History of Pennsylvania
This city, founded by William Penn in 1682, served as Pennsylvania’s capital before Harrisburg.
What is Philadelphia?
In this colorful guessing game, players try to pinpoint a specific shade on a giant color grid using just a few word clues.
What is Hues and Cues?
The running gag of Gus’s endless aliases includes names like “Lavender Gooms” and this snack-inspired one.
What is “Ghee Buttersnaps”?
Adrian Monk’s phobia list includes dozens of fears, but this one is consistently referenced as his greatest.
What is a fear of germs (germophobia)?
The value of π (pi) rounded to two decimal places.
What is 3.14?
Pennsylvania was one of the original thirteen colonies and was founded as a haven for followers of this religion.
What is Quakers (or the Religious Society of Friends)?
In this trivia game, you don’t need the right answer—you just need to bet on the person who has it.
What is Wits and Wagers?
This villain, introduced in Season 3, becomes Shawn’s arch-nemesis and returns multiple times to torment him.
Who is Mr. Yin (part of the Yin/Yang killers)?
Monk’s wife, whose murder drives much of the series, was named this.
Who is Trudy (Monk)?
Solve: 12 × 8.
What is 96?
This 1777 battle, considered a turning point of the American Revolution, took place near present-day Philadelphia.
What is the Battle of Brandywine?
In this party game, players shout out the connection between four seemingly unrelated trivia answers—no board, just brains.
What is Linkee?
Shawn gives Gus this unusual nickname when they pretend to be fashion photographers in “Lights, Camera… Homicidio.”
What is “Slick Fingers”?
Monk’s assistant before Natalie was this character, who eventually moved away to care for her child.
Who is Sharona Fleming?
The reciprocal of 5/8.
What is 8/5?
The Pennsylvania Dutch are descendants of German-speaking settlers, primarily from this region of Europe.
What is Germany (or specifically the Rhineland/Pfalz region)?
In this tile-based game of matching colors and shapes, players build lines and score big by creating a six-tile combo known as its namesake.
What is Qwirkle?
This 1980s pop star makes multiple guest appearances as Gus’s and Shawn's personal idol.
Who is Curt Smith (from Tears for Fears)?
This recurring nemesis, a charismatic criminal mastermind, was revealed to be behind Trudy’s death.
Who is Dale “the Whale” Biederbeck? OR Who is Judge Ethan Rickover?
The area of a triangle with base 12 and height 7.
What is 42 square units?
This Pennsylvania city became a steel industry powerhouse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What is Pittsburgh?
One of the oldest known board games, this two-player classic has you racing to bear off all your checkers—just don’t get sent to the bar.
What is Backgammon?
In “Dual Spires,” the Psych cast pays homage to this cult-classic 1990 TV series, even bringing in many of its original actors.
What is Twin Peaks?
In the final episode, Monk discovers a long-hidden Christmas present from Trudy. Inside is this item, which changes his life.
What is a videotape (revealing Trudy’s past and introducing her daughter, Molly)?
Simplify: (3x + 5x) – (2x – 4).
What is 6x + 4?