Which filming style does the show use?

Multi-camera with live audience

Modern Family Quiz: The Dunphy House, Pritchetts and Interviews

This Modern Family quiz walks through the front door of the Dunphy house in the ABC mockumentary sitcom. Play 10 interactive questions on Phil, Claire and their kids, the broken step on the stairs, Jay and Gloria, Mitchell and Cam, Manny and Lily, the talking-head interviews, the real house in Los Angeles and the show's many Emmy wins.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Network
Which network aired Modern Family?
Style
Which filming style does the show use?
Dad
Who is the Dunphy father?
Mom
Who is Phil's wife?
Stair
What running gag involves the Dunphy stairs?
Jay
Who plays family patriarch Jay Pritchett?
Gloria
Where is Gloria from?
Couple
Which couple adopts Lily?
Kids
Which is one of the Dunphy children?
Emmys
How many years in a row did it win Outstanding Comedy Series?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which network aired Modern Family?
Answer: ABC
It ran from 2009 to 2020.
Q2: Which filming style does the show use?
Answer: Mockumentary with interviews
Characters talk to the camera.
Q3: Who is the Dunphy father?
Answer: Phil Dunphy
He is a realtor who loves magic.
Q4: Who is Phil's wife?
Answer: Claire
She is Jay's daughter.
Q5: What running gag involves the Dunphy stairs?
Answer: A broken step Phil never fixes
People keep tripping on it.
Q6: Who plays family patriarch Jay Pritchett?
Answer: Ed O'Neill
He played Al Bundy before.
Q7: Where is Gloria from?
Answer: Colombia
Sofia Vergara plays her.
Q8: Which couple adopts Lily?
Answer: Mitchell and Cam
They adopt her from Vietnam.
Q9: Which is one of the Dunphy children?
Answer: Alex
Haley and Luke are her siblings.
Q10: How many years in a row did it win Outstanding Comedy Series?
Answer: Five
It won from 2010 to 2014.

The Dunphy House and a Big Family

Modern Family aired on ABC from 2009 to 2020. Filmed as a mockumentary, it includes talking-head interviews where characters speak to the camera. It follows three connected households of the Pritchett family in Los Angeles.

Phil and Claire Dunphy live with their children Haley, Alex and Luke in a busy suburban house. Phil, a cheerful realtor who loves magic, never fixes a broken step on the stairs, a long running gag. The real house used for exteriors is in the Cheviot Hills area of Los Angeles.

Claire's father, Jay Pritchett, played by Ed O'Neill, is married to Gloria from Colombia, whose son is Manny. Claire's brother Mitchell and his partner Cam adopt Lily from Vietnam. The show won Outstanding Comedy Series at the Emmys five years in a row.

What This Quiz Teaches

Sitcom fans will enjoy these questions.

Who lives in the Dunphy house
How the show is filmed
Which gags repeat
Who the Pritchetts are
Which awards it won

Did You Know?

Phil calls himself a cool dad.
Cam once worked as a clown.
Luke loves odd inventions.
Stella is Jay's dog.
The finale aired in April 2020.