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That's Not Your Age! Trivia Quiz

This quiz is devoted to the many actors who have ummm.... fooled us by portraying children on television even though they were a tad bit older. I hope you enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by joemc37. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
joemc37

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
260,475

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (9/10), Guest 73 (10/10), Linda_Arizona (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The infamous Dylan McKay was a young sophomore of 15 years old in 1990 when the teens from "Beverly Hills 90210" first took our hearts by storm. This was a pretty far stretch from the truth due to the fact that the real age of the actor who portrayed this character was 24. Who was the actor who played Dylan McKay? Hint

David Silver

Brandon Walsh

Luke Perry

Ian Ziering

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Question 2 of 10

2. Talk about fooling the general public, in 1983 a child star was born when the show "Webster" made its debut. The title character was able to play a 7 year old boy even though he was 12 because of his dwarfism. Who was the title actor? Hint

Alex Karras

Emmanuel Lewis

Michael Capps

Gary Coleman

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Question 3 of 10

3. This actor has wowed us with his music, entertained us with his movies, but also fooled us with his television show "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". How old was Will Smith when he played the 15 year old character, also named Will Smith, when the show debuted on September 10, 1990? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. When "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" made its debut on March 10, 1997, the character Buffy Anne Summers was only 16 years old but played by an actress who was only one month away from her 20th birthday. What actress portrayed the title role in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"? Hint

Kristy Swanson

Reese Witherspoon

Selma Blair

Sarah Michelle Gellar

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Question 5 of 10

5. Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli was a 17 year old kid when he first appeared in "Happy Days" on January 15, 1974, but the actor who portrayed him was actually 28 years old. Who was that actor? Hint

Ron Howard

Henry Winkler

Scott Baio

Froder McFartypants

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Question 6 of 10

6. The character written for Steven Hyde from "That '70s Show" was 16 years old, but when the show made its debut the actor who played him was 22. What was the name of the actor who played Steven Hyde? Hint

Ashton Kutcher

Wilmer Valderrama

Topher Grace

Danny Masterson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ahh, "Beverly Hills 90210..." the show that keeps on giving. A character from the show, Andrea Zuckerman, was 15 years old when the show first aired on October 4, 1990. How old was actress who played Andrea, Gabrielle Carteris, at that time? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. This question takes us to the creek, Dawson's to be exact. Who was the actor that played 15 year old Dawson on "Dawson's Creek" even though he was 20 years old at the time? Hint

Joshua Jackson

James Van Der Beek

Matthew Fox

Justin Tyme

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Question 9 of 10

9. Jimmie Walker did a Dy-no-mite job of deceiving us because he was in fact nine years older than his character J. J. Evans from what television show? Hint

Sanford and Son

Good Times

All in the Family

What's Happening!!

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lucas Scott was supposed to be 15 year old kid when "One Tree Hill" made its debut in 2003, but the actor who played him was in fact 22. What actor duped us into believing this seven year age difference? Hint

Chad Michael Murray

Ryan John Dzwigalski

Robert Sean Leonard

Seann William Scott

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Luke Perry

When the show first aired on October 4, 1990 Luke was exactly one week away from celebrating his 25th birthday. "Beverly Hills 90210" went on to air for 10 seasons and even produced a spin-off show "Melrose Place". Luke Perry has since had a recurring role in HBO's "Oz", attempted to get a new showing going in NBC's "Windfall" and starred in HBO's "John from Cincinnati".

Answer: Emmanuel Lewis

Emmanuel Lewis was born March 9, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York. After "Webster" went off of the air it took 8 years before Emmanuel would appear on television again. He has since appeared in two different seasons of VH1's "The Surreal Life". Dwarfism is a blanket term that defines the extreme small size of any person, animal, or plant.

Answer: 21

Will was in fact only two weeks away from his 22nd birthday. Will has been busy throughout his life putting out many chart topping songs including "Parents Just Don't Understand", "Summertime" and "Men in Black" and starring in many blockbuster hits including "Independence Day", "Men in Black", "Bad Boys", "Ali" and "Hitch".

Answer: Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah has starred in many movies including "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "Scream 2", "She's All That", "Simply Irresistible", "Cruel Intentions" and "Scooby-Doo". "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" has spawned its own comic book series, video games and the spin-off television show "Angel".

The school that the show was shot at, Torrance High School, in Torrance, California has been used in other television shows and movies including "Beverly Hills 90210", "Bring It On" and "She's All That".

5. Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli was a 17 year old kid when he first appeared in "Happy Days" on January 15, 1974, but the actor who portrayed him was actually 28 years old. Who was that actor?

Answer: Henry Winkler

Yep, Winkler was 28 years old when he made his debut as "The Fonz". The show ran for 10 years and produced many spin-offs including "Laverne & Shirley", "Blansky's Beauties", "Mork and Mindy" and "Joanie Loves Chachi".

Answer: Danny Masterson

"That '70s Show" ran for eight seasons and when it aired its final episode it was Fox's third longest running show of all-time only being topped by "Married... with Children" and "The Simpsons". This show was filled with many young actors who made big names for themselves including Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Danny Masterson, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Wilmer Valderrama.

Answer: 29

In fact, Gabrielle was only three months away from turning 30 on January 2, 1991! Playing a character that was only half of her age was quite a feat. Carteris left the show after its fifth season when she was 35 years old. She has since done many voice-overs for television cartoons as well as live action roles in "Nip/Tuck", "NYPD Blue" and "JAG".

8. This question takes us to the creek, Dawson's to be exact. Who was the actor that played 15 year old Dawson on "Dawson's Creek" even though he was 20 years old at the time?

Answer: James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek was born on March 8, 1977 in Cheshire, Connecticut. During his acting career James had starred in "The Rules of Attraction", "The Plague" and "Varsity Blues". James also won the 1999 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male Performance for "Varsity Blues" and the 2001 MTV Movie Award for Best Cameo in a Movie for "Scary Movie".

9. Jimmie Walker did a Dy-no-mite job of deceiving us because he was in fact nine years older than his character J. J. Evans from what television show?

Answer: Good Times

"Good Times" ran from February 8, 1974 until August 1, 1979 and starred many talented people including Jimmie Walker, Esther Rolle, John Amos and Janet Jackson. Walker has since moved on to doing stand up comedy and has also had guest appearances on many TV shows including "Everybody Hates Chris", "The Drew Carey Show", "The Love Boat" and "Scrubs".

Answer: Chad Michael Murray

Chad was in fact born on August 24, 1981 in Buffalo, New York. "One Tree Hill" became a big success for The CW as it aired in over 50 countries worldwide.

Source: Author joemc37

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