TV Catchphrases Quiz: 10 Questions That Test What You Know

Homer Simpson's annoyed D'oh was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001, and this TV catchphrases quiz matches famous lines to the shows that made them. Revisit Joey's flirty greeting in Friends, Sheldon's Bazinga, The Apprentice's dismissal, Star Trek's beam request that was never quite said and Kojak's question to his baby.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

D'oh
Which character says D'oh?
Joey
Which Friends character asks How you doin'?
Bazinga
Which character says Bazinga?
Legendary
Which How I Met Your Mother character loves the word legendary?
Kojak
What did Kojak call people in his catchphrase?
Beam
Which Star Trek line was never said exactly as popularly quoted?
Make it so
Which captain says Make it so?
Winter
Which show's motto is Winter is coming?
Yabba
Which cartoon character shouts Yabba Dabba Doo?
Plonker
In which British sitcom does Del Boy call people a plonker?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which character says D'oh?
Answer: Homer Simpson
It entered the OED in 2001.
Q2: Which Friends character asks How you doin'?
Answer: Joey
Matt LeBlanc played him.
Q3: Which character says Bazinga?
Answer: Sheldon Cooper
It is from The Big Bang Theory.
Q4: Which How I Met Your Mother character loves the word legendary?
Answer: Barney Stinson
Neil Patrick Harris played him.
Q5: What did Kojak call people in his catchphrase?
Answer: Baby
Telly Savalas played him.
Q6: Which Star Trek line was never said exactly as popularly quoted?
Answer: Beam me up, Scotty
Similar lines were said.
Q7: Which captain says Make it so?
Answer: Jean-Luc Picard
Patrick Stewart played him.
Q8: Which show's motto is Winter is coming?
Answer: Game of Thrones
It belongs to House Stark.
Q9: Which cartoon character shouts Yabba Dabba Doo?
Answer: Fred Flintstone
It became a 1960s favorite.
Q10: In which British sitcom does Del Boy call people a plonker?
Answer: Only Fools and Horses
David Jason played him.

Tv Catchphrases Quiz – Words That Stick

TV catchphrases are short lines that characters repeat until audiences adopt them. A good catchphrase captures a character's personality, and some become part of everyday language around the world.

Homer Simpson's D'oh even entered the Oxford English Dictionary. Friends gave us Joey's flirty greeting, The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon shouted Bazinga and How I Met Your Mother's Barney called everything legendary. Fred Flintstone's Yabba Dabba Doo dates to the 1960s.

Drama and sci-fi produced catchphrases too, such as Captain Picard's Make it so and House Stark's Winter is coming. Some famous lines, like Beam me up, Scotty, were never said exactly as quoted. British sitcoms added favorites such as Del Boy's plonker.

What This Quiz Teaches

TV fans and trivia lovers will enjoy these questions.

Who says D'oh
Who says Bazinga
Which line was never said
Who says Make it so
Which show says Winter is coming

Did You Know?

Catchphrases help sell merchandise.
Some catchphrases were improvised.
The Fonz said Ayyy.
Mork said Nanu nanu.
Catchphrases spread through memes.