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Mixture: Soap Opera Trivia

Mixture: Soap Opera Trivia Quizzes

Who's come back from the dead? Who has amnesia? Who just found out she's married to her step-brother? If you can't get enough of Daytime Soaps this is your category.

25 quizzes and 295 trivia questions.

Soaps, In Other Words popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I will take the names of popular soap operas and put them in other words, you tell me the actual name of the shows. Pay attention to how many words the hint says correct answer is. Good luck! Let me know what you think!

Average, 10 Qns, Chippy, Sep 19 10

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Chippy
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The Face Not The Image: TV Soap Stars editor best quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Pity the poor soap stars: They appear on our screens sometimes daily and we get involved in their screen lives. But if you met one on the street, would you know the actor's name, or just the character's? See how many you do know.

Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Mar 13 22

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darksplash
Mar 13 22
3376 plays

Do You Know Your Soaps?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz will test your knowledge of soap operas past and present. I hope you enjoy it!

Average, 10 Qns, angeldeb99, Sep 21 03

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angeldeb99
6733 plays

Name the famous Soap Opera Star top quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Take a trip through the world of television and try to guess the names of famous daytime and nighttime soap opera stars.

Easier, 10 Qns, NiceGuy789, Feb 15 11

Easier
NiceGuy789
1206 plays

From Out of the Suds popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz tests your knowledge of celebrities who got their starts on ABC daytime soaps.

Average, 10 Qns, susanjacosta, Sep 28 05

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susanjacosta
1961 plays

Obscure Trivia on Soap Operas

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is a quiz on the world of television soap operas in general. You do not have to be a soap opera fan, but it might help a little.

Average, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Sep 06 10

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dcpddc478
2397 plays

"As the World Turns" vs. "Guiding Light" great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Just a few similarities and differences concerning the two soap operas that I've been watching since I was little. The similiarities will come first.

Average, 10 Qns, jlozado, Mar 19 10

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jlozado
3210 plays

Where in world is Erica Kane?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Where in world is Erica Kane? Can you identify the city where most of the action was expected to happen on these TV soap operas just by the given title?

Average, 10 Qns, dallasbluedog, Jun 02 11

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dallasbluedog
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Daytime Divas great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Daytime soap operas see many diverse actresses go through all kinds of different storylines. How much do you know about them? Please note that all years mentioned relate to the soap operas as they appeared in the United States.

Average, 10 Qns, jman26, May 02 10

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jman26
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Days of Their Past Lives

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

It's a dirty little secret shared by Brad Pitt and Marisa Tomei. David Hasselhoff and Ricky Martin got in on it, too. Yes, they all appeared on daytime soap operas.

Average, 10 Qns, racemany2k, May 11 02

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racemany2k

3826 plays

Quick Question

On "Young and the Restless," who originated the role of Katherine Chancellor?

From Quiz "Who Originated the Role?"

11.

Soap Roles in Common

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

Soap roles are recast all the time. In this quiz, I will give you the name of an actor who played a particular role (without telling you the role) and then I will name 4 other actors. Choose the one that played the same role.

Tough, 20 Qns, thelawyer, Apr 01 05

Tough
thelawyer
1467 plays

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Vintage Soap Opera Pairs or Groups

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A quiz about characters/actors connected by a single soap opera, that premiered in 1970 or before. Match them with their daytime TV soap opera. Unless you were old enough to watch soap operas in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s you might want to take the untimed

Average, 10 Qns, missnlindsey, Aug 16 16

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missnlindsey
358 plays

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Famous Former Soap Opera Actors

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Before they were famous for movies or other TV shows, these actors were on the soaps. The name of the actor or actress is in the question - you answer with the soap. Good Luck!

Tough, 10 Qns, shaynapie, Dec 04 03

Tough
shaynapie
4749 plays

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Back from the Dead

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz will feature "GL", "Y&R", "AW", "DOOL" and "B&B" and will look at characters who come back from the "dead".

Tough, 10 Qns, thelawyer, Apr 11 22

Tough
thelawyer
Apr 11 22
1824 plays

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I Now Pronounce You Husband and Wife: Part Two

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

This is the second quiz in the 'I Now Pronounce You Man and Wife' series. All questions are from soap opera weddings.

Tough, 20 Qns, pennie1478, Aug 23 17

Tough
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2133 plays

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I Now Pronounce You Husband And Wife

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

Which couple said 'I do' and which couple said 'I don't'? Here is the first of two quizzes about famous soap opera weddings.

Difficult, 20 Qns, pennie1478, Feb 08 11

Difficult
pennie1478

3100 plays

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Who Originated the Role?

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

This will be a bit like the soap roles in common but a bit easier I think. I'll give you the role and the show and you tell me who originated the role.

Tough, 15 Qns, thelawyer, Feb 19 14

Tough
thelawyer
1232 plays

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Oh Baby! Unusual Soap Kids' Arrivals

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

Part of what makes a soap a soap is all the drama of who's baby is it and the dramatic circumstances around its birth. See what you can remember about these dramatic conceptions and births.

Tough, 20 Qns, thelawyer, Apr 13 17

Tough
thelawyer
2102 plays

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Soap Operas Back in Business: "AMC" and "OLTL"

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

In April 2011, ABC TV cancelled two long-running soap operas: "All My Children" and "One Life to Live". Two years later, soap hungry fans were pleased to see the shows back in business on the web.

Average, 10 Qns, gable, Jul 28 13

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A, B, C, or Z

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

All are TV soap actresses with birth date and character(s) played. Dedicated to fanatical soap opera fans; others will luck out if they get more than the average 2.5 correct.

Average, 10 Qns, thaibob, Nov 26 15

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Soap Opera History

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Are you a big soap opera fan of the past? See how much you know about soaps past and present.

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, lakeboy4, Jan 27 08

Very Difficult
lakeboy4
1485 plays

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You Might Know Me By Another Name

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Lots of soap characters end up leading lives away from their homes and temporarily by other names. See how many of these characters you remember by their other names.

Difficult, 10 Qns, thelawyer, Jul 29 23

Difficult
thelawyer
Jul 29 23
1481 plays

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"Desperate Housewives "- Soap Experience

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Many of the cast and crew of "Desperate Housewives" have previous soap experience. Do you know their experiences?

Difficult, 10 Qns, diane1253, Jun 10 11

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Soap Opera's Sheila Carter

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A quiz about the ultimate daytime diva... Sheila Carter (and her portrayer Kimberlin Brown). This quiz will span Sheila's time on "The Bold and the Beautiful" as well as "The Young and the Restless".

Difficult, 10 Qns, AJTOPPS, Jun 10 13

Difficult
AJTOPPS
829 plays

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Siblings on TV

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Who is related to whom on the soaps?

Difficult, 10 Qns, Lola79, Aug 14 09

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Mixture: Soap Opera Trivia Questions

1. On which soap opera, set in Oakdale, IL, would viewers have followed the turbulent relationship between Bob Hughes and Lisa Miller Hughes in the 1960s?

From Quiz Vintage Soap Opera Pairs or Groups

Answer: As the World Turns

In the 1960s, young Dr. Bob Hughes (Don Hastings) married Lisa Miller (Eileen Fulton) when Lisa's character became pregnant. They divorced 5 years later due to a volatile relationship fueled by Lisa's narcissism and adultery. Over the run of the show, which ended in 2010, Bob had 5 other wives, and Lisa had 7 other husbands, but their core relationship persisted, possibly making them daytime soap's first supercouple.

2. For how long did "All My Children" air new episodes in America, before its TV format cancellation?

From Quiz Soap Operas Back in Business: "AMC" and "OLTL"

Answer: 41 years

When it began, "All My Children" was the first new network daytime added since the 1960s. The final air date on ABC was September 23, 2011.

3. Born in 1953, you may have seen me as Barbara "Bobbie" Spencer in "General Hospital". Nominated for four Daytime Emmys and winning a 'Favorite Villainess' award from Soap Opera Digest, does this give you enough to name me?

From Quiz A, B, C, or Z

Answer: Jacklyn Zeman

Crystal Chappell played Olivia Spencer in "Guiding Light". Lisa Brown was known for her role as Nola Reardon Chamberlain in "Guiding Light". Finally, Denise Alexander was Susan Hunter in "Days of Our Lives".

4. In what city would you expect most of the action to take place on the TV soap opera "Dallas"?

From Quiz Where in world is Erica Kane?

Answer: Dallas

The primetime soap opera that made cliffhangers famous. Their initial season did not have everyone talking about the Ewings but by the end of their 14 season run, people the all over the world had wondered, "Who shot J.R.?" At that time (1980) it was the highest rated television episode in US history.

5. Which Emmy Award winning actress is best known for her role as Erica on "All My Children"?

From Quiz Name the famous Soap Opera Star

Answer: Susan Lucci

Susan Lucci is best known for playing Erica Kane on "All My Children". In 1999, she won her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress after many nominations. Ms. Lucci has starred in numerous television movies, such as, "Mafia Princess" and "Lady Mobster".

6. This American television soap opera started on the radio in 1937 and did not end until 2009. What is the name of this long running soap?

From Quiz Obscure Trivia on Soap Operas

Answer: "The Guiding Light"

"The Guiding Light" ran for over fifty years on CBS. The first televised episode of the show debuted five days after Franklin Roosevelt's 2nd inauguration. Its last episode was shown on September 18, 2009.

7. In 2003, she began her third run as a doctor on "One Life to Live." She has played other roles as well, including a witch on "Passions." Who is the actress?

From Quiz Daytime Divas

Answer: Robin Strasser

Robin Strasser plays Dr. Dorian Lord on "One Life to Live." She has played this character from 1979-1987, 1993-2000, and 2003 on. She played Hecuba on "Passions" for a while, a witch that had a 300-year old rivalry with Tabitha Lenox. Tabitha Lenox was played by Juliet Mills, one of the other choices for the question.

8. He was eldest son of one of the richest and most powerful oil families in Texas and not afraid to cut a corner or two. Who played J.R. Ewing, a man who did not even let a would-be assassin's bullet stop him?

From Quiz The Face Not The Image: TV Soap Stars

Answer: Larry Hagman

"Dallas" ran from 1978 to 1991 and was a massive ratings hit in both the USA and the UK. J.R. Ewing was the son largely in charge of the business his father, Jock, had created. A tough businessman, J.R. also cheated regularly on his wife. A plot in which he was shot and badly wounded was one of the most massive storylines in soap history. The mystery of "who shot J.R.?" gripped all of the nations that viewed the show. The one question that was never answered during the show's run was that if the Ewings were so rich, how come they all lived in just one house?

9. In America, how many soap operas ended on New Year's Eve before the year 2000?

From Quiz Soap Opera History

Answer: 4

"Somerset" ended on Dec 31,1976. "Texas" and "The Doctors" both ended on Dec 31,1982. "Sunset Beach" ended on Dec 31,1999. Talk about an unlucky day for soaps!

10. Which big box office actress got her start as Jackie Templeton on "General Hospital"?

From Quiz From Out of the Suds

Answer: Demi Moore

Demi Moore played Jackie Templeton on "General Hospital" from 1982 to 1983. Jackie arrived on the show as an investigative reporter from New York in search of her missing sister Laura. Jackie eventually fell in love with the dashing spy Robert Scorpio (played by Tristan Rogers). Three years after leaving the show and dealing with drug problems, Demi achieved fame in the 1986 movie "St. Elmo's Fire". Demi has since starred in many major pictures including "G.I. Jane" and "Ghost".

11. Which female has the most DAYTIME soap experience before appearing in "Desperate Housewives"?

From Quiz "Desperate Housewives "- Soap Experience

Answer: Marcia Cross

Marcia Cross was in three soaps, "The Edge of Night" (her first soap) as Liz Corell (1984), "One Life to Live" as Kate Sanders (1986-1987), and "Another World" as Tanya (1986).

12. When Beth Raines returned to Springfield after being presumed dead in Mexico, she had split personality disorder. What name did she go by when she returned to Springfield?

From Quiz You Might Know Me By Another Name

Answer: Lorelei Hills

As Lorelei Hills, Beth was married to Bill Lewis. The diary she kept ended up being published as "Lorelei's Diary", thanks to Olivia.

13. On "Young and the Restless," who originated the role of Katherine Chancellor?

From Quiz Who Originated the Role?

Answer: Jeanne Cooper

Jeanne Cooper joined the cast of "Y & R" in 1973. Jeanne passed away on May 8, 2013.

14. This child, on "Guiding Light" was conceived when his/her parents went down in a plane crash on San Cristobel and were stranded for a few days.

From Quiz Oh Baby! Unusual Soap Kids' Arrivals

Answer: James Spaulding

James was conceived on a plane that went down in San Cristobel. Phillip was married to Harley and Beth was engaged to Jim. When Beth and Phillip's plane crashed they thought they would die before anyone rescued them so they slept together and Beth became pregnant. Jim was devestated to learn it wasn't his.

15. Kelly on "Beverly Hills 90210" has two sisters, what are their names?

From Quiz Siblings on TV

Answer: Joy and Erin

Joy is Kelly's half-sister on her father's side and Erin is Kelly's half-sister on her mother's side.

16. What is Sheila's hometown?

From Quiz Soap Opera's Sheila Carter

Answer: Grand Rapids, Michigan

This was revealed while Sheila was appearing on "The Young and the Restless". Sheila told everyone she was going home to Grand Rapids to visit her mother. Then she said that she got snowed in and had her baby there. In reality she was in Genoa City buying a baby off the black market.

17. Both "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light" are set in this US state.

From Quiz "As the World Turns" vs. "Guiding Light"

Answer: Illinois

"As the World Turns" is set in Oakdale while "Guiding Light" is set in Springfield. Amazing how the characters never seem to run into each other!

18. This soap was all about the mysterious happenings in Monticello. Some of the main characters included Raven Whitney, Jody Travis, and Nicole Cavanaugh. What was the name of this great show?

From Quiz Do You Know Your Soaps?

Answer: The Edge of Night

Lori Loughlin and Kate Capshaw are two famous alumni of this soap.

19. A coin stopped a bullet from killing the groom during this couple's wedding ceremony.

From Quiz I Now Pronounce You Husband and Wife: Part Two

Answer: Ben and Vicki

In the ABC drama, 'One Life to Live', Ben's mother, Renee, gave him a coin to keep with him during the wedding ceremony. It saved his life when he was shot during the ceremony held on November 13, 2000.

20. When this couple got married, the groom read the grocery list thinking they were his vows.

From Quiz I Now Pronounce You Husband And Wife

Answer: Mason and Julia

On the NBC drama 'Santa Barbara', Mason read Julia the grocery list while his former wife Gina was in a closet reading Mason's vows. Their wedding took place on February 24, 1992.

21. Which soap opera could be renamed "24 Hour Segments of our Time Alive"?

From Quiz Soaps, In Other Words

Answer: Days of Our Lives & DOOL

"Days of Our Lives" first premiered as a 30 minute program in 1965 and expanded to an hour 10 years later. It is set in the fictional Midwestern town of Salem.

22. This couple, Scott (Mike Farrell) and Julie (Susan Seaforth) were fictionally wed in a 1970 episode of which soap opera, supposedly set in the town of Salem?

From Quiz Vintage Soap Opera Pairs or Groups

Answer: Days of Our Lives

After "Days of our Lives", Mike Farrell became better known for his 1975-1983 portrayal of Dr. B.J. Hunnicutt on the hit TV series "M.A.S.H." Susan Seaforth Hayes portrayed Julie on "Days of our Lives" ("DOOL") from 1968-1984 continuously, but in fact has appeared in episodes of "DOOL" in all 6 decades that the show has been on the air. In 1974 Susan married her husband, Bill Hayes, a love interest (Doug Williams) on "DOOL".

23. The other show which ABC ended was "One Life to Live (OLTL)." What was the final ABC air date of "One Life to Live"? (Triskaidekaphobics would not be surprised.)

From Quiz Soap Operas Back in Business: "AMC" and "OLTL"

Answer: January 13, 2012

Friday the 13th was a most unlucky day for this soap which debuted in July of 1968. The original title of the show as "Between Heaven and Hell" because the show's creator, Agnes Nixon, injected more social reality and ethnic diversity into the show than had previously been a feature of daytime drama.

24. She was born in 1992 and played Kristina Davis Corinthos in "General Hospital". Who is she?

From Quiz A, B, C, or Z

Answer: Lexi Ainsworth

Arianne Zucker had the role of Nicole DiMera in "Days of Our Lives". Jeanne Cooper played Katherine Chancellor in both "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful". Charita Bauer was Bert Bauer in "Guiding Light".

25. What city is the primary setting for the soap "All My Children"?

From Quiz Where in world is Erica Kane?

Answer: Pine Valley

"All My Children" has been a very popular soap even from its beginning - at one time being the most widely-recorded television show in the USA. Almost just as noteworthy was the plight of actress, Susan Lucci to win an Emmy Award for her work on the show as Erica Kane - 18 years nominated without a win before finally winning in 1999.

26. Which outstanding actor created the role of Luke Spencer, a character from "General Hospital"?

From Quiz Name the famous Soap Opera Star

Answer: Anthony Geary

Anthony Geary is famous for portraying Luke Spencer from "General Hospital", a role he created in 1978. He has won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor numerous times.

27. Actress Susan Lucci played the character Erica Kane on which American daytime soap opera, at its inception in 1970?

From Quiz Obscure Trivia on Soap Operas

Answer: "All My Children"

As of 2009, Erica Kane is a lead character in "All my Children". The show is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania it runs on ABC. Its name comes from a poem written by Agnes Nixon. Also Richard Nixon appeared on its 10,000 episode!

28. She debuted on "The Young and the Restless" in 1994 as an obsessed fan of a rock star. Another character on "The Young and the Restless" had plastic surgery to look just like her, so the actress played two characters at once! Who is this actress?

From Quiz Daytime Divas

Answer: Michelle Stafford

Phyllis Summers was the obsessed fan of Danny Romalotti. She would have a child, Daniel, with him. Years later, Sheila Carter would have plastic surgery to look just like Phyllis, and Stafford played both roles to perfection.

29. "The Young and The Restless" expanded to one hour on Feb 4, 1980. What soap opera did it replace for the expansion?

From Quiz Soap Opera History

Answer: Love Of Life

"Love of Life" ran on CBS from 1951-1980. It was the longest running soap opera at the time of its cancellation.

30. Who portrayed Jackie Templeton's kleptomaniac sister Laura Templeton on "General Hospital"?

From Quiz From Out of the Suds

Answer: Janine Turner

Janine Turner played Laura Templeton on "General Hospital" in 1982 and 1983. In 1983, she won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series. She later went on to star as Maggie O'Connell, on "Northern Exposure" from 1990 to 1995 opposite Rob Morrow, who played Dr. Joel Fleischman. Wikipedia.org calls Maggie a "fiery, independent, yet somewhat neurotic bush-pilot, whose boyfriends all die in bizarre accidents".

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