50 free The Cleveland Show trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Cleveland Show trivia quiz covers the Family Guy spin-off from its 2007 conception to its 2013 cancellation and Cleveland's return to Quahog. It asks about the creators, the new Brown-Tubbs family — Donna, Roberta, Rallo and the redesigned Cleveland Jr. — and the voice cast behind them, from Mike Henry's prank-call voice for Rallo to the two different actors who played Tim the Bear and the three who voiced Dr. Fist. There are rounds on the show's development at Fox, its Sunday-night slot, the early renewals, syndication on TBS, Adult Swim and Comedy Central, the critics who loved and hated it, and the crossovers with Family Guy and American Dad!. Early rounds suit casual fans; later ones reward those who know which episode Jason Sudeikis became a regular. Every answer was checked against encyclopaedia entries before publishing.
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Q 01The Cleveland Show is a spin-off of which animated series?
Family Guy
It was the second television series in the franchise.
Q 02Which three people created The Cleveland Show?
MacFarlane, Appel and Henry
Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel and Mike Henry also served as executive producers for the entire run.
Q 03What is the name of Cleveland's new wife in the series?
Donna Tubbs-Brown
She is the mother of Roberta and Rallo and stepmother to Cleveland Jr.
Q 04How was Cleveland Jr. redesigned for the spin-off?
As an obese, soft-spoken teen
On Family Guy he had been a younger, hyperactive child of average weight.
Q 05On what date did the series premiere?
September 27, 2009
The pilot had already leaked online in June 2009.
Q 06How many episodes were produced across the show's four seasons?
88
The finale aired on May 19, 2013.
Q 07Which season-12 episode of the parent series brought Cleveland and his household back?
He's Bla-ack!
It aired in season 12, nearly a year after the spin-off was cancelled.
Q 08In what year did Seth MacFarlane first conceive the series?
2007
He was working on Family Guy and American Dad! at the time.
Q 09The end of which Fox series freed up airtime for The Cleveland Show?
King of the Hill
Nine additional episodes were ordered and the show was picked up for a full season.
Q 10At what time did the show air on Sunday nights in its first season?
8:30 pm
It was placed on the 2009–10 primetime slate in May 2009.
Q 11How many episodes were in the second season Fox ordered before the pilot even aired?
22
A third season was announced on June 10, 2010, and a fourth on May 9, 2011.
Q 12Who voices both Cleveland Brown and Rallo Tubbs?
Mike Henry
He based Cleveland's voice on a friend with a very distinct regional accent.
Q 13Where did Rallo's voice actor say he first used the voice?
Prank phone calls
He had created it more than twenty years before the show.
Q 14Who voices Donna Tubbs?
Q 21Where do Cleveland and Terry Kimple work together?
Waterman Cable
Terry is described as one of Cleveland's longtime friends.
Q 22Whose impression did Seth MacFarlane say his Tim the Bear voice was?
Steve Martin
He called it 'a Wild and Crazy Guy impression'.
Q 23Who voiced Tim the Bear after MacFarlane stepped away during season 3?
Jess Harnell
MacFarlane's schedule was taken up by making the film Ted.
Q 24Which Breaking Bad star voiced Dr. Fist for most of the series?
Sanaa Lathan
Producers wanted Donna 'to be educated, but to have some edge'.
Q 15What was the only prior voice credit of Donna's voice actress?
The Golden Blaze
It was a relatively low-budget film; her other credits were live-action roles.
Q 16Who voiced Roberta Tubbs for the first thirteen episodes before being replaced?
Nia Long
Producers wanted a younger-sounding voice for the teenage character.
Q 17Who took over as the voice of Roberta Tubbs?
Reagan Gomez-Preston
She says she uses her own voice and is mistaken for a fifteen-year-old over the phone 'all the time'.
Q 18Which actor voices both Cleveland Jr. and neighbour Lester Krinklesac?
Kevin Michael Richardson
He was a recurring guest voice on Family Guy and American Dad!.
Q 19Which NBC drama gave Richardson the inspiration for Cleveland Jr.'s voice?
ER
He had played a mentally impaired character named Patrick who wore a football helmet.
Q 20Which SNL alum voices Holt Richter and Terry Kimple?
Jason Sudeikis
He was promoted to series regular with the episode 'Harder, Better, Faster, Browner'.
Bryan Cranston
MacFarlane voiced Fist in seasons one and two, and Tom Kenny filled in for two episodes.
Q 25Which media mogul voices Tim the Bear's wife?
Arianna Huffington
Nat Faxon voices their son Raymond the Bear.
Q 26What alias does Roberta's boyfriend Gabriel Friedman go by?
Federline Jones
Jamie Kennedy voices him.
Q 27Which comedian voices Principal Wally?
Will Forte
Craig Robinson voices LeVar 'Freight Train' Brown in the same cast.
Q 28Which film director voices Gus the bartender?
David Lynch
It is one of the show's more unexpected pieces of casting.
Q 29What is the nickname of Cleveland's father, LeVar Brown?
Freight Train
Craig Robinson voices him; Frances Callier voices Cleveland's mother Evelyn 'Cookie' Brown.
Q 30Which company picked up syndication rights for TBS and Adult Swim in July 2010?
Turner Broadcasting System
The show first aired on Adult Swim on September 29, 2012.