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Ready for some nostalgia this Summer? Well, I’ve got it with The Wonder Years trivia on this week’s episode of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast.
The Wonder Years was a huge hit back in the day and the style influenced a number of shows that came after it. How well do you know the series? Let’s find out.
I’m your host, Brian Rollins, and let’s get to the trivia.
The Dorky Round
- Who played the show’s lead, Kevin Arnold?
a. Fred Savage - Who was Kevin’s gruff, laconic father?
a. Jack Arnold - Who was Kevin’s mother?
a. Norma Arnold - Danica McKellar played what object of Kevin’s affections?
a. Winnie Cooper - The adult version of which character narrated the series?
a. Kevin - Josh Saviano played what best friend to Kevin?
a. Paul Pfeiffer - How many siblings did Kevin have?
a. Two, a brother and a sister - Of the three Arnold children, who is the oldest?
a. Karen Arnold - Who was the middle child of the Arnold siblings?
a. Wayne Arnold - What Joe Cocker song is used for the show’s theme song?
a. With a Little Help from My Friends
The Geeky Round
- All of the kid characters belong to what generational cohort?
a. They are Baby Boomers - Who voiced the narrator of the series?
a. Daniel Stern - What was the name of Karen’s boyfriend and later husband?
a. Michael - Jack Arnold served as a Marine during which conflict?
a. The Korean War. Dan Lauria, who played Jack, served in the Marines during the Vietnam war. - The kids attended what high school, named for an assassinated person?
a. William McKinley Senior High School - What was Winnie’s actual first name?
a. Gwendolyn - The series originally ran on what network?
a. ABC - Though we never learn what town the show takes place in, what state played home to the series?
a. California - Danica McKellar’s younger sister played which character for nine episodes of the series?
a. Becky Slater - Who does Jack Arnold work for at the start of the series?
a. NORCOM, a defense contractor
The Nerdy Round
- In the pilot episode, the kids attend what newly-renamed school?
a. Robert F. Kennedy Junior High - Using the previous answer as a clue, in what year does the premiere take place?
a. It starts in 1968, the year RFK was assassinated. - When did the series premiere on TV?
a. It started in 1988 - For how many seasons did the Wonder Years run?
a. It had six seasons. - Karen and Michael move to what US state after getting married?
a. Alaska - Only seen in the pilot, what was the name of Winnie’s older brother?
a. Brian Cooper. Brian died in Vietnam. - Lasting only one season, when did the reboot series of The Wonder Years debut?
a. It started in 2021. It followed Dean Williams growing up in Montgomery, AL in the late 1960s. - Which actor followed his character’s path and studied law at an Ivy League school?
a. Josh Saviano. His character attended Harvard while Josh went to Yale. - While Winnie went off to study art, in real life, Danica McKellar wrote seven nonfiction books on what subject?
a. Mathematics. They’re aimed at getting girls into the field. - Jack Arnold starts what business in 1972?
a. A furniture business
Episode Conclusion
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Next week, we leave nostalgia behind for a more recent and darker series. Here’s a clue:
What TV series followed Elliot and his alternate personalities as they ran fsociety?
This was a dark but very well-written series. See you back here on Wednesday.
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