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Quiz about Better Things  The Pilot
Quiz about Better Things  The Pilot

"Better Things" - The Pilot Trivia Quiz


The show debuted in the fall of 2016 on the FX Network in the United States.

A multiple-choice quiz by Shadowmyst2004. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
384,716
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
211
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Question 1 of 10
1. Sam has three daughters she is trying to raise as a single mother. What does she do for a living? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Duke, Sam's youngest daughter, was crying in the opening scene. Why? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What did Sam have trouble finding while shopping for school supplies? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What did Max ask her mother to get for her? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How did Sam bust her daughter for not brushing her teeth? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Sam woke up and found a boy in Max's room.


Question 7 of 10
7. Frankie, the middle daughter, walked in on Sam while she was looking through her neighbor's windows.


Question 8 of 10
8. Which actress didn't play one of Sam's daughters? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who wrote and directed the pilot? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was Sam texting with during the episode? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Sam has three daughters she is trying to raise as a single mother. What does she do for a living?

Answer: Actress

Sam was played by Pamela Adlon. The series was created by Adlon and Louis C.K. It is a 30 minute comedy.
2. Duke, Sam's youngest daughter, was crying in the opening scene. Why?

Answer: Sam wouldn't buy her ear rings.

She already had the same pair of earrings at home. They were in the mall and Max was crying. Sam ended up buying her a hot dog on a stick.
3. What did Sam have trouble finding while shopping for school supplies?

Answer: Graphing paper

She started screaming across the store asking "Does anyone actually work here?" She got an employee to answer her back, also by yelling. The graph paper ended up being just a few feet from where she was standing.
4. What did Max ask her mother to get for her?

Answer: Marijuana

They had a discussion in the car after shopping. Max wanted her mother to get her a prescription to smoke it. Sam refused, and told Max to hide things from her, not to be so open.
5. How did Sam bust her daughter for not brushing her teeth?

Answer: Smelled her breath

Duke lied to her about brushing her teeth, and then claimed she was too tired to go brush them that night. Duke then convinced Sam to lay down with her for a minute and they both fell asleep.
6. Sam woke up and found a boy in Max's room.

Answer: True

Max was laying in bed in just her underwear with another girl. The boy was sitting on the floor near the bed. Sam didn't seem upset about it, and didn't make either of them leave. They asked her to get them food.
7. Frankie, the middle daughter, walked in on Sam while she was looking through her neighbor's windows.

Answer: True

No scene like this happened. Sam's daughter did however walk into her room without knocking at one point in the episode. Sam wasn't happy about it and stormed out of the room.
8. Which actress didn't play one of Sam's daughters?

Answer: Celia Imrie

Mikey Madison played Max. Hannah Alligood played Frankie and Olivia Edward played Duke. Imrie played the make up artist Phyllis.
9. Who wrote and directed the pilot?

Answer: Louis C.K.

Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon co-created the show. Louis and Adlon also co-wrote the pilot. Adlon starred in the pilot and Louis C.K. directed. He also co-created "Horace and Pete" and "Baskets" both of which were also new shows in 2016.

Burton and Smith had no connections to the show.
10. Who was Sam texting with during the episode?

Answer: "Nobody"

His name wasn't revealed. He was in her phone as "Nobody". They exchanged texts, with him claiming to be be thinking about her. He was in Seattle at the time, and was scheduled to be back in Los Angeles the next week. He didn't answer when she asked if he would be alone on his trip.
Source: Author Shadowmyst2004

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