100+ Andy Griffith Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: Where was America's favorite sheriff born and raised?

Answer: Mount Airy, North Carolina

Question: What day did the man behind Mayberry enter the world?

Answer: June 1, 1926

Question: Which brass instrument did Andy slide into during his high school days?

Answer: Trombone

Question: Who was the musical mentor that helped young Andy find his groove?

Answer: Ed Mickey

Question: Which college did Andy stroll into before he strolled onto our screens?

Answer: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Question: What harmonious degree did Andy Griffith score in college?

Answer: Bachelor of Music

Question: What year did Andy swap textbooks for TV scripts?

Answer: 1949

Question: What music-loving fraternity did Andy join that sounds like a secret society of saxophones?

Answer: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

Question: Which historic play did Andy light up before he lit up our living rooms?

Answer: The Lost Colony

Question: Before he was belting tunes, what did Andy almost become—a preacher with a pulpit?

Answer: Moravian preacher

Question: Which high school saw Andy's first performances, minus the Hollywood lights?

Answer: Mount Airy High School

Question: When did Andy trade his high school yearbook for a college ID?

Answer: 1944

Question: Who in Andy’s church helped him tune into music—and not just the hymns?

Answer: Ed Mickey

Question: Which toe-tapping music style had young Andy swingin' before Sinatra made it cool?

Answer: Swing

Question: Where did Andy grade papers before he graded laughs on primetime TV?

Answer: Goldsboro High School

Question: What hilarious monologue about a very confusing football game put Andy on the comedy map?

Answer: What It Was, Was Football

Question: In which cozy episode does Aunt Bee’s old bed turn into a time machine of memories?

Answer: The Bed Jacket

Question: Who did Andy portray as a wide-eyed, hilarious recruit in No Time for Sergeants?

Answer: Will Stockdale

Question: Which minister doubled as Andy’s trombone tutor and musical Yoda?

Answer: Ed Mickey

Question: Who was the first lady to capture Andy’s heart and become his real-life partner-in-crime?

Answer: Barbara Bray Edwards

Question: How many kids called Andy “Dad” when the cameras weren’t rolling?

Answer: Two

Question: Which church taught Andy the gospel truth—both musically and spiritually?

Answer: Baptist

Question: In what year did Andy’s family buy their first home, right before the Great Depression got real?

Answer: 1929

Question: What’s the full name of the man who raised Andy and probably whistled the Andy Griffith Show theme before it existed?

Answer: Carl Lee Griffith

Question: Who was Andy’s second shot at love after his first marriage ended?

Answer: Solica Cassuto

Question: What small-town sheriff role made Andy Griffith a household name (and expert whistler)?

Answer: Sheriff Andy Taylor

Question: What year did Mayberry charm its way into American living rooms?

Answer: 1960

Question: Who played the twitchy, lovable Deputy Barney Fife?

Answer: Don Knotts

Question: What was Andy’s behind-the-scenes biz called?

Answer: Andy Griffith Enterprises

Question: Who did Andy play in Rustlers’ Rhapsody, sounding more cannon than cowboy?

Answer: Colonel Ticonderoga

Question: What dessert did Aunt Bee bake like it was her love language?

Answer: Apple Pie

Question: Which spin-off followed Gomer from gas pumps to boot camp?

Answer: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Question: Which film showed Andy go from country boy to media monster?

Answer: A Face in the Crowd

Question: Who was Andy's character in The Second Time Around—rom-com vibes included?

Answer: Dan Jones

Question: Which future Hollywood legend played Opie, Andy’s son?

Answer: Ron Howard

Question: When did Matlock wrap up his courtroom mic drops?

Answer: 1995

Question: Which music legend joined Andy in Murder in Coweta County?

Answer: Johnny Cash

Question: If Sheriff Taylor discovered online shopping, what fee would confuse him?

Answer: Additional import charges

Question: When did we return to Mayberry for one last trip down memory lane?

Answer: 1986

Question: Who did Andy portray in Roots: The Next Generations?

Answer: Commander Robert Munroe

Question: Which award said, “You’re our favorite lawyer, Matlock”?

Answer: People's Choice Award

Question: Andy’s final TV role before curtain call?

Answer: Andrew Lanier in Dawson's Creek

Question: Who was Andy’s freckled, fishing buddy of a son?

Answer: Opie

Question: What’s the name of TV’s friendliest fictional town?

Answer: Mayberry

Question: If Aunt Bee opened a pie shop, what modern biz term would confuse Sheriff Andy?

Answer: Seller's handling time

Question: Who brought Gomer’s goofy charm to life?

Answer: Jim Nabors

Question: Which episode introduced Mayberry’s favorite mechanic?

Answer: The Bank Job

Question: What’s the name of Mayberry’s wise, no-nonsense lawman?

Answer: Sheriff Andy Taylor

Question: What role did Ron Howard play before calling “Action!” behind the camera?

Answer: Opie

Question: How many times did Don Knotts fumble through Mayberry as Barney Fife?

Answer: Don Knotts appeared in 162 episodes

Question: How many times did Andy say “I do” in his lifetime?

Answer: Three

Question: Who was Andy’s final leading lady in real life?

Answer: Cindi Knight

Question: What year did Andy marry his college sweetheart, Barbara Bray Edwards?

Answer: 1949

Question: What heartbreaking struggle led to the loss of Andy’s son, Sam?

Answer: Alcoholism

Question: Where did Andy take his final bow?

Answer: Manteo, North Carolina

Question: What year did Mayberry’s favorite sheriff sign off for good?

Answer: 2012

Question: Which nervous deputy made “Good luck” his accidental catchphrase?

Answer: Barney Fife

Question: Where is Andy buried, just a stone’s throw from where he made theatrical magic?

Answer: Roanoke Island, North Carolina

Question: Who was Andy’s daughter, who kept a private life despite her famous dad?

Answer: Dixie Nann Griffith

Question: Which Andy Griffith Show co-star did Andy have a rumored off-screen romance with?

Answer: Aneta Corsaut

Question: How many candles were on Andy’s final birthday cake?

Answer: 86

Question: Which U.S. President pinned the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Andy’s chest?

Answer: George W. Bush

Question: In what year did Andy receive that prestigious medal?

Answer: 2005

Question: What serious heart surgery did Andy undergo in 2000?

Answer: Quadruple heart-bypass surgery

Question: Why did Andy need hip surgery in 2007? (Spoiler: Gravity won)

Answer: A fall

Question: Which political party did Andy proudly support over the years?

Answer: Democratic

Question: Who did Andy endorse for North Carolina governor in 2000?

Answer: Mike Easley

Question: What health issue was listed on Andy’s death certificate (besides breaking America’s heart)?

Answer: Hypertension

Question: What year did Andy and Solica Cassuto call it quits?

Answer: 1981

Question: What full name did baby Andy get before he became a legend?

Answer: Andy Samuel Griffith

Question: How many grandchildren did Sheriff Taylor have off-screen?

Answer: Three

Question: Who sued someone for literally trying to steal his name and fame?

Answer: Andy Griffith

Question: What year did Andy marry Solica Cassuto, his second wife?

Answer: 1973

Question: Who was Andy’s real-life bestie and partner-in-comedy crime?

Answer: Don Knotts

Question: Which minister helped young Andy find his rhythm—and his voice?

Answer: Ed Mickey

Question: How many Grammy Awards did Andy walk away with (and not just for acting)?

Answer: One

Question: Which gospel album had Andy preaching and singing his way to Grammy gold?

Answer: I Love to Tell the Story: 25 Timeless Hymns

Question: When was Andy inducted into the Television Hall of Fame—TV royalty confirmed?

Answer: 1991

Question: What must-visit spot in Mount Airy celebrates all things Andy?

Answer: Andy Griffith Museum

Question: What year did Andy’s gospel album hit platinum status?

Answer: 1997

Question: What role earned Andy a Tony nod and laughs on Broadway?

Answer: Will Stockdale in No Time for Sergeants

Question: What stage award honored Andy’s breakout Broadway moment?

Answer: Theatre World Award

Question: What year did Andy get the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the White House?

Answer: 2005

Question: Which hall of fame welcomed Andy for spreading the gospel—literally?

Answer: Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame

Question: When was Andy’s star added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Answer: 2005

Question: What comedy bit about football confusion made Andy a household name?

Answer: What It Was, Was Football

Question: Which city named a stretch of highway after its favorite son?

Answer: Mount Airy, North Carolina

Question: When did the Andy Griffith Museum officially open its nostalgic doors?

Answer: 2009

Question: What year did Mayberry say its final goodbye on TV?

Answer: 1968

Question: What Grammy category did Andy win in 1997 with a voice full of soul?

Answer: Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Question: Which real town inspired the peaceful charm of fictional Mayberry?

Answer: Mount Airy

Question: When was Andy inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame?

Answer: 2007

Question: Which album features Andy crooning The Fishin' Hole—yes, that tune!?

Answer: Songs, Themes and Laughs from the Andy Griffith Show

Question: Which major TV award always snubbed Sheriff Taylor?

Answer: Emmy Award

Question: Who handed Andy the nation’s highest civilian honor?

Answer: George W. Bush

Question: Which reunion movie had Sheriff Taylor back in action one last time?

Answer: Return to Mayberry

Question: What award did Andy win for I Love to Tell the Story?

Answer: Grammy Award

Question: What title did the Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame give Andy in 1999?

Answer: Inductee

Question: In which throwback decade did Andy drop Shouts the Blues and Old Timey Songs?

Answer: 1950s

Question: What year marked the very first whistle of The Andy Griffith Show?

Answer: 1960