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50 free George Lopez trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
George Lopez went from San Fernando Valley stand-up to one of the few Latinos ever to headline a network sitcom, after Sandra Bullock caught his set at the Brea Improv and pitched him a show. The series ran 120 episodes on ABC and then became a bigger hit in reruns than it ever was in prime time. This quiz covers the sitcom (Benny, Angie, Ernie, Max and Carmen, the Powers Brothers factory, the War theme song, the Cavemen cancellation fight), the man (his kidney transplant, his golf, his autobiography) and everything after: Lopez Tonight, Saint George, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Rio, Blue Beetle and the NBC comedy he made with his daughter Mayan. Every answer is explained, so even casual fans of the Nick at Nite reruns can learn something.
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Q 01On which network did the sitcom George Lopez originally air from 2002 to 2007?
ABC
It ran six seasons and 120 episodes, then found a much bigger audience in syndication and on Nick at Nite.
Q 02Which actress saw Lopez perform in 2000 and pitched him a sitcom backstage?
Sandra Bullock
She had been given one of his comedy albums and caught his set at the Brea Improv; she became an executive producer.
Q 03At which comedy club did the future producer of his sitcom first see Lopez perform live?
Brea Improv
The August 2000 set in Brea, California, led to a four-episode test order from ABC.
Q 04Co-creator Bruce Helford had previously created which sitcom?
The Drew Carey Show
He had also been a head writer on Roseanne, which gave him a history with ABC.
Q 05How many episodes did ABC initially test the show with before ordering more?
Four
After the test run, the network committed to 13 episodes and later added nine more.
Q 06On the show, George works at a factory making what?
Aircraft parts
The fictional Powers Brothers aviation factory was his workplace, and later his best friend Ernie's too.
Q 07What is the name of George's neglectful, alcoholic mother on the show?
Benny
She was played by Belita Moreno, previously a regular on Perfect Strangers.
Q 08Which learning difference does George's son Max have on the show?
Dyslexia
George raises Max and daughter Carmen with his wife Angie.
Q 09What is the profession of Angie's wealthy father, Vic Palmero?
Doctor
Vic, played by Emiliano Díez, is not fond of George at first.
Q 10What is the surname of George's socially awkward best friend Ernie?
Cardenas
Valente Rodriguez played him in all 120 episodes as George's friend and co-worker.
Q 11After Carmen left the show, which relative moved in with a large trust fund?
Niece Veronica
Angie's overindulged niece, played by Aimee Garcia, joined in the fifth season with George managing her money.
Q 12George's long-lost father Manny turns out to be a businessman in which city?
Phoenix
Benny had convinced George he was dead; Manny is married to Lydia and has another son also named George Lopez.
Q 13George is about to donate what to his father Manny when Manny dies?
A kidney
The storyline mirrored Lopez's own genetic kidney condition and his 2005 transplant.
Q 21Belita Moreno, who played Benny, was earlier a regular on which 1980s sitcom?
Perfect Strangers
She played Edwina Twinkacetti and Lydia Markham on the show from 1986 to 1992.
Q 22In what year was George Lopez born in Los Angeles?
1961
He grew up in the San Fernando Valley and graduated from San Fernando High School in 1979.
Q 23Lopez was raised mainly by which relative after his parents abandoned him?
His maternal grandmother
Benita Gutierrez was a factory worker; her husband, a day laborer, physically abused them both.
Q 14Which band performs 'Low Rider', the show's theme song?
War
Lopez called it the 'Chicano National Anthem' at the 2007 ALMA Awards; licensing costs kept it off most DVD releases.
Q 15The show's all-Latino cast had one exception: Masiela Lusha, who was born where?
Albania
She played George's daughter Carmen for the first five seasons.
Q 16Which short-lived ABC sitcom did Lopez mock with 'So a Chicano can't be on TV, but a caveman can?'
Cavemen
The show based on insurance commercials was cancelled after 13 episodes; Lopez said 170 of his staff lost their jobs.
Q 17Which studio, rather than ABC itself, produced the sitcom, a factor Lopez blamed for its cancellation?
Warner Bros. Television
He said the show had four time slots in five years and still beat a comedy ABC renewed.
Q 18Which cable block did the sitcom join in September 2007, becoming its highest-rated series?
Nick at Nite
The run lasted almost 13 years until September 2020; the show later moved to TBS and then Cozi TV.
Q 19In 2021 Lopez said a reboot of the sitcom had been sold to which streamer before being squashed?
Netflix
He blamed a former Warner Bros. Television president for making sure it never happened.
Q 20Which actress played George's wife Angie?
Constance Marie
She had played Selena's mother in the 1997 film Selena and later starred in Switched at Birth.
Q 24Lopez was abandoned by his father at what age?
Two months
His mother left when he was 10; he has described her as 'a scammer' with no parental instincts.
Q 25Which HBO sports show featured Lopez as a cast member for the 2003–04 season?
Inside the NFL
He is also an avid golfer who has hosted the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic since 2006.
Q 26Lopez Tonight, which he hosted from 2009 to 2011, aired on which network?
TBS
It debuted in November 2009 and ran Monday through Thursday until its cancellation in August 2011.
Q 27Which host's arrival at TBS in 2010 pushed Lopez Tonight back to midnight?
Conan O'Brien
Lopez personally urged him to take the job; he later joked, 'I was on Team Coco, now I'm on Team Loco!'
Q 28Lopez Tonight's first episode in 2009 featured which two guests?
Kobe Bryant and Eva Longoria
Ellen DeGeneres dropped in and Carlos Santana performed on the debut.
Q 29Lopez was the first Mexican-American to host what on English-language US television?
A late-night talk show
He promised to bring change to late night and reach a more diverse audience.
Q 30Saint George, Lopez's 2014 sitcom, aired on which network?
FX
Under the 10/90 syndication model it needed ratings targets to trigger 90 more episodes; it was cancelled after one season.