19 Kids and Counting
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50 free 19 Kids and Counting trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
For seven years, cameras followed Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar as they raised one of the largest families on American television. 19 Kids and Counting turned everyday logistics, from grocery runs to bedtime, into must-see reality TV, and its weddings, births and road trips drew millions of viewers. This quiz covers the whole story: the parents' early years and political ambitions, the sons and daughters and their milestones, the family's strict rules on romance, money and schooling, the famous faces and friends who dropped by, the trips abroad, and the controversy that ended the series. It is written for fans who watched every season and for casual viewers who remember the headlines. Each question comes with a short explanation, so you will pick up a few facts even when you miss.
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Q 01Josh and Anna Duggar said they saved which romantic milestone for their wedding day in 2008?
Their first kiss
Their first kiss waited for the ceremony; before then, hand-holding counted as a privilege and chaperones accompanied the couple wherever they went.
Q 02Which household product do the thrifty Duggars make at home from their own recipe to save money?
Laundry detergent
Laundry detergent is home-made, and the family also buys second-hand clothes, chops firewood for heat and pays only by cash or debit card.
Q 03Which Duggar daughter, the 19th child, was born prematurely in 2009 weighing under two pounds?
Josie
Josie spent about four months in hospital before she could join her brothers and sisters, and came home for good in June 2010.
Q 04Jeremy Vuolo, who married into the Duggar family in 2016, played which sport professionally?
Soccer
Soccer took him from Finland's AC Oulu to the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer and then the San Antonio Scorpions.
Q 05Which childhood illness struck twelve Duggar children at once in 2010, delaying a trip home?
Chickenpox
Chickenpox swept through the family just as they were packing to bring their premature baby home after months of hospital care.
Q 06Which 2023 documentary series examined the Duggars and the Institute in Basic Life Principles?
Shiny Happy People
Shiny Happy People, subtitled Duggar Family Secrets, premiered in June 2023 and features Jill Duggar Dillard and her husband Derick.
Q 07Under which title did the Duggar family's reality series premiere in September 2008?
17 Kids and Counting
17 Kids and Counting was the first title; the name was updated twice as two more daughters were born in 2008 and 2009.
Q 08Which cable network aired all ten seasons of 19 Kids and Counting between 2008 and 2015?
TLC
TLC counted it as its most popular show, averaging 2.3 million viewers for each new episode in the tenth season.
Q 09What do the Duggars call their chaperoned alternative to dating, with couples meeting only in groups?
Courtship
Courtship cannot begin without a parent's permission, and an interested man must first speak to the woman's father.
Q 10Which form of schooling do Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar use for all 19 of their children?
Homeschooling
Homeschooling is the family rule, though Michelle once took several of the children to visit a public school for an episode.
Q 11Which Christian tradition do Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children follow?
Independent Baptist
Independent Baptist beliefs shape the show's themes of modesty and purity, including family rules against shorts and skirts above the knee.
Q 12To which Arkansas city did the Duggars move temporarily in 2010 to be near their baby's hospital?
Little Rock
Little Rock is home to Arkansas Children's Hospital, which cared for the premature baby, and the Duggars later joined a radio fundraiser for it.
Q 13To which city did Josh and Anna Duggar move from Arkansas in 2013 after Josh accepted a new job?
Washington, D.C.
Q 21Which two Duggar brothers, born in 1998, are the second set of twins in the family?
Jedidiah and Jeremiah
Jedidiah and Jeremiah arrived eight years after the family's first twins, a girl and a boy born in 1990.
Q 22Which Duggar daughter criticised her strict upbringing in the 2023 memoir Becoming Free Indeed?
Jinger
Jinger, the sixth child, wrote about separating her faith from the fear-based teaching she grew up with, after marrying and moving to Los Angeles.
Q 23Which Duggar son's birth, as child number 15, was filmed for 2004's 14 Children and Pregnant Again?
Jackson
Jackson arrived during the family's first hour-long television special, four years before the regular series began.
Washington, D.C., was a 1,200-mile move, and the rest of the family helped the couple pack before visiting them there for Thanksgiving.
Q 14Which Tennessee clan, led by father Gil and also raising 19 children, often visits the Duggars?
The Bates family
The Bates family got a special of their own in 2012 and later starred in a separate series, Bringing Up Bates, on Up TV.
Q 15Which two countries did the Duggars visit in the three-part 2013 specials titled Duggars Do Asia?
Japan and China
Japan and China meant stops in Tokyo, Kyoto and Beijing, where the family struggled with the subway on the way to Tiananmen Square.
Q 16Which profession did Jana and Jill Duggar study for in season 7, working beside a licensed mentor?
Midwives
Midwives in training, the sisters even helped when a member of the television crew went into labour during a family trip abroad.
Q 17Which Fox News anchor interviewed Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar about the family scandal in June 2015?
Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly's interview aired on June 3, 2015; daughters Jill and Jessa also spoke to her, and Jill later said she regretted taking part.
Q 18In which small Arkansas town near Springdale did the Duggars build their 7,000-square-foot home?
Tontitown
Tontitown is where building began in 2000 and finished in January 2006, with a television special recording the day the family moved in.
Q 19Jim Bob Duggar left the Arkansas House in 2002 to run unsuccessfully for which higher office?
United States senator
United States senator was the goal, but incumbent Tim Hutchinson beat him in the Republican primary by 71,576 votes to 20,546.
Q 20Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are both licensed to work as agents in which line of business?
Real estate
Real estate supports the household: the Duggars have said their income comes from rents on commercial properties they own.
Q 24In which country was Derick Dillard a missionary when Jill Duggar and her father flew out to meet him?
Nepal
Nepal hosted the meeting in late 2013, after the pair had got to know each other through supervised Skype and text conversations.
Q 25Which Christian movement favouring very large families do the Duggars say they are not part of?
Quiverfull
Quiverfull takes its name from Psalm 127, a passage the Duggars themselves cited in an essay on why they have so many children.
Q 26In which country did the Duggars swim in the Dead Sea on the last stop of their 2011 World Tour?
Israel
Israel closed a trip that began in Scotland and Ireland and continued to London, where Jim Bob learned to drive on the left.
Q 27Which celebrity baker made the cake that revealed the sex of Josh and Anna Duggar's first baby?
Buddy Valastro
Buddy Valastro, star of Cake Boss, supplied the cake; the baby, a daughter, was born at home later in 2009.
Q 28Which conservative lobbying group hired Josh Duggar in 2013 to run its political action committee?
Family Research Council
Family Research Council's president said the hire would tap the popularity of the show; Josh resigned from the post in May 2015.
Q 29Which title did 19 Kids and Counting parents Jim Bob and Michelle give their second book in 2011?
A Love That Multiplies
A Love That Multiplies came from Howard Books, which had also published the couple's debut book in December 2008.
Q 30What official-sounding word do the Duggars use for each child's assigned household chores?
Jurisdictions
Jurisdictions were swapped for a day in one episode: the boys cooked, washed clothes and cleaned while the girls learned basic vehicle repairs.