I consider the Addamses proof that a family can be deeply weird and still communicate better than most sitcom households. These 120 questions cover the cartoons, classic television, movies, animation, and Wednesday.
The Addams Household & Classic Characters
Q: Who is the suave patriarch of the Addams family?
A: Gomez Addams.
Q: Who is Gomez’s elegant wife?
A: Morticia Addams.
Q: Who is the Addamses’ deadpan daughter?
A: Wednesday Addams.
Q: Who is Wednesday’s brother?
A: Pugsley Addams.
Q: Who is the family’s towering butler?
A: Lurch.
Q: Who is the disembodied hand that helps around the house?
A: Thing.
Q: Who is Gomez’s bald, eccentric brother?
A: Uncle Fester.
Q: Who is the family’s elderly witchlike relative?
A: Grandmama.
Q: What pets are commonly kept by the Addams family?
A: They keep unusual animals, including a lion, an octopus, and piranhas in different adaptations.
Q: What is the name of the family’s lion?
A: Kitty Kat.
Q: What is the name of Pugsley’s octopus?
A: Aristotle.
Q: What carnivorous plant belongs to Morticia?
A: Cleopatra.
Q: What does Morticia cut from roses before placing them in a vase?
A: The blossoms, leaving the thorny stems.
Q: What language makes Gomez passionately kiss Morticia’s arm?
A: French.
Q: What affectionate phrase does Gomez often use for Morticia?
A: Cara mia.
Q: What affectionate phrase does Morticia use for Gomez?
A: Mon cher.
Q: What instrument does Lurch play?
A: The harpsichord.
Q: What does Gomez commonly smoke?
A: Cigars.
Q: What is Gomez’s favorite model-railroad activity?
A: Staging spectacular train crashes.
Q: What does Lurch say when summoned?
A: You rang?
Q: How is Thing usually shown?
A: As a living hand emerging from boxes, drawers, or other containers.
Q: What sound often summons Thing or signals Addams approval?
A: Two finger snaps.
Q: What color is Wednesday’s usual dress in many adaptations?
A: Black, often with a white collar.
Q: How does Wednesday usually wear her hair?
A: In two braids.
Q: What interests do Wednesday and Pugsley share?
A: Dangerous games, grim experiments, and creative ways to torment each other.
Q: What is Cousin Itt covered with?
A: Long hair from head to floor.
Q: How does Cousin Itt speak?
A: In rapid, high-pitched gibberish understood by the family.
Q: What accessory does Cousin Itt commonly wear?
A: A bowler hat and sunglasses.
Q: What quality makes the Addamses different from typical horror characters?
A: They are loving, hospitable, and cheerfully unaware that others find them frightening.
Q: How do Gomez and Morticia’s marriage dynamics differ from many sitcom couples?
A: They are openly affectionate, loyal, and delighted by each other.
The 1960s Television Series
Q: When did the original live-action television series premiere?
A: 1964.
Q: How many seasons did the original series run?
A: Two.
Q: On which network did the original series air?
A: ABC.
Q: Who played Gomez in the 1960s series?
A: John Astin.
Q: Who played Morticia in the 1960s series?
A: Carolyn Jones.
Q: Who played Wednesday in the 1960s series?
A: Lisa Loring.
Q: Who played Pugsley in the 1960s series?
A: Ken Weatherwax.
Q: Who played Uncle Fester in the 1960s series?
A: Jackie Coogan.
Q: Who played Lurch in the 1960s series?
A: Ted Cassidy.
Q: Who played Grandmama in the 1960s series?
A: Blossom Rock.
Q: Who portrayed Thing in the original series?
A: Ted Cassidy usually performed Thing, with assistant director Jack Voglin sometimes filling in.
Q: Who composed the famous television theme?
A: Vic Mizzy.
Q: What percussion-like gesture punctuates the theme song?
A: Finger snaps.
Q: What words describe the family in the opening lyrics?
A: They are called creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and altogether ooky.
Q: What object appears when the theme introduces the house?
A: A museum-like home is mentioned in the lyrics.
Q: What was unusual about the series’ visual presentation?
A: It was filmed in black and white.
Q: What is the family’s address in the classic show?
A: 001 Cemetery Lane.
Q: What architectural style describes the Addams mansion?
A: A looming Victorian Gothic mansion.
Q: Who is Ophelia Frump?
A: Morticia’s cheerful, flower-loving sister.
Q: Who played both Morticia and Ophelia?
A: Carolyn Jones.
Q: How can viewers quickly distinguish Ophelia from Morticia?
A: Ophelia has light hair and wears flowers.
Q: Who is Hester Frump?
A: Morticia and Ophelia’s mother.
Q: Who played Hester Frump?
A: Margaret Hamilton.
Q: Why was Margaret Hamilton especially recognizable to audiences?
A: She played the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz.
Q: Who is Morticia’s cousin with floor-length hair?
A: Cousin Itt.
Q: Who originated Cousin Itt on television?
A: Felix Silla.
Q: Who supplied Cousin Itt’s rapid voice?
A: Tony Magro.
Q: What is Uncle Fester able to illuminate with his mouth?
A: A light bulb.
Q: How does Fester make the bulb glow?
A: He places it in his mouth and apparently conducts electricity.
Q: What does Gomez frequently read for financial news?
A: The newspaper, although his odd investments tend to prosper unexpectedly.
The 1990s Movies & Animated Addamses
Q: Which hand usually portrayed Thing in the original television series?
A: A right hand.
Q: What is Lurch’s mother like when she visits?
A: She is small, demanding, and unaware that Lurch serves as a butler.
Q: What false story does the family tell Lurch’s mother?
A: They pretend Lurch owns the mansion and the Addamses work for him.
Q: How does Gomez support his household without a conventional job?
A: His inherited wealth and eccentric investments keep the family rich.
Q: What sport does Gomez practice in the house?
A: Fencing.
Q: Who often fences with Gomez?
A: Morticia.
Q: What repeated conflict drives many classic episodes?
A: Well-meaning outsiders try to change, exploit, or understand the perfectly happy Addams family.
Q: What television format did the 1960s show use?
A: A half-hour situation comedy.
Q: How many episodes were produced for the original series?
A: Sixty-four.
Q: When did the original series end?
A: 1966.
Q: When was the first theatrical Addams Family movie released?
A: 1991.
Q: Who directed the 1991 movie?
A: Barry Sonnenfeld.
Q: Who played Gomez in the 1991 movie?
A: Raul Julia.
Q: Who played Morticia in the 1991 movie?
A: Anjelica Huston.
Q: Who played Wednesday in the 1991 movie?
A: Christina Ricci.
Q: Who played Pugsley in the 1991 movie?
A: Jimmy Workman.
Q: Who played Uncle Fester in the 1991 movie?
A: Christopher Lloyd.
Q: Who played Grandmama in the 1991 movie?
A: Judith Malina.
Q: Who played Lurch in the 1991 movie?
A: Carel Struycken.
Q: Who voiced Thing through physical performance in the 1991 movie?
A: Christopher Hart performed Thing with his hand.
Q: What question drives the 1991 movie’s mystery?
A: Whether the man claiming to be Fester is really Gomez’s missing brother.
Q: Who is the loan shark manipulating the supposed Fester?
A: Abigail Craven.
Q: What name does Abigail use for the man posing as Fester?
A: Gordon.
Q: What ultimately proves Gordon’s true identity?
A: He really is Fester, with memory loss caused by the Bermuda Triangle.
Q: What game do Wednesday and Pugsley perform at school?
A: A bloody version of a scene from Hamlet.
Q: What happens during the children’s sword act?
A: Wednesday appears to cut off Pugsley’s arm amid sprays of fake blood.
Q: What is the title of the 1993 sequel?
A: Addams Family Values.
Q: What new baby joins the family in the sequel?
A: Pubert Addams.
Q: What unusual feature does Pubert have at birth?
A: A small mustache.
Q: Who is hired as the children’s nanny?
A: Debbie Jellinsky.
Wednesday, Creators & Hard Addams Family Trivia
Q: Who plays Debbie?
A: Joan Cusack.
Q: What is Debbie’s secret occupation?
A: She is a serial killer known as the Black Widow.
Q: Whom does Debbie marry for money?
A: Uncle Fester.
Q: Where does Debbie send Wednesday and Pugsley?
A: Camp Chippewa.
Q: Who are the relentlessly cheerful camp counselors?
A: Gary and Becky Granger.
Q: Who befriends Wednesday at camp?
A: Joel Glicker.
Q: What role is Wednesday forced to play in the camp pageant?
A: Pocahontas.
Q: How does Wednesday overturn the Thanksgiving pageant?
A: She rejects its sanitized story and leads the outcasts in burning the camp set.
Q: What happens to Pubert when family harmony is disrupted?
A: He becomes blond, rosy-cheeked, and cheerfully conventional.
Q: How does Debbie reveal her crimes to the family?
A: She presents a slide show of her previous husbands and murders.
Q: What kills Debbie?
A: The family reverses her electric-chair trap, reducing her to ashes.
Q: What 2019 movie reintroduced the family in computer animation?
A: The Addams Family.
Q: Who voiced Gomez in the 2019 animated movie?
A: Oscar Isaac.
Q: Who voiced Morticia in the 2019 animated movie?
A: Charlize Theron.
Q: Who voiced Wednesday in the 2019 animated movie?
A: Chloe Grace Moretz.
Q: Who voiced Uncle Fester in the 2019 animated movie?
A: Nick Kroll.
Q: What is the 2019 movie’s main setting?
A: The Addams mansion on a hill above the planned town of Assimilation.
Q: What television series centered on Wednesday premiered in 2022?
A: Wednesday.
Q: Who plays Wednesday in the series?
A: Jenna Ortega.
Q: Where does Wednesday attend school?
A: Nevermore Academy.
Q: Who are Wednesday’s parents in the series?
A: Gomez and Morticia Addams.
Q: Who plays Gomez in Wednesday?
A: Luis Guzman.
Q: Who plays Morticia in Wednesday?
A: Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Q: Who is Wednesday’s colorful werewolf roommate?
A: Enid Sinclair.
Q: Who plays Enid?
A: Emma Myers.
Q: What secret society operates at Nevermore?
A: The Nightshades.
Q: What gesture opens the Nightshades’ entrance?
A: Two finger snaps.
Q: What instrument does Wednesday play?
A: Cello.
Q: What psychic ability does Wednesday inherit?
A: Visions triggered by touching people or objects.
Q: Who is Principal Weems?
A: Nevermore Academy’s shape-shifting principal.
How Did You Score?
If you knew Ophelia’s flowers, Debbie’s slides, Pubert’s mustache, and the Nightshades’ snapping code, you may ring the Addams doorbell with confidence. Whether Lurch answers quickly is another matter.
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