My Poor Brain Trivia Quiz

Answer: Trigger from "Only Fools and Horses"

Trigger, whose real name was Colin Ball, was a character from the hit British sitcom "Only Fools and Horses". Played by British actor, Roger Lloyd Pack, much of Trigger's humour was due to his dead pan expression and his unrivaled stupidity. One ongoing source of humour was his inability to remember Rodney's name, and as a result he repeatedly called him Dave, much to the former's chagrin.

His nickname, Trigger, was inspired by the name of Rob Rogers' horse, coupled with Del Boy's claim that Trigger also looked like a horse.

Answer: Harmony from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

Harmony Kendall was a blonde airhead from the American television show, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Played by Mercedes McNab, Harmony was originally a member of Sunnydale's popular crowd. However she was relegated to the shadows after being transformed into a vampire during her high school graduation ceremony.

As a vampire Harmony dated long standing Sunnydale villain, Spike, who she nicknamed "blondie bear", much to his disgust. After breaking up with Spike, she then moved to Los Angeles, which is when she began to pop up in "Angel", a spin off series of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Throughout her run in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel", Harmony was known for her stupidity.

As a vampire, she even asked Spike if they could "eat a doctor" in order to "get a stethoscope and hear" her "heart not beating".

Answer: Rose from "The Golden Girls"

Rose Nylund was a ditzy animal lover from the hit American television show, "The Golden Girls". Notoriously simple-minded, she drove the other women mad with her long-winded tales of growing up in St. Olaf, Minnesota. Moreover she was forever asking ridiculous questions, which usually ended with one of her roommates yelling, ""Shut Up, Rose!" Although naive and trusting, she was arguably the most kind-hearted of the group, and throughout the series it was she who was the one shown to be the most involved in charity work.

Answer: Homer Simpson from "The Simpsons"

Homer Simpson was a character from Matt Groening's popular animated series, "The Simpsons". As the head of the Simpson family, Homer was known for his love of Duff beer and doughnuts, as well as his stupidity. One of his most well-known phrases, "d'oh!", was even included in the 1998 version of "The New Oxford Dictionary of English", highlighting his popularity.

His friend, Moe, owned a bar named Moe's Tavern, and many of the show's episodes showed Homer frequenting this particular establishment.

Answer: Joey Tribbiani from "Friends"

Joey Tribbiani was a character from the hit American sitcom, "Friends". Played by actor, Matt LeBlanc, Joey was an Italian-American actor known for his womanizing, eating and lack of intelligence. As the least intelligent of the six friends, Joey made up for his lack of brains by being extremely successful at attracting women.

A well-known catchphrase of his was "How you doin'?", which he employed in order to draw female attention. He was once employed as a stand in for Al Pacino, as his "butt double", but was told that he "acted too much" during his shower scene.

Answer: Lennie from "Of Mice and Men"

Lennie Small was a character from John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men". A physically large and yet intellectually and emotionally simple man, Lennie spent the majority of the novel getting into trouble, forcing his friend and traveling companion, George, to bail him out. Having been "run out of Weed" due to another misunderstanding, George and Lennie went to work on another ranch, but further tragedy soon struck. For despite Lennie's best intentions and George's protection, unaware of his own strength, Lennie accidentally killed the wife of the boss' son.

Indeed what started as a simple desire to stroke the woman's hair, concluded with Lennie breaking the woman's neck. The novel ended with Lennie's beloved friend, George, shooting him in the back of the head, in order to prevent the rest of the ranch from torturing Lennie.

Answer: Forrest from "Forrest Gump"

The 1994 film, "Forrest Gump" told the story of a simple man named Forrest, (played by Tom Hanks), who went on to accomplish great things. Although not the brightest man in the world, Forrest had a natural aptitude for running, which secured him a college scholarship. From there he enlisted in the army, and was eventually awarded a Medal of Honour, after saving a number of men in his platoon.

As Forrest recovered from a gunshot wound, he discovered that he had another talent, this time for playing ping pong (table tennis).

This skill of his brought him fame and money, which he used to invest in a shrimp boat. Over time this business brought him further success. However ever since childhood, Forrest had been in love with his friend, Jenny, whose own life was falling apart as quickly as Forrest's was improving.

The pair did eventually marry, and although Jenny died soon after, she left Forrest with a son.

Answer: The sheep from "Animal Farm"

The sheep were a group included by George Orwell, in his 1945 dystopian allegorical novel, "Animal Farm". Although capable of being read simply as a story about animals, this novel focused on the events leading up to, and included Stalin's reign over the Soviet Union.

The sheep represented the working class, and, unlike the pigs, they did not need to be intelligent in order to do their work. As a result, the sheep were easily manipulated by the pigs and were essentially, the "stupid" element of the novel.

They struggled to understand the revolution, and the importance of becoming literate. They also failed to learn the seven commandments, and ended up breaking them down to just one - "Four legs good, two legs bad". The pigs, who were the cleverest species on the farm used the sheep to their advantage, encouraging them to bleat constantly.

Answer: Karen Smith from "Mean Girls"

Karen Smith was a character from the American film, "Mean Girls". Played by actress, Amanda Seyfried, Karen was one of the original trio, nicknamed the "Plastics". Brainless, but beautiful, dim-witted Karen spent the majority of the film spouting meaningless drivel, such as "I'm kind of psychic...I have a fifth sense! It's like I have ESPN or something...my breasts can always tell when it's going to rain".

She also proved to be very much a follower, finding it difficult to choose anything herself.

Answer: Hilary Banks from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"

Hilary Banks was a character from the American television show, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". Played by actress, Karyn Parsons, Hilary was Will's (the show's protagonist) rather ditzy eldest cousin. Beautiful, but brainless, she was also known for being spoiled, shallow and rather snobby. Remarkably, despite her lack of intelligence, Hilary went on to secure her own national talk show.