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Quiz about TOW You Guess the Friends Names
Quiz about TOW You Guess the Friends Names

TOW You Guess the Friends' Names Quiz


A quiz on the origins and use of names used in the popular series "Friends". Don't let this one be The One Where you don't get these! You already know palaeontogy, so here's etymology!

A multiple-choice quiz by Bruyere. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Bruyere
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
115,356
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
11437
Last 3 plays: EA901 (6/10), Guest 24 (10/10), Guest 107 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This "Friends" character's first name goes quite well with his or her monosyllabic onomatopoeic last name and comes from a person who supplied supplies to light homes or vessels, and other sundry items such as groceries etc. It is also used in recent times for someone who supplies things for ships and boats. It is more often used as a surname (last name), who is it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This "Friends" character's name stems from Greek mythological origin, meaning bright, light and shining and a lunar deity. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This friend's name can be traced to Scandinavian origins in English and "scrapings" is one meaning. It was used very early on in English for dregs, refuse and rubbish. When the word travelled to the American colonies, it was used for the outer portion of the tree bark. This character has a profession that isn't afraid to dirty his or her hands scraping the earth's surface in the search for truth. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This "Friends" character's name was chosen in a supply closet just before his or her birth, as it was the name sewn on the pocket of the coveralls someone was wearing. Therefore, it is the short version of this Hebrew name. It is a part of speech in several languages in its shortened form and in Gaelic it is used for a mountain peak, in fact for the highest peak in the British Isles in the Grampian range. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This friend bears another famous Biblical name, or a derivative of that name, one of the twelve children of Jacob, and the bearer of a rather famous garment. However the name he or she actually goes by, is used for the young of a marsupial known for hitchhiking.
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This character's name from "Friends" comes from "chorus" in Greek and its Latin equivalent. In English it is used for celebration in song.

Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This pivotal character central to most of the "Friends" plots bears the name meaning one, alone, solitary, a person destined to spend his or her life celibate, which is of course what she or he tries very hard to avoid! Who is it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This friend's last name (surname) in its American misspelled version comes to us from old French for a blow dealt to someone, then used for some reason, perhaps guests coming to blows over a meal, for the furniture in which you store dishes, crockery and silverware and then, finally a great table at which you serve yourself as much as you like. Which character is it? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where would the "Friends" story be without this character's effervescence and charm? His or her name however, is a bit more serious, coming from the Old Testament Biblical story of Jacob. Parent to two sons who bear names used in "Friends" as well. Sibling of Leah, who is this character? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This "Friends" character's name has a warrior like origin from Roman mythology. In fact the character's aggression is one of the subjects of a show. Who is it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This "Friends" character's first name goes quite well with his or her monosyllabic onomatopoeic last name and comes from a person who supplied supplies to light homes or vessels, and other sundry items such as groceries etc. It is also used in recent times for someone who supplies things for ships and boats. It is more often used as a surname (last name), who is it?

Answer: Chandler

A chandelier is simply a candleholder that a chandler thus supplied. Phoebe, as you will see, also means something light, yet not the same. Bing is of course Chandler's last name.
2. This "Friends" character's name stems from Greek mythological origin, meaning bright, light and shining and a lunar deity.

Answer: Phoebe

Phoebe is a Greek name for Artemis or Diana, the moon personified. You have to admit it seems kind of well chosen for the character as she is often on the moon! Phoebus or Apollo is the masculine version as the Sun God in his personification of God of poetry and music.
3. This friend's name can be traced to Scandinavian origins in English and "scrapings" is one meaning. It was used very early on in English for dregs, refuse and rubbish. When the word travelled to the American colonies, it was used for the outer portion of the tree bark. This character has a profession that isn't afraid to dirty his or her hands scraping the earth's surface in the search for truth.

Answer: Ross

Ross Geller's profession is palaeontologist, as he once explained; it was the only major left!
4. This "Friends" character's name was chosen in a supply closet just before his or her birth, as it was the name sewn on the pocket of the coveralls someone was wearing. Therefore, it is the short version of this Hebrew name. It is a part of speech in several languages in its shortened form and in Gaelic it is used for a mountain peak, in fact for the highest peak in the British Isles in the Grampian range.

Answer: Ben

I hope no one guessed Mount Joey! Perhaps Mount Ross, but certainly not Mount Rachel! In any case, Ben was named for the name on the pocket of the overalls his parents had seen while still arguing on a name during labor in a supply closet in which they were stuck.
Ben Nevis is the highest peak, 1334 m in the Grampian range of Scotland.
5. This friend bears another famous Biblical name, or a derivative of that name, one of the twelve children of Jacob, and the bearer of a rather famous garment. However the name he or she actually goes by, is used for the young of a marsupial known for hitchhiking.

Answer: Joey

Joey is the name used for a baby kangaroo who exits the womb quite early and then spends a great deal of time in a pouch and poking its head out. Joseph and the coat of many colours is of course the famous Bible passage.
6. This character's name from "Friends" comes from "chorus" in Greek and its Latin equivalent. In English it is used for celebration in song.

Answer: Carol

Carol is used for a celebratory song. Carol is of course Ross' first wife who decided she wished to continue life with Susan her partner. You must admit that Ross did bear up rather well to this change.
7. This pivotal character central to most of the "Friends" plots bears the name meaning one, alone, solitary, a person destined to spend his or her life celibate, which is of course what she or he tries very hard to avoid! Who is it?

Answer: Monica

Part of Monica's character is constant worry about ever getting hitched. And her brother Ross seems to make up for her lack of success until later in the series.
8. This friend's last name (surname) in its American misspelled version comes to us from old French for a blow dealt to someone, then used for some reason, perhaps guests coming to blows over a meal, for the furniture in which you store dishes, crockery and silverware and then, finally a great table at which you serve yourself as much as you like. Which character is it?

Answer: Phoebe

Phoebe Buffay is her name. Buffet is used in modern French as well, only for the item to store things with which you eat and now as the custom is widespread, "un buffet d'hors d'oeuvres" or what Americans might term a salad bar affair. However, it is a more genteel style, not the extravaganza we have in the states. Joey's last name is Tribbiani, as most of you undoubtedly know.

The name Tribbiani is from central or Southern Italy and actually exists but is not common. "Friends" is very popular in Italy and has a few fan sites in Italian.
9. Where would the "Friends" story be without this character's effervescence and charm? His or her name however, is a bit more serious, coming from the Old Testament Biblical story of Jacob. Parent to two sons who bear names used in "Friends" as well. Sibling of Leah, who is this character?

Answer: Rachel

Jacob must marry Leah first as she is the oldest daughter in order to marry Rachel. They are the daughters of his employer. Joseph and Benjamin are two of their sons. Jacob the patriarch's twelve sons become the twelve tribes of Israel. In French "le Benjamin" means the last child or the youngest member of a group. So Rachel's name is heavy in meaning, giving birth to all those tribes!
10. This "Friends" character's name has a warrior like origin from Roman mythology. In fact the character's aggression is one of the subjects of a show. Who is it?

Answer: Marcel

Marcel the monkey's name comes from Mars the war god in mythology, at one point Marcel becomes frustrated and aggressive at a lack of female monkey companionship. He must leave his friends. But he becomes a television and film star. Marcel is one of the most common French names of the twentieth century but earlier in the century.

A marcel is a word for an undershirt in slang as perhaps so many older guys sat around wearing them! Gunther the patient head café guy at Central Perk awaits the day when Rachel his object of passion will give up on the others, and see him for what he is, her love slave.

A case of unrequited love, yet, Gunter tries his best not to be jealous. His name means Old Norse warrior. By the way, Ursula is Phoebe's twin sister.
Source: Author Bruyere

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