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Q 01In which season does Meredith's mother die?
Third
Meredith's mother dies in the third season, going into cardiac arrest during the ferry-crash episodes while Meredith herself is drowning; in a brief lucid moment shortly before, she had called Meredith 'ordinary'.
Q 02Which Grey's Anatomy surgeon's looks earned him the interns' nickname 'McDreamy'?
Derek Shepherd
Derek Shepherd was McDreamy, and the label kicked off the show's trend of Mc-naming its most attractive doctors.
Q 03Which real Seattle building is used for some exterior shots of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital?
Fisher Plaza
Fisher Plaza, the Seattle office building that houses ABC affiliate KOMO, stands in for the hospital in exterior shots; most interiors are filmed on sound stages in Los Angeles.
Q 04Which prestigious surgical prize did Meredith's mother win twice?
Harper Avery Award
Meredith's mother won the Harper Avery Award twice, a record Meredith is constantly measured against; she also pioneered the laparoscopic Grey method.
Q 05Grey's Anatomy premiered in March 2005 as a mid-season replacement for which ABC series?
Boston Legal
Grey's Anatomy took over the Sunday 10 p.m. slot that Boston Legal had held in the 2004-05 season; Boston Legal returned that September, while the newcomer became a long-running hit.
Q 06After her residency, Cristina Yang took a fellowship at which Minnesota institution?
Mayo Clinic
Cristina Yang went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, at the start of season nine, but she clashed with the staff there and returned to Seattle within a few episodes.
Q 07Which of Derek Shepherd's sisters becomes head of neurosurgery at Grey Sloan?
Amelia
Amelia Shepherd, the youngest of Derek's four sisters, was named head of neurosurgery in season 11 when Derek left for Washington, D.C.; she had first appeared on a spin-off series before joining Grey's.
Q 08What did Izzie Stevens cut to move her patient Denny Duquette up the transplant list?
His LVAD wire
Izzie cut Denny's LVAD wire so his condition would worsen enough to jump the transplant list; she resigned over it, was later reinstated, and Denny died of a stroke hours after the new heart went in.
Q 09Which of these characters was part of the original intern group in Season 1?
George O'Malley
On his very first day he was picked by Preston Burke to perform the first surgery among the interns, which did not go well.
Q 10Which actor plays Dr. Richard Webber?
James Pickens Jr.
James Pickens Jr. has played Richard Webber since the 2005 pilot; before Grey's Anatomy he was a regular on The X-Files as Deputy Director Alvin Kersh.
Q 11Which bomb-squad leader is killed when the bomb explodes in season two?
Dylan Young
Dylan Young, the bomb-squad leader played by Kyle Chandler, took the bomb from Meredith's hands and was killed when it exploded in the hallway; Chandler earned an Emmy nomination for the role.
Q 12Grey's Anatomy's hospital has been renamed twice over the years; what was it called when the series began?
Seattle Grace Hospital
Seattle Grace Hospital was the original name; it was renamed after a merger with another hospital in season six and again, years later, as Grey Sloan Memorial.
Q 13Who created Grey's Anatomy and served as its original showrunner?
Shonda Rhimes
Q 21Who was the Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital at the beginning of the series?
Richard Webber
Richard Webber was the Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital when Grey's Anatomy first began.
Q 22Who is Jackson Avery's mother?
Catherine Fox
Catherine Fox, a urologist played by Debbie Allen, is Jackson Avery's mother; she later marries Richard Webber, and the Harper Avery Award is renamed the Catherine Fox Award.
Q 23Which actress, known for playing Cristina Yang, left Grey's Anatomy after season 10?
Sandra Oh
Sandra Oh, who portrayed the beloved character Cristina Yang, departed from Grey's Anatomy at the end of its tenth season.
Shonda Rhimes wrote the pilot and was the show's original showrunner and head writer; she later created Scandal and built the production company Shondaland around her ABC dramas.
Q 14Most Grey's Anatomy hospital exteriors are filmed at a VA medical center in which city?
Los Angeles
The VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center in the North Hills area of Los Angeles doubles for the hospital; dry Southern California hills are sometimes visible through its walkway windows.
Q 15What is Dr. Cristina Yang's surgical specialty?
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cristina Yang trained in cardiothoracic surgery under Preston Burke and later Teddy Altman, and earned a Harper Avery Award nomination in season ten.
Q 16After the plane crash on Grey's Anatomy, the survivors bought the hospital and renamed it in tribute to which two doctors?
Lexie Grey and Mark Sloan
Lexie Grey and Mark Sloan gave Grey Sloan Memorial its name: the crash survivors pooled their settlement money to buy the hospital and chose it in tribute to the pair.
Q 17Which character was known as 'The Nazi' by the original interns due to her strict demeanor?
Miranda Bailey
Dr. Miranda Bailey earned the nickname 'The Nazi' from her interns early in the series because of her tough and no-nonsense teaching style.
Q 18Who is Meredith Grey's maternal half-sister, who turns up already working at Grey Sloan Memorial?
Maggie Pierce
Maggie Pierce is the daughter Meredith's mother secretly had with Richard Webber and gave up for adoption; she arrives in season 11 as the new head of cardiothoracic surgery.
Q 19Which character had their leg amputated after a plane crash?
Arizona Robbins
Dr. Arizona Robbins suffered severe injuries in the plane crash, leading to the amputation of her left leg.
Q 20What was Jo Wilson's original birth name, which she changed to escape her abusive husband?
Brooke Stadler
Jo Wilson's real name was revealed to be Brooke Stadler, a name she abandoned to escape her abusive estranged husband, Paul Stadler.
Q 24Dr. Miranda Bailey's climb from resident to Chief of Surgery was in which specialty?
General Surgery
Miranda Bailey is a general surgeon; she turned down a pediatric-surgery fellowship in season five to stay in general surgery, and became Chief of Surgery in season 12.
Q 25Which condition cost Richard Webber the chief's job in season six?
Alcoholism
Richard Webber's alcoholism, which he had beaten years earlier, resurfaced in season six; he stepped down as chief, went to rehab, and got the job back the following season.
Q 26Who does Cristina Yang marry in the season-seven premiere?
Owen Hunt
Cristina Yang marries Owen Hunt at Meredith's house in the season-seven premiere; they divorce in season nine after their fight over having children.
Q 27Which character famously said, 'You're my person'?
Cristina Yang to Meredith Grey
The iconic phrase 'You're my person' is a declaration of profound friendship often used by Cristina Yang towards Meredith Grey.
Q 28Which doctor did Izzie Stevens marry in season five?
Alex Karev
Izzie Stevens married Alex Karev late in season five, in the wedding Meredith and Derek had planned for themselves and gave away when Izzie's cancer treatment left her future uncertain.
Q 29What is Dr. Derek Shepherd's surgical specialty?
Neurosurgery
Derek Shepherd is a neurosurgeon; he came from New York to head neurosurgery at Seattle Grace and later led a brain-mapping initiative for the White House.
Q 30Which character adopted Zola, a young girl from Malawi?
Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd
Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd adopted Zola, a young girl with spina bifida, after she came to their hospital for treatment.