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About This Quiz
Do you remember the name of the Brady family's housekeeper? Or, that family dog that mysteriously disappeared after a few seasons? Think you can name all six Brady kids — in order? Prove your Brady Bunch IQ with this quiz inspired by the classic show!
Show creator Sherwood Schwartz got the idea for "The Brady Bunch" from a 1965 "L.A. Times" article. As he was skimming the paper one day, he noted a statistic suggesting that around a third of all marriages in the '60s involved people who had at least one child from a previous marriage. Of course, at the time, the happy nuclear family dominated TV — but Schwartz saw an opportunity to reflect changing social and cultural norms, and thus "The Brady Bunch" was born.
The series ran for five seasons from 1969 to 1974, and lives on in syndication decades after the final episode aired. No one knows if the show would have been as popular if Schwartz's original picks for Mike and Carol Brady — Gene Hackman and Joyce Bulifant — played the lead roles, but it's clear that Robert Reed and Florence Henderson were a hit.Â
Think you know all there is to know about the story of the Bradys? Take our quiz to find out!
Why does Marcia exclaim "Oh, my nose!"?
Greg kicks her in the face while practicing his karate.
Jan, tired of always being second best, punches her.
Peter throws a football and it hits her in the face.
Peter throws a football and it hits her, causing her nose to swell. The school hunk, Doug, cancels his date after seeing her nose, claiming that "something suddenly came up."
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What was Mike Brady's occupation?
Mortician
Architect
Mike Brady was an architect and often worked in his home office.
City employee
Doctor
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What happened to Greg, Peter and Bobby's biological mother?
She had an affair with a rock star and left.
She died.
It doesn't come up very much, but in the very first episode, Bobby is worried that if his dad marries Carol, they all might lose the memory of their mother who had died. Apparently they did forget her because they don't ever mention her again.
She joined the Peace Corps.
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What happened to Marcia, Jan and Cindy's biological dad?
He was an astronaut and went on a mission to Mars.
He lives under the stairs at the Brady's new house.
No one knows!
No one knows. No one ever talks about it.
He ran off with Mike Brady's wife.
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What was Alice's boyfriend's occupation?
Policeman
Letter carrier
Butcher
Alice's boyfriend Sam was a butcher.
School principal
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Finish this sentence: "Mom always says…"
"…to call when you get there!"
"…how can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat!"
"…brush your teeth after every meal!"
"…don't play ball in the house!"
In the episode called "Confessions, Confessions," Peter tosses a basketball in the house and it breaks Carol's favorite vase. Bobby says the famous line.
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In Season 1 Episode 12, why might Carol Brady not be able to sing at church on Christmas Day?
She had a broken leg.
Her car slid off an icy road and she was stuck in a ditch.
She had laryngitis.
Carol Brady has laryngitis and everyone is worried she won't be able to sing at church. But don't worry! Cindy asks Santa for a Christmas miracle and Carol's voice comes back just in time. This was the only Christmas episode in the series.
She was out of town.
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What were two of Cindy Brady's signature features?
Her ability to read minds and tell funny jokes
Her blonde pigtails and lisp
Susan Olsen really did have a lisp when she was little, and apparently the pigtails pulled her hair so tight that she lost some hair because of them!
Her stubborn attitude and sharp wit
Her ability to chew gum and rub her tummy at the same time
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What illness do all six of the Brady kids have at the same time?
The flu
Measles
Hijinks ensue when Carol Brady calls the girls' pediatrician to treat all of the kids. Mike and Carol come to the decision that just because they are all in one family, they don't all need to see the same doctor.
Allergic reaction to peanuts
Strep throat
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Name the Brady kids from oldest to youngest:
Bobby, Marcia, Greg, Jan, Peter, Cindy
Greg, Marcia, Peter, Jan, Bobby, Cindy
Greg, Marcia, Peter, Jan, Bobby, Cindy — it's pretty convenient that their ages were so perfectly aligned!
Marcia, Greg, Peter, Bobby, Jan, Cindy
Greg, Peter, Marcia, Jan, Cindy, Bobby
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Why did Jan steal someone's bicycle from the park?
Because she's a cold, hard thief!
Because she needed a quick getaway and it was the first thing she saw.
Because it looked similar to hers, and she thought it was.
In the episode called "The Not-so-Rose-Colored Glassed," Jan mistakenly takes a bike that looks like hers because her eyesight is going bad and she needs glasses.
She thought the city had started a bike-share program and the bikes were free for everyone to use.
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Which teen heartthrob does Marcia promise will perform at the school prom?
Michael Jackson
The Beatles
Elvis
Davy Jones
Marcia was the president of her school's Davy Jones fan club. When she writes him a letter and he responds saying he will do her a favor, she tells everyone that he will play at the prom. Marcia does everything she can to get Davy Jones to appear and he eventually shows up.
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Which of the Bradys famously complains "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!"?
Mike
Jan
Middle sister Jan, frustrated that her older sister is always perfect, says the famous line.
Cindy
Bobby
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When the family travels to Honolulu, what does Bobby find at Mike Brady's construction site?
A 1950's era pin-up girl calendar
Hidden pirate's treasure
Underground telephone wires
A tiki idol
Mike Brady has to go to Honolulu for work and his company agrees to pay for the entire family to go as well! Bobby finds the tiki idol and all kinds of bad luck follows the family.
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Jan, tired of always being in Marcia's shadow, does what to change her appearance when getting ready to go to Lucy Winters' birthday party?
Dyes her hair purple
Cuts her hair really short
Wears a ton of makeup
Wears a black, curly wig
When Jan shows up at the party with her new black hair, her friends laugh, causing Jan to run home crying. Her friends later tell her they laughed because they thought it was a joke since Jan's real hair is so pretty.
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What is the name of Cindy Brady's favorite doll that she wrongfully accuses Bobby of stealing?
Kitty Karry-All
The family dog, Tiger, is the one who stole Kitty Karry-All, along with Bobby's kazoo.
Barbie
Chatty Cathy
Betsy Wetsy
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Who was Oliver?
The neighbor kid
No one knows. No one ever talks about it.
John Denver's son
A cousin
Cousin Oliver came to live with the Brady's for six episodes during the last season. Carol's brother and his wife were going to an archaeological dig in South America and couldn't take Oliver with them, so they dumped him off with the family with the astroturf lawn.
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What world record to Bobby and Cindy set out to break?
Hopping on one foot
Endurance record for jumping rope
Playing the kazoo for the most consecutive hours
Teeter-tottering
When the youngest Bradys are left out of their aunt's wedding, they decided to try to break a world record to show they are important. They ultimately fall asleep trying to break the 124-hour record, but they do get coverage in the newspaper and everyone is impressed by their effort.
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The most well-known Brady pet is Tiger, the family dog. But what other pet does the Brady family have?
Pony
Ferret
Turtle
Herman the turtle appears in one episode and is Bobby's pet. The Bradys have several other pets that appear in only one episode, including Fluffy the cat and a pet parakeet.
Snake
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Which famous football player does Bobby brag to his friends that he knows?
Joe Nameth
Cindy writes a letter to Joe Nameth telling him that Bobby is deathly ill, and asks Joe to come for a visit. Joe, being the good guy that he is, decides to visit sick Bobby, who plays along until Mike and Carol catch wind of the whole thing.
Mean Joe Green
Joe Montana
Dick Butkus
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Why do the Brady kids build a giant house of cards?
Because they found eight decks of cards in the attic and don't know what else to do with them.
They do it as a competition to settle a dispute.
The kids are fighting over a huge stash of trading stamps. They boys want to trade them in for a rowboat and the girls want a sewing machine. The girls ultimately win but decide on getting a color TV for the whole family to enjoy.
Because the Brady kids are boring.
They don't.
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Which famous actor played the paranoid archologist convinced that the Brady boys were trying to steal the rights to the burial grounds to which they were trying to return the tiki idol?
Vincent Price
Known for starring in many horror movies, Vincent Price appeared in two episodes of Season 3, when the family vacationed in Hawaii. Desi Arnaz Jr. appeared in one episode as Marcia's secret celebrity crush, but he wasn't in the Hawaii episodes.
Michael Landon
Desi Arnaz Jr.
Dick Van Dyke
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What does Mike's boss send him as a gift?
A coffee maker
A pool table
For some reason, Mike's boss thinks that a pool table is a great gift, so he sends one to the Bradys. Bobby becomes quite the pool shark, even beating Mike's boss after dreaming of becoming a famous pool champion.
A TV
A hot tub
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What does cosmetics giant Beebe Gallini want Mike Brady to design her new factory to look like?
A big, pink powder puff
Carol reads Mike's horoscope saying that a strange woman will come into his life. They laugh about it until Beebe Gallini shows up making ridiculous demands of Mike and his architecture firm.
A perfume bottle
A pyramid
A cat
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Which of the Brady boys went on to marry the season 1 winner of "America's Next Top Model" in real life?
Greg
Peter
Christopher Knight met Adrianne Curry when they both appeared on :The Surreal Life." The two then documented their life and marriage on a reality TV show on VH1 called "My Fair Brady."
Bobby
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When Peter tries to create a new personality for himself modeled off of Humphrey Bogart, what does he adopt as his new catchphrase?
"Let's blow this pop stand"
"Pork chops and applesauce"
Peter is boring, so he channels Humphrey Bogart by saying "pork chops and applesauce" to create a new personality. His parents tell him that he isn't creating his own, just stealing someone else's.
"Totally groovy"
"Mac and cheese, please"
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What is Carol Brady's last name before becoming a Brady?
Johnson
Martin
She was Carol Ann Martin before becoming Carol Brady. And although she is a housewife with a live-in maid, she is very busy taking care of her blended family.
Jacobs
Burnette
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What is the "cousin Oliver" syndrome in Hollywood?
It's the reason all child actors on TV sitcoms have terrible bowl haircuts.
It's when a TV sitcom brings on a cute child actor in an attempt to liven up the cast.
When a TV show starts to get stale, the best way to bring it back to life is to add a new kid, right? Wrong! But many sitcoms have done it, including Sam on "Diff'rent Strokes," Chrissy on "Growing Pains," Alex and Nicky on "Full House," and Olivia on "The Cosby Show."
It's when in every scene of a TV sitcom has a certain character, and that character always messes everything up.
It's when a TV sitcom replaces an actor with someone else and pretends like nothing is different.
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Which of the original Brady cast chose to not appear in "The Brady Bunch Hour" variety show that aired in 1976-1977?
Mike Lookinland
Susan Olsen
Christopher Knight
Eve Plumb
Eve Plumb opted out of the show saying that she couldn't commit to potential future seasons, and was replaced with what fans called "fake Jan."
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What year did the first episode of "The Brady Bunch" air?
1974
1980
1969
"The Brady Bunch" first aired on September 26, 1969 and ran until March 8, 1974. It has run for many years since in syndication.
1984
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How many Brady Bunch movies were made?
1
2
3
There were two theatrical releases, "The Brady Bunch Movie" and "A Very Brady Sequel," and one made-for-TV movie, "The Brady Bunch in the White House."
4
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Which of the original Brady Bunch cast did not appear in the 1990 TV series "The Bradys"?
Maureen McCormick
Maureen McCormick was not in "The Bradys" TV show, which aired for one season in 1990. The show was about the grownup Brady kids and their families.
Mike Lookinland
Susan Olsen
Eve Plumb
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Which of the original Brady Bunch cast did not appear in the 1995 Brady Bunch movie?
Maureen McCormick
Neither Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia, nor Eve Plumb, who played Jan, were in the 1995 movie. Robert Reed, who played Mike, passed away in 1992 so was also not in the movie.
Anne B. Davis
Barry Williams
Susan Olsen
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