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50 free The Andy Griffith Show trivia questions with answers. How well do you know The Andy Griffith Show? This comprehensive trivia quiz features 88 questions about the beloved classic television series set in the fictional town of Mayberry. Challenge yourself with questions about iconic characters, memorable episodes, and behind-the-scenes facts from one of TV's most enduring comedies.
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Q 01In what fictional North Carolina town was "The Andy Griffith Show" primarily set?
Mayberry
Mayberry, North Carolina, is the fictional setting, first seen in the backdoor pilot 'Danny Meets Andy Griffith' on The Danny Thomas Show.
Q 02Which actor portrayed the enthusiastic but often bumbling Deputy Barney Fife?
Don Knotts
Knotts won five Emmy Awards for the role, the most ever in the supporting-actor comedy category.
Q 03Who played Opie, Andy Taylor's young son?
Ron Howard
Ron Howard, credited as Ronny Howard, played Opie Taylor from the pilot through the series finale, decades before winning the Best Director Oscar for A Beautiful Mind.
Q 04Who played Andy's Aunt Bee, his housekeeper and Opie's surrogate mother?
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier played Aunt Bee Taylor for the show's entire run and won the 1967 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Q 05In which year did The Andy Griffith Show premiere on CBS?
1960
1960 was the year: The Andy Griffith Show debuted on CBS on October 3, 1960, and quickly became a highly rated program.
Q 06What title did the show's whistled theme take once Everett Sloane wrote lyrics for it in 1961?
"The Fishin' Hole"
"The Fishin' Hole" is the title; composer Earle Hagen, who wrote the melody with Herbert Spencer, also performed the whistling heard over the opening and closing credits.
Q 07Who portrayed Helen Crump, Opie's schoolteacher and later Andy's girlfriend, then wife?
Aneta Corsaut
Aneta Corsaut played Helen Crump, introduced in 1963 as Opie's new teacher in 'Andy Discovers America', and stayed through the 1968 finale.
Q 08Which actor was known for playing the naive gas station attendant Gomer Pyle?
Jim Nabors
Jim Nabors played Gomer Pyle, the wide-eyed attendant at Wally's filling station, first appearing in the December 1962 episode 'The Bank Job'.
Q 09On The Andy Griffith Show, after too many accidental discharges, where must Deputy Barney Fife keep his single allowed bullet?
In his shirt pocket
In his shirt pocket went Barney's one bullet, reserved 'in case of an emergency'; Andy made him carry the revolver itself unloaded.
Q 10Which series spun off directly from "The Andy Griffith Show"?
"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."
"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." debuted in September 1964 and sent Gomer to the Marine Corps; Opie guested in its episode 'Opie Joins the Marines'.
Q 11Who played the town drunk who regularly slept it off in a Mayberry cell?
Hal Smith
Hal Smith portrayed Otis Campbell, who would frequently lock himself in a jail cell to sleep off a drunk.
Q 12Mayberry on The Andy Griffith Show is said to be based on which real North Carolina town, Andy Griffith's own hometown?
Mount Airy
Mount Airy, in Surry County, is where Andy Griffith was born in 1926 and grew up; the town later embraced the connection with a Mayberry-themed tourist trade.
Q 13Who was Barney Fife's long-term girlfriend on the show?
Thelma Lou
Betty Lynn played Thelma Lou, Barney Fife's devoted girlfriend.
Q 21Which bookish Mayberry character held the job of county clerk?
Howard Sprague
Howard Sprague, the fussy county clerk played by Jack Dodson, arrived in 1966 and lived under the thumb of his domineering mother.
Q 22Which company sponsored The Andy Griffith Show throughout its run?
General Foods
General Foods sponsored the show for its entire 1960-68 run, with Andy and Barney pitching Sanka coffee and Post cereals in commercials shot in character.
Q 23When Don Knotts left The Andy Griffith Show in 1965, Barney supposedly joined the police force of which North Carolina city?
Raleigh
Raleigh was Barney's off-screen destination; Don Knotts came back for five guest episodes, starting with 'The Return of Barney Fife' in January 1966.
Q 14What was the town newspaper called, the one Ella wrote a society column for?
The Gazette
The Mayberry Gazette was the town's newspaper; Opie and Howie's homemade rival, the Mayberry Sun, appeared in the 1965 episode 'Opie's Newspaper'.
Q 15Which character initially ran the local barbershop?
Floyd Lawson
Walter Baldwin played the barber once in 1960 before Howard McNear made the role his own.
Q 16The opening credits of the show typically featured Andy and Opie doing what activity?
Walking to a fishing hole
The famous opening sequence shows Andy and Opie walking hand-in-hand to a fishing hole, symbolizing the simple, idyllic life in Mayberry.
Q 17Which character took over the gas station after Gomer left Mayberry?
Goober Pyle
Goober Pyle, Gomer's cousin, took over the gas station after Gomer's actor left the show for his own spin-off.
Q 18What did seasons six through eight of The Andy Griffith Show have that its first five seasons did not?
Color
Color arrived with season six in September 1965, the first season without Don Knotts as a regular; the first five seasons were shot in black and white.
Q 19Which actress played Ellie Walker, Andy's girlfriend in the first season?
Elinor Donahue
Elinor Donahue played Ellie Walker, the town's pharmacist and Andy's love interest in the first season.
Q 20What was the name of the reunion television film that brought back many of the original cast members?
Return to Mayberry
Return to Mayberry aired on NBC in April 1986 as the season's highest-rated TV movie, reuniting Griffith, Knotts and Howard; Frances Bavier declined to take part.
Q 24The fictional Mayberry Courthouse contained how many jail cells?
Two
Two cells stood side by side at the back of the courthouse set, opposite Andy's desk; Otis Campbell treated one as his regular weekend berth.
Q 25What was the name of the spin-off series that continued after Andy Griffith left the original show?
"Mayberry R.F.D."
After Andy Griffith left, the series was retitled "Mayberry R.F.D." and centered on Sam Jones, played by Ken Berry, with many of the original cast members continuing their roles.
Q 26Which Andy Griffith Show actress, who played Aunt Bee's friend Clara Edwards, was one of five cast members in all eight seasons?
Hope Summers
Hope Summers played Clara Edwards, Aunt Bee's best friend, and was the only cast member beyond Griffith, Howard, Bavier and Knotts to appear in all eight seasons.
Q 27What was the name of Andy and Opie's favorite fishing spot?
Myers Lake
Myers Lake was the fishing spot Andy and Opie head for in the whistled opening credits, and the name recurs in dialogue throughout the series.
Q 28Which movie star did Goober impersonate with the line "Judy, Judy, Judy"?
Cary Grant
Cary Grant was the target of Goober's 'Judy, Judy, Judy'; his other stock impression was Edward G. Robinson, and it was no better.
Q 29Besides sheriff, which office did Andy Taylor hold in Mayberry?
Justice of the peace
Justice of the peace: the courthouse door read 'Sheriff - Justice of the Peace', and Andy presided over hearings in the same room where Barney kept the jail.
Q 30What kind of business did the miserly landlord Ben Weaver run?
A department store
A department store: Weaver's Department Store was Ben's, and three different actors (Will Wright, Tol Avery and Jason Johnson) played the flint-hearted Weaver over the series.