100+ Gilmore Girls Trivia Questions & Answers to Test True Fans

Are you ready to test your knowledge of all things Stars Hollow? As someone who’s watched the entire series at least five times (including that revival!), I’ve put together this collection of over 100 trivia questions that’ll challenge even the most dedicated viewers.

I don’t know about you, but whenever my friends come over for a TV-themed game night, Gilmore Girls trivia always brings out the most laughs and “I can’t believe you remembered that!” moments. Just last month, my sister and I stayed up until 2 AM trying to outdo each other with obscure Gilmore references, and it was honestly one of the most fun nights we’ve had in ages.

Whether you’re planning a viewing party, looking to spice up a girls’ night, or just want to see if you’re as big a fan as you think you are, these questions cover everything from iconic quotes to hidden details about your favorite fast-talking mother-daughter duo and the quirky town they call home.

Character Trivia Questions

The citizens of Stars Hollow (and Hartford) make up one of the most memorable ensemble casts in TV history. From town eccentrics to intimidating grandparents, see how well you know these unforgettable characters.

What is Miss Patty’s full name? Answer: Patricia LaCosta
What is Kirk’s last name? Answer: Gleason

What is Taylor Doose’s occupation besides being the town selectman? Answer: He owns Doose’s Market
What instrument does Mrs. Kim play? Answer: Tambourine
What is Michel’s last name? Answer: Gerard

What is Paris Geller’s mother’s name? Answer: Sharon
What nickname does Lorelai give to Emily’s maid in season one? Answer: Grumpy
What is Lane Kim’s band called? Answer: Hep Alien

What is Babette’s husband’s name? Answer: Morey
What is the name of the troubadour who sings in Stars Hollow? Answer: The Town Troubadour (Grant)
What is the name of Luke’s sister? Answer: Liz

What is Christopher’s last name? Answer: Hayden
What are the names of Sookie and Jackson’s children? Answer: Davey, Martha, and a third child mentioned in the revival
What is the name of Lane’s cousin who comes to stay with Mrs. Kim? Answer: Christine

Who is Kirk’s girlfriend/eventual wife? Answer: Lulu
What is Emily Gilmore’s maiden name? Answer: Emily was a Gilmore before marriage too
What is the name of Logan’s sister? Answer: Honor

What is the name of Paris’s life coach? Answer: Terrence
Who takes over as editor of the Yale Daily News after Paris is ousted? Answer: Rory
What is the name of Dean’s wife during his second marriage? Answer: Lindsay Lister

What is the name of Jess Mariano’s father? Answer: Jimmy Mariano
Which Stars Hollow resident was once a magician’s assistant? Answer: Miss Patty
What is Luke’s daughter’s name? Answer: April Nardini

What is the name of Paris’s doorman? Answer: Raul
Who is Pennilyn Lott? Answer: Richard’s ex-fiancée before Emily

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Lorelai Gilmore Trivia

The fast-talking, coffee-obsessed, pop culture reference machine herself – how well do you know Lorelai Victoria Gilmore?

How old was Lorelai when she had Rory? Answer: 16
What is the name of Lorelai’s childhood horse? Answer: Cletus

What was the name of the inn where Lorelai worked before opening the Dragonfly? Answer: Independence Inn
What fruit does Lorelai compare to her relationship with her mother? Answer: A kumquat
What unusual breakfast cereal combination does Lorelai love? Answer: Cocoa Puffs and Pop-Tarts

What is Lorelai’s middle name? Answer: Victoria
What is the name of Lorelai’s dog? Answer: Paul Anka
Which university did Lorelai attend for her business degree? Answer: Hartford Community College

What’s the name of Lorelai’s childhood doll that Emily kept? Answer: Colonel Clucker
What was Lorelai’s first job at the Independence Inn? Answer: Maid
What is Lorelai’s favorite movie? Answer: Casablanca

What song does Lorelai sing at karaoke night during her bachelorette party? Answer: “I Will Always Love You”
What does Lorelai name her car? Answer: Jeep
What sports team’s cap does Lorelai often wear? Answer: She wears a blue baseball cap (that was Luke’s)

What drink did Lorelai order when she first met Luke? Answer: Coffee
Where did Lorelai and Rory live before their house? Answer: The potting shed behind the Independence Inn
What’s the name of Lorelai’s business partner at the Dragonfly Inn? Answer: Sookie St. James

What was Lorelai’s “jam” in the 8th grade? Answer: “Eternal Flame” by The Bangles
How many times has Lorelai been engaged throughout the series? Answer: 4 (Max, Luke, Christopher, and Luke again in the revival)
What was Lorelai’s mother’s original plan for her career? Answer: To be a debutante/society wife

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Rory Gilmore Trivia

From shy bookworm to Yale graduate, Rory’s journey is full of memorable moments. Test your knowledge of the younger Gilmore.

What is Rory’s full name? Answer: Lorelai Leigh Gilmore

Which university did Rory dream of attending since childhood? Answer: Harvard
What position did Rory hold at the Chilton newspaper? Answer: Editor
What was the name of Rory’s best friend at Chilton? Answer: Paris Geller

What book was Rory reading when she first met Jess? Answer: “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg
What is Rory’s favorite book? Answer: Never explicitly stated, but often mentioned as “Pride and Prejudice” or “Anna Karenina”
What was Rory’s job at Yale? Answer: Card swiper in the dining hall

What did Richard and Emily give Rory for her graduation from Chilton? Answer: A pearl necklace and earrings, and a birkin bag
What extracurricular activity did Rory participate in at Stars Hollow High? Answer: She wasn’t there long enough, but joined many at Chilton
Where did Rory intern during college? Answer: The Stanford Eagle Gazette

What was the name of Rory’s roommate at Yale? Answer: Paris Geller (also had Janet and Tana initially)
What was the subject of Rory’s first article for the Yale Daily News? Answer: The battle re-enactment of the Battle of Stars Hollow
What does Rory want to be when she grows up? Answer: A journalist/foreign correspondent

What did Rory steal when she was having her breakdown? Answer: A yacht
What was Rory’s college major? Answer: English
What organization did Rory join at Yale? Answer: The Yale Daily News

What did Richard give Rory in his study when she visited? Answer: Books from his collection
What pet did Rory have as a child? Answer: A caterpillar named Pepperoni
Who was Rory’s first kiss? Answer: Dean

What nickname does Logan give to Rory? Answer: Ace
What costume did Rory wear to a Yale party with Logan? Answer: A 1950s-style formal dress when she thought it was a costume party
What was Rory’s high school valedictorian speech about? Answer: Her mother and the impact she had on her life

What is the name of Rory’s secret society at Yale? Answer: The Life and Death Brigade

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Stars Hollow Trivia

The quirky town of Stars Hollow is practically a character itself. Let’s see how well you know the town’s traditions, locations, and peculiarities.

What state is Stars Hollow located in? Answer: Connecticut
What is the name of the gazebo in the town square? Answer: It’s just called the gazebo
What is the name of the local diner? Answer: Luke’s Diner

What annual festival features a dance contest? Answer: The Stars Hollow Dance Marathon
What is the name of Stars Hollow’s town newspaper? Answer: Stars Hollow Gazette
What is the name of the local bookstore? Answer: Stars Hollow Books

What is the name of the bed and breakfast in town? Answer: The Dragonfly Inn (and formerly the Independence Inn)
What is the name of the local beauty salon? Answer: Bella’s Beauty World
What famous historical figure supposedly slept in Stars Hollow? Answer: George Washington

What is the name of the music shop where Lane works? Answer: Sophie’s Music
What is the name of Stars Hollow’s dance studio? Answer: Miss Patty’s School of Ballet
What is the annual winter celebration called in Stars Hollow? Answer: The Firelight Festival

What is the name of the town selectman before Taylor? Answer: Harry Porter
What business does Taylor try to open next to Luke’s Diner? Answer: Taylor’s Olde Fashioned Soda Shoppe
What is the name of Kirk’s beauty product business? Answer: Kirk’s Beauty Products

What town tradition involves collecting gnomes? Answer: There isn’t one – but there is a lawn gnome theft problem
What is the name of the lake where town events are sometimes held? Answer: Lake Wachusett
How many town meetings are typically held per month in Stars Hollow? Answer: At least one, sometimes more as needed

What is the name of the grocery store in Stars Hollow? Answer: Doose’s Market
What is the original purpose of the Stars Hollow Hotel? Answer: It was a Revolutionary War-era hospital
What is the name of the town’s ice cream shop? Answer: The Soda Shoppe

What is the name of the local antique store? Answer: Kim’s Antiques
What town event features a hay bale maze? Answer: The Spring Festival

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Relationship Trivia

From first loves to complicated romances, test your knowledge of the various relationships in Gilmore Girls.

Who was Rory’s first boyfriend? Answer: Dean Forester
How did Luke and Lorelai first meet? Answer: When Lorelai came into the diner demanding coffee

How many times did Lorelai and Christopher get married? Answer: Once
Who was Paris Geller’s first boyfriend? Answer: Jamie
Who did Dean marry after breaking up with Rory the first time? Answer: Lindsay Lister

What was the name of Luke’s ex-girlfriend who owned a boutique? Answer: Rachel
Who did Lane Kim marry? Answer: Zack Van Gerbig
What was the name of Sookie’s husband? Answer: Jackson Belleville

Who was Emily’s main rival in the DAR? Answer: Constance
Which of Logan’s friends briefly dated Rory? Answer: Marty (technically they never dated)
Who did Paris date while at Yale? Answer: Asher Fleming, then Doyle McMaster

What town event was happening when Luke and Lorelai had their first kiss? Answer: Test run for the Dragonfly Inn
Who was Rory’s boyfriend when she started Yale? Answer: Jess (briefly, they broke up soon after)
What was the name of Babette’s husband? Answer: Morey

Who did Miss Patty marry multiple times? Answer: She had four husbands (mentioned having been married four times)
What was the name of Richard’s mother? Answer: Trix (Lorelai I)
Who did Kirk bring as his date to Liz and TJ’s wedding? Answer: Lulu

Who was Luke dating when he found out about April? Answer: Lorelai (they were engaged)
Who was Jess dating in Philadelphia when Rory visited him? Answer: No one specified
What was Emily and Richard’s wedding song? Answer: “Wedding Bell Blues” by The 5th Dimension

What did Dean build for Rory? Answer: A car
What was the theme of Sookie and Jackson’s wedding? Answer: Traditional with a touch of fairy tale
How did Lane and Zack get married? Answer: They had two ceremonies – one traditional Korean and one rock and roll

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Pop Culture References Trivia

Gilmore Girls is famous for its rapid-fire pop culture references. See if you can keep up with Lorelai and Rory’s encyclopedic knowledge.

Which band’s poster hangs in Rory’s room during high school? Answer: The Bangles

What movie do Lorelai and Rory watch on their regular movie nights? Answer: Multiple, but “Casablanca” and “Willy Wonka” are frequent mentions
Which Pippi Longstocking actor does Lorelai reference when describing Rory’s schedule? Answer: Pippi herself (the character, not an actor)
What musician does Lane hide under her floorboards? Answer: Many, including Metallica, Radiohead, etc.

Which TV show’s theme song do Lorelai and Rory sing during Rory’s graduation? Answer: “The Carol Burnett Show” (“I’m so glad we had this time together”)
What film director does Paris compare to Asher Fleming? Answer: Woody Allen
What book series does Rory compare Dean to? Answer: “Lord of the Rings”

Which Judy Garland movie is referenced when Lorelai finds the chuppah? Answer: “Meet Me in St. Louis”
What classic sitcom does Taylor reference during town meetings? Answer: “I Love Lucy”
What Stephen King book does Rory read that scares her? Answer: “Cujo”

What music group does Lane pretend to like for her mother? Answer: Christian rock bands
What movie do Paris and Rory watch during their spring break? Answer: “The Power of Myth”
What TV show theme song do Lorelai and Rory sing at the hospital? Answer: “The Brady Bunch”

What famous novel is Kirk’s short film based on? Answer: “The Last Days of Danny Rosenberg” (fictional)
What movie does Lorelai quote when she’s nervous at her parents’ vow renewal? Answer: “The Godfather”
What classic movie scene do Luke and Lorelai recreate at the Black, White & Read movie theater? Answer: From “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”

What comedy duo does Lorelai reference when joking with Sookie? Answer: Lucy and Ethel
What TV detective does Lorelai reference when investigating the independence inn fire? Answer: Columbo
What classic author does Rory compare Jess to? Answer: Ernest Hemingway

What movie is playing at the Black, White & Read when Kirk asks Lulu out? Answer: “The Yearling”

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Food and Coffee Trivia

Food plays a major role in Gilmore Girls, from Friday night dinners to Luke’s Diner specials. Test your culinary knowledge of Stars Hollow.

What food does Al’s Pancake World rarely serve? Answer: Pancakes
What is Luke’s signature dish? Answer: Cheeseburgers

What does Sookie accidentally serve at the kids’ Lord of the Rings birthday party? Answer: Marijuana-infused magic mushroom risotto
What dessert does Lorelai request from Sookie for Rory’s Chilton graduation party? Answer: Rice Krispie treats
What type of cake does Sookie make for Rory’s 16th birthday? Answer: Coffee cake with coffee-flavored frosting and chocolate-covered espresso beans

What does Emily serve at every Christmas party? Answer: Apple tarts
What food festival does Stars Hollow hold that Taylor is particularly proud of? Answer: The Bid-A-Basket Festival
What fruit does Jackson grow that wins a competition? Answer: Zucchini (which is technically not a fruit)
What does Mrs. Kim serve to Lane’s band members when they visit? Answer: Tofurkey
What food does Kirk sell from a cart in the town square? Answer: Hot dogs
What dessert does Lorelai make for Luke that fails miserably? Answer: Santa burger
What cuisine does Sookie specialize in? Answer: Eclectic gourmet cuisine
What does Luke put in his mashed potatoes that Lorelai loves? Answer: A splash of coffee
What traditional Friday night dinner drink does Richard make? Answer: Martinis
What food does Emily refuse to eat with her fingers? Answer: Pizza
What dessert does Lorelai compare bad dates to? Answer: Communism (not a dessert, but she did compare it)
What food does Kirk deliver when he has his night terrors? Answer: Eggs
What food tradition do Lorelai and Rory have on movie nights? Answer: Junk food (pizza, mallomars, Red Vines, etc.)
What is in the care package that Luke makes for Jess? Answer: Homemade brownies and cookies
What kind of sandwich does Luke make for Lorelai and Rory’s picnic basket? Answer: Chicken salad

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Behind the Scenes Trivia

Let’s go behind the camera and test your knowledge of the making of Gilmore Girls.

Who created Gilmore Girls? Answer: Amy Sherman-Palladino
In what year did Gilmore Girls premiere? Answer: 2000
How many seasons did the original series run? Answer: 7
Who wrote most of the music for the show? Answer: Sam Phillips
What is the name of the famous “last four words” that Amy Sherman-Palladino planned for the series finale? Answer: “Mom?” “Yeah?” “I’m pregnant.”
Which actress who played a Gilmore girl is actually from Connecticut? Answer: None – Lauren Graham is from Hawaii and Alexis Bledel is from Texas
What is the name of the real town that inspired Stars Hollow? Answer: Washington Depot, Connecticut
Which Gilmore Girls actor also had a role on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? Answer: Several, including Milo Ventimiglia, Kelly Bishop, and Alex Borstein
Who was originally cast as Sookie before Melissa McCarthy? Answer: Alex Borstein
Which main cast member wrote an episode of the show? Answer: Scott Patterson (Luke)
What network originally aired Gilmore Girls? Answer: The WB, then The CW for the final season
What is the name of the theme song? Answer: “Where You Lead” by Carole King
How many pages was the average script for an episode? Answer: 75-80 pages (much longer than typical hour-long shows)
Which actor was added to the opening credits in the final season? Answer: Liza Weil (Paris)
Which Gilmore Girls actor appeared in another Amy Sherman-Palladino show, Bunheads? Answer: Kelly Bishop
How many Emmy nominations did Gilmore Girls receive during its original run? Answer: 1 (for makeup)
What was the working title for the show before it became Gilmore Girls? Answer: “The Gilmore Way”
Which famous director makes a cameo in the show? Answer: Norman Mailer
Which actor went on to star in “This Is Us”? Answer: Milo Ventimiglia
What episode did Amy Sherman-Palladino not work on the show after? Answer: After season 6 (she left before season 7)

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Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Trivia

The 2016 revival gave fans the closing chapter they had been waiting for. Test your knowledge of the Netflix revival series.

How many episodes were in the revival series? Answer: 4
What were the names of the four episodes? Answer: “Winter,” “Spring,” “Summer,” and “Fall”
What job is Rory pursuing during the revival? Answer: Freelance journalist
What is the name of Rory’s forgettable boyfriend in the revival? Answer: Paul
What Stars Hollow event does Taylor create in the revival? Answer: Stars Hollow: The Musical
What business does Michel consider leaving the Dragonfly Inn for? Answer: The W Hotel chain
What book is Rory writing at the end of the revival? Answer: The Gilmore Girls (her memoir)
What activity does Emily take up after Richard’s death? Answer: KonMari decluttering
What does Paris do for a living in the revival? Answer: Runs a surrogacy/fertility clinic
What new hobby does Luke and Lorelai’s town take up that annoys Luke? Answer: Using WiFi at the diner
What TV show are Lorelai and Rory watching together in the revival? Answer: “The Returned”
What wild activity does Lorelai decide to do to “find herself”? Answer: Hike the Pacific Crest Trail
What object does Emily keep that she claims brings her joy? Answer: A giant portrait of Richard
What is the name of the book Jess suggests Rory write? Answer: He suggests she write a book about her and her mother
What does Sookie leave the Dragonfly Inn to do? Answer: Work with Dan Barber on food research
What does Emily end up doing by the end of the revival? Answer: Selling her house and moving to Nantucket to work at a whaling museum
What is the final line of the revival? Answer: “I’m pregnant.”
What character makes a brief musical appearance during the “Summer” episode? Answer: The Stars Hollow Troubadour
What does Kirk start in the revival? Answer: An Uber-like service called Ooober
How does Lorelai ultimately propose to Luke? Answer: In the middle of the night in the kitchen

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Why Gilmore Girls Trivia Is Perfect for Fans

There’s something special about Gilmore Girls that keeps us coming back, isn’t there? The rapid-fire dialogue, the cozy town vibes, and the relationships that feel so real – they all combine to create a show that’s both comforting and endlessly rewatchable.

Trivia about the show doesn’t just test your memory; it helps you notice all those little details you might have missed the first (or fifth) time around. My family has turned Gilmore Girls marathons into a tradition during our holiday gatherings, and adding trivia questions into the mix has become our favorite way to see who’s been paying the closest attention.

Plus, there’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of nailing an obscure reference that has everyone else scratching their heads. Trust me, these questions will have you saying “Oy with the poodles already!” before you know it.

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Final Thoughts

Well, how did you do? If you got most of these right, you might just be ready for coffee at Luke’s and a town meeting with Taylor! The world of Gilmore Girls is so rich with details, memorable quotes, and quirky traditions that it’s no wonder fans keep coming back for more.

I love using these questions during my Gilmore Girls marathon weekends with friends – there’s always someone who remembers that one obscure fact that leaves everyone else shocked. My sister is still the reigning champion in our household (she somehow remembered Mrs. Kim’s first name, which I always forget!).

Did you know all the answers? Which questions stumped you? I’m curious to know which parts of Stars Hollow have stuck with other fans the most!

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