60 free Laverne & Shirley trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Laverne and Shirley trivia quiz covers all eight seasons of the Happy Days spin-off, from the basement apartment and the bottle-capping line in late-1950s Wisconsin to the gift-wrap counter after the gang moved west. Expect questions on the hopscotch chant that opens every episode, Laverne's monogram and her drink of choice, Shirley's stuffed cat, Carmine's nickname, Frank DeFazio's hangout, and the upstairs neighbours who barge in at the worst possible moment. The easy rounds suit anyone who grew up with the reruns; the harder ones dig into the Army Reserve episodes, the Saturday-morning cartoon with a talking-animal sergeant, the in-character albums, the lawsuit that ended one star's run, and the studio executive who hid a screen-test reel in a closet. It works for a 1970s TV night, a family game with the grandparents, or a solo test of how much you really remember. Every answer has been checked against encyclopaedia entries on the series and its cast, and each question shows its explanation and source after you answer.
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Q 01On which network did Laverne & Shirley run for its eight seasons?
ABC
It debuted in the Tuesday slot right after its parent show and became the most-watched program in America by its third season.
Q 02Laverne & Shirley was a spin-off of which sitcom?
Happy Days
The two women were first introduced as acquaintances of Fonzie, and characters guest-starred across both series for years.
Q 03What was the name of the fictitious brewery where Laverne and Shirley worked?
Shotz
Matchbox even sold a toy delivery van in the brewery's livery during the show's merchandising boom.
Q 04In which city was the show set for its first five seasons?
Milwaukee
The city was executive producer Thomas L. Miller's home town.
Q 05Which actress played Laverne DeFazio?
Penny Marshall
She went on to direct Big and A League of Their Own, and her brother co-created the series.
Q 06Which actress played Shirley Feeney?
Cindy Williams
She had initially refused the spin-off, and the role was briefly recast with an unrelated actress named Liberty Williams before she was talked into it.
Q 07What job did the two women do at the brewery?
Bottle-cappers
They lost those jobs in season six when the brewery installed automated capping machinery, prompting the move west.
Q 08Michael McKean and David Lander created Lenny and Squiggy while students at which university?
Carnegie Mellon
They kept performing the characters in live comedy routines after graduating, before joining the cast.
Q 09With which single word, said in a dopey voice, does Squiggy make almost every entrance?
"Hello"
The running gag is that he and Lenny walk in just as the women are describing something unpleasant.
Q 10What is the name of Shirley's beloved stuffed cat?
Boo Boo Kitty
The name came out when the actress forgot a line in rehearsal; it was also the name of her mother's real cat.
Q 11What is Laverne's favourite drink?
Milk and Pepsi
The combination became so associated with the character that fans still mix it as a novelty.
Q 12What was Carmine Ragusa's nickname?
The Big Ragu
He was a part-time boxer, former Golden Gloves champion and dance-studio owner forever chasing a showbiz break.
Q 13Which actor played Carmine?
Eddie Mekka
He was a trained singer and dancer, which the writers used whenever the character performed at brewery talent shows.
Before the move west, Laverne's father Frank ran which local hangout?
Q 21How many episodes of Laverne & Shirley were made?
178
Laverne is the only character to appear in every one of them.
Q 22Which television producer created the series along with Lowell Ganz and Mark Rothman?
Garry Marshall
He was also behind the parent show and Mork & Mindy, and cast his sister as one of the leads.
Q 23During which season did the women join the Army Reserve?
Fifth
The brief stint was enough to inspire an entire Saturday-morning cartoon set in the Army.
Q 24What was the nickname of Sgt. Alvinia T. Plout, the drill sergeant played by Vicki Lawrence?
The Pizza Bowl
He was Laverne's only parent for years and became a surrogate father to Shirley, whose family lived far away.
Q 15Who played Edna Babish, the landlady who married Laverne's father?
Betty Garrett
Edna was five-times divorced before Frank; the actress had already committed to another project when the show was extended, so Edna was written out.
Q 16To which California city did the gang move for the sixth season?
Burbank
From that point the show's timeline jumped to the mid-1960s, and the new opening even shows the women kissing a 1964 Beatles poster.
Q 17At which department store did Laverne and Shirley work as gift wrappers in California?
Bardwell's
Their boss there was Mr. Hildebrand, played by Norman Bartold.
Q 18What is the title of the show's theme song?
"Making Our Dreams Come True"
Released as a single, it became a top-30 American hit in 1976.
Q 19Which singer performed the theme song?
Cyndi Grecco
The single was lifted from her LP of the same name and became a radio favourite.
Q 20The opening hopscotch chant runs "Schlemiel! Schlimazel!" and then which two-word phrase?
Hasenpfeffer Incorporated
The chant is a Yiddish-American hopscotch rhyme from Laverne's actress's own childhood; schoolchildren recite it in the final season.
The Frog
She returned in season six having gone AWOL after a four-star general jilted her.
Q 25In the animated spin-off, what kind of animal was the drill sergeant Squealy?
A pig
He constantly threatened to report the pair to Sgt. Turnbuckle, voiced by Kenneth Mars.
Q 26Which Welcome Back, Kotter actor voiced Sgt. Squealy in the cartoon?
Ron Palillo
He was best known as Arnold Horshack, the class clown with the wheezing laugh.
Q 27Michael McKean's role was cut back in the final season because he was filming which film?
This Is Spinal Tap
He appeared in only five episodes that year and was credited as a guest star.
Q 28What was the title of the 1979 in-character album released by McKean and Lander?
Lenny and the Squigtones
They promoted it on American Bandstand, performing the single "King of the Cars" in character.
Q 29Which future rock-mockumentary character, played by Christopher Guest, first appeared on the Squigtones album?
Nigel Tufnel
The album came out on Casablanca Records five years before the band's film.
Q 30For how much did the actress who played Shirley sue Paramount when she left in 1982?
$20 million
She was pregnant and the studio had demanded she work on her scheduled due date; the case settled out of court.