Q 01/05

In the TV series, the Ingalls farm sits on the banks of which stream near Walnut Grove?

A) Cherry Creek

B) Silver Creek

C) Rock Creek

D) Plum Creek

Answer · why

D) Plum Creek

Plum Creek is real, and still runs past Walnut Grove: the Ingalls family's first home on it was a dugout in the bank, which the book has Pa buy by tra...

Q 02/05

Who played Charles Ingalls, the family patriarch known as Pa?

A) Lorne Greene

B) Michael Landon

C) Dean Butler

D) Richard Bull

Answer · why

B) Michael Landon

Michael Landon was sent the pilot script to direct and asked to play Charles Ingalls as well; he went on to write, direct and executive-produce much o...

Q 03/05

Which actress played Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie?

A) Melissa Gilbert

B) Kyle Richards

C) Melissa Sue Anderson

D) Lindsay Greenbush

Answer · why

A) Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Gilbert was nine when cast, and her real brother Jonathan joined the show too, as Willie, the bratty little brother of Laura's rival Nellie.

Q 04/05

On the Little House set, what nickname did the show's star give the young actress playing Laura?

A) Little Bit

B) Missy

C) Half Pint

D) Sweet Pea

Answer · why

C) Half Pint

Half Pint is also what Pa calls Laura on screen; the star gave both his screen daughters nicknames so they could be told apart on set, and the girl pl...

Q 05/05

On which network did Little House on the Prairie air from 1974 to 1983?

A) PBS

B) CBS

C) ABC

D) NBC

Answer · why

D) NBC

NBC had its star under exclusive contract after his long-running western ended, and he brought it a script that all three networks had already turned ...