Here it is Wednesday, and nothing “House” to discuss (sigh). And no new episodes until April 28 (double sigh). So... to compensate for the loss, I’ve assembled this (not-so-little) quiz. Are you a casual viewer or a fanatic: are you “Clueless” or do you have “The Right Stuff?” Take this quiz to find out, and then check your answers.
Part I: Name That Episode
1. Mention is made of Wilson’s brother.
2. House plays piano (name at least four).
3. House plays guitar (name three).
4. House gets a motorbike.
5. House and Wilson take a spin in House’s Corvette.
6. Cameron runs on a treadmill.
7. House discloses why he became a doctor.
8. House affects a (bad) upper-crust British accent.
9. House harms himself intentionally. (Name three episodes.)
10. Carmen Electra cameos.
11. House loses his department.
12. Chase’s dad dies.
13. We see a picture of Cameron’s dead husband.
14. We meet Foreman’s mother.
15. Wilson moves into House’s house.
16. House faces a judge (name three episodes).
17. House eats cotton candy.
18. House undergoes an MRI.
19. House plans a trip to the Galapagos Islands.
20. House diagnoses mass hysteria.
Part II: House and Music
Music is very important to Dr. House, and he has eclectic tastes. We often see House (and his alter-ego Hugh Laurie) playing or listening to it.
21. Name four instruments that House keeps in his apartment.
22. Name two episodes in which we’ve heard House sing.
23. What type of instrument did John Henry Giles give House as a gift?
24. Name the classical piano piece that House plays on the piano at the end of "Skin Deep".
25. Name the Oscar Peterson piece House plays at the end of "All In".
26. Name the piano piece played by House in "House vs. God".
27. What are two musical pieces House has on his iPod?
28. What’s the first episode in which House played a musical instrument?
29. What brand guitar did house acquire in "Human Error"?
30. What’s the name of the song House played with Dave Matthews in "Half-Wit"?
Part III: The House Soundtrack
The music for the show is often brilliant at evoking the mood of a scene. Name the episode and context for these House musical selections.
31. John Mayer's "Gravity"
32. "Hava Nagila”
33. Ryan Adams' "Desire"
34. Elvis Costello's "Beautiful"
35. Sigmund Romberg operetta The Student Prince
36. Lucinda Williams' "Are You All Right?"
37. Gomez' "See the World"
38. Donovan's "Season of the Witch"
39. Bird York's "In the Deep"
40. Three Dog Night's "One"
Part IV: House General Knowledge
41. Name four languages besides English that House can speak or understand.
42. How many times has Wilson been married?
43. How many times (and in what episodes) have patients died?
44. When did Cameron and Chase first get together?
45. How many canes has House had since the first episode?
46. Who is Ingrid and what is her connection to Wilson and House?
47. What are House’s parents’ names?
48. What’s Chase’s father’s name?
49. What’s House’s address?
50. Name one Woody Allen reference in the series.
51. What is Cuddy’s specialty?
52. What is Cameron’s specialty
53. What is Chase’s specialty?
54. What's wrong with Foreman's mom?
55. Name the three episodes in which we have seen House’s scar.
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - sdemar
This was hard but I'm not going to stop until I get all the answers. Are you sure you are not David Shore?
2 - Brenda Culver
Hey, thanks for that great quiz!
I scored about a 76 without even thinking too hard. Do I have a problem? Am I a House addict?
3 - Barbara Barnett
Hey, Sdemar -- You know I'm not Shore ;) Keep working at it, you'll get them all.
Brenda, glad you did well--I was thinking I may have made this too hard. I'm not sure I'm the person you should ask about whether you're addicted. I got them all right (of course I wrote it, but...). But in answer to your question--It's a goooood addiction :)
4 - sdemar
Barbara, I'm just razzing with you because I'm a tease:) I think it's an awesome test and I love it. Yes, I plan to finish. I just need to pull out by boxes of the DVD's for a little assistance.
Brenda, congrats. House Addict? Can't think of a better addiction to have.
5 - sdemar
Barbara, I'm just razzing with you because I'm a tease:) I think it's an awesome test and I love it. Yes, I plan to finish. I just need to pull out by boxes of the DVD's for a little assistance.
Brenda, congrats. House Addict? Can't think of a better addiction to have.
6 - Tourmaline
Nice one Barbara! I was doing OK until I got to the House Connections section, fell down a bit there :/
But overall I think I got enough for the 60-75 group. Guess I'll find out for sure when you post all the answers :)
7 - Barbara Barnett
The House Connections are definitely hard. IMDB is probably a good place to start if you want to get all of them (although I didn't use IMDB to write the questions) :)
Good score Tourmaline!
8 - Ann
Wow! I love trivia. I'm afraid I'm "All In." But, as you say, it's a good addiction. Congrats, too! In case you haven't heard yet, there is a link to your quiz on the Fox House main page.
9 - Barbara Barnett
Hey, Ann--All In is good, too. Thanks for the congrats. I'm really excited that TPTB have linked to this.
barbara
10 - blairm.
Hm..definately didnt know we were supposed to keep score =]. Howerver, i think i did pretty well. And there is nothing better to be addicted to than house, it happens to be my life. Love the quiz, its great.
11 - Barbara Barnett
Thanks, Blairm,
Answers will be posted on Tuesday or so.
12 - blairm.
Ahh, looking over this quiz for the second time seeing if sleep could have jogged my memory, I thought of a good question for this
Q: What is House's ringtone
A: "What A Man" Linda Lyndell.
However, that may be fairly obvious. I guess it depends on your addiction level ;].
13 - Barbara Barnett
I've posted the answers right here: House Trivia Quiz: The Answers. Enjoy!
Barbara
14 - Laura
I don't know if anybody mentioned this yet, but the answer I came up with for question #65 (guest star who was in Pippin) was William Katt, the actor who played the father of Boyd in House Vs. God. He was the guy who played Pippin on the filmed version with Ben Vereen, Martha Raye, and Chita Rivera.
15 - Barbara Barnett
Hi Laura,
I didn't know that William Katt starred in the film version of Pippin. I remember him from "Greatest American Hero." Cool. So House has dealt with the Broadway AND film Pippins.
16 - mac
Those were not personal nor were they attacks They glaring mistakes in the story line.
I'm sorry I brothered you
mac
17 - Barbara Barnett
Mac--Not sure what you are referring to??????
Barbara
18 - Bev
A wee nitpick about 62 -- R. Lee Ermey's characters in "House" and "Full Metal Jacket" were not in different branches of the service; they were both in the Marines. I remember him as the sarge in "FMJ" at the end of boot camp telling the recruits, "Today, you people are no longer maggots. Today, you are Marines!" (And I still got the answer wrong because I was thinking all the questions referred to actors who played *patients.*)
Still confused about 74; the original question was "Pool hall oracle," but the answer was "no pickles"? Was 74 a different question on the Fox site's version of the quiz?
No matter. I had fun with this -- and scored higher than I expected!
19 - guess
these questions were harder than i thought they would be. I've been watching HOUSE from the beginning and it was still hard.
20 - cluressaferd
How much is each question worth? I dont know what my score is.
21 - Barbara Barnett
Hi Bev...I made an error when I put the answer key up on those two questions. I forgot that I changed them, and when I went back to do the answers I inadvertently used the originals (oops). Of course the pool hall oracle is House's magic 8 ball. "No pickles was actually the original question (answer=Reuben sandwich).
Yup. Both were marines. John was a flyer (that's what I meant) and in Full Metal he was a drill Sergeant (I think).
Guess--sorry. It was intended to be hard (with some easy questions thrown in. I guess it's a matter of obsessional degree.)
cluresaferd--questions are one point each.
Thanks for playing!
Barbara
22 - Nathan
LoL, I scored an 80 without even thinking lol i think i am a addict
23 - Barbara Barnett
Nathan--Join the club! Looking forward to some new episodes.
BTW--I will post my second season episode guide in the next couple of days.
24 - Miri
I've had the hardest time coming up with episode names. I keep thinking, "Oh, I know that, the one with the woman who has rabies," and then sweatin' the name for ten minutes. I will get through!
Hint on the musical instruments: he plays all but one on the series "Jeeves and Wooster." Hugh Laurie fans should see that series and the series "Blackadder." Which are both on House's TiVo, as we get a glimpse of it at one point while Wilson's living there.
Great quiz, most knowledgeable fan. Tiding me over until new episodes.
Congrats on the FOX link.
25 - Barbara Barnett
Hi Miri. So glad you've been enjoying the quiz. It was fun to write, and surely not my last!
Thanks for the note about the fox link. The folks over at the official site were very kind in pointing people to the quiz from the House page.