Pilot
What nickname does George earn during the pilot?
007
What career change does Ben make in season 14?
Firefighting
How does George O'Malley die?
*Double points: How do the doctors find out?
He is hit by a bus while trying to save someone else.
*He writes '007' in Meredith's hand.
What does Izzy do that leads to Denny's death?
Cuts his LVAD wires
*to bump him higher on the heart donor list
Who is the first person to be shot?
Dr. Reed Adamson
Which of the five main characters was originally not in the pilot episode?
Alex Karev
As of Season 18, how many of the original cast members remain on the show?
3
Meredith, Bailey, & Richard
Who dies in the plane crash of season 9?
Lexie Grey
(+ Mark Sloan a few days later)
From who and which event do we get the phrase “You’re my person”?
Cristina naming Meredith as her emergency contact for her abortion
Who is the second person to be shot?
Alex Karev
The pilot episode spans the main characters' first shift as surgical interns. How long is the shift?
48 hours
How does DeLuca die in season 17?
He is stabbed in the fallout of confronting a child trafficking team.
Why is Owen upset that Teddy named their daughter Allison?
Teddy did not disclose that Allison is her ex-girlfriend who died in 9/11.
How/why does Derek die in season 11?
He is hit by a truck while helping an injured driver, but the doctor helping him refuses a head CT and he dies of a brain bleed.
What was the motive of the hospital shooter?
His wife had surgery at Seattle Grace and it went well, but then she had a stroke and became brain dead. He blamed the doctors for this.
Which intern does Preston Burke select to scrub in for the very first surgery?
George O'Malley
Which side character, thought to be long dead, is miraculously found alive in season 13?
Owen’s sister, Megan
Why is the memory of a carousel so significant to Meredith and her childhood trauma?
Richard broke off the affair with Ellis while 5-year-old Meredith was on a carousel. She watched her mother run away and later attempt suicide.
Why does Alex depart the show in season 16?
To live with Izzie on a farm and help raise their biological twins he did not know she had.
Who operates on Derek and saves his life after he is shot?
Cristina
Name the first patient ever seen on the show.
Katie Bryce/Pageant Girl
Callie starts dating Penny in season 12. How is Penny connected to Derek and Meredith?
Penny was one of the doctors at Dillard Medical Center who failed to save Derek’s life.
How do Stephanie and little Erin escape being killed by a very dangerous patient who sets fire to the hospital ward they are in?
She pours rubbing alcohol on him and he ignites. She wraps Erin in a blanket and runs through the flames to exit via the roof.
Lexie’s biological mother (Meredith’s stepmother) is admitted to hospital, later dying of what seemingly benign condition?
Hiccups
(She really had sepsis from an earlier surgery).
How is the shooter finally stopped, and who convinces him to stop?
He has 1 bullet left and is about to shoot Webber, who convinces him to kill himself instead so he can reunite with his dead wife