Do You Know “The Beverly Hillbillies” Well Enough to Strike Black Gold on This Quiz?

By: Katie Ormsby
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Do You Know “The Beverly Hillbillies” Well Enough to Strike Black Gold on This Quiz?
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About This Quiz

Well, doggies! It's time to load up the truck and return to Beverly. Hills, that is. Premiering in 1962, "The Beverly Hillbillies" was an instant hit that ran for nine seasons. Just three weeks after its pilot aired, it became the number one show in ratings. Let's see how well you remember it!
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"So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly. Hills, that is. Swimmin' pools, _____ _____." Can you finish the lyrics?
Famous folks
Big shots
Movie stars
Fat cats
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"The Ballad of Jed Clampett," the show's theme song, serves as an introduction to the Clampett's rags-to-riches story. It tells the tale of how Jed struck oil and moved his family to Beverly Hills. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country chart and No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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What type of animal does Granny mistake for a giant jackrabbit?
Wallaby
Turkey
Emu
Kangaroo
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"The Giant Jackrabbit" is one of the most-watched television episodes in history. When it aired on January 8, 1964, 65% of television sets in the United States were tuned in. "The Beverly Hillbillies" routinely earned impressive ratings, but President Lyndon B. Johnson's first State of the Union address proceeded "The Giant Jackrabbit" and likely boosted the episode's ratings.

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Do you remember the name of Jethro's twin sister?
Annabelle
Jethrine
Jezebel
Bonnie Blue
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Max Baer Jr., of course, played both Jethro and Jethrine. Wearing frilly dresses and a blonde wig, he played Jethrine in eleven episodes.

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What do the Clampett's call their swimming pool?
Cement pond
Lake Clampett
Jed's Swimmin' Hole
Concrete tub
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In "The Garden Party," a season two episode, Granny memorably mistakes an inflatable alligator for the real deal and shoots it. Guests from Mrs. Drysdale's stuffy garden party hear the ruckus and come over to investigate. Thanks to the commotion at their cement pond, the party moves to the Clampett's.

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In the role of Janet Trego, which '60s starlet is in 15 episodes?
Marlo Thomas
Sharon Tate
Peggy Lipton
Ann-Margret
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With a brunette wig covering her blonde locks, you might not even recognize Sharon Tate as Janet Trego, a bank secretary. Tate, whose rising career was cut short by the Manson Family, is best known for "The Valley of the Dolls."

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