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Kenneth Parcell Trivia

How well do you know Kenneth the Page, his family, his faith in television and his very long career at NBC? Here are 30 of our 131 Kenneth Parcell questions. Tap an answer to play right here, or jump into a 10-question set. Every answer links to the source it was checked against.

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  1. NBC Page

    Which TGS star does Kenneth serve as a personal assistant?

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    Tracy Jordan. Tracy considers himself Kenneth's mentor and once quit TGS, only to return when Jack threatened to fire Kenneth.

    Source: Tracy Jordan - Wikipedia

  2. NBC Page

    When Danny Baker joins TGS, what unusual request does Kenneth make of him?

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    To yell at him. Kenneth is unsettled when a star treats him nicely.

    Source: 30 Rock season 4 - Wikipedia

  3. NBC Page

    To show his love for NBC, what does Kenneth knit for his grandmother?

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    A bikini with the NBC peacock. Kenneth's devotion to the network extends to peacock-themed swimwear.

    Source: Kenneth Parcell - 30 Rock Wiki

  4. NBC Page

    What does Kenneth politely call Jenna?

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    Ms. Maroney. Ever the proper page, Kenneth addresses Jenna as 'Ms. Maroney.'

    Source: Kenneth Parcell - 30 Rock Wiki

  5. TGS Writer

    What is Kenneth doing in the pilot when he makes Liz introduce herself to a group of TGS fans?

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    Leading a building tour. From his very first scene, Kenneth is an eager NBC tour guide who loves showing off the building.

    Source: Pilot (30 Rock) - Wikipedia

  6. TGS Writer

    When Kenneth reapplies to the NBC page program, what has the application process turned into?

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    A pageant. Jenna coached him using her own pageant experience, but his over-the-top performance flopped.

    Source: Let's Stay Together (30 Rock) - Wikipedia

  7. TGS Writer

    To test NBC-president candidate Charlie MacGuffin's loyalty, Kenneth poses as a CBS executive. What name does he use?

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    C.B. Essington. MacGuffin passed that test, but Kenneth soon learned what he really planned to do with the building.

    Source: A Goon's Deed in a Weary World

  8. TGS Writer

    In 'The C Word,' Kenneth tells Pete he doesn't want to disgrace what?

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    The peacock. Kenneth's loyalty to NBC runs so deep that he treats the network's logo with near-religious respect.

    Source: Kenneth Parcell (30 Rock Wiki)

  9. Head Writer

    What was the name of the pig Kenneth befriended as a boy?

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    Harold. Kenneth's childhood pal was a pig named Harold, befriended back on the family farm.

    Source: Kenneth Parcell - Wikipedia

  10. Head Writer

    Kenneth's Myers-Briggs personality profile turns out to match whose?

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    Jack's. Jack is unsettled to learn the cheerful page tests exactly like him, and predicts that one day everyone will work for Kenneth.

    Source: Kenneth Parcell - Wikipedia

  11. Head Writer

    Lenny Wosniak tries to infiltrate the pages union with which undercover persona?

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    Charlene LaRue. Jack's private eye went undercover as 'Charlene LaRue,' a disguise that failed.

    Source: List of 30 Rock characters - Wikipedia

  12. Head Writer

    Until he was 16, Kenneth had what unusual body feature, which he later hands to Hazel for good luck?

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    A small tail. Kenneth treats the little tail like a rabbit's foot and passes it to Hazel as a lucky charm.

    Source: Kenneth Parcell - Wikipedia

  13. GE Executive

    In the "Blind Date" poker storyline, what does Kenneth put up in the final winner-take-all hand against Jack?

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    His page jacket. Jack wins with a pair of twos, then hands the jacket back, explaining he only wanted to show his power.

    Source: Blind Date (30 Rock) - Wikipedia

  14. GE Executive

    In "Somebody to Love," why does Kenneth agree to do a string of dares for Frank, Toofer and Josh?

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    To raise money to replace Jack's missing suit trousers. The first dare is eating a bottle of ketchup that had expired two years earlier.

    Source: Somebody to Love (30 Rock) - Wikipedia

  15. GE Executive

    In Season 4's "Secret Santa," Frank, Toofer and Lutz invent which religion to get extra gifts from Kenneth?

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    Verdukianism. Their made-up holiday centers on food and pampering, and its song is a simple chant about pizza.

    Source: "Secret Santa" (30 Rock) - Wikipedia

  16. GE Executive

    In "The Collection," what embarrassing collection does the investigator find, which Jack ends up giving to Kenneth?

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    Cookie jars. Jack can't bring himself to throw them away, so he gives them to Kenneth, who shares his enjoyment of them.

    Source: The Collection (30 Rock) - Wikipedia

  17. NBC Page

    In the finale's distant-future scene, the ageless Kenneth admires a snow globe holding a model of what?

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    Rockefeller Center. In the distant future, an immortal Kenneth gazes at a tiny Rockefeller Center while Liz's great-granddaughter pitches a show based on Liz's stories about TGS.

    Source: Last Lunch - Wikipedia

  18. NBC Page

    Kenneth keeps a dream journal. What does he say about the dreams in it?

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    They've all come true. Kenneth's dream journal is unsettling because, he says, every dream so far has come true.

    Source: Kenneth Parcell - 30 Rock Wiki

  19. NBC Page

    Kenneth says he loves only two things: everybody and what?

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    Television. Kenneth's devotion to TV drives many of his storylines, from his game-show dreams to his love of TV history.

    Source: Kenneth Parcell - Wikipedia

  20. NBC Page

    Kenneth pulls out his idea journal to save the show. What does the entry turn out to say?

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    "Bird Internet". The two-word pitch is all Kenneth has in the journal.

    Source: The Funniest Kenneth Parcell Quotes from 30 Rock (Paste)

  21. NBC Page

    Why does Kenneth turn out to be so good at poker?

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    His face never shows what he's thinking. Kenneth's innocent blank expression makes him an accidental poker shark.

    Source: Kenneth Parcell - Wikipedia

  22. NBC Page

    Tracy Jordan advises Kenneth to "live every week like it's" what?

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    Shark Week. The line is so beloved that the Chicago Sun-Times still quoted it in its 2018 Shark Week viewing guide.

    Source: Shark Week 2018 viewing guide - Chicago Sun-Times

  23. NBC Page

    How little does Liz know Kenneth when the series begins? In the pilot, she calls him what?

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    "That NBC page". Kenneth started as a nameless face before becoming a key part of the TGS family.

    Source: Kenneth Parcell - Wikipedia

  24. NBC Page

    Why won't Kenneth sign the time card that limits pages to 16 hours a day?

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    He always works more, so he'd be signing a lie. As he puts it, the Parcell name is synonymous with honesty.

    Source: The Funniest Kenneth Parcell Quotes from 30 Rock (Paste)

  25. NBC Page

    In the series finale, what is Kenneth trying to get from Jenna before her final TGS song?

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    Real emotion. Kenneth wants Jenna's last performance to come from the heart.

    Source: 30 Rock season 7 - Wikipedia

  26. NBC Page

    To prove fans are 'sweet on TGS', what does Kenneth mail to the head of the network?

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    Sugar cubes. Kenneth's save-the-show campaign is earnest and sweet, in every sense.

    Source: 30 Rock's Funniest Moments Ranked (Looper)

  27. NBC Page

    Kenneth refuses hot drinks, calling them what?

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    "The Devil's temperature". Kenneth eventually tries coffee and is instantly hooked.

    Source: Kenneth Parcell - 30 Rock Wiki

  28. NBC Page

    Kenneth thinks licking an envelope is a sin unless you're married to it. What does he do before licking each one?

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    Marries it, then divorces it. He goes through the ritual for every envelope in his fan-mail campaign.

    Source: The Funniest Kenneth Parcell Quotes from 30 Rock (Paste)

  29. NBC Page

    What does Tracy buy for TGS that Kenneth then uses constantly?

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    A cappuccino machine. Kenneth is known for being easily affected by caffeine.

    Source: 30 Rock season 2 (Wikipedia)

  30. NBC Page

    Ever polite, Kenneth addresses Frank by what name?

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    Mr. Rossitano. Kenneth uses formal titles for nearly everyone, including 'Mr. Spurlock' for Toofer.

    Source: The Funniest Kenneth Parcell Quotes from 30 Rock (Paste)

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