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40 free Roseanne trivia questions with answers. Roseanne was the number one show in America in its second season, ran nine years on ABC, came back for a record-setting tenth in 2018 and was cancelled within weeks. This quiz covers the whole run: the working-class Conners of Lanford, Illinois, the Wellman Plastics line, Dan's drywall crew and motorcycle shop, the Lunch Box, the two actresses who played Becky, the lottery season nobody liked, and the finale that revealed most of it never happened. It starts with questions anyone who caught the reruns can answer (who plays Dan, what state they live in) and works up to details for real fans: the house number, the granny-square afghan, D.J.'s real name, the jackpot amount and how The Conners explained Roseanne's absence. Free to use for a TV-themed quiz night. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the series, its seasons, its spin-off and its cast, and each question carries its source. No fan-forum guesses, no recycled listicle errors.
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Q 01In which fictional Illinois town do the Conners live?
Lanford
Establishing shots of the house were filmed in Evansville, Indiana, hometown of first-season producer Matt Williams.
Q 02Which actor plays Dan Conner?
John Goodman
He was nominated for seven Emmys for the role without winning, but did take home a Golden Globe.
Q 03Who plays Roseanne's sister Jackie Harris?
Laurie Metcalf
She won the supporting-actress Emmy three years running, 1992 to 1994, and later voiced Andy's mom in Toy Story.
Q 04On what date did Roseanne premiere on ABC?
October 18, 1988
The pilot, 'Life and Stuff', drew 36.2 million viewers.
Q 05Who is credited as the creator of Roseanne?
Matt Williams
Carsey-Werner Productions had wanted a show about the working mother and built it around Barr's stand-up persona.
Q 06What phrase did Roseanne Barr popularise in her stand-up act, which became the basis for the character?
Domestic goddess
She began doing stand-up in clubs around Denver, Colorado, before the show.
Q 07Where does Roseanne work when the series begins?
Wellman Plastics
Jackie and their friend Crystal work the same line; Jackie briefly dates the foreman, Booker, played by a future movie star.
Q 08Which future movie star played Booker Brooks, the Wellman foreman, in season one?
George Clooney
He was still five years away from ER when he left the show.
Q 09What is the Conners' home address?
714 Delaware
The exterior was a real house in Evansville, Indiana.
Q 10What does D.J. stand for in D.J. Conner's name?
David Jacob
Michael Fishman played him from the pilot through the revival, and was written out of The Conners after season four.
Q 11Which two actresses played Becky Conner over the course of the series?
Lecy Goranson and Sarah Chalke
Chalke stepped in when Goranson's college schedule clashed with filming; the show later joked openly about the swaps.
Q 12Which actress plays Darlene Conner?
Sara Gilbert
She later became a producer and driving force behind the 2018 revival and The Conners.
Q 13Which future Big Bang Theory star played Darlene's boyfriend David Healy?
Johnny Galecki
Laurie Metcalf, his TV mother-in-law, later played his co-star Sheldon's mother on that show.
Q 21In 'A Stash from the Past', whose 20-year-old marijuana does Roseanne find in the basement?
Her own
TV Guide ranked the episode number 21 on its list of the 100 greatest episodes.
Q 22In the season two episode 'Boo!', what do the Conners turn their house into?
A Halloween 'Tunnel of Terror'
Roseanne and Dan compete for the title Master of Horror, and Halloween episodes became an annual tradition.
Q 23How much do the Conners win in the Illinois state lottery in season nine?
$108 million
Ratings sank to 16.2 million viewers as the family mixed with high society.
Q 14Who plays Roseanne and Jackie's overbearing mother, Beverly Harris?
Estelle Parsons
She had won an Oscar in 1968 for Bonnie and Clyde long before joining the show.
Q 15Which comedian played Roseanne's boss Leon Carp?
Martin Mull
Sandra Bernhard played Nancy Bartlett, who comes out as a lesbian in one of the show's landmark storylines.
Q 16In which season did Roseanne reach number one in the Nielsen ratings?
Second
It stayed in the top four for six of its nine original seasons.
Q 17What business do Dan and Roseanne open in season four?
A motorcycle repair shop
Lanford Custom Cycle did not last; Dan later went back to drywalling a new prison outside town.
Q 18Which of these jobs does Jackie take up in season two?
Police officer
She later enrols in truck-driving school as well.
Q 19What is the first name of the baby boy Roseanne has in season eight?
Jerry Garcia
Roseanne Barr's real-life pregnancy was written into the show.
Q 20Whose baby is Crystal expecting when she marries in season three?
Dan's father Ed
Dan is floored to learn his father and his wife's best friend plan to marry.
Q 24What does the original 1997 finale reveal about the series?
It was a story Roseanne Conner wrote
Time called the two-parter 'off-the-rails loopy'; the 2018 revival quietly undid it.
Q 25According to the original finale, what had really happened to Dan?
His season-eight heart attack was fatal
The revival brought him back alive, with Dan reappearing after 'faking his death'.
Q 26Which band re-recorded the theme song, with added lyrics, for the ninth season?
Blues Traveler
John Popper's distorted harmonica and vocals replaced the instrumental used for eight seasons.
Q 27What is draped over the Conners' living-room sofa in every episode?
A crocheted granny-square afghan
The other signature prop is the octagonal kitchen table seen in the opening titles.
Q 28Despite 27 Emmy nominations, in which major category was Roseanne never once nominated?
Outstanding Comedy Series
It did win a Peabody Award in 1992 and the Golden Globe for best comedy series.
Q 29In which year did both Barr and the actress playing Jackie win Emmys for the show?
1993
Barr and John Goodman both won Golden Globes the same year.
Q 30Roseanne Barr's notorious July 1990 anthem came before a game of which baseball team?
San Diego Padres
She finished by spitting and grabbing her crotch in imitation of the players.