How did Randall join the family?

He was adopted on the day the twins were born

This Is Us Quiz: The Pearsons and Their Family Timelines

Triplets born on one day, a father lost too soon and secrets revealed across time made a hit family drama, and this This Is Us quiz checks the details. Play 10 interactive questions on Dan Fogelman, Jack and Rebecca, the Big Three, Kevin, Kate and Randall, Randall's adoption, William, the house fire, the slow cooker, Pittsburgh and Sterling K. Brown's Emmy.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Creator
Who created This Is Us?
Years
When did This Is Us air?
Parents
Who are the Pearson parents?
Three
What are the Pearson siblings called together?
Randall
How did Randall join the family?
Father
Who is Randall's biological father?
Kevin
What is Kevin's career?
Fire
What famously started the Pearson house fire?
City
In which city did the Pearsons raise their children?
Emmy
Which actor won an Emmy for playing Randall?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who created This Is Us?
Answer: Dan Fogelman
It aired on NBC.
Q2: When did This Is Us air?
Answer: 2016 to 2022
It ran for six seasons.
Q3: Who are the Pearson parents?
Answer: Jack and Rebecca
Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore play them.
Q4: What are the Pearson siblings called together?
Answer: The Big Three
Kevin, Kate and Randall.
Q5: How did Randall join the family?
Answer: He was adopted on the day the twins were born
One triplet died at birth.
Q6: Who is Randall's biological father?
Answer: William
Randall finds him as an adult.
Q7: What is Kevin's career?
Answer: Actor
He starts on a sitcom called The Manny.
Q8: What famously started the Pearson house fire?
Answer: A faulty slow cooker
Real slow cooker sales were affected.
Q9: In which city did the Pearsons raise their children?
Answer: Pittsburgh
Jack loved the Steelers.
Q10: Which actor won an Emmy for playing Randall?
Answer: Sterling K. Brown
He won in 2017.

This Is Us Quiz – The Pearsons and Their Family Timelines

This Is Us, created by Dan Fogelman, aired on NBC from 2016 to 2022. It tells the story of the Pearson family by jumping between decades, from Jack and Rebecca's early years to their children's adult lives.

Jack and Rebecca, played by Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore, expected triplets; one baby died, and they adopted Randall, born the same day, joining Kevin and Kate as the Big Three. Randall later finds his biological father, William.

The family grew up in Pittsburgh. Jack's death after a house fire started by a faulty slow cooker became one of TV's most discussed storylines. Sterling K. Brown won an Emmy for playing Randall in 2017.

What This Quiz Teaches

Drama fans will enjoy these questions.

Who created the show
Who the Pearsons are
How timelines work
Which events shaped them
Which awards it won

Did You Know?

Each sibling's story explores different struggles.
Dr K delivered the Pearson triplets.
The series finale aired in 2022.
Many episodes end with surprise reveals.
The theme of family runs through every season.