Seinfeld – answers and explanations
Here are the answers to all 25 questions in the Seinfeld quiz, each with a short explanation. Haven't played yet? Take the quiz first and compare your score.
Play the quiz · 25 questions1. In "The Secret Code," George's ATM PIN is the name of which chocolate drink?
Answer: Bosco
George Costanza's fiercely guarded ATM code is "Bosco," the chocolate syrup brand he loves; he confesses it to J. Peterman's dying mother in the season 7 episode that aired November 16, 1995, and she dies shouting it.
2. In the reverse-told "The Betrayal," which country do Jerry, Elaine and George visit?
Answer: India
In the backwards-told season 9 episode (aired November 20, 1997), Elaine drags Jerry and George to India out of spite for the wedding of her rival Sue Ellen Mischke to Pinter Ranawat.
3. George's singing answering machine message parodies which 1980s TV theme?
Answer: The Greatest American Hero
George's sung answering machine greeting, "Believe it or not, George isn't at home," parodies "Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)," Joey Scarbury's 1981 hit written by Mike Post and Stephen Geyer; it appears in "The Susie."
4. In "The Junior Mint," what is the real name of the girlfriend Jerry can't remember?
Answer: Dolores
The woman whose name Jerry forgets in the 1993 episode turns out to be Dolores, which rhymes with a part of the female anatomy; "Mulva" and "Gipple" were just Jerry and George's wild guesses, and the name Dolores came from a studio audience member.
5. Kramer's mistaken ASSMAN plates were meant for a doctor in which field?
Answer: Proctology
In "The Fusilli Jerry" (April 27, 1995), the DMV mixes up Kramer's plates with vanity plates reading ASSMAN that belonged to proctologist Dr. Cooperman, revealed when Kramer spots the doctor's boat photo named ASSMAN.
6. In "The Pez Dispenser," whose Pez dispenser does Jerry put on Elaine's leg?
Answer: Tweety Bird
At the piano recital in the season 3 episode (first aired January 15, 1992), Jerry stands a Tweety Bird Pez dispenser, given to him by Kramer, on Elaine's lap, making her laugh so hard that George's girlfriend Noel is humiliated and dumps him.
7. Jerry's father Morty claims he invented which clothing item?
Answer: The beltless trenchcoat
Morty Seinfeld, who worked in the raincoat business, claims he invented the beltless trench coat called "The Executive"; in the 1994 two-part episode "The Raincoats" he says the idea came after he removed his belt to threaten young Jerry and glimpsed himself in a mirror.
8. Which Seinfeld wardrobe item was donated to the Smithsonian?
Answer: Jerry's puffy shirt
Jerry Seinfeld donated the ruffled "puffy shirt" from the 1993 episode of the same name, along with the Larry David script, to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on November 18, 2004, where it joined props like the ruby slippers.
9. In "The Chicken Roaster," the neon sign by Kramer's window belongs to which chain?
Answer: Kenny Rogers Roasters
A Kenny Rogers Roasters opens across the street in the season 8 episode (aired November 14, 1996), and its giant red neon chicken sign floods Kramer's apartment, prompting him to swap apartments with Jerry while secretly becoming addicted to the chicken.
10. Which New York City mayor made a cameo in 1993's "The Non-Fat Yogurt"?
Answer: Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani filmed a cameo the morning after winning the November 2, 1993 New York mayoral election, and it was edited in before the episode aired on November 4; an alternate version had been prepared in case David Dinkins won.
11. In "The Contest," how much did Elaine have to put up, versus $100 for the men?
Answer: $150
In the Season 4 episode "The Contest" (first aired November 18, 1992), Jerry, George and Kramer each staked $100, while Elaine had to put in $150 after the men argued abstaining was easier for a woman.
12. George's fake company, Vandelay Industries, supposedly manufactures what product?
Answer: Latex products
Vandelay Industries, George's fake employer invented to keep his unemployment benefits in the Season 3 episode "The Boyfriend," was supposedly a latex manufacturer, prompting Jerry's ad-libbed line about being his latex salesman.
13. Who provided the unseen voice of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner on Seinfeld?
Answer: Larry David
Series co-creator Larry David supplied the voice of the blustering, never-fully-seen George Steinbrenner from "The Opposite" onward, while actor Lee Bear provided the back of the character's head on camera.
14. At the J. Peterman catalog, Elaine green-lights a disastrous cover item called what?
Answer: The Urban Sombrero
Left in charge of the catalog after Peterman flees to Burma in the Season 8 premiere "The Foundation" (September 19, 1996), Elaine puts her Mexico-inspired Urban Sombrero on the cover, prompting Peterman's horrified reaction.
15. In "The Bubble Boy," which misprinted Trivial Pursuit answer sparks the fight?
Answer: Moops
In "The Bubble Boy," Donald correctly answers "the Moors" to who invaded Spain in the 8th century, but George denies him the win because the card is misprinted as "Moops" - a gag inspired by a real misprint a writer found in a home Jeopardy! game.
16. What was George Costanza's official job title with the New York Yankees?
Answer: Assistant to the Traveling Secretary
George Costanza worked for the New York Yankees as Assistant to the Traveling Secretary, a job he landed by insulting owner George Steinbrenner in the season five finale "The Opposite" (aired May 19, 1994), reporting to traveling secretary Mr. Wilhelm.
17. In "The Opposite," George ditches his usual tuna on toast for which sandwich order?
Answer: Chicken salad on untoasted rye
Rejecting his usual tuna on toast at Monk's, George orders chicken salad on rye, untoasted, with potato salad and tea, prompting Jerry to argue that salmon, not chicken, is the true opposite of tuna.
18. Kramer called their bra for men "The Bro." What did Frank Costanza call it?
Answer: The Manssiere
In the season six episode "The Doorman," Kramer and Frank Costanza invent a support garment for men's breasts but clash over branding: Kramer favored "the Bro" while Frank insisted on "the Manssiere."
19. In "The Bris," Kramer is convinced the hospital is secretly hiding what creature?
Answer: A pig man
In "The Bris" (aired October 14, 1993), Kramer wanders into the wrong hospital room and becomes convinced he saw a government-engineered pig man; the patient turns out to be an ordinary mental patient.
20. What slogan appears on the holiday cards of George's fake charity, The Human Fund?
Answer: Money For People
George's invented charity in "The Strike" hands out cards reading that a donation was made in your name to The Human Fund, with the slogan "Money for People" — which Jerry judged to have an understated stupidity.
21. Kramer's fast-talking lawyer Jackie Chiles was a parody of which real-life attorney?
Answer: Johnnie Cochran
Jackie Chiles, played by Phil Morris from 1995's "The Maestro" through the finale, was modelled on attorney Johnnie Cochran: both bespectacled, mustachioed lawyers with the same initials and a taste for grand vocabulary.
22. In "The Van Buren Boys," how many fingers does the gang's secret hand signal show?
Answer: Eight, for the 8th president
The street gang in the season 8 episode that aired February 6, 1997 idolised Martin Van Buren, the eighth US president, so their secret sign was eight raised fingers, which Kramer flashed by accident while holding a garlic shaker.
23. In "The Dealership," which candy bar does George accuse a mechanic of stealing?
Answer: Twix
In the season 9 episode set at a car dealership, George's Twix bar gets stuck in a vending machine and he accuses a mechanic of eating it; the mechanic insists it was a 5th Avenue bar, prompting George's candy lineup.
24. In "The Chinese Restaurant," what name does the host call out instead of Costanza?
Answer: Cartwright
When Tatiana phones the restaurant, the maitre d' played by James Hong bellows "Cartwright", a name writers later said nods to the Cartwright family of the western Bonanza, which echoes Costanza. The episode first aired May 23, 1991.
25. Which of Elaine's bosses famously ate a Snickers bar with a knife and fork?
Answer: Mr. Justin Pitt
Elaine's employer Justin Pitt, played by Ian Abercrombie, cut up a Snickers with a knife and fork in the season 6 episode "The Pledge Drive" (October 6, 1994), sparking a citywide utensil craze.