Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show

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Quiz: How Well Do You Know 'The Andy Griffith Show'?

The iconic TV series turns 60, and we're here to test your Mayberry memory

Donald Liebenson

Published September 28, 2020

10 Questions

The Andy Griffith Show turns 60 this month and like Mayberry, it's the show that remains forever fixed in our memories. The show's idyllic setting remains the international symbol of small-town America, and Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee, Barney and the rest feel like family. Test your knowledge of this iconic show and its beloved characters, and challenge your friends to take the same trivia trip down memory lane!

Quiz: How Well Do You Know 'The Andy Griffith Show'?

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  "question" : "The pilot episode of ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ aired as an episode of what popular TV series?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "'Father Knows Best'",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "'The Danny Thomas Show'",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "'The Real McCoys'",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "'Lawman'",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "'My Three Sons'",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "“Danny Meets Andy Griffith” aired on Feb. 15, 1960 as a seventh season episode of 'The Danny Thomas Show.' In the episode, Danny is arrested by Sheriff Andy Taylor after running a stop sign while passing through Mayberry.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "In which state is Mayberry located?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "West Virginia",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Kentucky",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "North Carolina",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "South Carolina",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Vermont",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Mayberry is located in North Carolina. It was based on Andy Griffith’s own hometown of Mount Airy.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "Before Aunt Bee, who cared for widower Andy and young son Opie?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Aunt Clara",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Rose",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Florida",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Hazel",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Grindl",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Rose was seen at the beginning of 'The Andy Griffith Show’s first episode. She got married and left the Taylor household. She was portrayed by Mary Treen, best known as George Bailey’s Cousin Tilly in \"It’s a Wonderful Life.\"",
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}, {
  "question" : "Barney Fife is Andy’s deputy, of course. How did he get the job?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Barney was a recent graduate of Mount Pilot Police Academy.",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Passing through Mayberry, Barney grew to like the town and applied for the job.",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Barney was already a deputy when Andy became sheriff.",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Barney is Andy’s cousin.",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Barney was a barber, but Floyd had to let him go because Barney was too nervous handling the scissors.",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Barney was Andy’s cousin, a fact never mentioned again after the first season.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "Who portrayed Bluebird Diner waitress Juanita, Barney’s girlfriend?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Liz Torres",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Rita Moreno",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Lupe Ontiveros",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Louisa Moritz",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "None of the above",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Trick question! Juanita was never seen nor heard! But we were treated to Barney’s ode to his hash-slinging goddess: “Nita, Juanita.”",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "Don Knotts left ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ at the end of season five. In season six, which actor replaced him as Andy’s new deputy?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Andy Devine",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Bernard Fox",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Jack Burns",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Peter Falk",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Slim Pickens",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Jack Burns, formerly comedy team partners with George Carlin and then Avery Schreiber, portrayed deputy Warren Ferguson. But Barney’s were big shoes to fill and Burns lasted only 11 episodes.",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "The Darlings, a mountain family on the show, included members of what actual bluegrass band?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "The Dillards",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "The Carter Family",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "The Foggy Mountain Boys",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "The Kentucky Colonels",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Otis, Emmett & Howard",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "The Dillards appeared on 'The Andy Griffith Show' between 1963 and 1966. Fun fact: They introduced the song that later became known as “Dueling Banjos” in the 1963 episode, “Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee.”",
  "hint" : "",
  "hintLink" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "Aunt Bee was a great cook. She even hosted her own TV show and opened a Chinese restaurant in Mayberry! But there was one foodstuff she could not master. What was it?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Tamales",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Apple pie",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Chicken and dumplings",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Pickles",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Baked beans",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "In the episode “The Pickles Story,” Andy and Barney don’t have the heart to tell Bee that her homemade pickles are the worst.",
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}, {
  "question" : "Rock and Roll came to Mayberry in the 1967 episode “Opie’s Group.” What was the name of the band?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "The Fishing Hole",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "The Sound Committee",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Nip It in the Bud",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Mr. McBeevee",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Citizen’s Arrest",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Andy’s suggestion that the band be called The Young Swingers fell on deaf ears. They called themselves The Sound Committee. Funner fact: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Nirvana included a song, “Floyd the Barber,” on its first album. Sample lyrics: “Barney ties me to the chair/I can’t see, I’m really scared.”",
  "hint" : "",
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}, {
  "question" : "A future Oscar-winner turned up on ‘The Andy Griffith Show.’ Who was it?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Jack Nicholson",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Warren Beatty",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Dustin Hoffman",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Jon Voight",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Robert Duvall",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Jack Nicholson appeared on two episodes of 'The Andy Griffith Show': “Opie Finds a Baby” and “Aunt Bee the Juror,” in which Aunt Bee is the only jurist who believes defendant Nicholson is innocent. Guess the others couldn’t handle the truth.",
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