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24 free Arrested Development trivia questions with answers. Are you a true fan of the cult classic comedy series Arrested Development? Put your knowledge of the Bluth family, their hilarious schemes, and memorable one-liners to the test with our comprehensive trivia quiz. Whether you're a casual viewer or have binged the entire series multiple times, this quiz will challenge your understanding of one of television's most cleverly written shows.
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Q 01Lucille names her adopted Korean son "Annyong" after mistaking the Korean word for what as his name?
Hello
Annyong is the Korean word for hello, which Lucille took for his name. The season 3 finale reveals his real name is Hel-loh, along with the grudge he has nursed against the family.
Q 02Which Happy Days alumnus plays Barry Zuckerkorn, the Bluth family's incompetent lawyer in Arrested Development?
Henry Winkler
Henry Winkler, Happy Days' Fonzie, plays Barry Zuckerkorn; the show nods to Fonzie's famous stunt when Barry literally hops over a shark lying on a dock.
Q 03In a series of escalating dares, Gob marries a woman he has just met, played by which comedian?
Amy Poehler
Will Arnett was married to Amy Poehler at the time, and a running joke is that Gob never learns his wife's name.
Q 04In Arrested Development, which Bluth property had cash hidden in its walls, discovered only after it burned down?
The banana stand
The banana stand was what George Sr. meant by 'there's always money in the banana stand'; Michael let George Michael burn it down before realising he meant it literally.
Q 05Which Bluth-matriarch rival at Balboa Towers, played by Liza Minnelli, dates Buster?
Lucille Austero
The family calls her "Lucille 2"; Buster ends up dating her after bidding on the wrong Lucille at a country club auction.
Q 06Who serves as the omniscient narrator for the TV series "Arrested Development"?
Ron Howard
Ron Howard, also an executive producer, narrated the pilot so well that his voice was kept, and he later turns up on screen as a fictionalized version of himself.
Q 07Season 3 reveals a typo on Michael Bluth's birth certificate. What name does it give him?
Nichael
The misprint surfaces during the family's British storyline and gives Gob one more thing to needle his brother about.
Q 08Which of these catchphrases belongs to G.O.B. Bluth?
"Come on!"
"Come on!" is G.O.B.'s bark whenever circumstances displease him; "Her?" and "Family first" are Michael's lines and "Hey, brother" is Buster's greeting.
Q 09What profession does Tobias Fünke desperately aspire to, despite his consistent lack of success?
Actor
After losing his license as a "theralyst" (a combination of therapist and analyst), Tobias Fünke dedicates his life to becoming a professional actor, often with comically disastrous results.
Q 10Which spirit is matriarch Lucille Bluth's drink of choice?
Vodka
Lucille is rarely without a glass in hand, ordering "vodka rocks" and, in later seasons, drinking the fictional Cloudmir brand her daughter Lindsay promotes.
Q 11Which family member works the frozen-dessert stand and proudly styles himself "Mister Manager"?
George Michael
George Michael runs the Bluth frozen banana stand; when Michael calls him 'Mr. Manager' he happily adopts the title, and he later burns the stand down alongside his father.
Q 12Which character has a rare condition preventing them from ever being completely naked?
Tobias Fünke
Tobias Fünke is a self-diagnosed "never-nude," a condition that causes him to always wear denim cut-offs, even in the shower.
Q 13After returning the family jet, what do the Bluths end up driving as their family car?
The jet's stair car
Q 21George Sr. invented which faulty kitchen gadget, banned in numerous countries for burning its users?
The Cornballer
The Cornballer's infomercial was shot in Mexico, one of the few places it could still legally be sold.
Q 22Which character is the only main cast member to appear in every single episode of the series?
Michael
As the show's straight man and reluctant family glue, Michael never misses an episode across all five seasons.
Q 23What profession did Tobias Fünke practice before losing his license?
Psychiatrist
Psychiatrist: Tobias was chief resident of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital before losing his license and abandoning medicine for show business.
The airport stairs truck becomes the family's ride, complete with warnings that "you're gonna get some hop-ons."
Q 14In Arrested Development, what is the name of G.O.B.'s puppet, which voices his more inappropriate thoughts?
Franklin Delano Bluth
Franklin Delano Bluth is G.O.B.'s black puppet, who often expresses G.O.B.'s more inappropriate thoughts and feelings.
Q 15Which rival developer, played by Ed Begley Jr., owns the company competing with the Bluths?
Stan Sitwell
Sitwell suffers from alopecia and wears increasingly unconvincing eyebrows and wigs, a running sight gag.
Q 16Which 'Arrested Development' character frequently exclaims 'I've made a huge mistake'?
Gob Bluth
Gob Bluth, played by Will Arnett, often utters this phrase after one of his frequently ill-conceived plans or 'illusions' goes awry.
Q 17In Arrested Development, what is the name of the real estate firm George Sr. founded and ran until his arrest?
The Bluth Company
The Bluth Company, the luxury housing developer behind the Sudden Valley tract, was built by George Sr. on years of 'creative accounting' before his arrest at his own retirement party.
Q 18While still in high school, Maeby cons her way into what job?
Movie studio executive
Movie studio executive: in season 2 Maeby bluffs her way into an executive job at Tantamount Studios under Mort Meyers, and keeps it until the studio learns in season 3 that she is only sixteen.
Q 19In Arrested Development, Buster Bluth loses his left hand to which animal the first time he dares swim in the ocean?
A seal
A seal, a 'loose seal' punning on Lucille, takes the hand, and Buster spends the rest of the series with a hook or prosthetic.
Q 20Who created Arrested Development?
Mitchell Hurwitz
Mitchell Hurwitz created the show and ran it as showrunner; it premiered November 2, 2003, and was cancelled in 2006 after three seasons before a later streaming revival.
Q 24In Arrested Development, which one-armed former employee did George Sr. use in staged accidents to teach his children lessons?
J. Walter Weatherman
J. Walter Weatherman's prosthetic arm flies off at the end of each flashback, followed by 'and that's why you always...' and whatever rule George Sr. was pushing.
Q 25On which network did Arrested Development debut on November 2, 2003?
Fox
Fox premiered Arrested Development on November 2, 2003, and cancelled it in 2006 after three low-rated seasons, despite the show winning the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy in 2004.
Q 26In which Southern California city is Arrested Development set?
Newport Beach
Newport Beach, in Orange County, is the Bluths' home, with the frozen banana stand on the Balboa boardwalk; the show itself was shot mostly around Culver City and Marina del Rey.
Q 27How many Primetime Emmy Awards did Arrested Development collect despite its low ratings?
6
6 Primetime Emmys, among them Outstanding Comedy Series and the pilot's directing and writing awards in 2004, plus a second writing award the following year.
Q 28Which streaming service revived Arrested Development with a fourth season in May 2013?
Netflix
Netflix licensed new episodes in 2011; season four was among its first original programming.
Q 29Which role was hardest to cast until Will Arnett's audition won it on the spot?
Gob
Gob was the hardest role to fill; Will Arnett's audition landed it on the spot, playing Gob 'like a guy who thought of himself as the chosen son' despite clearly being the least favorite.
Q 30Which two characters were planned as minor roles until their actors impressed producers?
Tobias and George Sr.
Tobias and George Sr. were written as minor parts, but David Cross and Jeffrey Tambor played them so well that both characters were expanded into series regulars.