The Lovely Leah Remini Trivia Quiz

Answer: Brooklyn

Leah Marie Remini was born on June 15, 1970, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Her mother was Austrian Jewish, and her father was Italian Catholic. She grew up in Brooklyn's Bensonhurst neighborhood. As a young child, she was raised in the Catholic faith.

Answer: Scientology

Leah Remini became part of the Church of Scientology when she was eight because her mother converted. When she was only 13, she and her older sister, Nicole, were taken away from their mother and forced to be part of the Sea Organization, where they had to work to eat and have a home.

Answer: Head of the Class

On November 9, 1988, Leah Remini had her first acting role. She appeared in the season three episode of "Head of the Class" called "Let's Rap." Her character was listed as Eric's 4:40. In the episode, the students in the Individualized Honors Program were doing peer counseling, and Leah's character saw Eric at 4:40.

Answer: Living Dolls

In season 5 of "Who's the Boss," in an episode called "Living Dolls," Samantha Micelli (Alyssa Milano) goes to Trish Carlin's model boarding school to get information for a school paper she is writing. While there, she discovers that Charlie (Remini) is one of the models. Sam and Charlie were friends from Brooklyn, NY. This was the backdoor pilot for the series "Living Dolls."

Charlie does not think she is cut out to be a model because she has trouble following the rules at the boarding house and does not get along well with Trish (Michael Learned). Eventually, Trish confronts her and lets her know that she sees herself as a young girl when she looks at Charlie. She does not hate her, but she does expect her to follow rules if she is going to stay. Charlie decides to stay. Leah Remini reprised her role one more time in a season six episode.

Answer: Troublemaker

Leah Remini published her memoir, "Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology", in 2015. It is a raw look into her life, especially the way Scientology affected her. She does not hold back at all, calling out people by name as well. She also discusses all the horrible things she has done and explains that once the book was released, David Miscavige would be sure to put it out in the media for everyone to know what she has done.

The book became a number one bestseller on "The New York Times Best Seller" list.

Answer: Serafina

Leah Remini first appeared on "Cheers" in the season 10 episode "Unplanned Parenthood." Sam (Ted Danson) and Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) give Carla (Rhea Perlman) a night off from her children so they can experience being parents for a night to see if they are ready to have a child. Rebecca uses a whistle like Captain von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" to call Carla's seven children. When Serafina says her name, she informs Rebecca that she's spending the night at her boyfriend's and then hits Rebecca to make her swallow the small whistle.

Remini returned in the Season 11 episode "Loathe and Marriage." Serafina is pregnant and planning to get married. Carla does not want Serafina's father, Nick (with a guest appearance by Dan Hedaya), at the wedding. Carla does not believe he deserves to be there since he was never around when the children were growing up. However, Serafina says that while Nick is not good, he is her father, and she wants him at the wedding.

Answer: Saved by the Bell

The gang on "Saved by the Bell" worked at Malibu Sands, a beach club, one summer. Their boss was Mr. Leon Carosi (played by Ernie Sabella). His daughter, Stacey (Remini), was all business, and she and Zach Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) clashed at first. Then they started liking each other; much against Mr. Carosi's wishes, they began dating during the summer.

According to Leah Remini, she is most asked about her arc on "Saved by the Bell" even more than her own series. People often think she was on more than six episodes because they remember her so well.

Answer: The King of Queens

Carrie (Leah Remini) is married to the title character Doug (Kevin James) in "The King of Queens". Also living with them is Carrie's father (Jerry Stiller). Carrie is a secretary at a law firm. She is always looking to improve their lives, whereas Doug just wants to hang out with the guys.

The series ran for nine seasons and 207 episodes. Surprisingly, it was nominated for only one Emmy Award, which the show didn't win. In the pilot, Doug has just gotten a new big TV for his man cave. Carrie's father's wife dies, and her sister Sara (Lisa Rieffel) moves in with them just until she can find her own place. They plan to put their father in a nursing home, but he refuses to go, claiming he can live on his own. In the next scene, his house is in flames, and he moves in with Carrie and Doug. Doug loses his man cave.

Answer: Fair Game

Leah Remini was an OT 5 (Operating Thetan Level 5) when she left Scientology. OT 8 is the highest level a person can reach and is considered "The Bridge to Total Freedom." However, Level 5 is still very advanced. One of the biggest issues Remini and Mike Rinder, the other co-host, have expressed is that Scientology operates as a major business. A person has to put in millions of dollars to advance the levels.

The other issue Remini and Rinder have fought against is the abuse. Leah Remini specifically filed a lawsuit in August 2023. She has claimed that Miscavige, the leader of Scientology and others have harassed, defamed, stalked, and caused her distress.

The podcast focused on exposing Scientology for these things. They also have had guests who were former Scientologists or former members of other cults who have shared their stories to make people aware of what was happening.

Answer: New York University

According to Remini, education is not seen as being important in Scientology. She says they lie to authorities, claiming kids are in school, but most do not go past 8th grade, and some stop even sooner. She was not happy she did not have that formal education, so in 2021, she enrolled at NYU. First, she earned her associate's degree in liberal arts.

Then in 2026, she graduated summa cum laude with a BA in sociology and a concentration in psychology.