Why does House walk with a cane?

An infarction damaged his thigh muscle

Gregory House Quiz: Diagnostics at Princeton-Plainsboro

A limping doctor with a cane and a bottle of Vicodin solves medical mysteries nobody else can, and this Gregory House quiz checks your memory of House, M.D. Play 10 interactive questions on Hugh Laurie, Princeton-Plainsboro, James Wilson, Lisa Cuddy, the original diagnostic team, the leg infarction, the Holmes connection and why it is never lupus.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Actor
Who played Gregory House?
Hospital
Where does House work?
Department
Which department does House lead?
Friend
Who is House's best friend?
Boss
Who is the dean of medicine and House's boss?
Leg
Why does House walk with a cane?
Holmes
Which fictional detective inspired House?
Lupus
Which diagnosis is famously almost never the answer?
Team
Which trio formed House's first team?
Creator
Who created House, M.D.?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who played Gregory House?
Answer: Hugh Laurie
The English actor used an American accent.
Q2: Where does House work?
Answer: Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital
It is in New Jersey.
Q3: Which department does House lead?
Answer: Diagnostic Medicine
He solves puzzling cases.
Q4: Who is House's best friend?
Answer: James Wilson
Wilson is an oncologist.
Q5: Who is the dean of medicine and House's boss?
Answer: Lisa Cuddy
Lisa Edelstein played her.
Q6: Why does House walk with a cane?
Answer: An infarction damaged his thigh muscle
The misdiagnosis left him in chronic pain.
Q7: Which fictional detective inspired House?
Answer: Sherlock Holmes
His apartment is numbered 221B.
Q8: Which diagnosis is famously almost never the answer?
Answer: Lupus
It is a running joke.
Q9: Which trio formed House's first team?
Answer: Foreman, Chase and Cameron
Later seasons brought new members.
Q10: Who created House, M.D.?
Answer: David Shore
Fox aired it from 2004 to 2012.

Gregory House Quiz – Diagnostics at Princeton-Plainsboro

House, M.D. aired on Fox from 2004 to 2012. Created by David Shore, it stars Hugh Laurie as Gregory House, head of Diagnostic Medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.

House walks with a cane after a thigh infarction and relies on Vicodin for pain. He is modeled on Sherlock Holmes, with his friend, oncologist James Wilson, playing a Watson role, and his apartment is numbered 221B.

His first team was Foreman, Chase and Cameron, with later members including Taub, Kutner and Thirteen. Lisa Cuddy is his boss, and the joke that it is never lupus runs through the series.

What This Quiz Teaches

Medical drama fans will enjoy these questions.

Who plays House
Where he works
Who his friends are
Why he uses a cane
Which detective inspired him

Did You Know?

The series ran for eight seasons.
The final episode is titled Everybody Dies.
Hugh Laurie won Golden Globes for the role.
House plays piano and guitar.
Episodes often open with a patient collapsing.