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  Surely Shirley Can't Be Serious   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Laverne & Shirley" was a successful comedy show that lasted eight seasons and got several awards. See what you know of this well-loved sitcom, and some focus will be given to Shirley Feeney.
Easier, 10 Qns, LeoDaVinci, Jun 03 21
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  Fun with Laverne and Shirley   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
After I made my first "Laverne & Shirley" quiz, I realized that there was some important stuff I left out. So, here's a mix of questions about the actors, episodes, and characters. Have fun!
Tough, 15 Qns, Lucy_Girl, May 24 09
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  Laverne and Shirley    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a fun quiz about one of the funniest shows on TV!
Average, 10 Qns, whiteytherat, Oct 03 15
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  "Laverne And Shirley" Mix    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hey, hope you enjoy my quiz on one of the best shows ever!
Tough, 10 Qns, dumbblonde76, Aug 26 09
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trivia question Quick Question
When Laverne and Shirley go on vacation to Mexico, what city do they stay in?

From Quiz "Fun with Laverne and Shirley"





Laverne and Shirley Trivia Questions
1. Which popular sitcom, one that featured characters like the Fonz and Richie Cunningham, did "Laverne & Shirley" start as a spin-off of?

From Quiz Surely Shirley Can't Be Serious

Answer: Happy Days

"Happy Days" was a successful sitcom in the 1970s that spawned a few spin-offs like "Out of the Blue," "Joanie Loves Chachi," "Mork and Mindy," and, yes, "Laverne & Shirley." The characters of Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney were portrayed on "Happy Days" as friends of Fonzie before getting their own show.

2. "Laverne and Shirley" was a spin-off of what popular TV show?

From Quiz Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Happy Days

Garry Marshall was in a pinch, so he called his sister Penny and asked her if she and her then writing partner Cindy Williams would play these "fast" girls on the episode. The girls were so good together that Garry shot a 15 minute "pilot" right then and there and the network bought it right away.

3. After Laverne beat her rival Karen in "Bowling for Razzberries", she tried to blow a raspberry, but she was too sick. When she asked Shirley if she would do it, what was her response?

From Quiz "Laverne And Shirley" Mix

Answer: congratulated Karen on a good game

"Bowling for Razzberries" was named a classic episode by "TV Guide".

4. When Laverne and Shirley move to California, their new apartment is owned by a very hot guy. What is his first name?

From Quiz Fun with Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Sonny

Sonny works as a stunt man. Both Laverne and Shirley think he's pretty cute, but once Carmine, Shirley's boyfriend, joins them in California, she loses all interest in Sonny.

5. Penny Marshall played Laverne DeFazio. Her best friend was Shirley Feeney. Which actress, known for her roles in "American Graffiti" and "The Conversation," portrayed the fun-loving Shirley?

From Quiz Surely Shirley Can't Be Serious

Answer: Cindy Williams

Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Cindy Williams always felt comfortable on stage. She started her professional acting career in commercials in the late '60s. She then was cast in some roles on television before her career took off in the early '70s with movie roles in "Travels with My Aunt," "American Graffiti" where she first worked with Ron Howard, and "The Conversation." She then landed the role of Shirley Feeney in "Happy Days" alongside Penny Marshall's Laverne DeFazio. The two proved so popular that the spin-off was commissioned.

6. In the episode "Guinea Pigs", the girls take part in scientific experiments to get enough money to go to a fancy party. Shirley has nothing to eat but dirt. What does Laverne have to do in her experiment?

From Quiz Laverne and Shirley

Answer: She has to go without sleep.

This episode shows what a great ability these ladies had for physical comedy.

7. In the episode "The Bachelor Party", how did Laverne get Shirley to help her with the party?

From Quiz "Laverne And Shirley" Mix

Answer: She cried

In this episode, Laverne needs Shirley to jump out of a cake (which was a big deal for Shirley). When Shirley comes out of the cake, Carmine covers her up and holds her.

8. What is the name of Shirley's black stuffed cat?

From Quiz Fun with Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Boo-Boo Kitty

Laverne seriously offended Shirley once by using Boo-Boo Kitty as a pin-cushion when she was hemming a skirt.

9. When the show opens, Laverne and Shirley are working as bottle-cappers at a beer-bottling factory. Where is the show set, home of Harley-Davidson, the NBA's Bucks, and the band Violent Femmes?

From Quiz Surely Shirley Can't Be Serious

Answer: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The show "Laverne & Shirley" is set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as it was the hometown of Thomas L. Miller, the executive producer (and also of "Happy Days"). Laverne and Shirley both work at the fictional Shotz Brewery as bottle-cappers for beer bottles. Milwaukee is known as "Brew City" (hence the name for the city's baseball team - the Brewers) and has a rich history in brewing beer. Historically, the Milwaukee River provided clean water for the beer as well as a way of distributing the product when it was made, and the cold weather made the city ideal for making lager. The Pabst Brewing Company was the first major brewery to be based in Milwaukee, but the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company and the Miller Brewing Company were also based in the city.

10. Penny Marshall went on to become a big director, but she started directing on "Laverne and Shirley". What was the first episode she directed?

From Quiz Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Squiggy in Love

This was in the fourth season of the series. She directed four episodes of the series, and also directed Tom Hanks in the movies "Big" and "A League of Their Own".

11. Shirley was made supervisor in one episode. What did she do that made Laverne so mad?

From Quiz "Laverne And Shirley" Mix

Answer: she nit-picked everything

In this episode, Laverne and Shirley had their biggest fight ever. Shirley wouldn't stop nagging, even about Laverne's milk and Pepsi! Sadly, it took Shirley being fired from her supervisor job to get them back together.

12. In one very sad episode, Laverne falls in love with a fireman. He is just about to propose to her when he is called to put out a fire. He is killed on the job that same night. What is his first name?

From Quiz Fun with Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Randy

Laverne never really has a steady boyfriend until she meets Sonny two years after this tragedy, which is what makes the episode especially heart-breaking. She does go out a couple times with a guy named Ted, who also happens to be a fireman.

13. What was Squiggy's first name?

From Quiz Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Andrew

His original name was supposed to be Anthony, but Garry Marshall said they already had too many Italian characters, so they made him German.

14. The girls held a boxing match to raise money for the orphans. Carmine boxed who, with very funny results?

From Quiz "Laverne And Shirley" Mix

Answer: Squiggy

Besides Squiggy and Carmine boxing, Laverne and Shirley were wrestling against two professionals. Amazingly, Laverne and Shirley won, but they did get hurt badly. To make up for it though, not only did they raise enough money for the orphans' playground equipment, they also raised enough to buy the kids a television set!

15. The girls move to California because they've been fired from their jobs at Shotz Brewery. How old are they when they're fired?

From Quiz Fun with Laverne and Shirley

Answer: 27

Laverne: "Shirl, we are twenty-seven years old. Put us together and we're fifty-four!" Shirley: "Fifty-four? But that's past child-bearing age!"

16. Shirley Feeney has a special relationship with a childhood toy, Boo Boo. What is Boo Boo?

From Quiz Surely Shirley Can't Be Serious

Answer: A stuffed cat

Boo Boo Kitty is Shirley Feeney's large stuffed black cat. The name was given on the show when actress Cindy Williams forgot her line and used the name for her mother's cat instead. The name stuck and was subsequently used for later episodes. Boo Boo Kitty is what Shirley would use when she was worried or sad to comfort herself.

17. Who played Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski?

From Quiz Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Michael McKean

Michael McKean went on to guest star on many TV shows. He was on "X-Files", "Alias", "The Unit", "Smallville", and played Jimmy's brother on "Better Call Saul", the prequel to "Breaking Bad".

18. In "Mother Knows Worst", Shirley's mother claims that she (herself) is a dead-ringer for which celebrity?

From Quiz "Laverne And Shirley" Mix

Answer: Barbara Rush

Shirley's mother, Lily, was played by Pat Carrol. You may remember her as the voice of Ursula in the movie "The Little Mermaid".

19. Frank and Edna move to California to open a restaurant. What do they call it?

From Quiz Fun with Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Cowboy Bill's

Carmine makes it to California just in time to sing at the grand opening.

20. Both Shirley and Laverne start out small but then move out to Burbank, California to live in the big city. What small-time job do they get at Bard's Department Store?

From Quiz Surely Shirley Can't Be Serious

Answer: Gift-wrappers

For the sixth season, Laverne decides to move out to Los Angeles to be with her father, Frank, and his new wife Edna. Shirley decides to come as well and the two find a flat in Burbank, California. The two land jobs at Bard's Department Store as gift-wrappers but they dream big and hope to be picked up by the movie industry and becoming stars or at least finding rich husbands and starting a family. Not only do the ladies move out to California, but their friends move there as well!

21. When Lenny's Uncle Lazlo dies, Lenny inherits a diner, called Lazlo's Place. What do he and Squiggy re-name it?

From Quiz Fun with Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Dead Lazlo's Place

Lenny and Squiggy eventually go broke and have to sell the restaurant to Frank and Edna. Lenny: "Are you going to keep the same name?" Frank: "No!" Lenny: "Oh, good! I need the sign. Uncle Lazlo doesn't have a tombstone."

22. In the show, Shirley Feeney develops an infatuation with which teen idol who made a name for himself on "American Bandstand?"

From Quiz Surely Shirley Can't Be Serious

Answer: Fabian

Fabian Forte was known professionally by his first name only, Fabian, and was a teen idol in the '50s and '60s. He was discovered in Philadelphia when a producer noticed him staring at the ambulance that was taking his father away to a hospital due to a heart attack! On "Laverne & Shirley," Shirley develops a fan crush on Fabian and even goes as far as posing as a French waitress in order to sneak into the hotel that he is staying and meeting him. Laverne is right there with her.

23. In one episode, the girls wanted to go on a trip. How did they get the final fifty dollars for their cruise trip?

From Quiz "Laverne And Shirley" Mix

Answer: Laverne's father

At first they wouldn't ask her father because he yells, but after they got fired from a shoe salesmen job, Mr. DeFazio was nice enough to lend it to them.

24. When Laverne and Shirley go on vacation to Mexico, what city do they stay in?

From Quiz Fun with Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Neir

The hotel they stay at, Raoul's By the Bay, turns out to be a real gyp--the indoor pool is a wading pool, and their room is missing a wall.

25. Shirley and Laverne originally live together in a basement apartment. They communicate with their upstairs neighbours through the dumbwaiter shaft in their apartment. What were the names of Laverne and Shirley's friends?

From Quiz Surely Shirley Can't Be Serious

Answer: Lenny and Squiggy

Michael McKean and David Lander had created the characters of Lenny and Squiggy, respectively, well before they appeared on the show "Laverne & Shirley," however, when the actors met with Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall, they were invited to have a spot on the show. Their impact was so great that when the characters of Laverne and Shirley moved out to California, Lenny and Squiggy moved out with them. In the eighth season, the character of Lenny was written off of the show as actor Michael McKean was busy setting the amp to 11 as he had committed to filming "This is Spinal Tap."

26. In the episode "Look Before You Leap", Laverne thought she might be pregnant. Who proposed to her in one of the sweetest moments in the show?

From Quiz Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Lenny

There were a few episodes where Lenny showed his ongoing "crush" on Laverne.

27. What is Laverne's favourite drink?

From Quiz Fun with Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Pepsi and milk

Laverne actually mixes Pepsi and milk together, and drinks it! Talk about disgusting!

28. In the fifth season of "Laverne & Shirley," what additional profession do the girls take on, something that prompted an animated spin-off of the show?

From Quiz Surely Shirley Can't Be Serious

Answer: Army recruits

On the fifth season of the show, the characters of Laverne and Shirley join the US Army reserve. The story line gets more developed when the girls are asked to appear in an army film about prostitution and also when they are given a survival test against the wild outdoors. This story line proved so compelling that the animation company Hanna-Barbera Productions made an animated series called "Laverne & Shirley in the Army."

29. Who was Laverne's nemesis?

From Quiz Laverne and Shirley

Answer: Rosie Greenbaum

Carole White played Rosie in thirteen episodes of the show. In a connection back to Henry Winkler, Carole was also a mayor in an episode of "Royal Pains".

30. What is the name of the man Laverne almost married in the first season?

From Quiz "Laverne And Shirley" Mix

Answer: Sal

Paul Sylvan starred as Sal in one other episode of "Laverne and Shirley", "I Wonder What Happened to Sal". He has also guest starred on shows such as: "Three's Company", "Loveboat", and "The A-Team".

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