Didn't You Used To Be...? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Eve Plumb

For many years, Eve Plumb distanced herself from the role of Jan Brady. She did not appear on the "Brady Bunch Hour" (which aired November 1976 to May 1977). She was the only member of the original cast who did not appear in that show. She subsequently became an artist, painting still life in the realist style.

Answer: Ken Osmond

The character Eddie Haskell was Wally Cleaver's best friend. After Ken Osmond left Wally and the Beav behind, he became a Los Angeles police officer, working in the narcotics, vice and motorcycle divisions before retiring. It is said that Ken grew a mustache when he became a police officer so he would not be so recognizable as Eddie Haskell.

Answer: Ron Howard

Ron Howard played Opie the sheriff's son on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960 - 1968) starting when he was just six years old. When he was twenty he began performing the role of Richie Cunningham in "Happy Days" (1974 -1984). Although he rarely acts anymore we can all still enjoy his genius as a director of such notable films as "The Da Vinci Code" (2006), "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000), "Apollo 13" (1995) and many others.

Answer: Adam West

The "Batman" TV series aired from January 1966 to March 1968. In 1994 Adam West released his autobiography "Back to the Batcave", and afterwards he played himself in the animated series "Family Guy" (1999).

Answer: Bob Denver

Few people remember that before he was Gilligan, he was Maynard G. Krebs in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (aired September 1959 to September 1963). The role of Gilligan lasted only three seasons on TV but Bob Denver was often seen in public wearing the white sailor hat he wore on the show. Bob Denver passed away September 2, 2005 due to complications from throat cancer.

Answer: William Shatner

William Shatner played the part of Captain Kirk in "Star Trek" (1966 - 1969). What most people seem to forget is that he played many diverse roles before and after "Star Trek". One fascinating tidbit I found was that he appeared on the "Howdy Doody Show" as "Ranger Bob" in 1954. In 1997, he started doing commercials for Priceline.com.

Answer: Mark Hamill

After "Star Wars" (1977), Mark continued to work in movies and television, and voice over work. His most known part is the Joker in the animated "Batman" series (1997 to 2009).

Answer: Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens has had his ups and downs since playing Pee Wee on TV as well as in movies. In 1991 it all came crashing down when he was arrested. Since then he has picked up roles in such diverse things as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992), "Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993), and "Dunston Checks In" (1996).

Answer: Anthony Perkins

Before Norman Bates, Anthony Perkins had many roles as a romantic leading man. After Norman, the public wanted and expected him to have a knife in his hand; for the most part, Tony accepted this. He went on to make 3 sequels to the original "Psycho". He passed away September 12, 1992 due to complications of AIDS.

His widow was killed September 11, 2001. She was on board American Airlines flight 11 from Boston, which was crashed into the World Trade Center.

Answer: Roger Moore

After the Bond films, America never really took to him in any other roles until he appeared in "Cannonball Run" (1981) alongside Burt Reynolds. Despite all this, Sir Roger Moore continued to appear on talk shows and was the narrator of documentaries.