The Flintstones Trivia
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99 free The Flintstones trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
The Flintstones was the first animated sitcom and the first cartoon to air in prime time, running on ABC from 1960 to 1966 and in reruns for five decades after. This Flintstones trivia quiz covers the whole modern Stone Age family: Fred's job at the Slate Rock and Gravel Company, Wilma and Betty's 'charge it', the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes, Pebbles's arrival, Bamm-Bamm on the doorstep, Dino, Hoppy, Baby Puss, Mr. Slate, the Gruesomes and the Great Gazoo. It also digs into how the show was made: The Honeymooners inspiration Jackie Gleason nearly sued over, the working titles The Flagstones and The Gladstones, Winston cigarettes as sponsor, Alan Reed inventing 'yabba dabba doo', Mel Blanc recording from his hospital bed, the Beethoven sonata hiding in the theme song, the Emmy nomination, plus the 1994 John Goodman film, Viva Rock Vegas, the vitamins and the cereal. Forty-seven questions run from easy for anyone who has seen an episode to expert for cartoon historians. Every answer is checked against documented sources rather than fan wikis, so it works for a retro TV round or a family quiz.
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Q 01On which US network did The Flintstones originally air from 1960 to 1966?
ABC
ABC gave it a Friday prime-time slot, and its high first-season ratings established animation as a viable prime-time format.
Q 02Which cartoon family crossed over with the Flintstones in a two-hour 1987 TV movie?
The Jetsons
The Jetsons cross paths with the Flintstones after young Elroy's time machine goes wrong, in a special made for syndication.
Q 03Which live-action sitcom was a key inspiration for The Flintstones?
The Honeymooners
Jackie Gleason considered suing but was warned he would be the man who took Fred Flintstone off the air.
Q 04What was The Flintstones' original working title?
The Flagstones
The Flagstones was the name on the demo film made to sell a 'modern stone-age family' to sponsors, before the family was renamed the Flintstones.
Q 05What is the name of the Stone Age town where the Flintstones live?
Bedrock
Bedrock went on to lend its name to real Flintstones theme parks called Bedrock City, near Custer, South Dakota, and in Valle, Arizona.
Q 06Where does Fred Flintstone work?
Slate Rock and Gravel Company
Slate Rock and Gravel Company is where his hot-tempered boss fires Fred again and again, only to give him his job back.
Q 07Fred and Barney belong to which men-only lodge?
The Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes
The Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes spoofs real men-only lodges, its name echoing the Loyal Order of Moose, and in early episodes Fred and Barney belonged to the Loyal Order of Dinosaurs.
Q 08What is Wilma Flintstone's shopping catchphrase?
Charge it!
Charge it! goes with her spending habit, and when the wives win a sweepstakes, Fred and Barney rush to spend some of the winnings on themselves.
Q 09Dino, the Flintstones' pet dinosaur, behaves like which kind of household pet?
A dog
A dog: Dino barks and bowls Fred over at the door, yet in one first-season episode he talked, in a voice modelled on comedian Phil Silvers.
Q 10What is the name of the Flintstones' saber-toothed cat who throws Fred out during the closing credits?
Baby Puss
Baby Puss is famous from those closing credits, where Fred tries to put the cat out, yet the saber-toothed pet is rarely seen in the episodes themselves.
Q 11What is the name of the Rubbles' pet, a kangaroo-like dinosaur?
Hoppy
Hoppy arrived in season five, and Fred and Dino first mistook the new pet for a giant mouse and were frightened.
Q 12What holds baby Pebbles Flintstone's ponytail in place?
A bone
A bone keeps her ponytail up, and the baby who wears it grows up to marry her childhood best friend, Bamm-Bamm, in later TV movies.
Q 13Why was the Flintstones' planned son changed to a daughter?
Marketing said girl dolls sell better
Marketing said girl dolls sell better, and when Wilma revealed she was pregnant, an overjoyed Fred broke the fourth wall to share the news.
Q 21Who voiced the Great Gazoo?
Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman voiced Gazoo in the show's final season, then returned nearly three decades later as the voice of the Dictabird in the 1994 live-action film.
Q 22Who provided the voice of Fred Flintstone throughout the original series?
Alan Reed
Alan Reed voiced Fred from 1960 until his death in 1977, when Henry Corden, who had supplied Fred's singing voice in the 1966 film, took over.
Q 23Fred Flintstone's 'Yabba dabba doo!' replaced which plainer cheer in the original script?
Yahoo!
Yahoo! was the scripted word, but Fred's voice actor asked to change it or ad-libbed, and the phrase's roots are disputed, from a hair-cream jingle to a candy bar.
Q 14How do the Rubbles come to have Bamm-Bamm?
They adopt a foundling
They adopt a foundling left on their doorstep, then lose a custody case to a wealthy tycoon, who lets them keep the boy on learning his own wife is pregnant.
Q 15What is Bamm-Bamm's defining trait?
Abnormal strength
He was adopted during the fourth season and gets his name from the only phrase he says.
Q 16What is the name of Wilma's disapproving mother?
Pearl Slaghoople
Pearl Slaghoople is played by Joan Collins in the 2000 prequel film, where she pushes Wilma toward a rich suitor who is really after the family fortune.
Q 17What oddity follows Fred Flintstone's boss from episode to episode?
His constantly changing first name
His constantly changing first name, from Sylvester to George, may be a gag or a continuity slip, and in the earliest episodes the boss was even called Mr. Rockhead.
Q 18Which spooky family moves in next door to the Flintstones in season five?
The Gruesomes
The Gruesomes, a spoof of TV's ghoul comedies of the day, are friendlier than they look, and their pet is a giant octopus named Occy.
Q 19The Great Gazoo comes from which planet?
Zetox
Zetox is the Great Gazoo's home planet, and he is dismayed to realise his exile has dropped him into the Stone Age.
Q 20Why was the Great Gazoo exiled to Earth?
For inventing a Doomsday Device
For inventing a Doomsday Device, a button that could destroy the universe, Gazoo was exiled, and Fred and Barney found him when his flying saucer crashed.
Q 24Which legendary voice actor played Barney Rubble and Dino?
Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc was back as Barney sooner than expected after a near-fatal 1961 car crash, because a temporary recording studio was set up at his bedside.
Q 25How do the Flintstones' cars usually get moving?
Foot power
Foot power: the riders run inside the car, though some episodes give cars engines and even ignition keys.
Q 26Who voiced both Wilma and Pebbles?
Jean Vander Pyl
Jean Vander Pyl voiced both, and three decades later made an on-screen cameo as Mrs. Feldspar in the 1994 live-action film.
Q 27What was the show's theme during its first two seasons, before 'Meet the Flintstones'?
Rise and Shine
'Meet the Flintstones' took over in season three, sung by the Randy Van Horne Singers with a 22-piece big band.
Q 28'Meet the Flintstones' is thought to draw part of its melody from a piano sonata by which composer?
Beethoven
Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 17 is believed to have inspired part of the tune, which was later dubbed onto reruns of the first two seasons until their original theme was restored in the 1990s.
Q 29Which product co-sponsored the first two seasons, with the characters appearing in its commercials?
Winston cigarettes
Winston cigarettes sponsored the first two seasons, with Fred and Barney pitching smokes, but by season three the ads turned toward children and Welch's replaced Winston.
Q 30In 1961 The Flintstones became the first animated show nominated for which award?
The Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series
The Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series went to The Jack Benny Program, but The Flintstones lived on through dozens of spin-offs, specials and remakes.