Q 01/05

Which comedienne starred with her real-life husband Desi Arnaz in I Love Lucy?

A) Lucille Ball

B) Doris Day

C) Carol Burnett

D) Betty White

Answer · why

A) Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball starred as Lucy Ricardo opposite her husband Desi Arnaz; I Love Lucy ran on CBS from 1951 to 1957 and topped the ratings in four of its s...

Q 02/05

In I Love Lucy, what was the surname of landlords Fred and Ethel?

A) Mertz

B) Petrie

C) Kramden

D) Cleaver

Answer · why

A) Mertz

Fred and Ethel Mertz were played by William Frawley and Vivian Vance, who famously did not get along off screen.

Q 03/05

What kind of dog was Lassie?

A) A Saint Bernard

B) A Rough Collie

C) A Golden Retriever

D) A German Shepherd

Answer · why

B) A Rough Collie

Lassie was a Rough Collie; the original film Lassie was played by a male collie named Pal, and the TV series ran 19 seasons from 1954 to 1973.

Q 04/05

Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in which Mississippi town?

A) Biloxi

B) Natchez

C) Jackson

D) Tupelo

Answer · why

D) Tupelo

Elvis was born in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935; his twin brother Jesse Garon was stillborn 35 minutes earlier.

Q 05/05

What is the name of Elvis Presley's mansion in Memphis?

A) Southfork

B) Belle Meade

C) Graceland

D) Neverland

Answer · why

C) Graceland

Elvis bought Graceland in March 1957 for about $100,000 and died there in August 1977, aged 42; it opened to the public in 1982.