Trivia Questions – Answers
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It’s ok to peek. I forgot the answers to a lot of these.  

1.. In “The Kleptomaniac,” what do Lucy and Ethel steal?
2.. What do the Ricardos hunt in the episode “The Camping Trip”?
3.. In which 1965 movie did Vivian Vance co-star with Tony Curtis?
4.. How many Emmys did the I Love Lucy Show win?
5.. What does little Ricky name his dog in the episode – Little Ricky
….. Gets A Dog?
6.. Which episode contained the longest laugh and how long was it?
7.. What was different about the opening credits for the TV show in syndication versus those originally aired?
8.. In which episode did the real life daughter and son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz both appear?
9.. Which 1953 I Love Lucy Show episode had more viewers than the inauguration of President
….. Eisenhauer, or the coronation of Queen Elizabeth?
10. On what ocean liner did the Ricardos and the Mertzes travel to Europe?
11. In what Classic Christmas movie did William Frawley co-star?
12. What scene did Lucille Ball brilliantly ad-lib in episode #19 – “The Ballet”?
13. Did the Mertzes own a dog?
14. In the episode “Lucy Thinks Ricky is Trying to Murder Her” what book does she keep
….. throwing out her window?
15. Name two signifigant events that happened on January 19, 1953!
16. Which TV show episode was the first to use scenes shot on location?
17. In what 1946 Classic Murder Mystery does Lucille Ball play a secretary who attempts to
….. help her boss escape from a phony murder charge?
18. What was the name of the Frenchman who teaches Lucy the apache dance in “The Adagio”?
19. How did the show’s writers choose Ethel and Lucy’s jobs in “Job Switching”?
20. What was the name of the health food fanatic who rode along on Ethel and Lucy’s trip
….. to Florida?
21. Did Lucille Ball ever use a “stage name”?
22. In what 1992 movie does Desi Arnaz Jr. play his father Desi Arnaz Sr.?
23. Why did the Lynn, Massachusetts PTA picket their local CBS television station?
24. What was the name of Lucy’s salad dressing?
25. Ricardo was not the first choice for a last name. What was?
26. Which 1954 movie starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz was about a couple on their
….. honeymoon?
27. In “Lucy Does The Tango” what do Little Ricky and Bruce Ramsey hide?
28. Which I Love Lucy Show episode was based on the party that Desi Arnaz threw for Lucille
….. Ball on their 13th anniversary?
29. What TWO distinctions does Lucille Ball have with TV Guide Magazine?
30. Ethel once said that Fred’s mother looked like a weasel. What did she finally say
….. to apologize?
31. Many famous stars played themselves on the show. Name 4.
32. What was Desi Arnaz’s full name?
33. How many different hair colors did Lucille Ball have during her career?

Trivia Answers

1.. An Elephant
2.. Ducks
3.. “The Great Race”
4.. Five
5.. Fred
6.. “Lucy Does The Tango” had a 65 second long laugh.
7.. A valentine heart was used in syndication. Animated stick figures of Lucille Ball,
….. Desi Arnaz, and Phillip Morris cigarettes were used originally.
8.. In the I Love Lucy Show episode – “Lucy Dedicates A Statue”
9.. “Lucy Goes To The Hospital” – the episode where Little Ricky is born.
10. The “Constitution”
11. “Miracle On 34th Street”
12. Lucy’s foot getting stuck in the practice bar was really an accident!
13. They had a dog named Butch in episode #3 – “The Diet” but he was never mentioned again!
14. The “Mockingbird Murder Mystery”
15. Lucille Ball gave birth to little Ricky on the show and to Desi Arnaz Jr. in real life on the same day!
16. “First Stop”
17. “The Dark Corner”
18. Jean Valjean Raymand
19. They simply looked through the Yellow Pages.
20. Mrs. Grundy
21. Lucille Ball changed her name to Diane Belmont early in her modelling career
22. “The Mambo Kings” starring Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas
23. They felt the show was broadcast too late for their children to stay up and watch!
24. Aunt Martha’s Old Fashioned Salad Dressing
25. The first choice for the last name of Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz ‘s charachters was
….. “Lopez”, but they decided that the names didn’t sound “real”! (Lucy Lopez?) The tv
….. show was originally to be called the Lucy and Larry Lopez Show.
26. “The Long, Long Trailer”
27. Baby chickens
28. “Hollywood Anniversary”
29. Lucille Ball was on the first cover of TV Guide Magazine AND was on more
….. covers than anyone else!
30. “I’m sorry your mother looks like a weasel!”
31. Here are the ones we’ve found: William Holden in episode 113, Hedda Hopper in #117,
….. Cornel Wilde in #122, Rock Hudson in # 123, Van Johnson in #124, Harpo Marx in
….. #125, Richard Widmark in #127, John Wayne in #129, Bob Hope in #154, & Orson
….. Welles in #156!
32. The full name of Desi Arnaz was “Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III”!
33. Lucille Ball’s original color was brown, then she changed to blonde, and finally to red!

delete reply dawn4 wrote on Jan 17, ’08 Wow, I thought I was a Lucy fan, but now I think I should go back and watch a few episodes!

delete reply watersocky wrote on Jan 17, ’08 aww my favorite show i love it she my fan but still miss her though

delete reply instrumentalpavilion wrote on Apr 3, ’08 Lucy was the best, I have “I Love Lucy” on DVD. Now what was the name of the first film she appeared in (hint….with Henry Fonda)?

delete reply sanssouciblogs wrote on Apr 3, ’08 There was no one like Lucy; she opened the way for future comediennes. Geez, I ahve to go back and watch everything to answer these!

delete reply danceinsilence wrote on Apr 4, ’08 There was also Milton Berle and George Reeves from Superman, I just don’t recall the episodes. When Lucy went to her own show with Gail gordon, the Duke did another episode with her.