Jay and Silent Bob Strike TV Quiz | Characters and Actors

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1. Jason Lee reprised two roles in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001). Then, he went on to star in what NBC show about a guy who wins the lottery and then wants to atone for all the things he's done?

Answer: My Name Is Earl

Jason Lee stars in "My Name Is Earl" (2005). Not only was Earl trying to restore his karma, he also had to deal with his ex-wife (who broke up with him shortly before the he won the lottery) and his idiot brother.
The actor who plays his brother on the show, Ethan Suplee, is no stranger to Jason; they've costarred in "Mallrats" (1995), "Chasing Amy" (1997), "Dogma" (1999) and "Clerks II" (2006).

"My Karma..." is not an actual tv show.
"The Biggest Loser" is a reality show on NBC.
"Wonderfalls" (2004) was a show on Fox.

2. Ali Larter played a diamond thief in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001). Five years later, she landed a role as Nikki, a woman with a dangerous case of Disassociative Personality Disorder on what hit NBC show?

Answer: Heroes

Ali Larter plays Nikki on "Heroes" (2006-). She was incredibly strong, but had trouble controlling her other personalities. "Heroes" was about a group of people who discovered they had incredible powers, and what they decided to do with them.

"Mutant X" (2001-2004) was a show by Marvel chief creative officer Avi Arad in the vein of "X-Men".
"United States of Tara" (2009-) starred Toni Collette as a woman with DID.
"Freaks and Geeks" (1999-2000) was a show on NBC about high school in the 80s.

3. "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001) also featured the talents of Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan and Will Ferrell. What TV show could proudly claim these actors as part of the cast (although at different times)?

Answer: Saturday Night Live

"Saturday Night Live" is a sketch comedy show on NBC. In addition to helping launch the careers of the above mentioned stars, it also helped launch the careers of Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, Steve Martin, Michael Myers, Dan Aykroyd and Adam Sandler among many, many others.

"MadTV" (1999-2009) was a sketch comedy show on FOX starring Phil LaMarr, Nicole Sullivan and David Herman among others.
"In Living Color" (1990-1994) was also a sketch comedy show on Fox. It starred the Keenan and Damon Wayans, Jim Carrey and David Alan Grier among others.
"30 Rock" (2006-2013) was a sitcom on NBC starring Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan.

4. Judd Nelson had a small role in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001). He also had a supporting role in which 90s NBC sitcom which also costarred Kathy Griffin?

Answer: Suddenly Susan

"Suddenly Susan" (1996-2000) was a sitcom on NBC. Judd Nelson played Brooke Shields' boss for the first three seasons of this show. It featured Shields as Susan Keane, a magazine reporter. After having left her husband at the alter, she found herself working for his brother (Judd Nelson).

"Grace Under Fire" (1993-1998) was on ABC.
"Caroline in the City" (1995-1999) was on NBC. It starred Lea Thompson.
"Jesse" (1998-2000) was a sitcom on NBC. It starred Christina Applegate.

5. Diedrich Bader played a security guard in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001). His uniform in the movie was not too different from the uniform he wore as a delivery man on what ABC sitcom?

Answer: The Drew Carey Show

"The Drew Carey Show" (1995-2004) featured the goings-ons of a group of blue collar friends. Drew Carey played...Drew Carey, office drone. Diedrich played his dim-witted friend Oswald, delivery man. Ryan Stiles played Drew's slightly less dim-witted friend Lewis, janitor. Christa Miller played Kate O'Brien, their female friend and sometime love interest. She held various jobs throughout the show.

"Roseanne" (1988-1997) was a sitcom on ABC starring Roseanne Barr.
"Office Space" (1999) was a movie by Mike Judge.
"Spin City" (1996-2002) was a sitcom on ABC starring Michael J. Fox.

6. The next actor played a bit role as herself in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001). She's also been in at least three tv shows. First, she was in the final season of the show where a family deals with living in a small abode in the wild. She left the Fox show where she played a transplanted Minnesotan amid rumors of on-set bickering. She also left the WB show where she played one third of a powerful triumvirate, also amid rumors of on-set bickering. Who is she?

Answer: Shannen Doherty

The three shows mentioned above were "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1983), "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990-2000) and "Charmed" (1998-2006). In "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" she mocked her reputation as a difficult actress by leaving the set of the film-within-the film, "Scream 4," after finding out the killer is a monkey.

Shannon Elizabeth played Justice in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back".
Priscilla Barnes and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen did not have roles in the movie.

7. This next actor also played himself in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001). He gets offended when his costar in the film-within-the-film, "Bluntman and Chronic," calls him "Pacey." Who is he?

Answer: James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek starred from 1998 to 2003 as Dawson Leery on "Dawson's Creek." It was one of the first teen dramas on the WB and focused on the relationships between Dawson, Pacey (Joshua Jackson), Joey (Katie Holmes) and Jennifer (Michelle Williams), Dawson's new neighbor. That show not only launched his career, but that of his costars, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson and Kerr Smith, to name a few.

Jason Biggs also mocked himself in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back".
Jackson and Priestley did not have roles in the movie.

8. Jamie Kennedy played a production assistant in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001). He went on to have his own TV show on the WB where he played practical jokes on people. What was his show called?

Answer: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment

"The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" (2002-2004) aired on the WB and could reasonably be considered a descendant of such shows like "Candid Camera" (1948-1950). It features Jamie Kennedy putting on various disguises and putting regular people in uncomfortable and often ridiculous situations.

The other three shows are also prank shows.

9. Eliza Dushku and Marc Blucas both had roles in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back." He played "The Guy" who looked remarkably like Fred from "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" (1969-1972), while she played a jewel thief. On what WB show could these two be seen playing similar roles (he, an all-American boy, she, a bad girl)?

Answer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Eliza Dushku played Faith on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003). She was a slayer that went rogue (Season 3-4), rehabilitated, then rejoined the good guys (season 7). Marc Blucas played Riley Finn, Buffy's boyfriend (seasons 4-5) in college, who ended up leaving after Buffy inadvertently rejected him. While they both starred in the show, they only had two episodes together as the bulk of their storylines occurred in different seasons. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" aired for its first 5 seasons on the WB, and its final 2 on UPN. It can technically be considered the first CW (the network that resulted from the merger of the WB and UPN in 2006) show.

While Eliza did star in "Tru Calling" (2003-2005) and guest starred on "Angel" (1999-2004), Marc Blucas did not appear in either.

10. This actor played Reg Hartner, a news commentator in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001). At the time, he was well into his second year as a "fake news reporter" on "The Daily Show" (1996-) after taking over for Craig Kilborn. Who is he?

Answer: Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart took over "The Daily Show" in 1999 after Craig Kilborn left to host "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (1999-2004) on CBS. Jon revamped the show when he took over, focusing on politics and using news clips to make fun of public officials.

Steve Kmetko and Jules Asner both played themselves in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back".

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