The Cool 'Northern Exposure' quiz!

By: Olivia Cantor
Estimated Completion Time
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The Cool 'Northern Exposure' quiz!
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Northern Exposure was a popular American TV series during which decade?
1970s
1980s
1990s
The show ran from 1990 to 1995.
2000s

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The show’s central character was this fish-out-of-water character.
Joel Fleischty
Joel Fleisch
Joel Fleischer
Joel Fleischman
Joel was played by Rob Morrow.

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In which US state did the story of Northern Exposure take place?
Canada
Alaska
Alaska was bought from the Russian Empire by the US in the 1800s.
Nebraska
Omaha

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While the story of Northern Exposure took place in Alaska, the show was actually shot in this other US state.
Oregon
Washington
Most of the small town shoot of the show took place in Roslyn, Washington.
Virginia
Hawaii

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What is the name of the fictional small town of Alaska where Northern Exposure took place?
Tyson
Cicely
Cicely, Alaska is depicted as a small town with a population of less than 500.
Martha
Shirley

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Joel Fleischman’s occupation was what made him go to Cicely, Alaska. What was it?
lawyer
policeman
pastor
doctor
Part of Joel's medical school funds was subsidized by a grant from Alaska, which required him to some "payback time" in serving the grant.

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Originally from this city, Dr. Fleischman had trouble adjusting to small town life, given the huge differences.
Newark City
New Jersey City
New York City
Dr. Fleischman always misses New York’s staple bagels in Alaska.
New Hampshire City

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Who was responsible for bringing Dr. Fleischman to Cicely?
Maurice Minnifield
Maurice was played by Barry Corbin.
Marion Minnifield
Mario Minnifield
Miller Minnifield

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Maurice, the self-appointed media mogul of Cicely, owns this media-oriented company which plays a central role in the town.
radio station
The town’s radio station is named KBHR 570 AM.
TV station
film studio
newspaper company

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Who is the resident disc jockey of KBHR 570, infusing his radio spiels with philosophical musings and quotes of intellectual snippets from literature?
Mo Twister
RIck Stevens
Chris Stevens
Chris was played by John Corbett.
Casey Kasem

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Since it’s a really small town, DJ Chris also acts in this role for the town.
a rabbi
a policeman
a banker
a minister
The small town identifies Chris as their only clergyman.

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The show’s opening sequence features this strange animal roaming around the streets of the town, a not-so-strange occurrence in Alaska.
wild boar
moose
The actual moose used in the shoot was provided by the Washington State University from a captive herd they kept.
reindeer
antelope

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What is the name of the bush pilot with whom Dr. Fleischman develops a kind of screwball interaction which later leads to a romantic relationship?
Rosie O'Connell
Maggie O'Connell
Maggie was played by Janine Turner.
Riley O'Connell
Sheila O'Connell

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Being of a small town with hyphenated designations for people, Maggie also plays this role in Joel’s life.
cook
baker
seamstress
landlady
Maggie is a transplanted citizen in Alaska, who originally came from a rich family in Michigan.

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He is the very first quirky character whom Dr. Fleischman meets in Cicely, the first of many in the town.
Ed Stone
Ed Chigliak
Ed was played by Darren E. Burrows.
Sam Chigliak
Ed Warrior

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She owns the general store in the town, so naturally, everyone knows her, as she also knows everyone.
Ruth Miller
Anne Miller
Ruth-Anne Miller
Ruth-Anne was played by Peg Phillips.
Ru Miller

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Who is Dr. Joel’s assistant, the one who throws somewhat silently tolerant but meaningful “pregnant" looks at the New York-neurotic doctor from time to time?
Miller
Munroe
Merryl
Marilyn
Marilyn was played by Elaine Miles.

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Since Marilyn is a Native Alaskan, she has this Native American-sounding last name.
Whirlpool
Whirlwind
The laconic Marilyn, when she indeed talks, often references Native American folk tales to make a point.
Twisterwind
HurricaneWind

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Ed, the half-Native Alaskan orphan, is actually a budding practitioner of this art form.
sculpture
photography
film
He later fancies himself as a documentarist who records Cicely’s goings-on.
music

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Cicely is named after one of the founders of the town, who is one of this kind of rainbow people.
suffragettes
lovers
colonialists
lesbians
Cicely and her fellow female partner founded the town in 1908.

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What is the name of the other co-founder of Cicely?
Roswell
Rosamund
Rochelle
Roslyn
Cicely and Roslyn founded the town and aimed it to be the “Paris of the North."

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What is the name of the popular bar and restaurant in town?
The Mortar
The Pestle
The Iron
The Brick
The Brick is the commercial establishment on the ground floor while its owners live upstairs.

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Who owns The Brick bar and restaurant?
Holling Lacquer
Holling Sorbonne
Holling Vincoeur
Holling was played by John Cullum.
Holling Vincent

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Who is Holling’s wife, who is 40+ years his junior?
Kelley
Wellesly
Shirley
Shelley
Shelley was played by Cynthia Geary.

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Ed sometimes converses with a ghost of a dead Native American chief who acts as his spirit guide. What is his name?
One-Who-Waits
One-Who-Waits was played by Floyd Westerman.
One-Who-Wallows
One-Who-Visits
One-Who-Speaks

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This house turned bed and breakfast was opened by two guys who bought it from Maurice.
Sourgrapes Inn
Sourpuss Inn
Sourdough Inn
In one episode, some Japanese tourists performed some rituals in this Inn, making it popular to visitors.
Soursop Inn

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Who owns Sourdough Inn?
Holling and Shelley
Michelle and Maurice
Erick and Ron
Erick and Ron were played by Doug Ballard and Don McManus, respectively.
Ed and Ruth-Anne

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Much to bigoted macho Maurice’s surprise, the Sourdough Inn owners turn out to be this kind of people.
geeks
gays
In later seasons, the gay couple get married — a milestone in US TV history.
gorgeous
grimm

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Both Holling and Shelley are naturalized US citizens who settled down in Alaska. Where are they originally from?
Russia
Canada
Canada’s capital is Ottawa.
Australia
Iceland

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Because Dr. Joel is Jewish, this figure sometimes appears to him in the form of visions.
his rabbi
Jerry Adler played Joel’s rabbi in the show.
his father
his mother
his conscience

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Maggie is somewhat allergic to relationships at first because this often happens to her boyfriends.
they break her heart
they disappear
they leave
they die
Maggie referred to this strange occurrence as the “O'Connell Curse."

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Since Ed wants to be in touch with his Native American roots, he is also training to become one of this.
mystic
shaman
In one episode, Ed concocts a healing potion which gives Dr. Joel hallucinations when he drank it.
head chief
totem carver

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Actor Rob Morrow was replaced later by new actors by the last season due to this issue.
lawful arrest
drug allegations
contract dispute
Morrow's contract dispute led the writers to write him out of the show.
diva mentality

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Another doctor replaced Dr. Joel when the latter decided to "explore the wilderness.” What is his name?
Phil Capra
Phil was played by Paul Provenza.
Bud Capra
Phil Copra
Bud Carpa

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How many seasons completed Northern Exposure’s run?
9
7
6
Aside from the major cast departure, the show’s original producers were also changed prior to the show’s conclusion.
4

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