Silence your phone, check the rearview mirror, and definitely do not trust the newest person in a black hoodie.
These Pretty Little Liars trivia questions untangle Rosewood's friendships, romances, secret twins, creepy dollhouses, and all three major A reveals.
Meet the Liars of Rosewood
Q: In which fictional Pennsylvania town is the series set?
A: Rosewood.
Q: Which missing girl once led the central friend group?
A: Alison DiLaurentis.
Q: What are the first names of the four original Liars?
A: Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily.
Q: What is Aria's last name?
A: Montgomery.
Q: What is Spencer's last name?
A: Hastings.
Q: What is Hanna's last name?
A: Marin.
Q: What is Emily's last name?
A: Fields.
Q: Where has Aria been living when she returns in the pilot?
A: Iceland.
Q: What is the name of the girls' high school?
A: Rosewood High School.
Q: What letter signs the threatening messages?
A: A.
Q: What punctuation usually appears before the signature?
A: A dash, as in “-A.”
Q: What secret does Alison know about Aria's father?
A: Byron is having an affair with Meredith.
Q: Which Liar is known for academic ambition and competitive intensity?
A: Spencer.
Q: Which Liar is a talented swimmer?
A: Emily.
Q: Which Liar becomes close friends with Mona after Alison disappears?
A: Hanna.
The First A and the Jenna Thing
Q: Who is revealed as the original A?
A: Mona Vanderwaal.
Q: Why does Mona resent Alison and the Liars?
A: Alison bullied her, and Hanna's reunion with the group leaves Mona feeling abandoned.
Q: Where does Spencer confront Mona during the first A reveal?
A: Lookout Point.
Q: What happens to Mona during that confrontation?
A: She falls from a cliff but survives.
Q: Where is Mona sent after she is exposed?
A: Radley Sanitarium.
Q: What accident do the girls call “the Jenna Thing”?
A: A prank explosion that blinds Jenna Marshall.
Q: Who throws the firecracker that causes the explosion?
A: Alison.
Q: Who is blamed for the Jenna Thing?
A: Toby Cavanaugh.
Q: How is Toby related to Jenna?
A: He is her stepbrother.
Q: What color hoodie becomes A's signature disguise?
A: Black.
Q: What candy wrapper clue helps Spencer identify Mona?
A: A gum wrapper.
Q: Which teacher is secretly involved with Aria?
A: Ezra Fitz.
Q: Where do Aria and Ezra first meet?
A: A bar.
Q: What job does Ezra begin at Rosewood High?
A: English teacher.
Q: What discovery makes his relationship with Aria immediately complicated?
A: She is his student.
Families, Couples, and Rosewood History
Q: Who is Spencer's longtime romantic partner?
A: Toby Cavanaugh.
Q: Who is Hanna's main love interest?
A: Caleb Rivers.
Q: Who becomes Emily's first serious girlfriend?
A: Maya St. Germain.
Q: Which Liar eventually becomes romantically involved with Alison?
A: Emily.
Q: What is the name of Hanna's mother?
A: Ashley Marin.
Q: What is the name of Spencer's older sister?
A: Melissa Hastings.
Q: What are Aria's parents called?
A: Ella and Byron Montgomery.
Q: What is the name of Aria's younger brother?
A: Mike Montgomery.
Q: What are Emily's parents called?
A: Pam and Wayne Fields.
Q: What is the name of Alison's older brother?
A: Jason DiLaurentis.
Q: Which three men form the secretive N.A.T. Club?
A: Jason, Ian Thomas, and Garrett Reynolds.
Q: What was the N.A.T. Club known for doing?
A: Secretly filming people.
Q: Which Hastings parent is Spencer's biological father?
A: Peter Hastings.
Q: Who is Spencer's biological mother?
A: Mary Drake.
Q: How is Mary Drake related to Jessica DiLaurentis?
A: They are identical twin sisters.
Buried Secrets and Dangerous Reveals
Q: Who pushes Ian Thomas from the bell tower to save Spencer?
A: Alison.
Q: Who killed Maya St. Germain?
A: Lyndon James, who posed as Nate St. Germain.
Q: Who kills Lyndon while defending herself?
A: Emily.
Q: Who is buried in the grave believed to be Alison's?
A: Bethany Young.
Q: Who strikes Bethany, mistaking her for Alison?
A: Mona.
Q: Who buries Bethany, believing she is already dead?
A: Melissa Hastings.
Q: Who hits Alison in the head on the night she disappears?
A: Charlotte.
Q: Who buries Alison while believing she is dead?
A: Jessica DiLaurentis.
Q: Who pulls Alison from the ground and saves her?
A: Carla Grunwald.
Q: Which detective is murdered after years of corrupt behavior?
A: Darren Wilden.
Q: Who kills Detective Wilden?
A: CeCe Drake.
Q: Who shoots Ezra on a New York rooftop?
A: Shana Fring.
Q: Who kills Shana while protecting the group?
A: Aria.
Q: What public return shocks Rosewood after Alison is found alive?
A: Alison comes home and resumes her life.
Q: What does Radley Sanitarium later become?
A: The Radley hotel.
Big A and the Dollhouse
Q: Who takes over the A game after Mona?
A: Charlotte DiLaurentis, also known as CeCe Drake.
Q: What first name is connected to Big A inside the Dollhouse?
A: Charles.
Q: What is CeCe's real first name?
A: Charlotte.
Q: Where did Charlotte spend much of her childhood?
A: Radley Sanitarium.
Q: What color coat becomes a major clue in the Big A mystery?
A: Red.
Q: What underground prison does Charlotte build?
A: The Dollhouse.
Q: Which former A is kidnapped first and forced to impersonate Alison there?
A: Mona.
Q: How are the four Liars taken to the Dollhouse?
A: A hijacks their prison transport.
Q: What kind of rooms are built for each captive?
A: Replicas of their bedrooms.
Q: What dance does A force the captives to prepare?
A: A prom.
Q: What name do letter blocks spell in Spencer's Dollhouse clue?
A: Charles.
Q: Who helps the Liars escape the Dollhouse?
A: Their friends and police, with clues sent from inside.
Q: In which episode is Charlotte unmasked as A?
A: “Game Over, Charles.”
Q: Who kills Charlotte after her release?
A: Mona.
Q: Where does Charlotte die?
A: In the church bell tower.
A.D., the Board Game, and the Finale
Q: What initials identify the final anonymous tormentor?
A: A.D.
Q: What elaborate object delivers A.D.'s tasks?
A: The Liar's Lament board game.
Q: Who is A.D.?
A: Alex Drake.
Q: How is Alex related to Spencer?
A: She is Spencer's identical twin sister.
Q: Where was Alex raised?
A: England.
Q: Why does Alex begin tormenting the Liars?
A: She wants to avenge Charlotte and take over Spencer's life.
Q: Who introduces Alex to the truth about her Rosewood family?
A: Wren Kingston.
Q: What does Alex do with Wren after killing him?
A: She has his ashes turned into a diamond.
Q: Which doctor uses the false name Elliott Rollins?
A: Archer Dunhill.
Q: Who accidentally kills Archer with a car?
A: Hanna.
Q: Which couple marries in the series finale?
A: Aria and Ezra.
Q: Which couple learns they are expecting a baby?
A: Hanna and Caleb.
Q: Who captures Alex and Mary after the Liars escape?
A: Mona.
Q: Where does Mona imprison Alex and Mary?
A: In a dollhouse beneath her Paris shop.
Q: What is the title of the series finale?
A: “Till Death Do Us Part.”
The Actors Behind the Secrets
Q: Who plays Aria Montgomery?
A: Lucy Hale.
Q: Who plays Spencer Hastings and Alex Drake?
A: Troian Bellisario.
Q: Who plays Hanna Marin?
A: Ashley Benson.
Q: Who plays Emily Fields?
A: Shay Mitchell.
Q: Who plays Alison DiLaurentis?
A: Sasha Pieterse.
Q: Who plays Mona Vanderwaal?
A: Janel Parrish.
Q: Who plays Ezra Fitz?
A: Ian Harding.
Q: Who plays Toby Cavanaugh?
A: Keegan Allen.
Q: Who plays Caleb Rivers?
A: Tyler Blackburn.
Q: Who plays Ashley Marin?
A: Laura Leighton.
Q: Who plays Ella Montgomery?
A: Holly Marie Combs.
Q: Who plays Byron Montgomery?
A: Chad Lowe.
Q: Who plays Melissa Hastings?
A: Torrey DeVitto.
Q: Who plays Charlotte, also known as CeCe Drake?
A: Vanessa Ray.
Q: Who plays both Jessica DiLaurentis and Mary Drake?
A: Andrea Parker.
Books, Cameras, and Spinoffs
Q: Who developed Pretty Little Liars for television?
A: I. Marlene King.
Q: Who wrote the novel series that inspired the show?
A: Sara Shepard.
Q: In what year was the first Pretty Little Liars novel published?
A: 2006.
Q: On what date did the television series premiere?
A: June 8, 2010.
Q: On what date did it end?
A: June 27, 2017.
Q: How many seasons did the original series run?
A: Seven.
Q: How many episodes did it air?
A: 160.
Q: What was the network called when the show premiered?
A: ABC Family.
Q: What did the network become in 2016?
A: Freeform.
Q: What song by the Pierces serves as the theme?
A: “Secret.”
Q: Which cast member suggested “Secret” for the opening credits?
A: Ashley Benson.
Q: Where was the pilot filmed?
A: Vancouver.
Q: Where was most of the rest of the series filmed?
A: Los Angeles.
Q: Which supernatural spinoff follows Caleb to a cursed town?
A: Ravenswood.
Q: Which spinoff reunites Alison and Mona in Beacon Heights?
A: Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists.
Did A Outsmart You?
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