Q 01/05

The 'Ocho' in El Chavo del Ocho first referred not to an apartment number but to what?

A) A bus route

B) A TV channel

C) A school grade

D) A lottery number

Answer · why

B) A TV channel

A TV channel gave the show its number: the sketches began on Mexico's Channel 8, and only later did Chespirito explain that the boy lived in apartment...

Q 02/05

On El Chavo del Ocho, what does El Chavo climb into and call his secret hideout, though he does not live there?

A) A barrel

B) A washtub

C) A wardrobe

D) A doghouse

Answer · why

A) A barrel

A barrel by the entrance is only his hiding place: he actually has a home in apartment 8, where a kind neighbour took him in when he arrived at the ag...

Q 03/05

El Chavo is always hungry on El Chavo del Ocho; which filling goes in the sandwich he craves above all?

A) Egg

B) Tuna

C) Ham

D) Pork

Answer · why

C) Ham

Ham fills the torta he dreams of, a sandwich on a crusty Mexican roll; the craving became so famous that licensed El Chavo ham tortas were later sold ...

Q 04/05

According to Quico on El Chavo del Ocho, which sea creature ate his father, who died at sea?

A) An octopus

B) A giant squid

C) A swordfish

D) A shark

Answer · why

D) A shark

A shark, Quico insists, and the loss explains the family's airs: Doña Florinda was a wealthy officer's wife before widowhood brought her down to the v...

Q 05/05

When a fright leaves El Chavo frozen stiff with 'la garrotera' on El Chavo del Ocho, what cures him?

A) A pinch on the arm

B) A splash of water

C) A loud hand clap

D) A spoonful of sugar

Answer · why

B) A splash of water

A splash of water, thrown cold, unlocks him; a 2013 funk song named after the frozen pose went viral, with the group dancing dressed as El Chavo.