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60 free Zoey 101 trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
48 free Zoey 101 trivia questions with answers. Zoey 101 ran on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008, and this quiz covers all four seasons plus the 2023 Paramount+ sequel. Expect questions on Pacific Coast Academy and why Zoey could enroll there, the roommates who came and went (Dana, Nicole, Lola, Quinn), Chase's secret crush and the time capsule, Logan's father, Quinn's 'Quinnventions' and her six toes, Michael's fear of roller coasters, Stacey Dillsen's cotton swabs, Dustin, Mark Del Figgalo and Jeremiah Trotman. There is a section on how the show was made: the Pepperdine University shoot that made it Nickelodeon's most expensive series, the move to a Santa Clarita business park, Dan Schneider building the show around Jamie Lynn Spears, the cast changes, the 2005 Emmy nomination, the London cliffhanger and the finale that became Nickelodeon's highest-rated live-action broadcast ever. It closes with Zoey 102 and Jamie Lynn Spears' later career. Questions run from easy to expert, and every answer is backed by a cited sentence from Wikipedia's articles on the series, its characters and its star.
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Q 01Who created Zoey 101 for Nickelodeon?
Dan Schneider
He custom-built the series around Jamie Lynn Spears after casting her on All That, in the same way Kenan & Kel and The Amanda Show were built around their stars.
Q 02How many episodes of Zoey 101 aired across its four seasons?
61
The show ran from January 9, 2005 to May 2, 2008.
Q 03What is the name of the Southern California boarding school where the series is set?
Pacific Coast Academy
Its beach, dorms and walkways were really Pepperdine University in Malibu for the first two seasons.
Q 04Why is Zoey's enrollment at PCA a big deal in the premise of the show?
The school had only just started admitting girls
Zoey and her younger brother Dustin both attend, and he stays on even when she moves to London.
Q 05Which California university served as the filming location for the first two seasons?
Pepperdine
The school was paid about $350,000 for season one and an estimated $500,000 for season two.
Q 06Where did production move from season three onward?
A business park in the Santa Clarita Valley
The Mann Biomedical Park had been built by Lockheed to resemble a college campus, and its warehouses became soundstages.
Q 07Zoey 101 was nominated for an Emmy in 2005 in which category?
Outstanding Children's Program
It also won three Young Artist Awards and two Kids' Choice Awards over its run.
Q 08On which Nickelodeon sketch show did Jamie Lynn Spears make her network debut in 2002?
All That
A Nickelodeon executive had asked Dan Schneider whether he would like to meet Britney Spears' little sister; she was 11.
Q 09Erin Sanders auditioned for Nicole and lost the part. What did the show's creator do?
Created the character Quinn just for her
Quinn Pensky went on to appear in every season and to marry Logan in Zoey 102.
Q 10Which future Elvis star joined the cast in season four as Zoey's new boyfriend James Garrett?
Austin Butler
He took over Chase's old bed after Sean Flynn left the show to focus on his education.
Q 11Which future Victorious star played Lola Martinez from season two onward?
Victoria Justice
Lola replaced Dana Cruz after Kristin Herrera left following season one.
Q 12Why was Chase's actor written out of the show after season three?
He wanted to focus on his education
He returned as a guest in season four and came back for good in the 2023 sequel film.
Q 13Which pop star reportedly confronted Alexa Nikolas on set in 2005 and called her an 'evil little girl'?
Britney Spears
Nikolas left after season two; in 2022 the singer publicly apologized to her.
Q 21In the 2015 TeenNick anniversary short, what is Chase doing when Michael bursts in with the time capsule contents?
Proposing to his girlfriend
Michael read out Zoey's decade-old DVD confession, and Chase took back the ring and ran off to find her.
Q 22Quinn Pensky calls her inventions what?
Quinnventions
They include a breath spray that causes uncontrollable laughter and a humane mouse trap that fires a plasma bolt.
Q 23What unusual physical trait does Quinn reveal in the season-one episode 'Quinn's Date'?
Six toes on her right foot
Q 14The series finale 'Chasing Zoey' set what record for Nickelodeon?
Highest-rated live-action show ever
More than 7.3 million people watched, and it even beat American Idol among viewers aged 12 to 17.
Q 15When did the Zoey 101 staff learn about Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy?
Two months after the final season wrapped
Production ended in August 2007 and the news broke in December, so the show was not cancelled because of it, despite what many assume.
Q 16Which magazine broke the news of Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy in December 2007?
OK!
Some parents demanded that season four be pulled; Nickelodeon aired it as scheduled and the first post-announcement episode drew a record 7.27 million viewers.
Q 17Where does Zoey move in the season-three finale 'Goodbye Zoey?'
London
She enrolls at Covington while her dad works there, and Chase transfers to England to be with her just as she returns to PCA.
Q 18Where does Chase work for the first three seasons?
Sushi Rox
He is often seen with a guitar, a nod to actor Sean Flynn's real hobby.
Q 19Which US city is Chase Matthews from?
Baltimore
His birthday is October 5 and his hair is a running joke among his friends.
Q 20When Zoey leaves for England, Chase starts hanging out with a lookalike girl named what?
Gretchen
Logan and Michael stage an intervention, and a webcam glitch lets Zoey overhear Chase admit he loves her.
She also plays the trombone and keeps a pet alpaca named Otis back home in Seattle.
Q 24What is the name of Quinn's pet alpaca?
Otis
Her spider is Herman and her snake is Marvin, while Chester is Chase's dog.
Q 25Logan Reese's father Malcolm is what?
A film and TV producer
Dad's money furnishes the boys' dorm with every gadget Logan wants.
Q 26In 'Zoey's Tutor', Logan turns out to be gifted at which subject?
Chemistry
His grandfather is a chemistry professor at Caltech, which explains the surprise talent.
Q 27Whom does Quinn take to the prom in 'Chasing Zoey' so nobody suspects she is dating Logan?
Dustin Brooks
Dustin storms out thinking he is being used; Logan finally blurts out that he loves Quinn when his own date tries to kiss him.
Q 28Which lisping PCA student is obsessed with making crafts out of white glue and cotton swabs?
Stacey Dillsen
Her lisp vanishes when Mark accidentally hits her with a car in the finale, and she later pops up in iCarly and Sam & Cat.
Q 29Michael Barret's secret fear, exposed by Logan in season four, is of what?
Roller coasters
Zoey talks him onto one at a theme park and he ends up loving them.
Q 30Which slang word does Michael coin in a season-three episode, and later turn into a song in Zoey 102?
Drippin'
Neither Chase nor Logan gave him credit for it at the time.