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I Love Lucy Characters Quizzes, Trivia and Puzzles

'I Love Lucy' - Characters Trivia

'I Love Lucy' - Characters Trivia Quizzes

13 quizzes and 155 trivia questions.

Find the "I Love Lucy" Minor Characters

Collection Quiz

15 Qns

No Ethel or Fred here: these are all minor characters from the original series that aired 1951-1957; some only appeared in one episode! Best of luck!

Tough, 15 Qns, Datsmeharse, Jan 12 26

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Facts About Lucy top quiz

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

Quiz number 4 out of the 5, this one is about our favorite crazy redheaded, Lucy Ricardo.

Easier, 15 Qns, draculanut31, Sep 09 05

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"I Love Lucy" Guest Stars best quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Over the course of its six seasons, "I Love Lucy" featured several prominent guest stars. See how much you remember about those episodes.

Average, 10 Qns, littlewoman2, Sep 08 18

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Facts About Ethel top quiz

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

This is my second quiz in a series of 5. Each will be on a different "I Love Lucy" character. How much do you know about Lucy's partner in crime?

Average, 15 Qns, draculanut31, Aug 22 09

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Facts About Little Ricky best quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is my final quiz for the "I Love Lucy" characters. This is a little quiz on Little Ricky. Wasn't he the cutest?

Easier, 10 Qns, draculanut31, May 25 03

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Facts About Ricky best quiz

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

Number 3 in my series, this quiz is on Ricky. How much can you remember about Lucy's hot headed bandleader husband?

Average, 15 Qns, draculanut31, Sep 25 19

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Sep 25 19
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Facts About Fred best quiz

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

This is a true/false quiz about our favorite neighbor, Fred Mertz. How much do you know about this character?

Average, 15 Qns, draculanut31, Jun 02 07

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Famous Guest Stars on "I Love Lucy" best quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

During the nine year run of the hit sitcom "I Love Lucy," many famous Hollywood and TV stars guest starred on various episodes. Let's see how much you know about these appearances!

Average, 10 Qns, Lost_Player_47, Jan 12 26

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I Still Love Lucy popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz deals with lesser known characters on the show or guest appearances.

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Characters on "I Love Lucy" popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here are a few questions about various characters who appear on "I Love Lucy".

Average, 10 Qns, ilovelucy4ever, Jan 27 04

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Quick Question

What was Mrs. Trumball's first name?

From Quiz "I Still Love Lucy"

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Mike's Ethel Quiz great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

My favorite character is Ethel Mertz. Our favorite neighbor and co-conspirator.

Average, 10 Qns, ki9ngb, Dec 30 20

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Dec 30 20
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"I Love Lucy" Character Bios

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is my first quiz! It's about Lucy, Ethel, Fred, Ricky and Little Ricky.

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Mike's Fred Quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

He's gruff, a little mean, but we can't imagine the show without him...Fred Mertz!

Average, 10 Qns, ki9ngb, Aug 31 18

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'I Love Lucy' - Characters Trivia Questions

1. Where was Lucy born?

From Quiz "I Love Lucy" Character Bios

Answer: West Jamestown

We found out Lucy was born in West Jamestown from her childhood doctor.

2. Alright then, let's start off easy, shall we? What is the name of Fred's wife?

From Quiz Mike's Fred Quiz

Answer: Ethel Mertz

Fred and Ethel Mertz are best friends of the Ricardos...despite the age difference.

3. Elizabeth Patterson (the actress who played Mrs. Trumble) appeared as a small town mayor in another episode. Which one?

From Quiz Characters on "I Love Lucy"

Answer: The Marriage License

This was the episode where Ricky tricked Lucy into thinking that their marriage license was invalid because his name was misprinted on it. Patterson was mayor of the little town where they got remarried.

4. What was Mrs. Trumball's first name?

From Quiz I Still Love Lucy

Answer: Mathilda

Mrs. Trumball was played by Elizabeth Patterson from 1953 to 1956, who also played Mrs. Willoughby in the episode "The Marriage License". Her career started in the movie "The Boy Friend" from 1925.

5. Which university did Ricky attend?

From Quiz "I Love Lucy" Character Bios

Answer: La Universidad de la Havana

We learned this in the episode where Lucy and Ethel tried to throw out all the boys' old clothes.

6. In episode #99, Fred and Ethel are visited by Fred's old vaudeville partner. Who is this partner?

From Quiz Mike's Fred Quiz

Answer: Barney Kurtz

Fred was surprised that His old partner, Barney Kurtz, was not as well off as he had been told.

7. Lucy's mother sent Tennesse Ernie to stay with the Ricardos while he was in New York. How did she know Ernie?

From Quiz Characters on "I Love Lucy"

Answer: He was her club secretary's old college roomate's cousin's middle boy.

Lucy's mother had never actually met Ernie.

8. Which character was played by Kathryn Card?

From Quiz I Still Love Lucy

Answer: Mrs. MacGillicuddy

Kathryn Card played Lucy's mother from 1955 to 1956. Caroline Appleby was played by Doris Singleton. Betty Ramsey was played by Mary Jane Croft and Marion Strong was played by Shirley Mitchell. Kathryn also played the character Minnie Finch" in the episode "Fan Magazine". She got her start in the 1945 move "Kiss and Tell".

9. Where was Fred from?

From Quiz "I Love Lucy" Character Bios

Answer: Steubenville, Ohio

He did a shout out to his friends and family in Steubenville when he appeared with Ricky, Lucy and Ethel on "Face to Face".

10. When the Ricardos and the Mertzes decide to redecorate the Mertzes' apartment, what color does Fred suggest they paint the apartment?

From Quiz Mike's Fred Quiz

Answer: orange

When looking at Fred's taste in furniture, it's no surprise nobody listened when he said to paint the apartment in orange.

11. In the famous tango scene (after the Ricardos and Mertzes moved to Connecticut), where did Ethel hide her eggs?

From Quiz Mike's Ethel Quiz

Answer: her back pockets

They were subsequently smashed when Fred opened the door while she was standing in front of it.

12. Howard McNear (who played Floyd Lawson on "The Andy Griffith Show") made an appearance on an episode of "I Love Lucy". Which one?

From Quiz Characters on "I Love Lucy"

Answer: Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright

McNear played Little Ricky's teacher at his music school.

13. TV Producer Aaron Spelling appeared in which "I Love Lucy" episode?

From Quiz I Still Love Lucy

Answer: Tennessee Bound

He played the gas station man. The following shows are ones that he's produced: "Hart to Hart", "Dynasty", "T J Hooker", "Beverly Hills 90210", and countless others.

14. What did Ethel do to get money for her and Lucy to go to Europe (before the boys said they would cover the cost)?

From Quiz "I Love Lucy" Character Bios

Answer: Mortgaged the building

The building was actually Ethel's, not Fred's!

15. Who does Lucy arrange to dance a number with at a Hollywood nightclub so that she can impress her friend, Carolyn Appleby?

From Quiz "I Love Lucy" Guest Stars

Answer: Van Johnson

Lucy dances with Van Johnson in the episode titled "The Dancing Star" from season 4. Lucy performs very well, and Van is quite impressed with her dancing skills.

16. While in Hollywood, Ethel reveals that Fred has the annoying habit of doing what?

From Quiz Mike's Fred Quiz

Answer: jingling his keys

Actually, William Frawley had Parkinson's Disease, and that's why his hands shook.

17. In Connecticut, who did Lucy get jealous of when Ethel started hanging out with another friend?

From Quiz Mike's Ethel Quiz

Answer: Betty Ramsey

Betty and Ethel knew each other from when Ethel still lived in Albuquerque.

18. In "The Young Fans", what was Peggy's last name? (Peggy was the teenage girl who claimed she was "in love" with Ricky.)

From Quiz Characters on "I Love Lucy"

Answer: Dawson

Peggy walked Ricky to the subway every morning and told Lucy "Mrs. Ricardo, I'm in love with your husband".

19. In the episode "Lucy Plays Cupid", who played Mr. Ritter, the owner of the grocery store?

From Quiz I Still Love Lucy

Answer: Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton was better known as the narrator of "Fractured Fairy Tales" which was seen as part of "The Bullwinkle Show."

20. Whose footprints do Lucy, Ethel, and Fred steal from Grauman's Chinese Theatre?

From Quiz "I Love Lucy" Guest Stars

Answer: John Wayne

In "Lucy Visits Grauman's," Lucy, Ethel, and Fred steal John Wayne's footprints, but Lucy accidentally drops the cement block, crushing it to bits. In the follow-up episode, "Lucy and John Wayne," Lucy conspires to have the Duke press his footprints into a new cement block to replace the one she accidentally destroyed. These episodes kicked off season 5.

21. Upon learning that they're leaving Hollywood and that Ricky has sold the car, Fred purchases what?

From Quiz Mike's Fred Quiz

Answer: a motorcycle

Of course, Fred began driving in reverse and ruined the motorcycle.

22. What was the name of Ethel's fictional French aunt who left her a sizable inheritance?

From Quiz Mike's Ethel Quiz

Answer: Yvette

Fred was devastated when he found out his little honey bunch wasn't loaded.

23. Lucy tried to help get Dorothy Cook's long term boyfriend to marry her. What was the boyfriend's name?

From Quiz Characters on "I Love Lucy"

Answer: Sam

Ricky referred to the couple as Dorothy Spider and Sam Fly.

24. Who played Arthur, the boy who gets a crush on Lucy in the episode "The Young Fans"?

From Quiz I Still Love Lucy

Answer: Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna began his TV career as Walter Denton in the show "Our Miss Brooks" and has appeared in the movies "Wait Until Dark", "First Blood", and "The Flamingo Kid".

25. What was little Ricky's real name?

From Quiz "I Love Lucy" Character Bios

Answer: Enrique Alberto Ricardo IV

Ricky's name was Enrique Alberto Ricardo y de Acha III. In Cuban culture, the second last name (y de Acha) belongs to the mother, which means it was not passed down to little Ricky. Since he was Ricky Jr, his full name was Erique Alberto Ricardo IV.

26. When Lucy and Ethel are abandoned by their Hollywood sightseeing bus tour, whose garden do they enter to steal a grapefruit?

From Quiz "I Love Lucy" Guest Stars

Answer: Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark guest stars in the episode titled "The Tour" from season 4. At the end of the episode, Lucy asks the star to autograph the grapefruit.

27. Little Ricky names what pet after his Uncle Fred?

From Quiz Mike's Fred Quiz

Answer: dog

The dog was featured in several future episodes.

28. In the episode "The Seance" where Mr. Merriwheather tries to contact his dear Tilly, Ethel helps Lucy by playing the part of a medium. What was her "medium" name?

From Quiz Mike's Ethel Quiz

Answer: Madame Mertzola

"Ethel to Tilly. Ethel to Tilly. Come in Tilly. Over."...Ethel in her "trance" mode.

29. When Lucy tries to sweet talk her business manager into giving her more money, which movie star does she tell him he looks like?

From Quiz Characters on "I Love Lucy"

Answer: Clark Gable

Unfortunately for Lucy, this line didn't work on the stern, sensible business manager.

30. Who played Diana Jordan in the episode "Country Club Dance"?

From Quiz I Still Love Lucy

Answer: Barbara Eden

This episode is from the time they lived in Connecticut. Barbara Eden is much better remembered for her role as Jeannie on "I Dream of Jeannie."

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