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Television Moms Trivia Quiz

A mix of hard and easy questions about TV moms and the actresses that portrayed them.

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 10 mins.

Author
TonyTheDad

Time
10 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,445

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
11 / 25

Plays
9208

Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (21/25), Guest 76 (11/25), Guest 24 (20/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. This actress played these moms: Sophie Berger on 'Brooklyn Bridge' and Marion Cunningham on 'Happy Days'.

Answer: (First and Last names)

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Question 2 of 25

2. This actress, who was the first officer in the 'Star Trek' pilot 'The Cage', Nurse Christine Chapel on the finalized version of 'Star Trek', and countless computer voices on all the incarnations of 'Star Trek', was more often seen as Counselor Deanna Troi's boisterous, meddling mother Lwaxana Troi in several episodes of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and 'Star Trek: Deep Space 9'.

Answer: (First and last name)

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Question 3 of 25

3. Tricky: This actress played the birth mother of Tom Bradford's brood on 'Eight is Enough'. Hint

Diana Hyland

Betty Thomas

Betty Buckley

Diana Muldaur

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Question 4 of 25

4. This legendary actress was on 4 sitcoms playing a mother (not the same character) whose children were Chris, Craig, Jerry, Kim, Margo, and Ricky.

Answer: (First and last name)

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Question 5 of 25

5. This actress played Spock's mother Amanda on 'Star Trek' and Margaret Anderson on 'Father Knows Best'

Answer: (First and last {name;} not Ronald Reagan's first wife)

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Question 6 of 25

6. This actress was the first to play Quark and Rom's mother Ishka (Moogie) on 'Star Trek: Deep Space 9'.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 7 of 25

7. She played Olivia Walton on 'The Waltons'. Hint

Michael Learned

Michelle Forbes

Michael Michele

Michael J. Fox

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Question 8 of 25

8. She played Maggie Seaver on 'Growing Pains'. Hint

Meredith Baxter

Anne Schedeen

Olivia d'Abo

Joanna Kerns

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Question 9 of 25

9. She played Elyse Keaton on 'Family Ties'. Hint

Anne Schedeen

Joanna Kerns

Meredith Baxter

Olivia d'Abo

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Question 10 of 25

10. She played Jonathan Winters' mother on 'Mork and Mindy'.

Answer: (First and last name)

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Question 11 of 25

11. This actress played Rachel Greene's mother, Sandra, on 'Friends'.

Answer: (First and last {name;} 'That' actress)

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Question 12 of 25

12. This actress played Rachel Greene's mother, Jennifer, on 'ER'. Hint

Christine Harnos

Jennifer Hetrick

Rebecca Romijn-Stamos

Meg Ryan

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Question 13 of 25

13. She plays Carol, mother to Ross Geller's son Ben on 'Friends'. Hint

Jessica Hecht

Jane Wyatt

Ming-Na Wen

Jane Sibbett

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Question 14 of 25

14. This actress played Morticia Addams on 'The Addams Family' (1964 series). Hint

Carolyn Seymour

Carolyn Jones

Angelica Houston

Janet Waldo

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Question 15 of 25

15. 'Happy Days': Mrs. Cunningham originally had three children. By the end of the show, she only had two. Who was the child written out of the show?

Answer: (First name only)

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Question 16 of 25

16. What mother on an 1999- HBO drama series ordered the death of her own son (forget giving her a Mother's Day card)?

Answer: (Character's first and last name)

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Question 17 of 25

17. What 'Dateline NBC' correspondent is the mother of twins? Hint

Jane Pauley

Maria Shriver

Katie Couric

Lea Thompson

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who was Quinn's mother on 'Sliders'? Hint

Elyse Mallory

Amanda Mallory

Mallory Keaton

Michelle Keaton

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Question 19 of 25

19. What 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' regular character was a mother at the beginning of the series? Hint

Lt. Tasha Yar

Dr. Beverly Crusher

Counselor Deanna Troi

Ensign Ro Laren

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Question 20 of 25

20. What TV mom had the following children of three men: Anthony, Gino, Anne Marie, Serafina, Lucia, Ludlow, Jesse, and Elvis?

Answer: (First name only)

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Question 21 of 25

21. What single mom made her living at a greasy-spoon diner called 'Mel's'? Hint

Flo Evans

Alice Hyatt

Maude Findlay

Julia Baker

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Question 22 of 25

22. What TV mom had daughters Mary, Laura, Carrie, and Grace?

Answer: (Character's first and last name)

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Question 23 of 25

23. Who was Richie's mother on 'Family Matters'?

Answer: (Character's first name only)

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Question 24 of 25

24. 'Star Trek: Voyager': What is Naomi Wildman's mother's name? Hint

Elizabeth

Samantha

Kate

Roxanne

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Question 25 of 25

25. On "Providence," what actress played Heather Tupperman's (Dr. Jim Hansen's office assistant) mother Donna?

Answer: (First and last name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This actress played these moms: Sophie Berger on 'Brooklyn Bridge' and Marion Cunningham on 'Happy Days'.

Answer: Marion Ross

She guest stars as Drew Carey's mother Beulah on his show, and also played the girls' doctor, Dr. Porter, on an episode of 'The Brady Bunch'.

Answer: Majel Barrett

Natively, Lwaxana is a daughter of Betazed's Fifth House, holder of the sacred Chalice of Rixx (a clay pot with mold in it, according to Deanna) and heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed. Ms. Barrett is the widow of 'Star Trek' creator Gene Roddenberry.

3. Tricky: This actress played the birth mother of Tom Bradford's brood on 'Eight is Enough'.

Answer: Diana Hyland

Trick question! Diana Hyland was the original mother, but she only filmed 4 episodes before her death. The rest of the first season, she was said to 'be away'. For the second season, Tom Bradford (Dick Van Patten) was a widower whose wife had died about a year before. Betty Buckley, playing Sandra Sue 'Abby' Abbott, became his girlfriend then wife.

4. This legendary actress was on 4 sitcoms playing a mother (not the same character) whose children were Chris, Craig, Jerry, Kim, Margo, and Ricky.

Answer: Lucille Ball

Ricky was her son on 'I Love Lucy'. Chris and Jerry were her daughter and son on 'The Lucille Ball Show'. Craig and Kim were her son and daughter (played by her real children Desi and Lucie Arnaz) on 'Here's Lucy'. Margo was her daughter on 'Life with Lucy'.

5. This actress played Spock's mother Amanda on 'Star Trek' and Margaret Anderson on 'Father Knows Best'

Answer: Jane Wyatt

6. This actress was the first to play Quark and Rom's mother Ishka (Moogie) on 'Star Trek: Deep Space 9'.

Answer: Andrea Martin

Also of 'Second City TV'. Actress Cecily Adams took over the role for the other 3 appearances of Ishka on DS9.

7. She played Olivia Walton on 'The Waltons'.

Answer: Michael Learned

8. She played Maggie Seaver on 'Growing Pains'.

Answer: Joanna Kerns

9. She played Elyse Keaton on 'Family Ties'.

Answer: Meredith Baxter

Stars Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter share the same birthday: June 21, 1947. Gross was born in Chicago and Baxter in L.A.

10. She played Jonathan Winters' mother on 'Mork and Mindy'.

Answer: Pam Dawber

Winters played Mearth, Mork and Mindy's son, who because of his Orkan ancestry, ages backward.

11. This actress played Rachel Greene's mother, Sandra, on 'Friends'.

Answer: Marlo Thomas

More well known as 'That Girl', Ann Marie.

12. This actress played Rachel Greene's mother, Jennifer, on 'ER'.

Answer: Christine Harnos

Dr. Mark Greene's ex-wife. (Two characters named Rachel Greene currently on NBC shows. Weird.)

13. She plays Carol, mother to Ross Geller's son Ben on 'Friends'.

Answer: Jane Sibbett

I remember her best as Herman's co-worker Heddy on 'Herman's Head'. (FYI, Jessica Hecht plays Carol's lesbian 'wife' Susan, Ming-Na Wen starred with Hecht on 'The Single Guy'. Jane Wyatt played Spock's mom Amanda.)

14. This actress played Morticia Addams on 'The Addams Family' (1964 series).

Answer: Carolyn Jones

She also played the villianess Marsha, Queen of Diamonds, on 'Batman'. She was also Aaron Spelling's first wife (1953-65).

15. 'Happy Days': Mrs. Cunningham originally had three children. By the end of the show, she only had two. Who was the child written out of the show?

Answer: Chuck

After 2 actors played him, his character was phased out of the show. At first casual reference was made to him being off at college. But no further reference was made to him. In a last season, Mrs. C makes mention of how proud she is of her two children, not three.

16. What mother on an 1999- HBO drama series ordered the death of her own son (forget giving her a Mother's Day card)?

Answer: Livia Soprano

On 'The Sopranos', played by the late great Nancy Marchand. She also played the Larrabee family matriarch Maude in the movie 'Sabrina' (with Harrison Ford) and Margaret Pynchon on 'Lou Grant'.

17. What 'Dateline NBC' correspondent is the mother of twins?

Answer: Jane Pauley

They are named Ross and Rachel, but Ms. Pauley does not play a mother on 'Friends'. 8-)

18. Who was Quinn's mother on 'Sliders'?

Answer: Amanda Mallory

Played by Linda Henning.

19. What 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' regular character was a mother at the beginning of the series?

Answer: Dr. Beverly Crusher

Wesley Crusher's mom. Yar and Troi eventually became mothers (episodes 'Redemption', 'The Child').

20. What TV mom had the following children of three men: Anthony, Gino, Anne Marie, Serafina, Lucia, Ludlow, Jesse, and Elvis?

Answer: Carla

Carla Of Cheers, played by Rhea Perlman. The first four were her first husband's children born when they were married, Lucia was also his, but conceived after their divorce. Ludlow is the 'love child' of Dr. Benjamin Ludlow, Frasier Crane's mentor. Jesse and Elvis are twins born to her and her second husband, Eddie LeBec.

21. What single mom made her living at a greasy-spoon diner called 'Mel's'?

Answer: Alice Hyatt

In the series 'Alice'. FYI: Flo Evans was originally a maid, Maude Findlay was a housewife, and Julia Baker was a nurse.

22. What TV mom had daughters Mary, Laura, Carrie, and Grace?

Answer: Caroline Ingalls

Played by Karen Grassle.

23. Who was Richie's mother on 'Family Matters'?

Answer: Rachel

Played by Telma Hopkins, one half of 'Dawn' of the recording act 'Tony Orlando and Dawn'.

24. 'Star Trek: Voyager': What is Naomi Wildman's mother's name?

Answer: Samantha

Played by Nancy Hower.

25. On "Providence," what actress played Heather Tupperman's (Dr. Jim Hansen's office assistant) mother Donna?

Answer: Victoria Principal

Most noted for being JR Ewing's sister-in-law Pamela on 'Dallas'.

Source: Author TonyTheDad

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