Q 01/05

Which network aired The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996?

A) Fox

B) NBC

C) ABC

D) CBS

Answer · why

B) NBC

The theme song was performed by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Will Smith's own rap duo.

Q 02/05

On The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will grew up in which city before moving to Bel-Air?

A) Cleveland

B) Baltimore

C) Washington, D.C.

D) Philadelphia

Answer · why

D) Philadelphia

His street-smart West Philly upbringing collides with the wealth of Bel-Air, Los Angeles, which is the whole engine of the show.

Q 03/05

Which actress replaced Janet Hubert as Aunt Vivian on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

A) Vanessa Bell Calloway

B) Daphne Maxwell Reid

C) Holly Robinson

D) Tisha Campbell

Answer · why

B) Daphne Maxwell Reid

The swap became one of the most famous recastings in sitcom history, and the show even joked about it on screen.

Q 04/05

The Fox sitcom Martin was set in which American city?

A) Baltimore

B) Detroit

C) Cleveland

D) Atlanta

Answer · why

B) Detroit

Martin Payne started the series as a radio DJ before moving into local television.

Q 05/05

On Living Single, Queen Latifah's Khadijah James publishes which magazine?

A) Groove

B) Flavor

C) Verve

D) Essence

Answer · why

B) Flavor

The show followed six friends sharing a Brooklyn brownstone, a formula Friends would follow a year later.

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