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Days of Their Past Lives Trivia Quiz

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.

A multiple-choice quiz by racemany2k. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
racemany2k

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
76,594

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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3826

Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (10/10), Linda_Arizona (8/10), Guest 75 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Before beaming aboard the 'U.S.S. Enterprise,' which 'Star Trek' officer played a shady dude known as Bernie the Pill Pusher on 'General Hospital?' Hint

Leonard Nimoy

Brent Spiner

Jonathan Frakes

William Shatner

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Oscar-winning tough guy was 'executed' by a jealous wife who mistook him for her husband on 'One Life to Live'? Hint

Clint Eastwood

Benicio Del Toro

Tommy Lee Jones

Gene Hackman

3. Don't you hate the terrible twos? On soaps, they strike way too often, thanks to the notorious long-lost-twin storyline. Which famous film actress won a Daytime Emmy for playing twin sisters on 'Another World?' Hint

Helen Hunt

Lauren Holly

Anne Heche

Laura Dern

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Question 4 of 10

4. From 1981 to 1984, Philly star Kim Delaney played 'All My Children's' lovelorn Jenny Gardner, that rare soap character who has yet to come back from the dead. How did young Jenny meet her untimely demise? Hint

Killed in an explosion

Drowned

Hacked to death by an ax murderer

Fell off a cliff

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1982, 'Strong Medicine's' Janine Turner joined the cast of 'General Hospital' as Laura Templeton, a woman who disappeared at exactly the same time as Laura Spencer (of 'Luke and Laura' fame). Which movie actress played Templeton's sister? Hint

Linda Hamilton

Phoebe Cates

Demi Moore

Melanie Griffith

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Question 6 of 10

6. Before he shook his bon-bon, Ricky Martin played an aspiring singer 'Living La Vida Loca' on what daytime drama? Hint

'The Young and the Restless'

'The Bold and the Beautiful'

'General Hospital'

'Passions'

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Question 7 of 10

7. Don't expect 'All My Children's' Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) to fondly reminisce about daughter Kendall, who was as deceitful and conniving as Mom. Which young TV star played Erica's offspring, earning a 'Daytime Emmy'--and Lucci's wrath? Hint

Amy Smart

Michelle Williams

Sarah Michelle Gellar

Natasha Lyonne

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the early 1980s, he was on 'Guiding Light,' and she was on 'Another World.' Today, they have one of show biz's more stable marriages. Who are they? Hint

Michael J. Fox and Tracey Pollan

Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick

Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker

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Question 9 of 10

9. Just three years before his big movie break, this actor played a young whippersnapper who turned his life around on 'One Life to Live'? Hint

Forest Whitaker

Wesley Snipes

Isaiah Washington

Laurence Fishburne

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Question 10 of 10

10. What were the names of the look-alike half sisters Julianne Moore played on 'As the World Turns' from 1985 to 1988? Hint

Tabitha and Serena

Tess and Hayley

Hallie and Annie

Frannie and Sabrina

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Before beaming aboard the 'U.S.S. Enterprise,' which 'Star Trek' officer played a shady dude known as Bernie the Pill Pusher on 'General Hospital?'

Answer: Leonard Nimoy

Although Jonathan Frakes did time on daytime soaps such as 'The Doctors' and 'Ryan's Hope'--and is married to 'General Hospital's' Laura, Genie Francis--it was Leonard Nimoy who made door-to-door drug deliveries in 1963, just a few short years before beginning his Spock stint. What would Captain Kirk say?!

2. Which Oscar-winning tough guy was 'executed' by a jealous wife who mistook him for her husband on 'One Life to Live'?

Answer: Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones played blackmailing adulterer Dr. Mark Toland from 1971 to 1975. Toland wore a white coat, but inside he was a man in black. When his frigid wife proved to be a bust in bed, he started playing doctor with a colleague. But pleasure interfered with business, and they ended up killing one of their patients.

Answer: Anne Heche

Anne Heche's real-life romantic escapades may have grabbed headlines, but they pale in comparison to those she had as Vicky and Marley Hudson from 1987 to 1991. The twins had a knack for getting involved with the same guys. One, Marley's estranged husband, even raped her.

But much is forgiven in the world of soaps. Years later, Vicky (then played by another actress) married the erstwhile rapist.

Answer: Killed in an explosion

Jenny's jealous ex-fiance, Tony, tried to blow his competition out of the water--literally. When newlyweds Greg and Jenny were honeymooning, Tony wired the groom's Jet Ski with an explosive device. He ended up killing the woman he loved when Jenny got on instead.

Answer: Demi Moore

When she was just 19, Demi Moore beat out a thousand other actresses for the part of Jackie Templeton, an investigative journalist who teamed up with (and comforted) the Laura-less Luke to locate the missing women.

6. Before he shook his bon-bon, Ricky Martin played an aspiring singer 'Living La Vida Loca' on what daytime drama?

Answer: 'General Hospital'

Though he's passionate, young, restless, bold and beautiful, the former Menudoan was introduced to daytime audiences in 1994 as 'General Hospital's' Miguel Morez, an aspiring singer who was almost silenced permanently for falling in love with the daughter of a Puerto Rican crime boss.

Answer: Sarah Michelle Gellar

In 1993, before she was a slayer, Sarah Michelle Gellar joined 'AMC' as Erica's long-lost daughter. (Erica had been raped and put the baby up for adoption.) Among other onscreen crimes, Kendall claimed Erica's husband raped her--and then testified against her mother after Erica almost committed murder to avenge the 'rape.' Offscreen, Gellar won a 'Daytime Emmy' in 1995--when the oft-nominated Lucci was still awardless.

8. In the early 1980s, he was on 'Guiding Light,' and she was on 'Another World.' Today, they have one of show biz's more stable marriages. Who are they?

Answer: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick

Married since 1988, Kyra and Kevin have been luckier in love than their daytime counterparts were. From 1980 to 1981, Bacon played T.J. Werner, who turned to booze after his girlfriend dumped him for his best friend. From 1982 to 1983, Sedgwick's character, Julia Shearer, unsuccessfully pursued the man her mother was dating.

9. Just three years before his big movie break, this actor played a young whippersnapper who turned his life around on 'One Life to Live'?

Answer: Laurence Fishburne

When he was just 12, Laurence Fishburne created the role of Joshua West. He played the part from 1973 to 1976, just three years before his breakthrough role in 'Apocalypse Now.'

10. What were the names of the look-alike half sisters Julianne Moore played on 'As the World Turns' from 1985 to 1988?

Answer: Frannie and Sabrina

Frannie and Sabrina didn't develop much of a sisterly bond. Frannie's fiance once mistook Sabrina for his betrothed and didn't realize his mistake until after they had made love. Oops! Moore was so effective in both roles she earned a 'Daytime Emmy.'

Source: Author racemany2k

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