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There Are 50 Recurring Characters On “Friends” — Can You Answer A Question About Each One?

Are you a casual fan, or do you know exactly how many sisters Joey has?

Before we get into the quiz, here are the characters you should anticipate seeing. This quiz includes one question about every named, recurring character on Friends. Each character included has either appeared in 5+ episodes or is an immediate family member to one of the six main characters with recurring appearances. Alright, let's get goin'!

  1. How many times was Ross legally divorced?

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    Three times

    He was divorced from Carol, Emily, and Rachel.

  2. Where did Carol first meet Susan?

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    At the gym

  3. How did Susan and Ross come up with Ben’s name?

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    It was on the janitor's name tag

    In “The One With The Birth,” Phoebe puts on a janitor’s uniform that belongs to someone named Ben after locking the three of them in a janitor’s closet for arguing.

  4. What were Ben's first words?

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    Hi

    Ross misses it, but he says hi to Rachel in “The One Where Old Yeller Dies.”

  5. How long did Ross and Emily date before they got engaged?

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    6 weeks

  6. Rachel left Ross a drunken voicemail confessing her feelings after Ross and Julie were about to take what big relationship step?

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    Get a cat together

    This all happened in “The One Where Ross Finds Out."

  7. What holiday did Ross and his girlfriend Mona break up on?

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    Valentine's Day

    In "The One With The Birthing Video," they break up when Mona learns that Rachel is moving in with Ross.

  8. Which of the following ingredients were not in Rachel's iconic Thanksgiving trifle?

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    Raisins and walnuts

    There are no raisins or walnuts in Rachel's trifle from “The One Where Ross Got High."

  9. Who did Rachel discover her ex-fiancé Barry was cheating on her with?

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    Her best friend

    He was seeing her best friend Mindy Hunter, who he later married.

  10. What did Rachel accidentally do to Mr. Zelner during her job interview at Ralph Lauren?

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    Kiss him

    She does this in the appropriately-titled episode "The One With Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss."

  11. Joey and Phoebe found Tag’s sweater in Rachel’s apartment, assuming he’s her baby’s father. What color is the sweater?

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    Red

    Tag does have the same red sweater, but the baby AND sweater belong to Ross.

  12. Rachel had a one-night stand with Paolo after Ross starts dating who?

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    Julie

    They hook up in "The One With Ross's New Girlfriend."

  13. Which one of Rachel’s exes came back in Season 10 to offer her a job in Paris?

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    Mark Robinson

    Mark and Rachel went out in Season 3 and he returned with a job offer in Season 10 during “The One With Princess Consuela."

  14. What was Gunther’s job before he worked at Central Perk?

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    A soap opera actor

    In “The One Where Eddie Won’t Go,” Gunther said he played Bryce on All My Children but his character was killed off.

  15. How did Monica and Rachel convince Mr. Treeger not to kick them out for illegally subletting their apartment?

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    Joey does ballroom dancing with him

    This all goes down in "The One With The Ballroom Dancing."

  16. What was the name of the first restaurant Monica was head chef at?

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    Alessandro’s

  17. What job did Monica’s older boyfriend Richard Burke have?

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    Ophthalmologist

    In “The One Where Ross And Rachel...You Know," Monica and Phoebe cater a party for Richard in which all the guests are fellow ophthalmologists.

  18. What did Pete Becker do for Monica on their first date?

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    He flies them to Rome for Pizza

    They go out for the first time in "The One With The Hypnosis Tape."

  19. Monica and Chandler adopted Erica's kid(s). How many kid(s) did she have?

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    Twins

    Erica gives birth in "The Last One."

  20. Which of the following Chandler “facts” is false?

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    Chandler did not in fact date Phoebe when they were kids.

  21. How many times did Chandler and Janice break up during the entirety of Friends?

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    5 times

    They broke up in "The One With The East German Laundry Detergent", "The One With The Monkey", "The One With The Candy Hearts", The One With The Giant Poking Device" and "The One With All The Rugby."

  22. How did Chandler finally get his bad roommate Eddie to move out?

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