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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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