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Here’s a Quiz, on a Show Named Brady!

See how much you remember about 'The Brady Bunch' family

Jayme Deerwester,

AARP

Published January 13, 2023

11 Questions

It all started with, “Here’s the story of a lovely lady …” Take our very Brady quiz to see how much you remember about Mike, Carol, Alice and the rest of this iconic blended TV family. (And if it leaves you longing to watch some groovy old episodes, you can find them on Paramount+.)

When you're done, don't miss our interview with Christopher Knight (aka Peter Brady).

Here’s a Quiz, on a Show Named Brady!

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 "question" : "“The Brady Bunch” aired for how many seasons?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "4",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "5",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "6",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "8",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "The show aired from September 1969 to March 1974 on ABC. Somehow, it feels like it went a lot longer, doesn’t it?\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "What was Mike Brady’s occupation?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Urban planner",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Archaeologist",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Architect",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Civil engineer",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "Mike Brady (Robert Reed) worked as an architect, and apparently for a very generous firm, since he was able to take the whole family on trips to Hawaii and amusement parks.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "What was the name of the Bradys’ dog?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Tiger",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Rex",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Bear",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Benji",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "The family dog, a shaggy mutt named Tiger, belonged to Mike Brady and the boys before his wedding to Carol in the series premiere. In fact, in the episode, Tiger jumped out of Mike’s car and crashed their backyard wedding.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "How did Marcia end up with a busted nose?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "She was accidentally kicked in the nose at cheerleading practice.",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "She tripped trying to walk in platform shoes.",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "She got hit in the face with a football. ",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Jan was overcome with middle child syndrome and punched her.",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "In Season 4’s “The Subject Was Noses,” Marcia (Maureen McCormick) was coming outside to tell Peter (Christopher Knight) and Bobby (Mike Lookinland) to come in to clean their room when a football hit her in the face, prompting the famous line “Ooh, my nose!” It was terrible timing because she had a date that Saturday with football stud Doug Simpson. He ended up breaking the date once he saw her face (“Something suddenly came up”), then became available again once the swelling went away. After he showed his true colors, Marcia turned him down and went out with the guy she had ditched for Doug.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "Which member of The Monkees guest-starred on “The Brady Bunch”?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Davy Jones",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Michael Nesmith",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Peter Tork",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Micky Dolenz",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "In Season 3’s “Getting Davy Jones,” Marcia promised she could get The Monkees singer to play her junior prom because she was the president of his fan club. The only problem was she couldn’t get access to him to ask — and unfortunately for her, social media didn’t exist yet. But this being TV, she got him in the end.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "Which song did the Brady kids perform on “The Pete Sterne Amateur Hour”?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "“Come On, Get Happy”",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Make Your Own Kind of Music”",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Walkin’ On Sunshine”",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Keep on Dancing”",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "In Season 4’s “Amateur Nite,” The Brady kids needed to make some fast cash after their anniversary present for Mike and Carol turned out to be more expensive than they planned. So they signed up to appear on a TV talent show in hopes of winning enough money to buy their parents an engraved silver platter. Calling themselves The Silver Platters, they performed “Sunshine Day” for their audition, and “Keep on Dancing” on the talent show in their snazzy matching blue-and-white costumes.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "Which age bracket are the actors who played the youngest Brady kids (Bobby and Cindy) in now?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "50-55",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "55-60",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "60-65",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "65-70",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "Mike Lookinland, who played Bobby, is 62; Susan Olsen, who played the pigtailed Cindy, is 61.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "What stroke of bad luck didn’t befall the Bradys after Peter and Bobby found a tiki that supposedly curses anyone who touches it?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Alice threw her back out trying to hula dance while wearing it.",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Mike was falsely arrested by Hawaii Five-0.",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "A heavy piece of wall decor almost fell on Bobby’s head.",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Greg hit his head while surfing.",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "In the three-part Season 4 opener, which took place in Hawaii, Bobby found a small tiki at the construction site during Mike’s visit to a work project. In short order, Bobby almost got hit by a falling piece of wall art, Alice (Ann B. Davis) suffered a hula injury and Greg (Barry Williams) bonked his head while surfing. A tarantula even crawled into Peter’s bed. But luckily, Mike stayed out of legal trouble.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "What did Alice’s boyfriend, Sam, do for a living?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Butcher",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Baker",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Candlestick maker",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Grocery store manager",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "We may not remember who played butcher Sam Franklin (that would be Allan Melvin), but the character did get name-dropped in a Beastie Boys song (1989’s “Shake Your Rump”), which is a pretty cool way to be remembered if you ask us. (“I’m like Sam the butcher bringing Alice the meat,” Ad-Rock proclaimed.)\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "Which boy band member tried to buy the Brady Bunch house in 2018?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Joey Fatone",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Nick Lachey",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Donnie Wahlberg",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Lance Bass",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "NSYNC member Lance Bass was told he had the winning offer for 11222 Dilling St. in North Hollywood, California, which served as the Brady home in exterior shots. However, the day after the deadline, a corporate buyer offered to buy the home at any cost. “Here’s the story of a shady Brady,” Bass wrote in a 2018 Instagram post recounting the saga.\n",
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}, {
 "question" : "What was the name of the character producers added to return the cute-little-kid factor to the show after the other child actors hit their teens?\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "Cousin Oscar",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Cousin Oliver",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "Urkel",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "Cousin Olivia",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
 "multiSelect" : false,
 "explanation" : "In Season 5, the show introduced the bespectacled, blond-haired Cousin Oliver (Robbie Rist), who came to stay with the Bradys while his parents were overseas. At first, he brought more bad luck than the cursed Hawaiian tiki. But eventually, he won the family over. The fans, not so much. In fact, “Cousin Oliver Syndrome” became shorthand for when long-in-the-tooth family shows introduce new child characters to try to extend their run. In the case of “The Brady Bunch,” the gambit failed. The show ended a few episodes after he was introduced.\n",
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Jayme Deerwester is an editor and writer with two decades of experience at USA TODAY, where she covered entertainment, travel, personal finance and technology. When not in front of a computer, she can be found rowing, kayaking or playing with her dog.