Beautiful Stranger Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lumen Pierce

She appeared in the fifth season of the show. She is first rescued by Dexter from a group of gang rapists. She then sees Dexter kill one of the culprits. She then asks Dexter for help to kill the people who harmed her. The show 'Dexter' itself was about a man who worked for the police force hiding a deep and dark secret of him being a serial killer. He chooses his victims with a code that was taught to him by his adoptive father. It also stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter.

Julia Stiles has appeared in 'The Bourne' series and in the movie called 'Mona Lisa Smile'. She acted opposite Heath Ledger in the movie '10 Things I Hate About You'. She was nominated for an Emmy for her appearance in 'Dexter'.

Other notable guest stars on this show have been Margo Martindale, Keith Carradine and John Lithgow.

Answer: The Practice

Michael Emerson has appeared in movies such as 'Saw', 'For the Love of the Game' and 'Unfaithful'. He starred as Ben Linus in 'Lost' and plays Harold Finch in the popular TV show 'Person of Interest', which was created by Jonathan Nolan. Emerson played serial killer William Hinks on the TV show 'The Practice' which also starred Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, Lisa Gay Hamilton and Lara Flynn Boyle. It was created by David E. Kelly. It was a show about legal situations mostly featuring a particular firm in Boston. It was very successful and inspired another show called 'Boston Legal'.

Other notable guest stars on 'The Practice' have been William Shatner, Tony Danza, Jon Cryer, Alfre Woodard and Patrick Dempsey.

Answer: Modern Family

The show also stars Julie Bowen, Ed O'Neill, Sofia Vergara, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler, Eric Stonestreet and Nolan Gould. It was created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan. It is about the everyday lives of a closely knit family, that turn out to be very intertwined. Greg Kinnear appeared in an episode named 'Me? Jealous?' in which he played Tad a man who makes constant moves on Bowen's character, Clarie Dunphy, a married mother of three. Kinnear has acted in movies such as 'As Good As It Gets' and 'Little Miss Sunshine'. He has also appeared in the popular TV show 'Friends'. He has received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in 'As Good As It Gets'.

Other notable guest stars on 'Modern Family' have been Edward Norton, Nathan Lane, Minnie Driver, Matt Dillon, Leslie Mann and Jesse Eisenberg.

Answer: Joan Cusack and William H. Macy

'Shameless' was created by Paul Abbott. It also stars Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Jeremy Allen White, Cameron Monaghan and Shanola Hampton. It is about a family headed by a drunk for a father. The oldest child, a daughter, takes care of the other 5 children. The show focuses on their lives and the experiences they go through trying to make ends meet on a daily basis. William H. Macy plays Mr. Gallagher and Cusack plays Sheila Jackson.

William H. Macy received an Oscar nomination for his performance in the movie 'Fargo' which was directed by the Coen brothers and starred also Frances McDormand. He has also starred in movies such as 'Magnolia' and 'The Cooler'.

Joan Cusack has received Oscar nominations for her performances in the movies 'In and Out' and 'Working Girl'. She has also appeared in movies such as 'Broadcast News', 'Stars and Bars' and 'Runaway Bride'. She has given her voice for the movies 'Toy Story 2' and 'Toy Story 3'.

Answer: Linda Cardellini

'Mad Men' also starred Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Bryan Batt and Maggie Siff. It is focused on ad executive Donald 'Don' Draper and his life in the 1960's. Sylvia appeared mostly in the sixth season as Don's mistress and the wife of a doctor. The show was very highly acclaimed and won many awards including the Emmy.

Linda acted in movies such as 'Scooby-Doo', 'Legally Blonde' and 'The Unsaid'. She appeared in the Oscar winning movie 'Brokeback Mountain' directed by Ang Lee.

Answer: House, M.D.

'House, M.D.' was a TV show about a doctor who was addicted to pills. It revolved around him and his relationships with his team, the Dean of the Princeton Plainsboro, Cuddy and his only friend Wilson, an oncologist. It starred Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Robert Sean Leonard, Olivia Wilde, Omar Epps and Kal Penn. David Morse appeared as Detective Michael Tritter who gets into a feud with Dr. House for playing mistreating him during a clinic visit.

David Morse has also appeared in other TV shows such as 'John Adams', 'Hack' and 'St. Elsewhere'. He has appeared in movies such as 'World War Z', 'Disturbia', 'The Hurt Locker', '12 Monkeys' and 'The Indian Runner'. He was nominated for an Emmy for his role as the detective in 'House M.D.'.

Answer: Will & Grace

Blythe Danner appeared as Marilyn, the mother of one of the lead characters in the show. The show itself was about a gay man named Will and his best friend Grace going through life together and their experiences with their friends and co-workers, mainly Jack and Karen. It starred Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullaly and Sean Hayes.

Blythe Danner has appeared in many TV productions such as 'Back When We Were Grownups', 'We Were the Mulvaneys', 'Tattingers' and 'Adam's Rib'. Her movie appearances have been in 'Meet the Fockers', 'Meet the Parents', 'Mad City' and 'Futureworld'. Blythe and Gwyneth acted in the 2003 movie 'Sylvia' together. They appeared as mother and daughter in the movie.

Answer: Brad Pitt

The show was a very popular one about a group of six friends living in New York and their experiences. It starred Jennifer Aniston as Rachel, Courteney Cox as Monica, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe, David Schwimmer as Ross, Matt Le Blanc as Joey and Matthew Perry as Chandler. It ran for 10 seasons. Brad appeared as Will Colbert in the show. His character was that of a previously obese person who holds a grudge against Rachel all the way from their time together in school.

Brad Pitt won an Oscar for producing the 2013 movie '12 Years a Slave'. It starred Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o and Sarah Paulson. It was about a free African-American man who gets sold into slavery. It won the Best Picture Oscar. Brad Pitt has also acted in movies such as 'Moneyball, 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', 'Babel, 'Twelve Monkeys' and 'Inglourious Basterds'. He has produced movies such as 'The Departed', 'Kick-Ass', 'World War Z', 'Running with Scissors' and 'Tree of Life'.

Other notable guest stars on the show have been Christina Applegate, Reese Witherspoon, Hank Azaria, Helen Hunt, Gary Oldman, Sean Penn, Winona Ryder and Jeff Goldblum.

Answer: The Office

'The Office' was an American TV show that was based on another British show of the same name by Ricky Gervais. This one starred Steve Carrell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson and John Krasinski. It was about the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company and its employees. It showed their daily life and their experiences, working in close proximity to each other. Kathy Bates appeared as Jo Bennett, CEO of a company called Sabre that buys the paper company.

Kathy Bates has appeared in movies such as 'Titanic', 'About Schmidt' and 'Primary Colors'. She won an Oscar for her performance in the movie 'Misery' which was based on a Stephen King novel. It is one of the few performances in a horror movie to win an Oscar.

Answer: Cougar Town

'Cougar Town' was a TV show starring Courteney Cox, Christa Miller, Busy Philips, Dan Byrd, Ian Gomez, Josh Hopkins and Brian Van Holt. It is about Jules (Cox) a real estate agent and her experiences with her neighbors Ellie and Andy, ex-husband Bobby, new love Grayson, friend Laurie and son Travis. Perry appears as a millionaire who proposes to Jules. Aniston comes as Cox's therapist. Lisa Kudrow plays a dermatologist who is very rude.

Another notable guest star has been Zach Braff from 'Scrubs' fame.