iCarly Trivia
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58 free ICarly trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
46 free iCarly trivia questions with answers. iCarly turned a Seattle loft into the most famous web show that never existed. This iCarly trivia quiz covers the Nickelodeon original from 2007 to 2012 and the Paramount+ revival: Carly, Sam, Freddie, Spencer and Gibby, Bushwell Plaza and the Groovy Smoothie, Nevel and Lewbert, Mrs. Benson, the taco truck in iSaved Your Life, the Italy goodbye, and how Sam rode off into Sam & Cat. There are questions about the theme song with Drake Bell, Dan Schneider's scrapped original idea, the episode-title 'i', the record ratings, the iParty with Victorious crossover, and the cast's lives since, from Miranda Cosgrove's Despicable Me role to Jennette McCurdy's memoir and Nathan Kress voicing a Star Wars pilot. Easy questions ask which city and which network; harder ones ask about iJosie, Wedge Antilles and Shay What. Every answer has been checked against the show's documented history and carries a linked source, so it holds up for a nostalgic sleepover, a trivia night or a group chat argument about Creddie versus Seddie.
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Q 01The exterior shots of the Shays' apartment tower are digitally altered images of which real landmark?
Eastern Columbia, Los Angeles
The apartment tower's exterior is a digitally altered photo of the Eastern Columbia Building, a 1930 Art Deco landmark in downtown Los Angeles.
Q 02In which city is iCarly set?
Seattle
iCarly is set in Seattle, Washington, where teenager Carly Shay lives with her older brother Spencer and hosts her web show from their apartment.
Q 03Who plays Carly Shay?
Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove plays Carly Shay; Dan Schneider cast her after working with her as the scheming little sister on his previous Nickelodeon sitcom.
Q 04Which actress plays Carly's aggressive best friend and co-host Sam Puckett?
Jennette McCurdy
Jennette McCurdy plays Sam Puckett across all six seasons and reprised the role in the 2013 Nickelodeon spin-off Sam & Cat.
Q 05Which actor plays Freddie Benson, the web show's tech producer?
Nathan Kress
Nathan Kress plays Freddie Benson, the tech producer from across the hall who secretly posts the girls' talent-show audition footage and so launches the web show.
Q 06Carly's older brother and legal guardian Spencer is played by which actor?
Jerry Trainor
He had been Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh and voiced Dudley Puppy in T.U.F.F. Puppy.
Q 07What is the name of Carly and Spencer's apartment building?
Bushwell Plaza
Carly and Spencer's apartment is in Bushwell Plaza, a downtown high-rise; the web show is broadcast from the studio loft on the apartment's upper floor.
Q 08Which oddball friend, played by Noah Munck, joins the web show crew in season four?
Gibby
His little brother Guppy was played by Munck's real brother Ethan.
Q 09What is the name of the juice bar, run by T-Bo, where the gang hangs out?
The Groovy Smoothie
The Groovy Smoothie is the gang's juice-bar hangout, run by T-Bo, who pushes oddities like bagels skewered on a stick alongside the smoothies.
Q 10Which recurring villain runs a web-review site and harbours a crush on Carly?
Nevel Papperman
Nevel Papperman, the pint-sized critic behind the review site Nevelocity, debuts in 'iNevel', where Carly smears tapenade on his face after he steals a kiss.
Q 11Freddie's overprotective mother Marissa Benson is played by which actress?
Mary Scheer
Mary Scheer plays Marissa Benson, Freddie's smothering mother; a former MADtv cast member, she played the role from the pilot through the series finale.
Q 12Where do Carly, Sam and Freddie study, under Principal Franklin and Miss Briggs?
Ridgeway Secondary
Ridgeway Secondary is the school Carly, Sam and Freddie attend; its principal, Ted Franklin, is secretly a devoted fan of the web show.
Q 13The theme song 'Leave It All to Me' features which other Nickelodeon star alongside Carly's actress?
Drake Bell
Drake Bell duets with Carly's actress on the theme 'Leave It All to Me'; released as a single, it reached number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008.
Q 21What does Sam give Carly as a keepsake in the elevator at the end of 'iGoodbye'?
The show's remote
In the elevator, Sam hands Carly the show's remote, the sound-effects clicker used on every webcast, as a keepsake before Carly leaves for the airport.
Q 22On what date did the original series end?
November 23, 2012
The original series ended on November 23, 2012 with the hour-long finale 'iGoodbye', in which Carly leaves to join her father abroad.
Q 23The 2011 TV movie iParty crossed iCarly over with which other Schneider series?
Victorious
'iParty with Victorious' aired in June 2011, drew 7.3 million viewers and featured Kenan Thompson and a mashed-up theme, 'Leave It All to Shine'.
Q 14What was Dan Schneider's original premise, before he decided Carly should run her own webcast?
A girl cast in her favourite series, Starstruck
Schneider's first premise, Starstruck, had a girl cast in her favourite TV series; he dropped it after deciding Carly should instead run her own web show.
Q 15Which URL did Schneider buy before settling on the name iCarly?
iJosie
Schneider bought the domain iJosie for the show's working title before settling on iCarly; he developed the concept with Zoey 101 writer Steven Molaro.
Q 16The lower-case 'i' at the start of every episode title stands for what?
The internet
The 'i' stands for the internet: Carly's show is an online webcast, so every episode title, from the pilot 'iPilot' onward, begins with the lower-case letter.
Q 17Which January 2010 episode drew 11.2 million viewers, then Nickelodeon's second-biggest telecast?
iSaved Your Life
'iSaved Your Life' aired on January 18, 2010 and drew 11.2 million viewers, driven by the brief Carly-Freddie romance that followed his rescue.
Q 18In the show's highest-rated episode, Freddie saves Carly from being hit by what?
A taco truck
Freddie shoves Carly out of the path of a taco truck and is struck himself, ending up in casts; her gratitude sparks their brief romance.
Q 19What is Carly and Spencer's father's job?
A US Air Force officer
Colonel Steven Shay is a US Air Force officer stationed overseas, which is why Carly lives with her brother; he first appears in person in the series finale.
Q 20In the finale 'iGoodbye', Carly leaves to live with her father in which country?
Italy
Carly flies to Italy to live with her father, who is stationed there, closing the original run of the web show in 'iGoodbye'.
Q 24Sam & Cat paired Sam with Cat Valentine, played by which actress?
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande plays Cat Valentine, reprising her role from another Schneider sitcom; Sam & Cat ran a single season of babysitting-business hijinks before its 2014 cancellation.
Q 25How many times was iCarly nominated for the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program?
Five
iCarly earned five Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Children's Program, one each year from 2009 to 2013, without ever winning the category.
Q 26Which streaming service revived iCarly in 2021?
Paramount+
Paramount+ revived iCarly in 2021 as a streaming original, bringing back Carly, Spencer and Freddie as adults while Sam was written out of the story.
Q 27In the revival, Carly's new roommate and best friend Harper is played by whom?
Laci Mosley
Laci Mosley plays Harper, a barista and aspiring stylist who becomes Carly's roommate in the revival; Mosley also hosts the Scam Goddess podcast.
Q 28In the revival, Freddie moves back in with his mother along with Millicent, who is his what?
Adopted 11-year-old stepdaughter
Millicent is Freddie's adopted stepdaughter, an 11-year-old social-media obsessive he adopted during a marriage that later ended in divorce.
Q 29How many seasons did the 2021 revival run before its cancellation in 2023?
Three
The revival ran three seasons, from 2021 to 2023, before its cancellation left the final episode's wedding cliffhanger unresolved.
Q 30Which iCarly super-fan, played by Danielle Morrow, kidnapped the gang and returned in the revival?
Nora Dershlit
Nora Dershlit, the obsessive fan who trapped the trio in her basement in 'iPsycho' and again in 'iStill Psycho', came back to menace them in the revival.