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Lunchtime Quiz: Fictional Characters, Actual Colleges
by Jason English - May 13, 2009 - 11:30 AM

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Yesterday I asked our Twitter followers for a little help putting this quiz together, and in five minutes I had enough material for five quizzes. So a big thanks to everyone who pitched in. Now, let’s find out what you know about the college experiences of fictional characters from TV and the movies. And if your alma mater can boast of a notable fictional alum, leave us a comment.

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Comments (13)

  1. I went to Berkeley. In addition to Kevin Costner’s Field of Dreams character, we have Jack Bauer, Dr. Yang on Grey’s Anatomy and Doc Brown from Back to the Future. That foursome is going to be tough to beat!

    posted by Betsy on 5-13-2009 at 12:18 pm

  2. My favorite fellow Brown alum is Brian, from Family Guy. Elliot on Scrubs (the one who was the second Becky Conner on Roseanne) is another.

    posted by Jack on 5-13-2009 at 12:22 pm

  3. I’ll be attending Cornell in the fall. I Googled “notable fictional Cornell alumni” and found some great ones. Here are two:

    In 30 Rock, Fat Balls, a potential addition to Tracy Jordan’s entourage is studying hotel administration at Cornell University.
    * * *
    In The Simpsons, Sideshow Mel attended Cornell.

    posted by sarah on 5-13-2009 at 12:26 pm

  4. Will & Grace went to Columbia! (I did not. Just throwing it out there.)

    posted by Monica on 5-13-2009 at 12:39 pm

  5. Sarah – also, Andy from “The Office.” He mentions it in almost every episode.

    posted by JennB on 5-13-2009 at 2:43 pm

  6. Oh, maybe I should’ve taken the quiz before I read the comments.

    posted by JennB on 5-13-2009 at 2:45 pm

  7. Don’t forget that House and many people from the Dharma Initiative are Michigan alums.

    posted by Ian on 5-13-2009 at 3:13 pm

  8. “So why are you here, CJ?”
    “I made fun of Notre Dame.”
    *entire press corps winces*

    posted by Random on 5-13-2009 at 9:00 pm

  9. How about a real classic? Ozzie Nelson went to my alma mater, Rutgers.

    posted by Linda Okland on 5-17-2009 at 3:13 am

  10. Considering I took educated guess on most of these, I’m SHOCKED that I got a 92%.

    posted by Ryan on 5-25-2009 at 9:29 pm

  11. House (and Cuddy) went to Johns Hopkins, not Michigan. Only TV doctors come from my alma mater.

    posted by JennA on 5-26-2009 at 3:35 pm

  12. Hmm, I’m pretty sure Meredith went to Dartmouth Med, not undergrad. I could be wrong. :D

    And no one cool went to my school, since I’m in high school. Sigh.

    posted by Skittles on 6-1-2009 at 12:25 am

  13. @JennA: House went to John’s Hopkins but then got got thrown out for cheating (see episode, “Distractions”). When he transferred to Michigan, that’s where he met Cuddy (see episode: Humpty Dumpty).

    posted by Lauren on 6-5-2009 at 2:09 am

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