Think you can separate fact from fiction in the world of Gossip Girl? Decide which Upper East Side statements are accurate and which are not.
Which of these statements about Dan Humphrey is true within the series?
He drops out of high school and never attends college.
He spends the entire series living in the Palace Hotel.
He publishes a novel based on the Upper East Side called Inside.
He becomes a full time fashion designer for Eleanor Waldorf.
Which of the following statements about Serena’s younger brother Eric is accurate?
He attends St. Jude’s School for Boys.
He is secretly Gossip Girl from the start.
He never appears outside the first season.
He is Blair’s biological brother.
Which of these statements about Blair Waldorf is true?
She is an only child with no parents shown on screen.
She has a close bond with her maid Dorota.
She never leaves the Upper East Side during the series.
She spends the entire series married to Nate Archibald.
Which statement about Chuck Bass’s family is correct?
His parents run a small Brooklyn cafe.
His father is Bart Bass, a self made billionaire.
He grows up in the Humphrey loft from childhood.
His father is Howard Archibald, a disgraced banker.
Which statement about Jenny Humphrey’s storyline is accurate?
She becomes the editor in chief of The Spectator.
She eventually leaves New York to pursue a fashion career.
She becomes headmistress of Constance Billard.
She marries Nate Archibald in the series finale.
Which statement about Nate Archibald’s family background is true?
He grew up in Queens far from the Upper East Side.
He comes from an old money family tied to the Vanderbilts.
His parents run a Brooklyn art gallery.
He is secretly adopted and never told.
Which statement correctly describes Georgina Sparks?
She is a chaotic figure from Serena’s past who thrives on causing trouble.
She is Nate’s aunt who manages his trust fund.
She is Rufus’s long lost sister from Seattle.
She is Constance Billard’s strict headmistress.
Which statement about Lily’s marriages in the TV series is accurate?
She is married to Bart Bass more than once.
She never marries anyone after divorcing William van der Woodsen.
She is married to Howard Archibald for most of the series.
She marries Rufus only in a flash forward dream sequence.
Which statement about the show’s setting is correct?
The show takes place in Boston and never visits New York.
Most of the main characters attend private schools on the Upper East Side.
The series is set at a public school in Brooklyn.
All characters attend college together in California.
Which statement about the final episode is true?
It ends with everyone leaving New York forever.
It shows that no one ever discovers who Gossip Girl is.
It features a flash forward showing where the characters end up years later.
It reveals that Gossip Girl was a dream Dan had in high school.
Starter
You got some of the basics right, but the Upper East Side still managed to trick you a few times.
Solid
Good work. You can usually spot which Gossip Girl facts are real and which are misdirection.
Expert!
Nothing gets past you. You see through Upper East Side gossip almost as well as Gossip Girl.
Rewatching Gossip Girl with a fact checking mindset shows how often rumors, lies, and half truths drive the drama. Gossip Girl Trivia Quizzes
