50 free Liv and Maddie trivia questions with answers. Liv and Maddie ran for 80 episodes on Disney Channel from 2013 to 2017, and it pulled off something no other tween sitcom was attempting: one actress playing identical twins in almost every scene, with a look-alike double's back of the head standing in for the shot. This quiz covers the whole run, from the pilot that was originally a completely different show, through Space Werewolves, Voltage and the Rooney house collapsing, to the fourth season in Malibu that was retitled Cali Style. Easy questions cover the family, the catchphrases and the town; medium ones get into the boyfriends, the bands and the guest stars; the hard end asks about creators, production trivia, ratings, awards and what the cast did afterwards, including the lead's Daytime Emmy and her later chart hit. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia and other published sources, and the citation sits under each question, so you can settle a sibling argument on the spot. Good for anyone who grew up on the show, parents who watched along, or fans of the star's later work.
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Q 01Which actress plays both Liv and Maddie Rooney?
Dove Cameron
She had originally been cast as a character called Alanna in a different pilot before Disney reworked the show around a pair of twins.
Q 02The Rooney family's hometown, where most of the series is set, is in which US state?
Wisconsin
The town's annual events in the show include a cheddar brat cheese-eating contest and a slippery sausage contest, which is about as on-brand for the state as it gets.
Q 03In which city do the Rooneys live for the first three seasons?
Stevens Point
It is a real city of about 25,000 people and the seat of Portage County, home to a state university campus.
Q 04What was the name of the hit TV series Liv starred in for four years before returning home?
Sing It Loud!
Liv's character on that show was called Stephanie Einstein, and its finale featured her singing an Imagine Dragons cover.
Q 05Maddie is captain of the girls' team at her school in which sport?
Basketball
Her dad Pete coaches the team, wears his whistle at home and pushes her to keep improving.
Q 06What is Maddie's signature catchphrase?
Bam! What?!
She coined it at age 11 while telling her mother she had just beaten the boys at a pickup game.
Q 07What nickname do Liv's siblings affectionately call her?
Hollywood
Liv had left home at 11 to make the show and lived with her Aunt Dena in California the whole time she was away.
Q 08According to the twins' sweet-sixteen episode, which twin is older, and by how much?
Liv, by six minutes
Liv was born at 11:56 PM, so the twins were technically born on different days, a secret Karen kept for sixteen years.
Q 09Who plays the twins' awkward younger brother, the middle Rooney child?
Joey Bragg
He is a working stand-up comedian in real life, which the show eventually wrote in as Joey's own ambition in the final season.
Q 10Who plays Parker, the youngest Rooney?
Tenzing Norgay Trainor
He later voiced Jin in the animated film Abominable, a character who, fittingly, climbs Mount Everest.
Q 11The actor who plays Parker is the grandson of which famous mountaineer?
Tenzing Norgay
The Sherpa climber reached the summit of Everest with Edmund Hillary in 1953, and his grandson carries his full name.
Q 12Late in season three, Pete Rooney takes a college coaching job in which city?
Beloit
Maddie is later offered a scholarship to the same school, and Pete stays behind in season four to oversee rebuilding the family house.
Q 13What is the name of the twins' school, home of the Porcupines?
Ridgewood High
Most of the show's non-house scenes take place there, and the school's teams are the Porcupines, complete with a Paulie the Porcupine statue.
Q 21Who created the series?
John D. Beck and Ron Hart
The writing duo's earlier credits include According to Jim, Hey Arnold! and Shake It Up!, and Andy Fickman executive-produced alongside them.
Q 22The show began life as a pilot about a blended family. What was that project called?
Bits and Pieces
Disney kept the same cast, scrapped the Brady Bunch-style premise and shot a brand-new pilot built around twins.
Q 23The family surname Rooney is a nod to the family that owns which NFL team?
Pittsburgh Steelers
Q 14How many episodes did the series run in total?
80
The eightieth episode was also the finale, airing on March 24, 2017.
Q 15What subtitle was added to the show's title for its fourth and final season?
Cali Style
The retitle was announced by the creators on August 19, 2016, about a month before the season premiered.
Q 16In the final season, the family moves in with Karen's younger sister. What is her name?
Dena
Liv had already lived with this aunt for four years as a child actress, so the move was a homecoming of sorts for her.
Q 17Who plays Ruby, the young cousin who joins the main cast in season four?
Lauren Lindsey Donzis
Ruby is 11, wants to be an actress like Liv, and ends up landing the lead role of Sasha in the sequel to Liv's old show.
Q 18What causes the Rooneys to leave their house at the end of season three?
It collapses
Joey swaps the library book that was secretly holding up the house for Karen's yoga ball, which pops.
Q 19What did Parker secretly build beneath the Rooney house?
A network of tunnels
They ran all the way to the high school, and Karen eventually took them over as a hideout before the whole thing came down.
Q 20In the series finale, Maddie wins a grant to build tiny houses in which city?
New Orleans
Diggie decides to go with her, while Joey heads off on a comedy tour and Parker leaves for a bio-dome in Bolivia.
In the original pilot the parents were called Jodie Sullenger and Pete Fickman, and the kids Alanna, Sticky, Crystal and Brody.
Q 24How were shots of both twins together achieved when the same actress plays each of them?
A double filmed from behind
Emmy Buckner doubled for Liv and Shelby Wulfert for Maddie; both were credited on-screen as 'Liv 2' and 'Maddie 2' in nearly every episode.
Q 25What is the title of the show's theme song, recorded in full by the lead actress?
Better in Stereo
It topped the Billboard Kid Digital Songs chart, and an acoustic version closes the series finale with Diggie on guitar.
Q 26Which song does Liv perform that goes viral even though she hates it?
FroyoYOLO
In the same episode she performs 'Count Me In', which became a number-one on Billboard's Kid Digital Songs chart.
Q 27What is the name of the band Liv forms with Willow, Andie and Holden?
The Dream
They win the Battle of the Bands with 'Say Hey', with Willow on drums and Andie on bass, and reunite in season three to save the school music program.
Q 28Who plays Diggie, the boys' team captain and Maddie's main love interest?
Ryan McCartan
He and the show's lead dated in real life from 2013 to 2016 and were briefly engaged; he later played Fiyero in Wicked on Broadway.
Q 29In season two, Diggie leaves town to spend time in which fictional country?
Tundrabania
He later breaks up with Maddie over a planned trip to Australia, before the two finally get back together at a wedding in season three.
Q 30Who plays Willow, Maddie's best friend and teammate?
Jessica Marie Garcia
She was 26 when the show started and kept a restaurant job while filming; she later starred as Jasmine in Netflix's On My Block.