190 Fun Facts About Trivia for Seniors

Which comedienne starred with her real-life husband Desi Arnaz in I Love Lucy?

The show was the most-watched programme in America for four of its six seasons.

In I Love Lucy, the Ricardos' best friends and landlords were Fred and Ethel ___

William Frawley and Vivian Vance played the couple, who famously did not get along off screen.

What kind of dog was Lassie?

The series ran for 17 seasons on CBS from 1954 to 1973 and was created by producer Robert Maxwell and trainer Rudd Weatherwax.

Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in which Mississippi town?

His twin brother, Jesse Garon, was stillborn 35 minutes before him.

What is the name of Elvis Presley's mansion in Memphis?

He bought the 18-room house in March 1957 and died there in August 1977, aged 42.

On Elvis Presley's third and final Ed Sullivan Show appearance in January 1957, how was he filmed?

His first appearance the previous September had drawn about 60 million viewers.

Frank Sinatra was born to Italian immigrant parents in which city across the Hudson from Manhattan?

He was nicknamed the Chairman of the Board and Ol' Blue Eyes, and first sang with the Harry James band in 1939.

Which singer's recording of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" became the biggest hit of his career?

He first sang it on a Christmas Day radio broadcast in 1941, and it appeared in the film Holiday Inn the following year.

The Beatles' first live Ed Sullivan Show appearance in 1964 drew an estimated how many viewers?

It was a US television record at the time, and is usually taken as the start of the British Invasion.

The Beatles came from which English city?

They grew out of John Lennon's earlier group the Quarrymen and honed their act in the clubs of Hamburg.

Which singer made "The Twist" a nationwide dance craze in 1960?

His version was a cover of a Hank Ballard song, helped along by many appearances on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.

Doris Day sang "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" in which Alfred Hitchcock film?

The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song; she co-starred with James Stewart.

Nat King Cole's 1951 hit "Unforgettable" returned to the charts in 1991 as a duet with whom?

Recording technology was used to pair the late singer's voice with hers, and the duet topped the pop charts.

Fred Astaire's most famous dancing partner, with whom he made ten films, was ___

Their films together included Top Hat, Swing Time and Shall We Dance in the 1930s.

Marilyn Monroe was born under what name?

She married baseball star Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller, and died in 1962 at only 36.

John Wayne won his Best Actor Oscar as one-eyed marshal Rooster Cogburn in which 1969 film?

Born Marion Morrison in Iowa, he had appeared in 179 films by the time of his death in 1979.

Who played Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 Civil War epic set on a Georgia plantation?

Some 1,400 unknown women were interviewed for the part before the British actress won it.

In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart's Rick Blaine runs what sort of business?

Rick's Café Américain draws refugees, Vichy officials and Germans alike in December 1941.

Which song from The Wizard of Oz won the Academy Award for Best Original Song?

Judy Garland was 16 when she played Dorothy; the little dog Toto was played by a terrier named Terry.

Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz lives on a farm in which state?

Her guardians are Uncle Henry and Aunt Em; the film's annual TV broadcasts made it a family tradition from the late 1950s.

The Sound of Music (1965) is set in and around which Austrian city?

Julie Andrews starred as Maria; the film became the highest-grossing movie of its day.

The Andy Griffith Show was set in the fictional town of Mayberry in which state?

Andy Taylor was the widowed sheriff, Don Knotts played deputy Barney Fife, and young Ron Howard was Opie.

Who played Andy Taylor's nervous deputy, Barney Fife?

The whistled theme, "The Fishin' Hole", was whistled by its composer Earle Hagen himself.

On Bonanza, the Cartwright family ranch near Lake Tahoe was called the ___

Lorne Greene played father Ben; his three sons Adam, Hoss and Little Joe each had a different mother.

Which Bonanza son, the "warm and lovable giant", was played by Dan Blocker?

Michael Landon played the hot-headed Little Joe and Pernell Roberts the eldest, Adam.

Gunsmoke followed Marshal Matt Dillon keeping the peace in which frontier town?

James Arness played Dillon on television, but William Conrad had voiced him on radio.

Ralph Kramden of The Honeymooners drove what for a living?

Jackie Gleason's character was the inspiration for Fred Flintstone; his pal Ed Norton worked in the sewers.

Which child actor played Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver in Leave It to Beaver?

The name came from big brother Wally mispronouncing "Theodore" as "Tweedor" when he was a baby.

Milton Berle, host of NBC's Texaco Star Theatre, earned what nickname as TV's first superstar?

Set sales more than doubled after his show debuted; he also became "Uncle Miltie" after telling young viewers to go to bed.

The children's TV show Howdy Doody opened with host Buffalo Bob asking the Peanut Gallery what question?

About 40 children sat in the onstage bleachers and shouted back "It's Howdy Doody Time!"

The Ed Sullivan Show ran on CBS on which night of the week?

It held the same 8 p.m. slot from 1948 to 1971, one of the longest such runs in television.

Lawrence Welk's easy-listening style, heard on TV from 1951 to 1982, had what bubbly name?

Welk was an accordionist and bandleader whose touring dance band in the 1930s was too poor to rent hotel rooms.

Who was the first person to walk on the Moon, in July 1969?

Buzz Aldrin followed about nineteen minutes later, while Michael Collins stayed in orbit in the command module Columbia.

The Apollo 11 lunar module that landed on the Moon was named what?

About 600 million people, a fifth of the world's population, watched the moonwalk on television.

Which president championed the 1956 law that created the Interstate Highway System?

He argued the highways were essential to national security during the Cold War.

Jackie Robinson broke baseball's colour line in 1947 playing for which team?

He wore number 42, which is now retired across all of Major League Baseball.

Babe Ruth's sale to the Yankees is blamed for a Boston title drought known as the Curse of the what?

The drought lasted 86 years; Ruth was also called the Sultan of Swat.

Henry Ford said customers could have his Model T in any colour they liked so long as it was ___

In fact the earliest Model Ts of 1908 to 1913 came only in grey, green, blue and red; black arrived later.

The plastic hula hoop craze of the late 1950s was launched by which California toy company?

The idea came from bamboo hoops that Australian children had been playing with.

The first drive-in movie theater opened in 1933 in which state?

Richard Hollingshead tested the idea in his own driveway with a projector on the hood of his car and a screen nailed to trees.

Coca-Cola was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton in which city?

It was first sold as a temperance drink and patent medicine; Asa Candler bought the rights in 1888.

Jukeboxes were at their most popular from the 1940s to the 1960s. Which of these was a famous jukebox maker?

Seeburg, Rock-Ola and AMI were the other big names of the era.

The Volkswagen Beetle was conceived in the 1930s as a "people's car". Which engineer led its design?

It stayed in production for 65 years, longer than any other single generation of car, with 21.5 million built.

Which crooner won the Best Actor Oscar for playing a priest in Going My Way (1944)?

He was the top box-office draw in America for five straight years from 1944 to 1948.

Which 1939 film swept ten Academy Awards and drew 300,000 people to its Georgia premiere?

About 300,000 people lined the streets of Atlanta for its premiere in December 1939.

Frank Sinatra earned which nickname, along with 'Ol' Blue Eyes'?

He retired in 1971 after 'My Way' and came back two years later; 'New York, New York' followed in 1980.

Which 1953 film won Frank Sinatra the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?

He followed it with The Manchurian Candidate in 1962.

What was Elvis Presley's first single for RCA Victor, a number one in 1956?

He had begun at Sun Records in 1954 with producer Sam Phillips before Colonel Tom Parker arranged the RCA deal.

Which Patsy Cline hit, written by Willie Nelson, followed her breakthrough 'Walkin' After Midnight'?

She was born Virginia Hensley in Winchester, Virginia, and joined the Grand Ole Opry before her death in a 1963 plane crash.

Nat King Cole made history in 1956 by becoming the first Black American to do what?

The Nat King Cole Show ran on NBC for a year; his 'Christmas Song' finally reached the top ten 62 years after it charted.

Which was Chuck Berry's first hit, an adaptation of the country song 'Ida Red'?

It sold over a million copies for Chess Records; the St. Louis native was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the day it opened in 1986.

What was the name of Buddy Holly's band, which topped the charts with 'That'll Be the Day' in 1957?

They picked the name to get around a Decca contract; Holly, from Lubbock, Texas, died in a plane crash in February 1959.

The Beatles grew out of which earlier group led by John Lennon?

They honed their act in clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg from 1960.

The name Motown is a blend of which two words?

Berry Gordy started it as Tamla Records in Detroit in 1959 and moved the label to Los Angeles after 1967.

Aretha Franklin, the 'Queen of Soul', was the first woman inducted into which institution in 1987?

She grew up singing gospel at her father's New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit.

With which song did ABBA win the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest?

It was voted the best song in Eurovision history at the contest's 50th anniversary; the band released a new album, Voyage, in 2021.

On which island were the three Gibb brothers of the Bee Gees born?

They grew up in Manchester and then Queensland, Australia; Barry's falsetto defined their disco-era hits.

Which instrument did Karen Carpenter play, in addition to singing?

Her brother Richard took piano lessons; the siblings moved from Connecticut to Downey, California, in 1963.

What is Elton John's birth name?

He was born in Pinner, Middlesex, in 1947; his 1997 tribute to Princess Diana is the best-selling chart single ever.

On which network did The Lawrence Welk Show air nationally from 1955 to 1971?

It began locally in Los Angeles in 1951 and ran another 11 years in syndication until 1982.

Which comedy duo performed on the very first Ed Sullivan Show in June 1948?

Rodgers and Hammerstein previewed South Pacific on the same show, sponsored for years by Lincoln-Mercury.

Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas' was written by Irving Berlin for which 1942 film?

It won the Oscar for Best Original Song and remains the world's best-selling physical single at over 50 million copies.

Which Glenn Miller record was the first ever gold record?

It was the number one song in America on December 7, 1941; Miller vanished over the English Channel three years later.

How many stars does Perry Como have on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

One each for radio, television and music; he sold a reported 100 million records.

Johnny Cash's trademark stage wardrobe earned him what nickname?

He dressed entirely in black on stage; he grew up on a cotton farm in Kingsland, Arkansas.

Under what name was Dean Martin born?

He was born in Steubenville, Ohio, teamed with Jerry Lewis in 1946 and later hosted celebrity roasts.

Which England-born comedian made seven 'Road to...' films with Bing Crosby and hosted the Oscars 19 times?

Congress made him an honorary veteran in 1997, and he lived to 100, dying just 59 days after his centenary.

Who brought French cooking to American kitchens with a 1961 cookbook and The French Chef TV show in 1963?

Her towering height and cheerful trills made her one of public television's first stars; the cookbook was Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Who grew up in Iowa and Nebraska, served in the Navy in WWII, and hosted NBC's Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992?

He took over from Jack Paar and stayed 30 years, with Ed McMahon's 'Heeere's Johnny!' opening every show.

Which CBS Evening News anchor, 'the most trusted man in America', signed off with 'And that's the way it is'?

He covered everything from the Nuremberg trials to the Moon landings, and was visibly moved on air announcing President Kennedy's death.

Which 'first lady of game shows' produced a sitcom in 1953 and worked in TV until her death at 99?

The sitcom was Life with Elizabeth; younger fans know her from The Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland.

Which Indiana, Pennsylvania native won an Oscar for The Philadelphia Story and starred in It's a Wonderful Life?

It's a Wonderful Life flopped in 1946 and only became a Christmas classic after its copyright lapsed in the 1970s and TV stations aired it for free.

Which Brussels-born star danced for the Dutch resistance as a teenager and later worked for UNICEF?

She is one of very few performers to win competitive Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards.

Which 'First Lady of Song' rose to fame with Chick Webb's orchestra and 'A-Tisket, A-Tasket'?

She took over the band when Webb died in 1939 and later recorded her celebrated Songbook albums for Norman Granz's Verve label.

Which New Orleans trumpeter, nicknamed 'Satchmo' and 'Pops', won a 1965 Grammy for 'Hello, Dolly!'?

He followed his mentor Joe 'King' Oliver to Chicago around 1922 and changed jazz from group improvisation to the star soloist.

Who painted Saturday Evening Post covers for nearly fifty years, plus Rosie the Riveter and the Four Freedoms?

He also drew Boy Scouts calendars for 64 years and painted portraits of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon.

Which Presbyterian minister from Latrobe, Pennsylvania hosted a children's show about his Neighborhood from 1968?

The show ran 33 years and dealt gently with hard subjects like death, divorce and sibling rivalry.

Who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery in 1955, becoming the 'mother of the civil rights movement'?

Born in Tuskegee, she was already an NAACP secretary who had registered to vote on her third attempt.

Which farm wife took up painting at 78, became a folk-art star, made Time's cover in 1953 and lived to 101?

Born Anna Mary Robertson, she embroidered pictures in yarn until arthritis made her switch to a brush.

Which vaudeville violinist turned radio and TV star played a vain miser forever aged 39?

Born Benjamin Kubelsky, he headlined on radio and television from 1932 until his death in 1974.

On Gilligan's Island, what was the name of the shipwrecked charter boat?

Its passengers had set out from Honolulu on a three-hour tour.

Who played the Skipper on Gilligan's Island?

His character's real name was Captain Jonas Grumby.

How was Jed Clampett shooting when he discovered oil in the Beverly Hillbillies opening?

The family then moved to a Beverly Hills mansion next door to banker Milburn Drysdale.

Which bluegrass duo played themselves as friends of the Clampetts?

They appeared in seven episodes.

Which CBS series about a Korean War hospital ran from 1972 to 1983?

Its finale was America's most-watched broadcast until 2010.

Which actor played Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H?

Wayne Rogers was Trapper John.

Which corporal wore dresses hoping for a discharge on M*A*S*H?

Jamie Farr played him.

What was the title of the M*A*S*H finale?

It remains the most-watched scripted episode ever.

Which song serves as the instrumental theme of M*A*S*H?

It came from the 1970 film.

Which Norman Lear sitcom topped the Nielsen ratings from 1971 to 1976?

It was based on the British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part.

What nickname did Archie Bunker use for his son-in-law Michael?

Rob Reiner played Michael Stivic.

What theme song did Archie and Edith Bunker sing at the piano each week?

Archie and Edith sang it at the piano.

Which business made the Bunkers' neighbor George Jefferson his fortune?

The Jeffersons moved to Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Who created and hosted The Twilight Zone?

He wrote or co-wrote 92 of its 156 episodes.

Which Disney World thrill ride is themed on The Twilight Zone?

The phrase 'twilight zone' entered everyday speech.

Which actor played defense lawyer Perry Mason from 1957 to 1966?

He won two Emmys in the role.

Who was Perry Mason's confidential secretary?

Barbara Hale won an Emmy for the role.

Which district attorney did Perry Mason usually face in court?

Paul Drake was Mason's private investigator.

Who created The Dick Van Dyke Show?

It was shot at Desilu Studios.

What did Rob Petrie do for a living on the show named for its star?

He was head writer for the fictional Alan Brady Show.

What piece of furniture did Rob Petrie famously trip over in the opening?

In some episodes he stepped around it instead.

Which suburb did the Petries live in?

Mary Tyler Moore played Laura Petrie.

How did Samantha cast spells on Bewitched?

Elizabeth Montgomery played her.

Which actor replaced the ailing original Darrin on Bewitched in 1969?

York left the show due to illness in 1969.

Who played Samantha's mother, Endora?

Bewitched was ABC's second-highest-rated show in its debut season.

Which cartoon studio produced Bewitched's animated opening credits?

Sol Saks created the show.

What did Larry Hagman's character do for a living on I Dream of Jeannie?

Barbara Eden played the 2,000-year-old genie.

Which novelist created I Dream of Jeannie?

Screen Gems produced its 139 episodes.

What breed was Mister Ed?

The gelding's real name was Bamboo Harvester.

Which town was Green Acres set in?

Oliver Douglas gave up a New York law career to farm there.

Which actress played Lisa Douglas on Green Acres?

Her character was a glamorous Hungarian.

Which POW camp was the setting of Hogan's Heroes?

It sat just outside Hammelburg in Nazi Germany.

Which Hogan's Heroes character often said 'I know nothing!'?

John Banner played him.

Which actor played Colonel Klink on Hogan's Heroes?

Bob Crane starred as Colonel Hogan.

What was Mike Brady's profession on The Brady Bunch?

Robert Reed played him.

Who played the Bradys' housekeeper, Alice?

The boys' dog was named Tiger.

Which producer created both Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch?

The Brady Bunch never was a ratings hit in its original run.

Which Carol Burnett sketch dress, made of a curtain, was donated to the Smithsonian?

Bob Mackie designed all the show's costumes.

Which sitcom grew out of the Eunice sketches on The Carol Burnett Show?

It ran from 1983 to 1990.

Which comedian became a regular on The Carol Burnett Show in 1975?

Dick Van Dyke lasted only ten episodes in 1977.

Which city was The Mary Tyler Moore Show set in?

Mary Richards produced news at station WJM.

Which Mary Tyler Moore Show neighbor got her own spin-off series in 1974?

Valerie Harper played her.

Who wrote and sang the Mary Tyler Moore theme 'Love Is All Around'?

He had played with Buddy Holly's Crickets.

Which classic Mary Tyler Moore episode dealt with a clown's death?

The show won 29 Emmys in all.

Which actor created and played Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet?

It began as an NBC radio drama in 1949.

Under what alternate title was Dragnet syndicated?

It distinguished reruns from the network show.

Which town did the Flintstones live in?

Its population was given as 2,500.

Which cigarette brand co-sponsored The Flintstones' first two seasons?

The characters even appeared in its commercials.

Which classic sitcom inspired The Flintstones?

William Hanna called it one of TV's finest comedies.

Where did Fred Flintstone work?

He operated a bronto-crane there.

Which businesswoman created the Barbie doll in 1959?

It was based on Germany's Bild Lilli doll.

What is Barbie's full name?

Her fictional hometown is Willows, Wisconsin.

At which department store was the Slinky first demonstrated in 1945?

Naval engineer Richard James invented it in 1943.

What did the original 1952 Hasbro spud-face kit require you to supply?

Hasbro first distributed it in 1952.

Which powder coats the inside of an Etch A Sketch screen?

A stylus scrapes it off to leave a dark line.

Which company manufactured the Etch A Sketch from its 1960 launch until 2016?

Frenchman André Cassagnes invented it; Ohio Art sold the brand to Spin Master in 2016.

Who turned Tupperware home parties into a marketing empire as vice president?

Earl Tupper had refined polyethylene as a DuPont chemist.

What holiday meal made up the first Swanson TV Dinner?

It came in a tray like those used for airline meals.

Which Nebraska city was home to the Swanson company?

Kool-Aid came from Hastings, Nebraska.

Who founded Polaroid and created the first instant camera in 1948?

It was called the Land Camera.

In what year did the Soviet Union launch Sputnik 1?

It fell back into the atmosphere on January 4, 1958.

On whose dairy farm was the 1969 Woodstock festival held?

It was in Bethel, 60 miles from Woodstock itself.

Which guitarist closed Woodstock on Monday morning?

Rain delays pushed him to 8:30 a.m.

Which actress made her feature film debut in Mary Poppins?

She won the Best Actress Oscar for it.

Which Mary Poppins song won the Oscar for Best Original Song?

The film won five Oscars from a record 13 nominations.

Which actor played Norman Bates in Psycho?

Janet Leigh played Marion Crane.

Which novelist wrote the book Psycho was based on?

Joseph Stefano wrote the screenplay.

How many Academy Awards did Ben-Hur win in 1960?

Charlton Heston took Best Actor.

Roughly how long is Ben-Hur's famous chariot race?

Miklós Rózsa's score was then the longest ever written for a film.

Under what name did Simon and Garfunkel record as teenagers?

'Hey Schoolgirl' imitated their idols the Everly Brothers.

In which New York borough did Simon and Garfunkel meet at school?

They met in 1953.

In which California city did the Beach Boys form in 1961?

Three Wilson brothers, cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine founded it.

Which 1966 Beach Boys album is regarded as one of the greatest of all time?

'Good Vibrations' came out the same year.

Under what name did the Supremes form in Detroit in 1959?

The members came from the Brewster-Douglass housing project.

In which Kentucky city was Muhammad Ali born?

He began boxing at age 12.

Whom did Ali fight in the 'Rumble in the Jungle'?

The 'Thrilla in Manila' was against Frazier.

Why did teenagers remove their shoes at a sock hop?

The dances were often called record hops.

Which Dallas eatery was the first drive-in restaurant in 1921?

Carhops sometimes served on roller skates.

In which Indiana city was Studebaker based?

Its last car rolled off a Canadian line in 1966.

In what year did Chevrolet introduce the Corvette?

Its body was fiberglass.

Which car segment takes its name from the Ford Mustang?

Over 400,000 sold in its first year after an April 1964 launch.

Route 66 ran from Chicago to which California city?

It was removed from the highway system in 1985.

Which Steinbeck novel popularized the nickname 'Mother Road' for Route 66?

It was also called the Main Street of America.

From which city was American Bandstand broadcast until 1964?

Dick Clark hosted it for over three decades.

Which Rossini piece provided the Lone Ranger's theme music?

Jay Silverheels played Tonto.

Which actor played the Lone Ranger on television?

John Hart replaced him for one season during a contract dispute.

What was the name of Roy Rogers's golden horse?

His German Shepherd was Bullet.

Under what name was Roy Rogers born?

He was nicknamed the King of the Cowboys.

Which actor played Hopalong Cassidy in 66 films?

Hoppy's white horse was Topper.

Who played Captain Kangaroo for 29 years?

He based the show on the bond between grandparents and children.

Which Mouseketeer became the most famous member of the original Mickey Mouse Club?

Jimmie Dodd hosted as Head Mouseketeer.

Who created and hosted Candid Camera?

Victims heard 'Smile, you're on Candid Camera'.

Who moderated What's My Line? in its original run?

Panelists were blindfolded for the weekly mystery guest.

Which producers revived The Price Is Right in 1972?

Bob Barker hosted until 2007.

Who hosted Jeopardy! from 1964 to 1979?

Merv Griffin created the show.

Which cosmetics company sponsored The $64,000 Question and its isolation booth?

Hal March hosted.

Which shaving cream was famous for rhyming roadside sign sequences?

It began in Minneapolis in 1925.

What was the liquid concentrate that Kool-Aid was based on called?

Edwin Perkins created the powder in Hastings, Nebraska in 1927.

Which comedian became Jell-O's spokesman through sponsorship in 1934?

Jell-O began in Le Roy, New York, in 1897.

Which company introduced Spam in 1937?

It spread across the Pacific during World War II.

Which inventor received the first patent for an automatic telephone exchange in 1892?

The familiar rotary finger wheel arrived around 1907.

In which Florida city did the four women of The Golden Girls share a house?

Blanche owned the house, and the friends often worked out their problems around the kitchen table over late-night cheesecake.

Which make of battered old car did TV detective Columbo drive?

The rumpled raincoat was Peter Falk's own, and he often ad-libbed the lieutenant's fumbling habits and 'Just one more thing'.

Happy Days followed the Cunningham family in which Midwestern city?

Richie's dad Howard ran a hardware store, and the biker Fonzie grew from a minor character into the show's biggest star.

The Waltons was set on Walton's Mountain in which US state?

Creator Earl Hamner based the Depression-era stories on his own childhood in Schuyler, Nelson County.

Jessica Fletcher of Murder, She Wrote lived in the small coastal town of Cabot Cove in which state?

Angela Lansbury played the widowed English teacher turned mystery novelist, whose maiden name MacGill came from Lansbury's own mother.

On Dallas, who was revealed in November 1980 to have shot J.R. Ewing?

Played by Mary Crosby, she was J.R.'s sister-in-law and mistress; the 'Who Done It?' episode ended an eight-month wait.

Which two-word order did Steve McGarrett bark at the end of most Hawaii Five-O episodes?

Usually aimed at Danny 'Danno' Williams, the line sometimes added the charge, as in 'Book 'em, murder one'.

Andy Griffith's folksy defense attorney Ben Matlock practised law in which city?

The Harvard-educated lawyer was famous for his frugality and his love of hot dogs, which the series treated as his favourite food.

What was Ben Matlock's favourite food, a running joke throughout the series?

The obsession got its own spotlight in the season eight episode 'The Diner' and an alternate origin in a Diagnosis: Murder crossover.