Q 01/05

Which network aired I Love Lucy during its original 1951-1957 run?

A) CBS

B) NBC

C) ABC

D) DuMont

Answer · why

A) CBS

The show ran on CBS for six seasons and 180 half-hour episodes, and it was the first series to end its run at the top of the Nielsen ratings.

Q 02/05

What is Ricky Ricardo's job on the show?

A) Taxi dispatcher

B) Newspaper columnist

C) Restaurant owner

D) Bandleader

Answer · why

D) Bandleader

Bandleader and singer was the role, written to give Desi Arnaz a reason to perform on camera.

Q 03/05

Who played Ethel Mertz?

A) Bea Benaderet

B) Mary Wickes

C) Vivian Vance

D) Barbara Pepper

Answer · why

C) Vivian Vance

Vivian Vance won the part at 42 on the recommendation of director Marc Daniels, after Arnaz saw her in a 1951 La Jolla Playhouse production of The Voi...

Q 04/05

Fred and Ethel Mertz are the Ricardos' best friends and also their what?

A) Business partners

B) Landlords

C) Cousins

D) Neighbors from Cuba

Answer · why

B) Landlords

The Mertzes own the Manhattan apartment building the Ricardos live in, giving the writers an older couple for the Ricardos to play off.

Q 05/05

What was Lucy Ricardo's maiden name?

A) McGillicuddy

B) McCarthy

C) O'Brien

D) Fitzgerald

Answer · why

A) McGillicuddy

Her mother, Mrs. McGillicuddy, was played by Kathryn Card and never managed to get Ricky's name right.