The Simpsons Trivia Quiz Questions And Answers
What is The Simpsons?
A: It is an American adult
animated
sitcom.
Who created The Simpsons?
A: It was created by Matt Groening for the
Fox Broadcasting Company.
The series is a satirical depiction of a middle class
American what?
A: Family.
What characters constitute the family?
A: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.
The show is set in the fictional town of what?
A: Springfield.
What does The Simpsons show parody?
A: American culture, society, television, and more.
Who did Groening name the characters after?
A: Members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own
name.
The shorts became a part of what show on April 19,
1987?
A: The Tracey Ullman Show.
After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a
what?
A: Half-hour prime
time show.
The show was the network's first series to land in the
what?
A: Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990).
How many episodes has the show aired since its debut on
December 17, 1989?
A: 561.
On what date did the 26th season begin?
A: On September 28, 2014.
The Simpsons Movie, a feature-length film, grossed over how
much money?
A: $527 million.
Time magazine's December 31, 1999, issue named The Simpsons
the 20th century's best what?
A: Television series.
What was The Simpsons awarded on January 14,
2000?
A: A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Who decided to make the characters yellow?
A: Colorist Gyorgyi Peluce.
In 1989, The Simpsons was adapted into a half-hour series
for what broadcasting company?
A: The Fox Broadcasting Company.
Who served as executive producers during the show's entire
history?
A: Matt Groening and James L. Brooks.
Simpsons' writing teams typically consist of how many
writers?
A: Sixteen writers who propose episode ideas at the beginning of each December.
The main writer of each episode writes the what?
A: First draft.
The Simpsons has how many main cast members?
A: Six.
What are the names of the six main cast members?
A: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank
Azaria and Harry Shearer.
Which cast member performs Homer Simpson?
A: Castellaneta.
Which cast member performs the voice of Marge Simpson?
A: Julie Kavner.
Cartwright performs the voices of whom?
A: Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum and other children.
Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson, is the only cast member
who regularly voices what?
A: Only one character.
