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18 free Scrubs trivia questions with answers. Think you're a true Scrubs fan? Put your knowledge of Sacred Heart Hospital to the test with this comprehensive trivia quiz covering everything from unforgettable episodes to iconic character moments. Whether you're a devoted viewer who watched from day one or a newer fan discovering the show's hilarious antics, this quiz will challenge even the most dedicated Scrubs enthusiasts. See how well you remember the humor, heart, and hospital shenanigans that made this show a beloved classic!
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Q 01In Scrubs, what is the full name behind the initials of narrator J.D.?
John Michael Dorian
John Michael Dorian was loosely based on Dr. Jonathan Doris, a college friend of creator Bill Lawrence who also served as the show's medical adviser.
Q 02What are the rarely used first and middle names of J.D.'s reluctant mentor, Dr. Cox?
Percival Ulysses
Dr. Cox's full name is Percival Ulysses Cox, a fact Jordan and J.D. both needle him about; he goes almost exclusively by Perry and was played by John C. McGinley for the whole run.
Q 03J.D. and his best friend were undergraduate roommates at which Virginia school?
William & Mary
The Virginia college is where the pair's friendship began, and series creator Bill Lawrence is a William and Mary graduate who later confirmed the Janitor's real name in a speech there.
Q 04What is the name of the fictional teaching hospital where the series Scrubs is primarily set?
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart is an inner-city teaching hospital where J.D. and Turk start as first-year interns.
Q 05Who created Scrubs, drawing on a college friend's medical residency?
Bill Lawrence
Bill Lawrence created Scrubs around the internal-medicine residency of his college friend Jonathan Doris, who went on to serve as the show's medical adviser.
Q 06On which television network did 'Scrubs' originally premiere?
NBC
Scrubs premiered on NBC on October 2, 2001 and stayed there through 2008; ABC picked the show up in January 2009 and aired it until the 2010 finale.
Q 07Where were the first eight seasons of Scrubs filmed?
North Hollywood Medical Center
Scrubs shot its first eight seasons inside the North Hollywood Medical Center, a closed hospital on Riverside Drive in Los Angeles that also housed the writers and production offices.
Q 08What is the name of Dr. Cox's ex-wife, a recurring character who sits on the hospital's board?
Jordan Sullivan
Jordan is played by Christa Miller, the real-life wife of series creator Bill Lawrence. She first appears as J.D.'s patient and seduces him before he learns whose ex-wife she is.
Q 09Which broadcasting honour did Scrubs receive in 2006?
A Peabody Award
Scrubs received a Peabody Award in 2006 for blending comedy with honest portrayals of hospital life; it was nominated twice for the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy but never won it.
Q 10Which character took over as narrator in the show's ninth season?
Lucy Bennett
Lucy Bennett, the horse-loving medical student played by Kerry Bishé, took over the voice-over narration in season nine after the show moved from Sacred Heart to a med-school campus.
Q 11In the season eight finale, what name did the Janitor reveal to J.D. before an orderly called him something else?
Glenn Matthews
In 'My Finale' the Janitor tells J.D. his name is Glenn Matthews, only for a passing worker to greet him as 'Tommy'; Bill Lawrence later confirmed Glenn Matthews was the real name.
Q 12In Scrubs, Dr. Cox most often needled J.D. by calling him what?
Girls' names
Girls' names such as 'Tiffany' or 'Carol', alongside 'Newbie', were Cox's standard greeting for the protégé he would never admit to mentoring.
Q 13In Scrubs, what was Carla Espinosa's job at Sacred Heart hospital?
Head Nurse
Q 21Season nine of Scrubs moved the setting to which fictional medical school?
Winston University
Season nine relocated the show to Winston University, a medical school whose students trained at a rebuilt Sacred Heart; J.D., Turk and Cox taught there.
Q 22Which future star played the arrogant, wealthy medical student Cole Aaronson in season nine?
Dave Franco
Dave Franco played Cole Aaronson, the cocky student whose family paid for the new Sacred Heart; Franco went on to 21 Jump Street and the Now You See Me films.
Q 23Which actress played Kim Briggs, the urologist who becomes pregnant with J.D.'s son Sam?
Elizabeth Banks
Head Nurse Carla is the interns' mother figure; she starts dating Turk in the show's second episode and later marries him.
Q 14Which song by Lazlo Bane serves as the main theme for the TV series Scrubs?
Superman
'Superman' by Lazlo Bane, from the band's album All the Time in the World, opened the show from its 2001 pilot and appears on the 2002 Scrubs soundtrack.
Q 15Who played Dr. Bob Kelso, Scrubs' Chief of Medicine?
Ken Jenkins
Ken Jenkins played Bob Kelso, the budget-obsessed chief of medicine, for the first eight seasons; after retiring, Kelso resurfaces in season nine teaching at the new medical school.
Q 16How many seasons did the original run of Scrubs air before it ended in 2010?
9
The original run of 'Scrubs' aired for nine seasons, from 2001 to 2010. The first seven seasons aired on NBC, and the final two original seasons (8 and 9) aired on ABC.
Q 17The unnamed city in Scrubs is described by cast and crew as a blend of which three California cities?
San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco
The show never names its city; on DVD commentaries the cast and crew call it 'San DiFrangeles', a portmanteau of San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles meant to cover most of California.
Q 18Who is J.D.'s best friend and surgical colleague throughout most of Scrubs?
Christopher Turk
Christopher Turk rises from surgical intern to Chief of Surgery over the series, and his 'guy love' with J.D. is the show's real romance.
Q 19Which Scrubs episode, the show's 100th, did Zach Braff direct?
My Way Home
'My Way Home', the show's 100th episode, was directed by Zach Braff as a Wizard of Oz homage: J.D. just wants to get home, Turk needs a heart, Elliot courage and Carla a brain.
Q 20According to Bill Lawrence, why do almost all Scrubs titles begin with 'My...'?
Each one is J.D. writing in his diary
Season nine switched to 'Our...' titles as the focus moved to a new group of medical students.
J.D. later has a second son, Ollie, with Elliot before their eventual divorce.
Q 24What affectionate nickname does Carla use for J.D.?
Bambi
Carla dubs J.D. 'Bambi' in the pilot, a nod to how wide-eyed and wobbly the new intern is, and keeps using it; 'Newbie' stays Dr. Cox's name for him.
Q 25Which real a cappella group plays Scrubs' Worthless Peons, or Ted's Band?
The Blanks
The Blanks, Sam Lloyd's real a cappella group, were written in as Ted's band after performing at a cast party; on the show they are billed as the Worthless Peons.
Q 26Which musician played the busker who follows J.D. around in 'My Overkill'?
Colin Hay
Colin Hay, the Men at Work singer, played the street musician who trails J.D. singing 'Overkill' throughout the season two premiere 'My Overkill'.
Q 27The sixth-season episode 'My Musical' guest-starred Stephanie D'Abruzzo, a Tony nominee for which show?
Avenue Q
Stephanie D'Abruzzo earned a 2004 Tony nomination for Avenue Q, where she originated Kate Monster and Lucy; in 'My Musical' she plays Patti Miller, the patient who hears everything as song.
Q 28Which lyric of the Scrubs theme by Lazlo Bane alludes to the characters' fallibility?
I'm no Superman
'I'm no Superman' is the theme's hook, a line the show treats as an admission that its doctors are fallible; Lazlo Bane's full song 'Superman' appeared on the first Scrubs soundtrack.
Q 29Zach Braff's 2004 directing debut, shot in New Jersey for $2.5 million, was which film?
Garden State
Garden State, Zach Braff's 2004 writing-directing debut, was shot in his native New Jersey on a $2.5 million budget; its soundtrack won a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack.
Q 30Before Scrubs, Donald Faison had his breakout role as Murray in which 1995 film and its TV spin-off?
Clueless
Donald Faison played Murray in the 1995 film Clueless and reprised the role in its 1996–1999 TV series; he later played Petey Jones in Remember the Titans.