Q 01/05

The Andy Griffith Show is set in Mayberry, a fictional small town in which state?

A) Georgia

B) North Carolina

C) Tennessee

D) Virginia

Answer · why

B) North Carolina

Griffith himself was from Mount Airy, North Carolina, and the show ended its eight-season run at number one in the ratings.

Q 02/05

Which actor played Deputy Barney Fife, winning multiple Emmys for the role?

A) Jim Nabors

B) George Lindsey

C) Don Knotts

D) Howard McNear

Answer · why

C) Don Knotts

Knotts and Frances Bavier (Aunt Bee) won six Emmys between them; Griffith and the show itself never won one.

Q 03/05

Which two series, besides The Andy Griffith Show, ended their runs ranked number one before 2000?

A) I Love Lucy and Seinfeld

B) Bonanza and M*A*S*H

C) Gunsmoke and Cheers

D) The Cosby Show and Friends

Answer · why

A) I Love Lucy and Seinfeld

I Love Lucy finished its final 1956-57 season ranked first, as did Seinfeld in 1997-98; The Andy Griffith Show did the same in 1967-68, never ranking ...

Q 04/05

Bonanza's Cartwright family lived on the Ponderosa ranch near which Nevada mining town?

A) Carson City

B) Tonopah

C) Virginia City

D) Goldfield

Answer · why

C) Virginia City

The Ponderosa sat on the shore of Lake Tahoe near Virginia City, home of the Comstock Lode silver boom; Ben Cartwright's sons Adam, Hoss and Little Jo...

Q 05/05

Which Bonanza son, played by Dan Blocker, was nicknamed 'Hoss'?

A) Adam

B) Eric

C) Joseph

D) Jamie

Answer · why

B) Eric

Eric Cartwright, the big-hearted middle son, got the 'Hoss' nickname from his Swedish mother's family; Adam (Pernell Roberts) was the architect and Mi...