Seinfeld Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
Seinfeld was originally called what?
A: The Seinfeld Chronicles.
Seinfeld is an American TV sitcom that aired for how many
seasons on NBC?
A: Nine.
From when to when did the Seinfeld show run?
A: From July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998.
Who created the Seinfeld show?
A: Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld.
Where was the show predominantly set?
A: In an apartment block in Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City.
Who does the show feature?
A: A handful of Jerry's friends and acquaintances.
Aside from Jerry, who are the main three characters?
A: George Costanza, Elaine Benes, and Cosmo Kramer.
Who plays George Costanza, Jerry's best friend?
A: Jason Alexander.
Who plays the part of Jerry's ex-girlfriend?
A: Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Who plays the part of Cosmo, the guy that lives across the
hall?
A: Michael Richards.
What company produced Seinfeld?
A: Castle Rock Entertainment.
In what two seasons did the show lead the Nielsen ratings?
A: Seasons six and nine.
Seinfeld finished among the top two every year from when to
when?
A: 1994 to 1998.
In 2002, TV Guide named Seinfeld the what?
A: Greatest television program of all time.
In 1997, the episode "The Boyfriend" was ranked number
what on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time?
A: 4.
In 2009, "The Contest" was ranked what on TV Guide's list
of TV's Top 100 Episodes of All Time?
A: #1 .
Who named Seinfeld the No. 2 Best Written TV Series of All
Time?
A: Writers Guild of America.
Entertainment Weekly named Seinfeld the "what" TV series of
all time.?
A: No. 3 best .
The Seinfeld show started out as a 23-minute pilot called
what?
A: The Seinfeld Chronicles.
When did the pilot first air?
A: On July 5, 1989.
Where did the pilot place in its time slot against the CBS
police drama Jake and the Fatman?
A: Second.
NBC research showed that the show was popular with what
audience group?
A: Young male adults, a demographic sought after by advertisers.
Many Seinfeld episodes are based on the writers' what?
A: Real-life experiences.,
George's storyline in the episode, "The Revenge", is based
on whose experience at Saturday Night Live.?
A: Larry David's.
"The Smelly Car" storyline is based on whose lawyer friend,
who could not get a bad smell out of his car?
A: Peter Mehlman's.
Some of the Seinfeld stories were inspired by what?
A: Headlines and rumors.
Seinfeld became the first television series since what
other show to be widely described as postmodern.?
A: Monty Python's Flying Circus .
