"All My Children" -2- The 1980s Quiz

Answer: All of these

Palmer Cortlandt was very possessive of his only daughter. He believed that Cliff was not good enough for Nina, and he went to great lengths in trying to keep the two apart.

Answer: false

Palmer told Nina that her mother was dead, after he banished her from Cortlandt Manor years earlier. Daisy returned to Pine Valley just before Nina's nineteenth birthday, determined to re-establish her bond with her daughter. Initially, she befriended Nina, using the name Monique Jonvil, in order to hide her presence from Palmer.

But the truth eventually surfaced for all of Pine Valley to know.

Answer: Sybil Thorne was pregnant with his child

Shortly after the wedding, Cliff told Nina the truth about his impending fatherhood. Nina was horrified, and she temporarily walked out on her new husband. This child was conceived as a result of Palmer's meddling. In the long run, though, Sybil's pregnancy did not produce the result that Palmer had hoped for.

Answer: Sean Cudahy

Cliff Warner was arrested and tried for the murder, but Sean Cudahy was the real culprit. He had accidentally shot Sybil, then kept the matter secret. Monique Jonvil's testimony saved Cliff from conviction, and it revealed the shocking truth of Monique's identity as Nina's mother, Daisy Cortlandt.

Answer: Enid Nelson

Enid Nelson adamantly disapproved of Jenny as a perspective daughter-in-law, because she believed that Jenny was socially inferior, and unworthy of her son, Greg. Liza desperately wanted Greg for herself ; so together they devised a multitude of complications for the pair of young lovers to deal with.

Answer: She convinced her friend, Amanda to miscount the votes in Liza's favor

When Opal demanded a re-count of the votes, the "mistake" was revealed, and Jenny won the crown from Liza.

Answer: They were his mother and sister

Opal was Tad's birth mother. She came to Pine Valley with her daughter, Jenny to re-connect with her long lost son, who was adopted by the Martins years earlier.

Answer: Marian Colby

"Tad the Cad" was involved with this mother/daughter duo until Liza discovered what was going on.

Answer: Carol Burnett

Many stars have visited Pine Valley over the years. Oprah Winfrey once played a cameo role before she became famous. Rosie O'Donnell once appeared as a maid. But Carol Burnett, a long time fan of the show, landed an ongoing role for a few weeks during the mid 80's.

She played Verla Grubbs, the biological daughter of Langley Wallingford. Verla was conceived during Langley's carnival days, where her mother worked as a snake charmer.

Answer: By a justice of the peace in Elk Green, over the Pennsylvania state line

They eloped because Angie wanted to be legally married before consummating her relationship with Jesse. Their love was strong, but their lives became complicated by an unplanned pregnancy, combined with a lack of communication, and pressure from Angie's father to get a quickie divorce, and give the baby up for adoption.These problems were eventually resolved,though, when the young couple reunited, retrieved custody of baby Frankie, and remarried.

Answer: true

The bomb was meant to destroy the Martin family at their New Year's Eve party. But poetic justice prevailed when Gardner discovered that his daughter, Jenny was in attendance. He ran out of the basement carrying the bomb that killed him.

Answer: while riding on a jet ski that was rigged with a bomb that exploded

Ironically, after escaping Ray Gardner's bomb, Jenny was killed in another explosion the following year. This one was intended for Greg's demise, and was planted by Jenny's jealous former boyfriend, Tony Barclay.

Answer: Jeremy Hunter

Jeremy was sent to Pine Valley from Tibet. He had been a monk whose life was once saved by Mike Roy.

Answer: false

Natalie was a former girlfriend of Jeremy Hunter. Though she was married to Jeremy's wealthy father, Alex, she was ready to rekindle her romance with Jeremy. This led to an interesting triangle between Jeremy, Natalie, and Erica. Natalie and Jeremy did eventually marry.

Answer: Cindy and Scott Parker

Cindy contracted AIDS from her late husband, Fred Parker who was a drug addict. Soon after Stuart met Cindy, the two fell deeply in love.

Answer: true

Stuart loved Cindy enough to marry her, despite the possible risk of AIDS infection. He remained a devoted, loving father to Scott after Cindy's death.

Answer: Brooke English

Frustrated by Brooke's inability to become pregnant, Adam found another means of producing a son. The marriage ended when Brooke discovered the truth.

Answer: He planned to drive Dixie insane, and have her committed to a mental institution

Adam managed to have Dixie committed to an institution, but the plan soon backfired. When Tad Martin discovered what was happening, he helped Dixie to escape.

Answer: Tad Martin

After Dixie's escape, she promptly divorced Adam and married Tad. Together with Adam Jr., they were a happy family.

Answer: Nina Cortlandt

This was a busy decade for Tom Cudahy. He married Brooke English in the early 80's, after his divorce from Erica Kane. Towards the end of the decade, he was briefly married to Skye Patterson, and later to Barbara Montgomery. All of these marriages ended in divorce.