Q 01/05

Which future Grammy-winning singer appeared on The Cosby Show at age four as one of Rudy's sleepover guests?

A) Jennifer Hudson

B) Beyoncé

C) Christina Aguilera

D) Alicia Keys

Answer · why

D) Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys, billed under her birth name Alicia Cook, was among the children at Rudy's slumber party, where Cliff keeps order with games such as bounc...

Q 02/05

On which network did The Cosby Show air?

A) ABC

B) CBS

C) NBC

D) Fox

Answer · why

C) NBC

NBC said yes after ABC turned the show down, and the hit carried NBC from also-ran to first place in prime time.

Q 03/05

What is Cliff Huxtable's profession?

A) Lawyer

B) Obstetrician

C) Paediatrician

D) Architect

Answer · why

B) Obstetrician

Obstetrician: Cosby had planned a blue-collar father until his wife Camille argued for professional parents like the Cosbys themselves, so he gave way...

Q 04/05

What is Clair Huxtable's profession?

A) Doctor

B) Teacher

C) Journalist

D) Lawyer

Answer · why

D) Lawyer

Lawyer: an earlier idea made Clair a Dominican who burst into Spanish when angry, a reversal of I Love Lucy, but it was dropped before the pilot was t...

Q 05/05

Who played Clair Huxtable?

A) Debbie Allen

B) Diahann Carroll

C) Phylicia Rashad

D) Jasmine Guy

Answer · why

C) Phylicia Rashad

Phylicia Rashad won the part with a look: in her screen test she stopped arguing with the boy playing her son and simply stared at him, and Cosby decl...