Flintstones Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Podcast #295

Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia

295 | Flintstones Trivia

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It’s time for Flintstones Trivia. How well do you know that modern stone age family? It’s episode 295 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast and this week, we’re diving into one of the first animated shows aimed at adults.

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Episode Intro

Like we have for 294 previous episodes, it’s three rounds of ten questions each. If you want to find out more about the show or how you can help support our weekly trivia get-togethers, visit DorkyGeekyNerdy.com

I’m your host, Brian Rollins and let’s get rolling.

The Dorky Round

Who was the patriarch of the Flintstone family and the main character of the series?
a. Fred Flintstone
What town did the Flintstones call home?
a. Bedrock
What was the name of Fred’s wife?
a. Wilma
Born towards the end of Season Three, what was the name of Fred & Wilma’s child?
a. Pebbles
What is the name of Fred’s best friend and next-door neighbor?
a. Barney Rubble
Who is married to Barney?
a. Betty Rubble
What animation studio produced the Flintstones?
a. Hanna-Barbera
Who was Fred’s short-tempered boss?
a. Mr. Slate. It’s a running gag through the show that his first name kept changing.
First produced in 1968, what supplement, featuring the Flintstones, is still available to this day?
a. Flintstones chewable vitamins. I guarantee every Gen Xer listening knows exactly what these taste like.
The Flintstones were the longest running animated series until they were passed in 1997 by what other show?
a. The Simpsons

The Geeky Round

Who voiced Barney Rubble through most of the series?
a. Mel Blanc
Who played Fred Flintstone in the first live-action film?
a. John Goodman
Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York crossed over from what show in the 1965 Flintstones episode titled, “Samantha”?
a. Bewitched. Hanna-Barbara animated the opening credits to Bewitched.
What alien character was added in the final season of the show?
a. The Great Gazoo
What actor and staple of the Carol Burnett Show voiced The Great Gazoo?
a. Harvey Korman
Who voiced patriarch, Fred Flintstone?
a. Alan Reed
Fred and Barney would make guest appearances as announcers or judges in what 1970s Hanna-Barbara cartoon?
a. Laff-A-Lympics
A teenage Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm would go on to form what music group?
a. The Bedrock Rockers
Which All in the Family actress would voice teenage Pebbles?
a. Sally Struthers
The Flintstones crossed over with what other Hanna-Barbara family in 1987?
a. The Jetsons

The Nerdy Round

While he was recovering from a serious accident, who filled in for Mel Blanc as Barney?
a. Daws Butler. Butler was a veteran of Hanna-Barbara cartoons, voicing Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound. He was also the original voices for Snap, Crackle, and Pop.
What was the show (and the family’s) name in the unaired test screening?
a. The Flagstones
In what year did the Flintstones begin airing on TV?
a. It first aired in 1960. The test screening was done in 1959.
What was the title of the first episode?
a. The Flintstone Flyer
Though redone, rebooted, and rolled into later shows, how many seasons did the original Flintstones have?
a. Six seasons with over 160 episodes.
Before he was the hologram, Vic on Deep Space Nine, what singer played a version of himself on the Flintstones episode, Surfin’ Craze?
a. James Darren
What company was the sponsor of the Flintstones during its first two seasons?
a. Winston Cigarettes. The characters would do a small “testimonial” spot at the end of the episode.
What now-retired actor played Barney Rubble in the first live-action movie?
a. Rick Moranis
The Flintstones live-action movie debuted in which year?
a. 1994. Along with Goodman and Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins played Wilma and Rosie O’Donnell played Betty.
What second live-action Flintstones film was made?
a. The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas. It was a prequel and released in 2000. None of the main cast returned for the film.

Episode Conclusion

And we are done with Flintstones Trivia. How did you do? Want a little bonus trivia? I mentioned Mel Blanc’s accident during the filming of the series. In 1961, the accident left him in a coma for two weeks. His neurologist, unable to get him to wake up, finally asked “How are you feeling today, Bugs Bunny?”. Blanc answered in character. They sorted through more of Blanc’s characters until he eventually woke up. The human brain is a strange and wondrous place.

Speaking of wondrous places, we’ll be back next week with more trivia. Here’s a problem for you to solve in the meantime:

What long-running mystery series gets its name from a variation on a Miss Marple movie?

I’ll see you back here on Wednesday.

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