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"Guiding Light" Pre-1999 Trivia Quiz

I enjoyed the "Guiding Light" quiz that just went up so much that I thought I'd do one that concentrated on pre-1999 stuff. This quiz will go back as far as 1988, when I started watching!

A multiple-choice quiz by thelawyer. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
thelawyer

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
184,440

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
1906

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Why did Billy Lewis spend time in prison? Hint

Impaired driving

Fraud

Assaulting Roger Thorpe

For shooting Roger Thorpe

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who are Peter Lewis' biological parents? Hint

Vanessa Chamberlain and Billy Lewis

Bridget Reardon and Hart Jessup

Bridget Reardon and Dylan Lewis

Nadine Cooper and Billy Lewis

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Question 3 of 15

3. Buzz Cooper returned to Springfield unbeknownst to his family. He didn't reveal himself to them immediately either. What name did he use? Hint

Joe Smith

John Green

Mark Jones

Rex Mansini

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Question 4 of 15

4. At what special event did Phillip find out that Alan was not actually his father? Hint

His wedding to Beth

His high school prom

His high school graduation ceremony

Lizzie's christening

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who killed Nadine Cooper? Hint

Buzz Cooper

Brent Lawrence

Billy Lewis

Alan-Michael Spaulding

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Question 6 of 15

6. When Alexandra's son, Nick McHenry left Springfield his wife, Susan Bates had a terminal illness. What was it? Hint

Cancer

It was never revealed - some rare blood thing was all we were told

ALS

HIV/AIDS

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Question 7 of 15

7. When Joshua Lewis returned from Italy with his children, after living there for a few years, he brought a woman he had been dating there followed him back to Springfield. Who was it? Hint

Tangie

Cassie

Reva

Harley

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who was Hart Jessup's father? Hint

Roger Thorpe

Adam Thorpe

Peter Jessup

Ross Marler

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the name of Dylan's girlfriend that was paralysed for a while? Hint

Julie Camiletti

Samantha Marler

Harley Cooper

Eleni Andros

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Question 10 of 15

10. When Danny and Michelle married at the Bauer barbecue in 2003, how many times had they been married? Hint

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of her husbands has Blake had committed to a mental institution? Hint

Phillip

Alan-Michael

Ross

Frank

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where did the group of friends known as the "four musketeers" begin that relationship? Hint

Company

The Diner

High school

Cedar's hospital room

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is the name of the daughter that Fletcher and Holly Reade had together? Hint

Meg

Rebecca

Blake

Barbara

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was the name of the nightclub Hampton Speakes owned with Fletcher Reade? Hint

Blue Moon

Company

Heartbreakers

Towers

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Question 15 of 15

15. How was Chelsea Reardon's wedding to Johnny Bauer interrupted? Hint

Rae interrupted by telling Johnny he should be with her

Johnny collapsed because of side effects of treatment he was receiving for cancer

Chelsea collapsed because she had been poisoned

Rae interrupted by shooting off a gun

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Why did Billy Lewis spend time in prison?

Answer: For shooting Roger Thorpe

Billy had begun drinking again and got into a fight with Roger Thorpe and shot him. Roger survived.

2. Who are Peter Lewis' biological parents?

Answer: Bridget Reardon and Hart Jessup

Bridget and Hart had a one night stand, resulting in the birth of Peter. She had kept her pregnancy a secret. Nadine helped her do it in exchange for Bridget agreeing to give her and Billy the baby to raise (Billy actually thought Nadine was pregnant - the idea was that Nadine would pass the baby off as the one she was carrying).

When Nadine and Billy divorced and Vanessa and Billy remarried, they adopted Peter. Bridget had a change of heart and they all agreed that they would share custody. Peter moved with Bridget and Dylan to Minnesota when Bridget and Dylan left Springfield.

3. Buzz Cooper returned to Springfield unbeknownst to his family. He didn't reveal himself to them immediately either. What name did he use?

Answer: Rex Mansini

When Buzz returned to Springield he had no interest in being a family man. His interest was in scamming people for as much money as possible.

4. At what special event did Phillip find out that Alan was not actually his father?

Answer: His high school prom

As much as Alan fought to keep the fact that Justin Marler was Phillip's father a secret, it came out at the prom, where Phillip and Beth also started to realise they had feelings for one another. Beth's step-father, Bradley Raines told Phillip.

5. Who killed Nadine Cooper?

Answer: Brent Lawrence

Brent Lawrence was accused of raping Lucy Cooper, Nadine's step-daughter. Brent disguised himself as a woman, named Marion Crane, to trick people into trusting him. Eventually, Nadine started suspecting that something was a bit weird. When she went to Marion/Brent's apartment to check things out, he killed her and dumped her body in the lake.

6. When Alexandra's son, Nick McHenry left Springfield his wife, Susan Bates had a terminal illness. What was it?

Answer: HIV/AIDS

Nick knew she was HIV positive when he married her. They left Springfield in 1996 for an extended honeymoon.

7. When Joshua Lewis returned from Italy with his children, after living there for a few years, he brought a woman he had been dating there followed him back to Springfield. Who was it?

Answer: Tangie

It turned out later that Tangie's legal guardian from the time she was 15 was Roger Thorpe! After the relationship with Josh ended she also dated Alan, Alan-Michael, and Detective Patrick Cutter.

8. Who was Hart Jessup's father?

Answer: Roger Thorpe

When Hart was introduced he lived on the farm with his grandfather. His grandfather died and a large, unknown company managed to take the farm from Hart. He was disgusted to learn that it was his own father. Hart and Roger's then-wife, Dinah teamed up to get revenge on Roger and eventually got the farm back. In the process, they fell in love.

9. What was the name of Dylan's girlfriend that was paralysed for a while?

Answer: Samantha Marler

Samantha is the daughter of Justin and Jackie, making her Phillip Spaulding's sister. She was paralysed when Reva drove her car and its passengers, Dylan and Sam, off a bridge. Reva was presumed dead and Sam was paralysed. She eventually had surgery and was able to walk again.

10. When Danny and Michelle married at the Bauer barbecue in 2003, how many times had they been married?

Answer: 5

When Danny and Michelle married at the Bauer barbecue it gave them the record number of marriages for a daytime couple.

11. Which of her husbands has Blake had committed to a mental institution?

Answer: Phillip

Blake had Phillip committed to a mental institution in 1989 despite the fact that it wasn't needed. Blake, back then, was quite a trouble-maker and her list of crimes is quite long!

12. Where did the group of friends known as the "four musketeers" begin that relationship?

Answer: Cedar's hospital room

The four musketeers were Rick, Phillip, Beth, and Mindy. Both girls dated and/or married both guys at one time but they all remained friends throughout. They came together when Beth and Mindy shared a hospital room at Cedars.

13. What is the name of the daughter that Fletcher and Holly Reade had together?

Answer: Meg

Meg was born with Downs Syndrome. When Holly and Fletcher's marriage fell apart, he took Meg out of the country, prompting Holly to have a nervous breakdown and kidnap the children of Springfield as the "nursery rhyme stalker".

14. What was the name of the nightclub Hampton Speakes owned with Fletcher Reade?

Answer: Blue Moon

Hamp owned the Blue Moon with Fletcher and Heartbreakers with Billy. In the early 90's they were the places to be in Springfield.

15. How was Chelsea Reardon's wedding to Johnny Bauer interrupted?

Answer: Chelsea collapsed because she had been poisoned

Rae had been stalking Chelsea and managed to make it look like it was Frank's fiance Dana that was doing the stalking. Rae was eventually caught and put in jail. Chelsea and Johnny never did marry though, because Johnny found out that his first love, Roxie Shayne's condition was improving.

She had been in a mental institution in Switzerland for a while and she was improving enough that she could be transferred to one in the U.S. Johnny followed her to Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Source: Author thelawyer

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