Are you a dedicated fan of the legendary sitcom that took us on the epic journey of how Ted Mosby met the mother of his children? This comprehensive How I Met Your Mother quiz will test just how legendary (wait for it…) your knowledge really is! From the iconic yellow umbrella to the blue french horn, from the Playbook to the slap bet – we’ve created 100 questions that will challenge even the most devoted fans.
Whether you’ve watched the series multiple times or are just a casual viewer who enjoys hanging out at MacLaren’s, this quiz offers five increasingly challenging rounds to test your memory of the show’s nine seasons. Starting with easy warm-ups and progressing to specialized questions that only true HIMYM enthusiasts will know, you’ll discover if you’re more of a Ted, Marshall, Barney, Robin, or Lily when it comes to your show knowledge.
So suit up, grab your red cowboy boots, and prepare to be challenged! As Barney would say, “This quiz is going to be legen… wait for it… dary!” Let’s see if you can score high enough to earn a spot in the HIMYM Hall of Fame.
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Round 1: Easy HIMYM Questions
Let’s start with some basic questions that any fan should be able to answer:
- What is the name of the bar where the gang hangs out?
- Who is Ted’s best friend from college?
- What instrument does Ted steal for Robin on their first date?
- What is Barney’s catchphrase?
- What is the profession of Ted Mosby?
- Which character was born in Canada?
- What is the name of Marshall and Lily’s first child?
- Who is the narrator telling the story to his children?
- What is Lily’s profession for most of the series?
- Which character has a doppelgänger who is a cab driver?
- What is the name of Barney’s brother?
- What city does the show primarily take place in?
- What is Marshall’s profession after law school?
- What is the name of Robin’s ex-boyfriend who appears in earlier seasons?
- What does Robin do for a living?
- What is the name of Ted’s architecture firm that he starts?
- What item does the Mother carry that Ted eventually comes into possession of?
- What is Robin’s full name?
- How many slaps did Marshall originally win in the slap bet with Barney?
- What special holiday did Lily and Marshall create?
Answers to Round 1:
- MacLaren’s Pub
- Marshall Eriksen
- A blue french horn
- “Legen…wait for it…dary!”
- Architect (and later, professor of architecture)
- Robin Scherbatsky
- Marvin Waitforit Eriksen
- Ted Mosby
- Kindergarten teacher
- Barney Stinson
- James Stinson
- New York City
- Lawyer
- Simon
- News reporter/anchor
- Mosbius Designs
- Yellow umbrella
- Robin Charles Scherbatsky Jr.
- 5 slaps
- Thanksgiving Eve (also known as “Slapsgiving”)
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Round 2: Multiple Choice HIMYM Questions
Take your pick from these four-option questions about the show:
- What was the name of Ted’s alter ego?
- A) Doctor X
- B) Professor Awesome
- C) The Architect
- D) Captain Fantastic
- Who was Barney’s employer throughout most of the series?
- A) Goliath National Bank
- B) Altrucel Corp
- C) Please
- D) AltruCell Corporation
- What was the name of the play Barney performed to pick up women?
- A) The Scuba Diver
- B) The Lorenzo Von Matterhorn
- C) The SNASA
- D) The Time Traveler
- What was the profession of Tracy (the Mother)?
- A) Bass player
- B) Economist
- C) Art dealer
- D) Lawyer
- What color was the dress that Ted and Robin fought over?
- A) Blue
- B) Red
- C) Purple
- D) Black
- What is the name of Marshall’s hometown?
- A) St. Cloud, Minnesota
- B) Duluth, Minnesota
- C) St. Paul, Minnesota
- D) Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Which musical artist is Robin Sparkles a parody of?
- A) Debbie Gibson
- B) Tiffany
- C) Alanis Morissette
- D) Britney Spears
- What was Lily’s secret shopping addiction centered around?
- A) Shoes
- B) Purses
- C) Designer clothes
- D) Jewelry
- How many rules are in the Bro Code (as mentioned in the show)?
- A) 150
- B) 83
- C) 147
- D) 236
- What was Marshall’s favorite board game?
- A) Candy Land
- B) Clue
- C) Monopoly
- D) Battleship
- What was the name of Ted’s assistant at his architecture firm?
- A) PJ
- B) CJ
- C) TJ
- D) AJ
- What was the name of the building Ted designed that was eventually built?
- A) The GNB Headquarters
- B) Morrison Tower
- C) The Goliath National Bank Tower
- D) The Mosbius Tower
- What instrument does Tracy (the Mother) play in her band?
- A) Guitar
- B) Drums
- C) Keyboard
- D) Bass
- What is the name of Robin’s Canadian pop star alter ego?
- A) Robin Sparkles
- B) Robin Diamonds
- C) Robin Glitters
- D) Robin Shimmers
- What was the name of the bar Ted and Barney tried to open?
- A) Puzzles
- B) MacLarens 2
- C) Bros
- D) Ted & Barney’s
- What is Barney’s favorite magic word?
- A) Presto
- B) Abracadabra
- C) Please
- D) Shazam
- What was the name of Marshall and Lily’s second child?
- A) Daisy
- B) Penny
- C) Leia
- D) Robin
- What is the name of Robin’s teenage boyfriend who inspired her Robin Sparkles persona?
- A) Paul
- B) Simon
- C) Kyle
- D) Jason
- What is the name of Barney’s favorite strip club?
- A) The Lusty Leopard
- B) Scores
- C) The Golden Pony
- D) Gentleman’s Choice
- What was the cost of the expensive scotch Ted and Barney drank in “Three Days of Snow”?
- A) $500
- B) $1,000
- C) $2,500
- D) $5,000
Answers to Round 2:
- A) Doctor X
- D) AltruCell Corporation (which later became Goliath National Bank)
- B) The Lorenzo Von Matterhorn
- A) Bass player
- C) Purple
- A) St. Cloud, Minnesota
- B) Tiffany
- A) Shoes
- C) 147
- A) Candy Land
- A) PJ
- C) The Goliath National Bank Tower
- D) Bass
- A) Robin Sparkles
- A) Puzzles
- C) Please
- A) Daisy
- B) Simon
- A) The Lusty Leopard
- C) $2,500
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Round 3: Medium Difficulty HIMYM Questions
Time to step it up with some more challenging questions:
- What is the name of Marshall’s environmental law firm?
- What was the gift that Ted got Lily and Marshall for their wedding that was lost in shipping?
- What was the name of the goat that appeared in Ted’s apartment on his 30th birthday?
- What was the full name of “The Captain”?
- What was Ted’s nickname when he was dating Stella?
- What is Barney’s actual job (as revealed in later seasons)?
- What is the name of the basketball-playing psychiatrist Ted briefly dates?
- What word does Future Ted always substitute when telling his kids about smoking?
- What is the name of Robin’s sister?
- What was the dating website Ted used which claimed to have found his perfect match?
- Which character accidentally destroyed Lily’s wedding dress?
- What is the name of the book that Barney gives to Ted?
- What was the name of Ted’s high school band?
- What was the record for the longest game of Edward Fortyhands played by Marshall and Ted?
- What was the name of Lily’s goth/rebellious phase alter ego?
- What was the name of the dorm room Ted and Marshall lived in during college?
- What was the name of Barney’s play where he pretended to be a time traveler?
- What was the occupation of Kevin, Robin’s boyfriend/therapist?
- What was the name of Marshall’s boss at GNB who died?
- What was the name of the bar where Marshall and Lily had their first date?
Answers to Round 3:
- Honeywell & Cootes
- A coffee maker
- Missy
- Captain George Von Smoot
- Teddy Westside
- Provide Legal Exculpation And Sign Everything (P.L.E.A.S.E.)
- Cynthia
- Sandwich
- Katie Scherbatsky
- Love Solutions
- Marshall
- The Playbook
- The Pussycat Dolls (Ted’s joke band name, his actual band was “Sonic Death Monkey”)
- 10 hours and 1 minute
- Lily Pad
- Room 110
- The Time Traveler
- Therapist
- Arthur Hobbs
- The Wetlands
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Round 4: Hard HIMYM Trivia Questions
Only true fans will know these challenging details:
- What is the name of Barney’s gay black brother?
- What was the name of the wedding bride movie based on Ted’s relationship with Stella?
- What is the full name of McLaren’s bartender, Carl?
- What is Barney’s actual favorite number?
- What is the name of the security guard at Ted’s college where he taught architecture?
- What is the name of Marshall’s song about Barney?
- What was written on the inside of Barney’s wedding suit?
- What specific animal metaphor did Ted use to describe Victoria’s cake?
- What was Barney’s military code name when playing laser tag?
- What was the name of Ted’s “red boot”-wearing girlfriend?
- How much did Marshall and Lily’s apartment cost when they bought it?
- What season of “Come On, Get Up New York!” did Robin start on?
- What was the name of Lily and Marshall’s long-term couple friends who divorced?
- What was the name of the fourth slap in the slap bet?
- What was the name of The Mother’s roommate?
- What does “GCWOK” stand for in the episode where Ted seeks fashion advice?
- What was the name of the nanny Marshall and Lily hired for Marvin?
- What college did The Mother attend?
- What was the exact quote on Marshall’s tombstone in the episode where he imagines his death?
- What was the password to Robin Sparkles’ website?
Answers to Round 4:
- James Stinson
- The Wedding Bride
- Carl MacLaren
- 31 (not 83 as he often says)
- Linus
- “You Just Got Slapped”
- “Property of Ted Mosby”
- “It’s like a mouthful of heaven that makes you want to close your eyes and do a happy dance”
- Nighthawk
- Jeanette Peterson
- $1.5 million (though they bought it for much less due to its flaws)
- Season 4
- Stuart and Claudia
- “The Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap”
- Cindy
- “Good-looking Couple With Olive skin and Kids”
- Mrs. Buckminster
- Columbia University
- “Marshall Eriksen: Lawyered”
- fluffyboots
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Round 5: Ultimate HIMYM Fan Questions
This specialized round features quote identification. Can you remember which character said these iconic lines?
- “When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead.”
- “You can’t just jump into the endgame. The endgame’s a long way off.”
- “That’s the dream!”
- “Where’s the poop, Robin?”
- “The future is scary, but you can’t just run back to the past because it’s familiar.”
- “A lie is just a great story that someone ruined with the truth.”
- “I realize that my search for the perfect woman wasn’t a search for someone who was perfect, but perfect for me.”
- “I’m cuddly. Deal with it.”
- “Look around you, Ted. You’re surrounded by the people who love you.”
- “Revenge fantasies never work out the way you want.”
- “If you’re looking for the word that means caring about someone beyond all rationality and wanting them to have everything they want no matter how much it destroys you, it’s love.”
- “Sometimes we search for one thing but discover another.”
- “Whatever you do in this life, it’s not legendary unless your friends are there to see it.”
- “I’m not ready for this.”
- “It’s only once you’ve stopped that you realize how hard it is to start again.”
- “You have to let me dance my own battles.”
- “I’ve been dreaming about this day since I was a little girl, and now that it’s here, I don’t know what to do.”
- “We’re going to be legends. Wait – wait – wait for it… I hope you’re not lactose intolerant because the second half of that word is DARY!”
- “There are a lot of little reasons why the big things in our life happen.”
- “If you’re not scared, you’re not taking a chance. And if you’re not taking a chance, then what the hell are you doing?”
Answers to Round 5:
- Barney Stinson
- Ted Mosby
- Barney Stinson
- Lily Aldrin
- Robin Scherbatsky
- Barney Stinson
- Ted Mosby
- Marshall Eriksen
- Tracy McConnell (The Mother)
- Marshall Eriksen
- Ted Mosby
- Ted Mosby
- Barney Stinson
- Marshall Eriksen (when his father died)
- Lily Aldrin
- Barney Stinson
- Lily Aldrin
- Barney Stinson
- Ted Mosby
- Ted Mosby
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How Did You Score?
Now that you’ve completed all five rounds, let’s see how you measure up:
- 0-20 points: You’ve probably only seen a few episodes. Time for a HIMYM marathon!
- 21-40 points: Casual fan status. You know the basics but might need a refresher.
- 41-60 points: Solid fan! You definitely spent some quality time at MacLaren’s.
- 61-80 points: Impressive knowledge! You’re almost ready to write your own Bro Code.
- 81-90 points: Amazing! You might be Ted Mosby in disguise!
- 91-100 points: Legendary status achieved! Barney would be proud!
How many did you get right? Share your score in the comments and challenge your friends to beat it! This quiz truly separates the casual viewers from the hardcore fans who can recite every detail about the gang’s adventures at MacLaren’s.
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