30 Rock Trivia
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105 free 30 Rock trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
49 free 30 Rock trivia questions with answers. 30 Rock crammed more jokes per minute than almost any sitcom, and this quiz is for the fans who caught them. Fifty questions cover Liz Lemon and TGS, Jack Donaghy's climb up General Electric, Kenneth the immortal page, Tracy Jordan's EGOT and Jenna Maroney's terrible movies, the Kabletown takeover, the flood of guest stars from Oprah to Jon Hamm, the running gags like Werewolf Bar Mitzvah and the Rural Juror, and the record pile of Emmys. Easy questions ask who created the show and what building the title refers to; the hard ones want Jenna's birth name, Jack's college scholarship and which cast member's hometown Kenneth is from. Made for people who quote 'blerg' and 'I want to go to there' at each other. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the show and its characters, and each question carries the sentence that backs it up.
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Q 01On 30 Rock, which real late-night host plays himself when Tracy Jordan is booked as a guest?
Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien plays himself in season one and is wary of having Tracy back: on his last visit the star pretended to be a stabbing robot and went for the host.
Q 02The title '30 Rock' refers to which real building?
30 Rockefeller Plaza
30 Rockefeller Plaza is the Midtown tower whose Studio 8H is home to Saturday Night Live, the real sketch show on which the sitcom's backstage world is modelled.
Q 03Which real astronaut plays himself on 30 Rock, revealed as the great lost love of Liz Lemon's mother?
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin appears as himself in season four after Margaret Lemon admits that he, not Liz's father, was the love of her life; a shaken Liz then goes to talk it over with the man himself.
Q 04What was Liz Lemon's sketch show called before Jack Donaghy added Tracy Jordan to the cast?
The Girlie Show
The Girlie Show was built around Jenna Maroney and aimed at women; Jack brought in Tracy to win over young men, and the title shrank to TGS with Tracy Jordan.
Q 05Which comedy star plays Gavin Volure, the reclusive tycoon Liz Lemon briefly dates?
Steve Martin
Steve Martin plays Gavin Volure, who tells Liz he is agoraphobic; in truth he is under house arrest for arson and fraud, and he later escapes to ask her to run away with him.
Q 06Jack Donaghy's job title when introduced was Vice President of East Coast Television and what?
Microwave Oven Programming
Jack's title was Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming, a nod to NBC's then-parent General Electric, which also sold kitchen appliances.
Q 07On 30 Rock, a DNA test tells Tracy Jordan he is descended from which US president?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson turns up in the results of a paternity test in season one; a shaken Tracy dreams of confronting him on a talk show, then plans a film of his life in which he plays every part.
Q 08Which date does 30 Rock treat as a major holiday, with a gilled mascot who trades candy for children's tears?
Leap Day
Leap Day has its own Santa figure, Leap Day William, who rises from the Mariana Trench every four years; the episode even cuts to a Jim Carrey film about the holiday.
Q 09Which actress plays Liz's best friend and TGS star Jenna Maroney?
Jane Krakowski
Jane Krakowski plays Jenna Maroney; she joined when the pilot was reshot, having earlier starred as Elaine Vassal on Ally McBeal.
Q 10Who was originally cast as Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock before the role was recast?
Rachel Dratch
Rachel Dratch, Fey's SNL castmate, played Jenna in the unaired pilot; after the recast she turned up in assorted small parts across the first season.
Q 11On 30 Rock, which fictional company buys NBC in the later seasons?
Kabletown
Kabletown, a Philadelphia firm, takes over NBC from season four: the writers' stand-in for Comcast, whose real deal for NBC Universal was announced in December 2009.
Q 12Which writer created Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, the rival backstage drama that debuted alongside 30 Rock in 2006?
Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin's drama was also set behind a sketch show, and many expected NBC to keep only one of the pair; his lasted one season, and he later sent himself up in a walk-and-talk cameo with Liz.
Q 13Liz Lemon's on-and-off boyfriend nicknamed 'The Beeper King' is named what?
Dennis Duffy
Q 21Which star plays Avery Jessup, the TV reporter who becomes Jack Donaghy's wife on 30 Rock?
Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks plays Avery Jessup, the CNBC host Jack marries; kidnapped in North Korea, she gets home in season six, and the pair end up divorcing at the altar while renewing their vows.
Q 22Which actress played Elisa, Jack Donaghy's girlfriend for a run of 30 Rock episodes?
Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek plays Elisa, the nurse Jack gets engaged to in season three; she then confesses that she killed her first husband for cheating on her, and the wedding is soon off.
Q 23Which talk-show host does a sedated Liz Lemon believe she is sitting beside on a flight in season three?
Oprah Winfrey
Dennis Duffy, played by Dean Winters, is New York's last pager salesman, the self-styled Beeper King; Liz dumps him in season one after spotting him on Dateline's 'To Catch a Predator'.
Q 14On 30 Rock, which novelty song earned Tracy Jordan a gold record?
Werewolf Bar Mitzvah
Werewolf Bar Mitzvah is on screen for about six seconds, in a spoof 1980s video whose set took three days to prepare; fans replayed it online, and NBC soon posted a full three-minute version.
Q 15What is the title of Jenna Maroney's film whose name nobody on 30 Rock can pronounce?
The Rural Juror
The Rural Juror, a legal thriller from a novel by John Grisham's fictional brother Kevin, defeats everyone who tries to say it; in the series finale Jenna sings its theme as the show's farewell.
Q 16On 30 Rock, which Southern town is Kenneth Parcell's home?
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Stone Mountain, Georgia is also the real hometown of 30 Rock writer Donald Glover; in season four Jack and Liz fly there hunting for a comedian from outside the big cities.
Q 17On 30 Rock, what unusual kind of financial aid does Jack Donaghy say put him through Princeton?
A handsomeness scholarship
A handsomeness scholarship is Jack's story; he says he topped it up by working the day shift at a graveyard and the graveyard shift at a Days Inn.
Q 18On 30 Rock, which General Electric product does Jack Donaghy call his 'greatest triumph'?
The Trivection oven
The Trivection oven was a real GE product, written into the pilot without the company's knowledge; Jack pitches it as his own invention, and GE then ran ads during the show so viewers would know it was real.
Q 19What is the first name of Jack Donaghy's overbearing mother on 30 Rock?
Colleen
Colleen Donaghy has nagged her son all his life; in the season-one finale she turns his hospital heart monitor into a lie detector to prove he does not love his fiancée.
Q 20Which actor plays Liz Lemon's airline-pilot boyfriend, Carol Burnett?
Matt Damon
Matt Damon plays Carol Burnett, who meets Liz in the season-four finale; they split after a stand-off aboard his own plane, stuck on the runway for hours.
Oprah Winfrey seems to counsel Liz all the way home from Chicago; back at work, the 'Oprah' who arrives to settle a feud turns out to be a 12-year-old girl named Pam.
Q 24Who plays Devon Banks, Jack Donaghy's corporate nemesis on 30 Rock?
Will Arnett
Will Arnett plays Devon Banks, the rival executive who returns season after season with a new scheme to take Jack's job; the guest role brought Arnett four Emmy nominations.
Q 25Chris Parnell plays which recurring quack doctor on 30 Rock?
Leo Spaceman
Chris Parnell plays Dr. Leo Spaceman, the quack on call for the TGS cast; he pronounces his surname 'spuh-CHEM-in', and only Tracy says it like the word spaceman.
Q 26Frank Rossitano, the writer played by Judah Friedlander, is known for wearing what?
Trucker hats
Trucker hats are Frank's trademark, each with a different slogan; Judah Friedlander made them himself, enough to wear a new one in every scene.
Q 27On 30 Rock, Scott Adsit plays which level-headed TGS producer?
Pete Hornberger
Scott Adsit plays Pete Hornberger, Liz's steadiest ally; Pete qualified as an archer for the 1980 Olympics, only for the US boycott of the Moscow Games to keep him home.
Q 28On 30 Rock, the writer Toofer is nicknamed for being 'two for one': a Harvard guy and what else?
A Black guy
A Black guy and a Harvard guy in one hire is Jack's reason for the nickname; Toofer, proud of an ancestor who was a Civil War officer, later learns the man fought for the Confederacy.
Q 29Which two members make up Tracy Jordan's entourage on 30 Rock?
Grizz and Dot Com
Grizz and Dot Com shadow Tracy everywhere, and the job has odd duties: Grizz is the one charged with sitting on Tracy when he gets overexcited.
Q 30On 30 Rock, what is the name of Liz Lemon's assistant, known for her revealing outfits?
Cerie
Cerie Xerox, played by Katrina Bowden, is cheerfully unbothered by the job: she tells Liz her real plan is to marry rich and design handbags.