Question 1

In "Up All Night," the flowers and chocolates from Liz's "secret admirer" were actually meant for whom?

Accepted Answer

Liz Lemler. The mix-up brings Floyd DeBarber (Jason Sudeikis) into Liz's orbit; he was trying to send the gifts to his girlfriend, a TGS accounting employee.

Question 2

In "Rosemary's Baby," Liz wins the "G.E. Followship Award." How much money comes with it?

Accepted Answer

$10,000. She wins it for a sketch about a man with a GE microwave for a head, and agrees to accept once she hears the prize amount.

Question 3

In "Mamma Mia," which magazine names Jenna the "Funniest Person in New York"?

Accepted Answer

Time Out. Jenna offers to share the cover with Liz, but Liz happily poses with the props and lands on it alone.

Question 4

In "Klaus and Greta," the title nicknames Jack and Nancy used in high school came from which class?

Accepted Answer

German. Kenneth later notices that Nancy's voicemail code, 55287, spells out "Klaus."

Question 5

In "Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning," which Billy Joel song does Tracy use to sing insults at Liz so the reality cameras can't air them?

Accepted Answer

Uptown Girl. Because the song is copyrighted, the Queen of Jordan crew can't use the footage, a loophole Tracy finds while on his best behavior.

Question 6

In "Dance Like Nobody's Watching," Jack hears baby Liddy's first word, "mommy," as which word?

Accepted Answer

Money. Jack takes it as a sign that she wants America's Kidz Got Singing to stay exactly as it is.

Question 7

In "Unwindulax," Liz agrees to keep her liberal views to herself at a Republican fundraiser in exchange for what?

Accepted Answer

An all-you-can-eat shrimp bar. Jack then provokes her into a rant on purpose, using it to squeeze more donations out of the guests.

Question 8

In the "Blind Date" poker storyline, what does Kenneth put up in the final winner-take-all hand against Jack?

Accepted Answer

His page jacket. Jack wins with a pair of twos, then hands the jacket back, explaining he only wanted to show his power.

Question 9

In "Somebody to Love," why does Kenneth agree to do a string of dares for Frank, Toofer and Josh?

Accepted Answer

To raise money to replace Jack's missing suit trousers. The first dare is eating a bottle of ketchup that had expired two years earlier.

Question 10

At Liz's high school reunion in "Reunion," Jack is mistaken for which popular former student and plays along?

Accepted Answer

Larry Braverman. Jack happily played along as Larry until Larry's ex-girlfriend Jessica (Janel Moloney) dropped a revelation that forced him to admit the truth.

Question 11

In "Floyd," Danny gets a Juno Award nomination for a pump-up song written for which hockey team?

Accepted Answer

The Ottawa Senators. In "Floyd," Danny's pump-up song for the Ottawa Senators earns him a Juno Award nomination.

Question 12

In "The Fabian Strategy," Liz tells Jack to butt out because she is modeling her life on which TV cooking personality?

Accepted Answer

Ina Garten. Jack shoots back that Liz will never manage the Barefoot Contessa's "barefoot" part, since she never lets anyone see her feet.

Question 13

In "Nothing Left to Lose," Jack is bothered that whose self-evaluation shows he only wants to keep his current job in five years?

Accepted Answer

Pete's. Jack's mission to make him ambitious turns out to be a way of putting off writing his own self-evaluation.

Question 14

In "There's No I in America," security guard Maria leaves with her boyfriend, a cooler, better-haired look-alike of Pete. What is his name?

Accepted Answer

Peter Horn. Pete had spent the episode trying to recreate his 2008 Election Night celebration with Maria, only to meet his more stylish double.

Question 15

In "The Rural Juror," after Tracy pulls his endorsement of the Tracy Jordan Meat Machine, Jack rebrands it with which celebrity's name for sale in Ukraine?

Accepted Answer

Whoopi Goldberg. The Meat Machine's big selling point is that it removes the bread from sandwiches.

Question 16

What is unusual about how "Sandwich Day" begins?

Accepted Answer

It skips the cold open and goes straight to the title sequence. Most 30 Rock episodes start with a cold open before the credits, so jumping straight into the theme was a rare move.

Question 17

In "Into the Crevasse," how did Jack get out of the crevasse in his ice-climbing story?

Accepted Answer

He went deeper and found a path out. Jack applies the lesson to his work troubles by reversing course and accepting the government bailout money.

Question 18

In Season 4's "Secret Santa," Frank, Toofer and Lutz invent which religion to get extra gifts from Kenneth?

Accepted Answer

Verdukianism. Their made-up holiday centers on food and pampering, and its song is a simple chant about pizza.

Question 19

In "Everything Sunny All the Time Always," what stuck in the tree outside her building drives Liz to distraction?

Accepted Answer

A plastic bag. The bag blows into the tree across from Liz's apartment, and her trip to City Hall to get it removed goes badly.

Question 20

In "Idiots Are People Three!," Devon Banks demands that Jack get Devon's children into a prestigious school. How many children does Devon have?

Accepted Answer

Triplets. Jack calls in every favor to do it, only to learn he has none left for his own daughter, Liddy.

Question 21

In "Last Lunch," Liz, struggling as a stay-at-home mom, wages online battles with the users of which website?

Accepted Answer

Gothammoms.com. She is itching to get back to work, which leads her to a new job by the epilogue.

Question 22

In "The Head and the Hair," what discovery ends Liz's romance with Gray, 'The Hair'?

Accepted Answer

They are related. Liz spots a photo of her own great-aunt in Gray's apartment and realizes they are family.

Question 23

In "Ludachristmas," Jack thinks his mother is stranded in Florida by which fictional storm?

Accepted Answer

Hurricane Zapato. Colleen makes it to New York anyway by taking a bus to Atlanta and flying from there.

Question 24

In "Do-Over," back at GE after Washington, what does Jack convince Kathy Geiss to hire him as?

Accepted Answer

Her main business advisor. With Liz's help, Jack wins the job, and a beaten Devon Banks sets off to find a new path to riches.

Question 25

The Season 4 premiere is titled "Season 4." What else is named Season 4 in the episode?

Accepted Answer

A fusion restaurant Jack takes the gang to. The restaurant serves best-selling foods from across the U.S., part of Jack's push for TGS to reconnect with mainstream America.

Question 26

The Season 5 premiere, "The Fabian Strategy," is named for a tactic of avoiding direct battle. Which Roman general does Jack call his role model?

Accepted Answer

Fabius Maximus. Jack uses the strategy to dodge Avery's redecorating demands, but she outmaneuvers him anyway.

Question 27

In "Nothing Left to Lose," Jenna battles the TGS writers in what kind of war?

Accepted Answer

A prank war. Jenna doesn't take being the butt of the joke lying down.

Question 28

In "There's No I in America," Jack and Liz compete for Jenna's endorsement. What does Jenna do to help decide?

Accepted Answer

Moderates a formal debate between them. Jack wins by ignoring the issues and pointing out she'd be the coolest celebrity in his party.

Question 29

Dr. Leo Spaceman (Chris Parnell) made his first appearance in which season 1 episode?

Accepted Answer

"Tracy Does Conan". Dr. Leo Spaceman made his first appearance in the season 1 episode "Tracy Does Conan."

Question 30

In "The Collection," what embarrassing collection does the investigator find, which Jack ends up giving to Kenneth?

Accepted Answer

Cookie jars. Jack can't bring himself to throw them away, so he gives them to Kenneth, who shares his enjoyment of them.

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