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Is This Is Us your new favorite show? Find out how closely you've been paying attention with this quiz.
1. What was the original title of This Is Us?
Warning: This gallery contains spoilers.
36
"It was originally called "36," which is the age they're all turning at the beginning," the series' creator, writer and director, Dan Fogelman, told Glamour.
2. Who does Kate get her first job with after she stops working for Kevin?
Toby’s ex-wife
Toby is not happy about this.
3. What does Randall do for a living?
He is a weather commodities trader.
His family has trouble understanding exactly what he does. Basically, he's Chandler from Friends.
4. Which late star made a cameo in the series premiere?
Alan Thicke
The actor played himself on the set of The Manny, the sitcom in which Kevin starred.
5. What historical event does Kevin blame for “when it all went wrong” for him?
The Challenger explosion
He says the disaster, which happened when he was in second grade, may have made him realize that "trying to change the world leads to being blown into little pieces all over Florida."
6. Who is Rebecca revealed to be married to in the current day?
Miguel
He was Jack's best friend and confidant.
7. When Jack picks up a medical instrument in his wife’s delivery room, what does Dr. K. tell him it’s for?
Rectal examinations
"That one's from the dirty pile," Dr. K adds.
8. Who calls Kevin after he finally appears in his play premiere?
Ron Howard
The filmmaker says he was dragged to the play by his niece, but was impressed by Kevin's acting and would like to cast him in a film.
9. What TV show does Toby reference during a conversation with Kate at a party in the second episode?
Gilmore Girls
The reference is likely a nod to his This Is Us co-star Milo Ventimiglia, who also starred on Gilmore Girls.
10. Which Everybody Loves Raymond actor appeared in Episode 2?
Brad Garrett
The actor, who played the titular character's brother on Everybody Loves Raymond, plays a big-shot TV Network president on This Is Us.
11. Who does Toby admit to having a crush on during his first date with Kate?
Sally Field
"Sixty is the new sexy," Toby says in his defense.
12. Why does William disappear for entire days, causing suspicions that he’s using drugs?
To feed his cat
More trivia: The cat's name is "Clooney."
13. Where does William leave Randall as a newborn?
A fire station
A firefighter brings him to the hospital where Rebecca is giving birth to Kate and Kevin.
14. Where does Toby take Kate to sing in her “first big gig"?
An elder-care center
Toby introduces her as the "next Bette Midler," and she nervously sings "Time After Time."
15. What do Jack and Rebecca call Kevin, Kate and Randall?
The “Big Three”
This is also the title of the second episode.
16. What does Jack give Kate when she gets self-conscious at the pool?
His T-shirt, which he says is magical
Putting on the shirt makes it so that "your enemies will see you exactly as you want to be seen, and only that way," Jack says.
17. Who does William bring with him to Randall's house on Christmas Eve?
His ex-boyfriend, Jessie
The family is surprised, to say the least.
18. What song is Rebecca singing when she catches Jack's eye?
"Moonshadow"
The song's title is also the name of the Season 1 finale.
19. What do Beth and William eat the night that Randall goes out with Kevin?
Pot brownies
Beth has a secret stash.
20. Which celebrity recognizes Kevin while he’s having a fight with Randall on the street in New York City?
Seth Meyers
Myers asks if Kevin needs help.
21. What movie does the Pearson family watch every Thanksgiving?
Police Academy 3
It's one of many traditions, rooted in events from a Thanksgiving when Randall, Kate and Kevin were children.
22. What is William's dying wish?
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That his granddaughters plan his memorial service.
They throw him a FUN-eral, a full day in which the family does all the things William enjoyed.
23. What does Rebecca say she should be doing instead of performing the first show on her tour?
Watching ER
It is the '90s, after all.
24. What does Rebecca make for Jack after she forgets his birthday while she’s pregnant?
A banana muffin covered with Twinkie icing
She wanted to make a fancy almond chocolate cake, but the only store in walking distance was a liquor store, which didn't have the ingredients she needed.
25. What does Rebecca recommend she and the triplets do after they find out about her split from Jack?
See a Tom Hanks movie
"We're going to give ourselves over to Tom Hanks and he's going to make us feel so much better about the mind-blowingly upsetting crap that's going on in our heads," Rebecca says.
26. Which of Kevin's idols stars in the movie he has been cast in?
Sylvester Stallone
"Can you imagine?" Kevin asks. "I'm on a movie set saving Sylvester Stallone's life!"
27. Where does Randall take Deja in hopes of bonding with her?
A charity ball in which Kevin is up for auction as a celebrity guest
Deja, it turns out, is a big fan of The Manny.
28. Who do Jack and Rebecca dress up as in the Halloween episode?
Sonny and Cher
But they are split up for most of the night.
29. Where does Toby gleefully share the news that Kate is pregnant?
A coffee shop
To the tune of "Only Wanna Be With You" by Hootie and the Blowfish.