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Family Matters Trivia
20 questions and answers: 6 easy, 8 medium, and 6 hard.
The Winslows just wanted a quiet life in Chicago, and then the kid next door knocked. This quiz covers Carl, Laura, Eddie, and of course Steve Urkel, from his inventions and alter egos to the very last episode. Did you do that? Find out.
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Family Matters trivia questions and answers
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- Question 1Easy
In which city do the Winslows live?
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Answer: B. Chicago
Family Matters follows a middle-class family in Chicago. Carl works for the city's police department throughout the series.
Character guide: Carl Winslow
- Question 2Easy
What is Carl Winslow's job?
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Answer: D. Police sergeant
Carl starts the series as a Chicago police sergeant and rises to lieutenant and later captain. His job gives the show plenty of serious episodes alongside the comedy.
Character guide: Carl Winslow
- Question 3Easy
What is Steve Urkel's most famous catchphrase?
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Answer: A. Did I do that?
Steve squeaks the line after nearly every disaster he causes. He also borrows "I've fallen and I can't get up!" from the famous TV ad.
Character guide: Steve Urkel
- Question 4Easy
Which member of the Winslow family is the object of Steve Urkel's endless affection?
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Answer: C. Laura
Steve is devoted to Laura from his very first episode, even though she spends years turning him down. His persistence is the heart of the series.
Character guides: Steve Urkel, Laura Winslow
- Question 5Easy
Which actor plays Steve Urkel?
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Answer: C. Jaleel White
Jaleel White joined in the first season and quickly became the show's breakout star. He also plays Steve's suave alter ego and several Urkel relatives.
Character guide: Steve Urkel
- Question 6Easy
What is the name of Steve's smooth, confident alter ego?
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Answer: A. Stefan Urquelle
Steve first turns into Stefan with a potion in "Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool." Laura falls hard for Stefan, which makes things very complicated.
Episode: Season 5, Episode 8, "Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool"
Character guides: Steve Urkel, Laura Winslow
- Question 7Medium
Family Matters is a spinoff of which sitcom?
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Answer: D. Perfect Strangers
Harriette Winslow first appeared as an elevator operator at a Chicago newspaper on Perfect Strangers. Both shows aired on ABC's Friday night TGIF lineup.
- Question 8Medium
In which episode does Steve Urkel first appear?
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Answer: B. Laura's First Date
Carl recruits the nerdy neighbor to take Laura to a dance, while Eddie lines up one of his own friends. Laura is mortified when she finds out, but Steve is smitten from that night on.
Episode: Season 1, Episode 12, "Laura's First Date"
Character guides: Steve Urkel, Laura Winslow
- Question 9Medium
What tiny car does Steve Urkel drive?
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Answer: A. A BMW Isetta
Steve's vehicle of choice is an Isetta, a tiny European bubble car. Its single door is the entire front of the car, and the steering wheel swings out with it.
Character guide: Steve Urkel
- Question 10Medium
Who becomes Eddie's goofy best friend from the third season on?
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Answer: C. Waldo Faldo
Waldo is lovable, dim, and surprisingly talented in the kitchen. Shawn Harrison played him, first as a bully's sidekick before he became a regular.
Character guide: Eddie Winslow
- Question 11Medium
Who is Steve Urkel's devoted, possessive girlfriend?
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Answer: B. Myra Monkhouse
Myra first meets Steve on a set-up in "A Thought in the Dark" and adores him instantly. She calls him "Stevie-kins" and guards him jealously from Laura.
Episode: Season 4, Episode 14, "A Thought in the Dark"
Character guide: Steve Urkel
- Question 12Medium
What novelty dance does Steve teach everyone at a rooftop party?
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Answer: D. The Urkel
In "Life of the Party," Steve shows the crowd at Maxine's rooftop bash how to "Do the Urkel." The night turns scary when a bully spikes the punch and a tipsy Steve ends up hanging off the edge of the roof.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 18, "Life of the Party"
Character guide: Steve Urkel
- Question 13Medium
What is the name of the teen hangout that Rachel opens after Steve burns down Leroy's?
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Answer: D. Rachel's Place
Rachel opens the diner in the season two premiere, "Rachel's Place." It becomes the show's go-to hangout, much like Arnold's on Happy Days.
Episode: Season 2, Episode 1, "Rachel's Place"
Character guide: Steve Urkel
- Question 14Medium
What nickname does Steve Urkel usually use for Carl Winslow?
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Answer: B. Big Guy
Steve calls Carl "Big Guy" constantly, and the family sometimes shortens it to BG. Reginald VelJohnson was already well known from Die Hard when he took the role.
Character guides: Carl Winslow, Steve Urkel
- Question 15Hard
What is the title of the Family Matters theme song used for most of the series?
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Answer: C. As Days Go By
Jesse Frederick performed "As Days Go By," which replaced "What a Wonderful World" after the first five episodes. Frederick also sang the Full House theme.
- Question 16Hard
What does Steve build to win a computer for Laura in a robotics contest?
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Answer: A. Urkelbot
In "Robo-Nerd," Urkelbot develops a mind of its own and fixates on Laura. Steve later rebuilds it as a crime-fighting robot.
Episode: Season 3, Episode 7, "Robo-Nerd"
Character guides: Steve Urkel, Laura Winslow
- Question 17Hard
Which Winslow child disappears from the show after season four without explanation?
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Answer: C. Judy
Judy, the youngest Winslow daughter, is simply never mentioned again after season four. Fans still bring her up as one of TV's most famous vanishing characters.
- Question 18Hard
Whose marriage proposal does Laura finally accept in "Pop Goes the Question"?
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Answer: D. Steve Urkel
Laura has proposals from both Steve and Stefan and cannot choose. Only when Steve decides to leave for Russia to join his parents does she realize he is the one, and she accepts.
Episode: Season 9, Episode 20, "Pop Goes the Question"
Character guides: Laura Winslow, Steve Urkel
- Question 19Hard
Where does Steve end up in the two-part series finale?
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Answer: A. Outer space
In "Lost in Space," NASA buys one of Steve's inventions and sends him up with two astronauts to try it, and it promptly sends a satellite into the shuttle. He gets back safely and is celebrated as a national hero.
Episode: Season 9, Episode 22, "Lost in Space, Part 2"
Character guide: Steve Urkel
- Question 20Hard
What career does Eddie Winslow begin by the end of the series?
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Answer: B. Police officer
Eddie decides to follow Carl into police work and starts at the academy in season nine. By the finale he is a rookie on the Chicago force, which worries Harriette.
Episode: Season 9, Episode 21, "Lost in Space, Part 1"
Character guides: Eddie Winslow, Carl Winslow
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