter

The Nerdy Round

Who created the show, ER?
a. Michael Crichton. It’s based on his experiences as a Med student.
How many seasons did the show have?
a. Fifteen seasons
While no one character appeared in all 331 episodes, who appeared in the most?
a. John Carter. He was in 254 episodes. Kerry Weaver runs a close second with 249.
In what year did ER begin?
a. It started in 1994
Though a prolific member of the cast, Laura Innes didn’t join the show until what season?
a. Season Two
What was the title of the show’s finale?
a. And in the End…
What Academy Award winning actress played Abby’s mother, Maggie?
a. Sally Field
Carter along with what med student are stabbed and left for dead at the end of Season Six?
a. Lucy Knight
The start of Season Ten puts Kovac and Carter in what African nation?
a. The Congo.
From Season Three onward, who is the CEO of Cook County General?
a. Dr. Donald Anspaugh

Episode Conclusion

And that’s it for our penultimate episode of 2024. How’d you do? Let me know on social media what your score was.

We wrap up the year next week with one more episode. Here’s a quick hint:

What children’s show, running for over 50 years, has won over 220 Emmy Awards?

So, I wasn’t correct when I said SNL was the only currently running TV show on this season’s roster. Next week’s TV trivia is also still on the air with new episodes. See you back here on Wednesday.

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