70s TV Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. At Arnold’s Drive-In on Happy Days, which character might start the jukebox with a tap?
Richie Cunningham
Ralph Malph
Potsie Weber
Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli
2. A 1978 drama centers on a wealthy Texas oil family whose members include J.R., Bobby, and Miss Ellie. What is the family surname?
Ewing
Walton
Bradford
Carrington
3. Which member of the Ingalls family is the central young character in Little House on the Prairie?
Caroline Ingalls
Laura Ingalls
Mary Ingalls
Nellie Oleson
4. When Wonder Woman works in the ordinary world, which identity does she use?
Diana Prince
Jaime Sommers
Kelly Garrett
Jennifer Marlowe
5. You meet a television detective with a rumpled raincoat, an apparently absent-minded manner, and “just one more thing” to ask. Who is he?
Theo Kojak
Jim Rockford
Steve McGarrett
Lieutenant Columbo
6. What kind of business do Fred and Lamont operate on Sanford and Son?
A taxi company
A neighborhood diner
A dry-cleaning shop
A salvage and junk business
7. On The Brady Bunch, who keeps the household running with practical advice and a quick sense of humor?
Florida Evans
Edith Bunker
Marion Cunningham
Alice Nelson
8. A young woman moves to Minneapolis and becomes an associate producer at WJM-TV. Which character fits this description?
Ann Marie
Rhoda Morgenstern
Mary Richards
Maude Findlay
9. Why does Jack Tripper pretend to be gay when he moves in with Janet and Chrissy on Three’s Company?
To qualify for a job at a fashionable restaurant
To persuade the landlords to permit the mixed-gender living arrangement
To hide his identity from a former business partner
To avoid being drafted into the military
10. After a disastrous Thanksgiving promotion on WKRP in Cincinnati, who admits, “As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly”?
Dr. Johnny Fever
Arthur Carlson
Les Nessman
Herb Tarlek
11. A mysterious employer gives three private investigators their assignments by speakerphone. Who is he?
Jim Rockford
Oscar Goldman
Charlie Townsend
Lou Grant
12. A character punctuates exciting moments with the catchphrase “Dy-no-mite!” Which character and show are correctly matched?
George Jefferson — The Jeffersons
J.J. Evans — Good Times
Barney Miller — Barney Miller
George Burns — The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
13. On All in the Family, what nickname does Archie Bunker commonly use for his son-in-law, Michael Stivic?
Stretch
Junior
Meathead
Professor
14. Where do Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney work near the beginning of Laverne & Shirley?
WJM-TV
Mel’s Diner
Shotz Brewery
WKRP Radio
15. In M*A*S*H, what is Captain Benjamin “Hawkeye” Pierce’s primary role at the 4077th?
Army surgeon
Company clerk
Military chaplain
Helicopter pilot
16. Two plainclothes detectives race through Bay City in a bright red car with a large white stripe. Which pair are they?
Starsky and Hutch
Kojak and Crocker
Rockford and Becker
McGarrett and Williams