Matlock Quiz

By: Allie Theiss
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Matlock Quiz
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About This Quiz

Think you're a Matlock fan? Find out how much you know about this iconic Andy Griffith legal drama by taking the quiz!
Who plays Ben Matlock?
Andy Griffith
Andy did not like Matlock at all through the first few seasons. He found the character cheap and vain.
Don Knotts
Tim Conway
Ronald Regan

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Matlock always wears a ____ suit.
Brown
Gray
You can forget about the “hero” color.
White
Tan

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What is Matlock’s favorite food?
Hamburgers
Italian sausage
Hot dogs
A German butcher opened the first hot dog stand in 1871.
Salami

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What is Matlock’s standard fee?
$10,000
$1,000
$150,000
$100,000
The average salary of a criminal defense lawyer is $78,500. However, the salary can range from $45,000 to $130,000.

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Charlene Matlock is Ben’s ____?
Older daughter
Younger daughter
Matlock has two daughters whom both work with the law.
Young niece
Ex-wife

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Matlock studied law where?
Berkley
Stanford
Yale
Harvard
Harvard Law School was founded in 1817 and is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States.

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Whom does Matlock blame for giving him bad advice on investing in 8-track tapes?
Justice Mark Slone
Dr. Mark Slone
Dr. Slone (Dick Van Dyke) is from the show Diagnosis Murder.
Sheriff Mark Smith
Businessman Mike Sullivan

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Who is Julie March?
Private investigator
Journalist
Restaurant owner
Assistant DA
Julie is on from season one to season seven.

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Matlock has two daughters who work with him on different seasons of the show. What are their names?
Charlene and Leanne.
Charlene and Leanne never appear on camera together.
Charlene and Janell
Charlotte and Leanne
Charlene and Linda

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Who is the actor that plays Matlock’s P.I. Conrad?
Daniel Roebuck
Clarence Gilyard, Jr.
Clarence plays a Texas Ranger in “Walker, Texas Ranger”, opposite Chuck Norris.
Abe Froman
Charlie Gifford

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What city does Matlock call home?
Atlanta
Atlanta was established in 1837 at the intersection of two railroad lines.
Savannah
Albany
Charleston

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Who is the only female investigator helping Matlock?
Cassie Phillips
Brynn Thayer
Jerri Stone
Jerri shows up in the last season of Matlock.
Carol Huston

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Ben plays what instrument?
Saxophone
Guitar
Ukulele
Banjo
The banjo is a four, five, or six-stringed instrument.

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Matlock aired from 1986 to _____?
1995
Starbucks released the Frappuccino in 1995.
1997
1989
1996

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What type of real estate did Matlock call home?
Manufactured
Farmhouse
Matlock’s farmhouse is located in Atlanta suburb neighborhood.
Apartment
Cottage

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Who plays Assistant DA Julie March?
Michelle Durrell
Linda Purl
Nancy Stafford
Julie Sommars
Julie Sommars is on Matlock from season three to season six.

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Cassie Phillips is Matlock’s ______?
Law partner
File clerk
File clerks work with both paper documents and electronic files.
Food vendor
Private investigator

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Matlock originally aired on networks ______ then ________?
CBS & ABC
ABC & NBC
NBC & ABC
Matlock originally aired from March 3, 1992, to May 8, 1992, on NBC, and from November 5, 1992, to May 7, 1995, on ABC.
NBC & USA

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Over the series, Matlock owns three generations of what automobile?
Ford Mustang
Ford Focus
Ford Fiesta
Ford Crown Victoria
Each model is like Matlock’s suits – all-gray.

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When Matlock moves from NBC to ABC, the taping venue moves from California to what state?
Georgia
Maryland
Delaware
ABC moves the taping venue because its star, Andy Griffith, was reaching 70 and wanted to be close to his home in North Carolina.
North Carolina

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Who plays Ben’s younger daughter Charlene?
Carrie White
Lori Lethin
Lori Lethin & Linda Purl
Lori Lethin played Charlene for the pilot movie. Linda Purl took over the role for the TV series.
Linda Purl

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Rumor has it that the character of Ben Matlock is based on what interesting real-life person?
Bobby Lee Harper
Bobby Lee Fry
Bobby Leo Cannon
Bobby Lee Cook
Bobby Lee Cook is known as the “dean of Georgia criminal defense attorneys.”

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“Ace” Calhoun is Matlock’s ______?
Annoying next-door neighbor.
Calhoun is played by Don Knotts, who is Andy Griffith’s old co-star as Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show.”
Happy milkman
Grumpy mailman
Angry next-door neighbor

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When Michelle leaves after season six, who works for Ben?
Billy Lewis
Leanne Macintyre
Leanne is Ben’s older daughter.
Jerri Stone
Frances Jury

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Who plays Charlene Matlock in the pilot episode?
Lori Loughlin
Lori Lindsey
Lori Lethin
Lori retired from acting in 1999.
Linda Lori

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Daniel Roebuck plays what character in Season 1 Episode 24?
Dr. Bobby Jacobs
Daniel plays various roles on Matlock until season 7 when he becomes a regular by playing Cliff Lewis.
Dr. Brad Jackal
Dr. Henry Houdini
Dr. Bobby Jones

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Who is Ben’s first P.I.?
Jerri Stone
Cliff Lewis
Tyler Hudson
Kene Holliday plays Tyler, but only stays through season three.
Bob Brooks

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Michelle Thomas is an American lawyer living where when she meets Matlock?
Athens, Greece
London. Ontario
Paris, France
London, England
Nancy Stafford plays Michelle.

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Who did Nancy Strafford play in Matlock before she plays Michelle Thomas?
Caryn Nelson/Carole Nathan - a high-class prostitute
In “The Seduction” Nancy’s character is paid off for perjury.
Caryn Nelson/Carole Nathan – a delusional policewoman
Caryn Nathan/Carole Nelson – a troubled drug dealer
Carole Nelson/Caryn Nathan – a streetwalker

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What happens in the case of “The Psychic?”
It’s a mistrial
Charges are inflated
Charges are dismissed
Camilla More plays psychic Jennifer Holtz, has an identical twin sister named Carey.
She’s found guilty

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What work did Conrad do before he works as a P.I. for Ben?
North Carolina deputy sheriff
Andy Griffith made his home in North Carolina.
South Carolina police detective
Georgia private investigator
North Carolina state trooper

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Why is Cliff’s father, Billy, significant to Ben?
Ben is Cliff’s brother.
Ben married Cliff’s sister.
Ben lost his case.
Ben stood up Cliff’s sister at the altar.
He stood her up to study law. He felt that he couldn’t give his full attention to both.

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While on NBC, Matlock is modeled after the “whodunit” format, and when it switches to ABC it also changes to what format to ______?
“youcanguessit”
“howcatchem”
“howcatchem” is an inverted detective story with the crime shown or described in the beginning.
“howyougetawaywithmurder”
“thegoodguyswin”

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Matlock ends with a two-part episode called_______?
“The Scammer”
“The Scum”
“The Scam”
Andy Griffith is 69 years old when the last episodes air.
“The Heist”

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