The Good Place Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast

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Episode Intro

Happy New Year, gang! It’s 2025. Let’s hope it’s good. Speaking of good, this week’s trivia is all about a feel-good TV series. Get ready for The Good Place trivia.

Who knew a show about the afterlife could be uplifting, but this series did it. We binged this one and loved it.

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I’m your host, Brian Rollins, this is episode 310 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast and let’s start the show.

The Dorky Round

Played by Kristen Bell, who was the first deceased person we meet in The Good Place
a. Eleanor Shellstrop
Who becomes Eleanor’s soulmate?
a. Chidi Anagonye
Which character’s name means “congratulations” in Arabic?
a. Tahani
Which character was, initially, a Buddhist monk?
a. Jason Mendoza
Who is the architect of the neighborhood where the main characters live?
a. Michael
How does Eleanor die?
a. Run over by a truck
What sitcom veteran plays, Michael?
a. Ted Danson
Who is the informational assistant in The Good Place?
a. Janet
What network ran The Good Place?
a. NBC
What shellfish features prominently in ads for the show (as well as in the show itself)?
a. Shrimp. Bonus trivia, the shrimp on the show is rubber. Kristen Bell is a vegetarian.

The Geeky Round

Mindy St. Claire was the sole resident of what specially created space?
a. The Medium Place
What SNL alum plays The Judge from Season Two onward?
a. Maya Rudolf
Jason hails from what Florida city?
a. Jacksonville
How does Chidi die?
a. Hit by a falling air conditioning unit
Michael is, in truth, what kind of demon?
a. He’s a fire squid
Eleanor is from what US city?
a. Phoenix, AZ
Chidi was a professor of what?
a. Ethics
What former Friends star played Hypatia of Alexandria in The Good Place?
a. Lisa Kudrow
The Bad Place has what museum?
a. The Museum of Human Misery
What demon was posing as “The Real Eleanor”?
a. Vicky

The Nerdy Round

Chidi describes what as “a trillion different realities folding onto each other like thin sheets of metal forming a single blade”?
a. The Time-Knife
In what shape does time move in The Good Place
a. In the shape of the cursive name, Jeremy Bearimy
Chidi is from what African nation?
a. Senegal
Who is credited with creating the series?
a. Michael Schur
How did Tahani die?
a. Crushed by a statue of her sister
How does Jason die?
a. Suffocated in a safe (he forgot to drill holes)
Eleanor figures out they are in the Bad Place almost exclusively. Who is the one person who also figures it out?
a. Jason. Just once, but he does see through the scam.
How many seasons did The Good Place have?
a. Four seasons
When people wake up in the afterlife, what sign greets them?
Welcome! Everything is fine.
In the show, IHOP is short for what?
a. Interdimensional Hole of Pancakes

Episode Conclusion

And that’s our thirty questions for The Good Place. How did you score? Good enough to make it into the Trivia Afterlife?

Let me know on Spotify or social media how you did. Also, let me know what your ideal afterlife looks like. Mine would probably be a giant library. Just miles and miles of books with comfy chairs throughout.

I’ll be back next week with more trivia. Here’s a clue to ponder in the meantime.

What series was based around the show creator’s time at Glendale Community College?

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