Q 01/05

On which network did The Beverly Hillbillies air from 1962 to 1971?

A) CBS

B) NBC

C) ABC

D) DuMont

Answer · why

A) CBS

Executives William Paley and Frank Stanton disliked it, but it made CBS the dominant network of the decade.

Q 02/05

The Clampetts come from which mountain range?

A) The Appalachians

B) The Ozarks

C) The Smokies

D) The Rockies

Answer · why

B) The Ozarks

They strike oil on their swampy land and move to Beverly Hills.

Q 03/05

Who created The Beverly Hillbillies, as well as Petticoat Junction and Green Acres?

A) Carl Reiner

B) Sherwood Schwartz

C) Paul Henning

D) Norman Lear

Answer · why

C) Paul Henning

He grew up on a farm in Independence, Missouri, and had written for Burns and Allen.

Q 04/05

How many episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies were made?

A) 144

B) 210

C) 274

D) 320

Answer · why

C) 274

Jed, Granny and Elly May appear in every one; Jethro misses only the last two.

Q 05/05

In the opening credits, Jed discovers oil while doing what?

A) Fishing in a swamp

B) Digging a well

C) Ploughing a field

D) Shooting at a rabbit

Answer · why

D) Shooting at a rabbit

In the first episode itself the oil is actually found by a surveyor for the OK Oil Company.