Q 01/05

In what fictional North Carolina town was "The Andy Griffith Show" primarily set?

A) Mayberry

B) Pixley

C) Green Acres

D) Hazzard

Answer · why

A) Mayberry

Mayberry, North Carolina, is the fictional setting, first seen in the backdoor pilot 'Danny Meets Andy Griffith' on The Danny Thomas Show.

Q 02/05

Which actor portrayed the enthusiastic but often bumbling Deputy Barney Fife?

A) Jim Nabors

B) Howard McNear

C) George Lindsey

D) Don Knotts

Answer · why

D) Don Knotts

Knotts won five Emmy Awards for the role, the most ever in the supporting-actor comedy category.

Q 03/05

Who played Opie, Andy Taylor's young son?

A) Clint Howard

B) Ron Howard

C) Jerry Mathers

D) Barry Livingston

Answer · why

B) Ron Howard

Ron Howard, credited as Ronny Howard, played Opie Taylor from the pilot through the series finale, decades before winning the Best Director Oscar for ...

Q 04/05

Who played Andy's Aunt Bee, his housekeeper and Opie's surrogate mother?

A) Frances Bavier

B) Hope Summers

C) Betty Lynn

D) Elinor Donahue

Answer · why

A) Frances Bavier

Frances Bavier played Aunt Bee Taylor for the show's entire run and won the 1967 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Q 05/05

In which year did The Andy Griffith Show premiere on CBS?

A) 1958

B) 1964

C) 1962

D) 1960

Answer · why

D) 1960

1960 was the year: The Andy Griffith Show debuted on CBS on October 3, 1960, and quickly became a highly rated program.