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Quiz about Northern Exposure Series 1
Quiz about Northern Exposure Series 1

"Northern Exposure" Series 1 Trivia Quiz


This quiz is based on the first series of "Northern Exposure".

A multiple-choice quiz by Roslyn. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Roslyn
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
105,231
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
1593
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 66 (8/15), Guest 71 (11/15), Guest 99 (10/15).
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1. Why were Holling and Maurice not speaking to each other in the pilot episode? Hint


2. When Joel first met Maggie what did he mistake her for? Hint


3. Maurice took over the radio show after sacking Chris for reading Walt Whitman on air. What type of music did Maurice play on the radio? Hint


4. Who was called a "Helplessness junkie"?

Answer: (One Word)
5. Who did Soapy Sanderson leave his estate and huskies to after he died? Hint


6. "The way I see it, if you're here for four more years or four more weeks, you're here right now... I think, when you're somewhere you ought to be there because it's not about how long you stay in a place, it's about what you do while you're there, and when you go, is that place any better for you having been there." Who says this to whom? Hint


7. Who said, "I never trusted Gorbachev"?


Hint


8. "She's like the Glenn Close character in 'Fatal Attraction'." Who says this about whom? Hint


9. In the "Russian Flu" episode, Joel has a dream about the future. He's in New York and many of his friends from Cicely are with him. Which of the following does Chris say he's filling in for on the TV? Hint


10. In Joel's dream everyone is asking after his sister. Who is his sister in his dream?
Hint


11. In the "Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes" episode, Shelly gets a visit from Wayne. Who is Wayne? Hint


12. In the episode "A Kodiak Moment", who was Jesse? Hint


13. When Joel teaches a prepared childbirth class, he tells the pregnant ladies that there were "Four words you need to know to adequately prepare yourself for child birth." What were those four words? Hint


14. In the "Aurora Borealis" episode Joel got a parcel from New York. What did it contain? Hint


15. Which two recurring characters make their first appearance in the "Aurora Borealis" episode? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Jul 06 2025 : Guest 66: 8/15
Jul 04 2025 : Guest 71: 11/15
Jun 17 2025 : Guest 99: 10/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Why were Holling and Maurice not speaking to each other in the pilot episode?

Answer: Shelly left Maurice for Holling

Maurice had brought Shelly to Cicely with the intention of marrying her.
2. When Joel first met Maggie what did he mistake her for?

Answer: A hooker

Maggie was Joel's landlord.
3. Maurice took over the radio show after sacking Chris for reading Walt Whitman on air. What type of music did Maurice play on the radio?

Answer: Show tunes

There was a town meeting to get Chris reinstated.
4. Who was called a "Helplessness junkie"?

Answer: Joel

Maggie called Joel this when he was complaining about not being able to get his plumbing to work.
5. Who did Soapy Sanderson leave his estate and huskies to after he died?

Answer: Maggie and Joel

He hoped it would get the two of the together.
6. "The way I see it, if you're here for four more years or four more weeks, you're here right now... I think, when you're somewhere you ought to be there because it's not about how long you stay in a place, it's about what you do while you're there, and when you go, is that place any better for you having been there." Who says this to whom?

Answer: Chris to Joel

Joel had asked Chris "What am I gonna say to Maggie?" He was trying to sell Soapy's land from under her. I don't think he got the answer he was looking for.
7. Who said, "I never trusted Gorbachev"?

Answer: Ruth-Anne

This was after Joel said that the flu they were all suffering from could be a Russian flu.
8. "She's like the Glenn Close character in 'Fatal Attraction'." Who says this about whom?

Answer: Joel about Maggie

He said "On the surface she's really charming and pretty but underneath she's completely obsessed and demented". He was worried about some of the things Maggie had said to Elaine.
9. In the "Russian Flu" episode, Joel has a dream about the future. He's in New York and many of his friends from Cicely are with him. Which of the following does Chris say he's filling in for on the TV?

Answer: Larry King

10. In Joel's dream everyone is asking after his sister. Who is his sister in his dream?

Answer: Elaine

11. In the "Sex, Lies and Ed's Tapes" episode, Shelly gets a visit from Wayne. Who is Wayne?

Answer: Her husband

He came to Cicely to ask Shelly for a divorce. This was after Shelly had almost married Holling, without telling him she was already married.
12. In the episode "A Kodiak Moment", who was Jesse?

Answer: A bear

Jesse was a bear Holling had encountered before. He and Ed went to catch it, but he spent all his time making love to Shelly and the bear got away.
13. When Joel teaches a prepared childbirth class, he tells the pregnant ladies that there were "Four words you need to know to adequately prepare yourself for child birth." What were those four words?

Answer: I want my epidural

He wasn't prepared he thought they wanted him to teach a lesson about hygiene.
14. In the "Aurora Borealis" episode Joel got a parcel from New York. What did it contain?

Answer: Bagels

15. Which two recurring characters make their first appearance in the "Aurora Borealis" episode?

Answer: Adam and Bernard

Source: Author Roslyn

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