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Quiz about Good Times with JJ and the Evans family
Quiz about Good Times with JJ and the Evans family

"Good Times" with J.J. and the Evans family Quiz


This quiz is on that Dyn-O-Mite 70's sitcom "Good Times". Have a good time playing it.

A multiple-choice quiz by diamondjim68. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
diamondjim68
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
178,906
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
5290
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (9/15), Guest 35 (14/15), Guest 68 (14/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. In the first episode, how did the Evans family come up with the $104.50 to pay their rent? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Why was Michael suspended from school? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Why was J.J. arrested on his 18th birthday? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. When Mad Dog, leader of the Satan Knights, shot J.J., what consequence did he face? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Why did James turn down a $500 a week construction job? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What kind of operation did Florida have? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. A little boy in the building shot himself with the gun James bought to protect his family.


Question 8 of 15
8. What was James's father's name? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. James was killed in a plane crash on his way home from Alabama.


Question 10 of 15
10. How did Florida meet her second husband, Carl? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What was the name of the gang that drafted Michael? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. When Willona legally adopted Penny, what almost caused a damper on them? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. J.J. had a dream that he turned white.


Question 14 of 15
14. Who did J.J. donate a pint of his blood to? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. In the final episode, everything started to turn around for the family. Keith's leg healed and he got back with the Chicago Bears, Willona got promoted to head buyer, Thelma announced she was pregnant, what happened to J.J.? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the first episode, how did the Evans family come up with the $104.50 to pay their rent?

Answer: James got the money by hustling pool

The family was on the verge of eviction because Florida just had surgery and James was laid off from his job. J.J. schemed to get the money, despite a strong warning by Florida. Willona brought her down to the welfare office, but they were turned down. James hustled the money by playing pool. Just as the rent collectore were about to repossess their stuff, James came home with the money and they got to keep the apartment.
2. Why was Michael suspended from school?

Answer: He called George Washington a racist

Florida and James tried to get him reinstated by getting him to apologize and retract his remark, Michael refused but eventually James got him to change his mind.
3. Why was J.J. arrested on his 18th birthday?

Answer: He was accused of robbing a liquor store

J.J. was on his way to a date and stopped at the liquor store to buy Certs. Eventually, they found the other guy but J.J. still had it on his record.
4. When Mad Dog, leader of the Satan Knights, shot J.J., what consequence did he face?

Answer: He was put on probation

James went down to the courtroom to testify and to even up the score with Mad Dog. The reform schools were all filled and he was too young for the penetentiary. His mother, however, told him she was disowning him so James took pity on the thug and let him go.
5. Why did James turn down a $500 a week construction job?

Answer: It was in Alaska

The job was for one year in Alaska and only James can go. He changed his mind after Michael and his friends got beat up by a gang. He felt the family needed him around.
6. What kind of operation did Florida have?

Answer: Gallbladder

The hospital Florida stayed at was very nice, but the hospital bill was way too much for James to pay and put the family in hock.
7. A little boy in the building shot himself with the gun James bought to protect his family.

Answer: False

James bought the gun after Florida got her purse snatched and Thelma was attacked on her way home from the store. Michael hid the gun under a lamp because he was afraid James would lose his temper and hurt someone.
8. What was James's father's name?

Answer: Henry

James told the family his father had died when he was young. Actually, that was when he left them. Thelma was doing a school project on her family tree and found out he was alive. James refused to see him because he was still bitter toward him. Eventually, they made up and he forgave him.
9. James was killed in a plane crash on his way home from Alabama.

Answer: False

John Amos was written off the show in the beginning of the fourth season so they killed off the character of James. He had a job in a garage out in Mississippi when the family got a telegram saying he was killed in a car crash. Florida had never shed a tear at his funeral, mortifying the kids. She finally broke down at the end of the episode.
10. How did Florida meet her second husband, Carl?

Answer: Michael was working part time at his appliance repair shop

Florida and Carl got married and moved to Arizona where Carl recuperated from lung cancer. Florida came back a year later without him and he was never even referred to. Maybe he died.
11. What was the name of the gang that drafted Michael?

Answer: Junior War Lords

Michael only joined the gang because he didn't want to get hurt. When his friend Tommy got beat up for refusing to join, Michael decided he had to get out. He beat up Ratbone, the leader of the gang when he tried to steal Florida's wedding ring.
12. When Willona legally adopted Penny, what almost caused a damper on them?

Answer: Penny was arrested for shoplifting

In the Christmas episode, someone stole Penny's money from her purse so she picked up the necklace she went to buy for Willona but was caught by the surveilance camera. When the social worker saw how great Willona and the kids were she signed the final adoption papers.
13. J.J. had a dream that he turned white.

Answer: True

This happened when there was a big promotion at J.J.'s ad agency and he thought he wouldn't get it. After the dream he realized that if he were white life would be much worse.
14. Who did J.J. donate a pint of his blood to?

Answer: Sweet Daddy Williams

Sweet Daddy needed a blood transfusion and offered J.J. $1,000.00 for a pint. Bad News, one of Sweet Daddy's henchmen, tried to stop J.J., just so he can take over the ghetto when Sweet Daddy dies. Sweet Daddy got his other men to eliminate the punk.
15. In the final episode, everything started to turn around for the family. Keith's leg healed and he got back with the Chicago Bears, Willona got promoted to head buyer, Thelma announced she was pregnant, what happened to J.J.?

Answer: He sold his comic strip of Dyn-O-Woman

J.J.'s strip of Dyn-O-Man was turned down, so he came up with Dyn-O-Woman. Also, Keith bought a condo on Lake Shore Drive and Florida moved in with him and Thelma, to help out with the baby. Willona rented an apartment in that same condo and moved in it with Penny.
Let the 'Good Times' continue.
Source: Author diamondjim68

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