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

The Andy Griffith Show is one of three series to end its run at number one in the Nielsens. Which are the other two?

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

The show was never ranked lower than seventh in eight seasons and spun off Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

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

Ben Cartwright had three sons by three different wives; Bonanza ran 14 seasons, making it NBC's longest-running Western.

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

Adam (Pernell Roberts) was the architect who built the ranch house, and Michael Landon's Joseph was 'Little Joe'.