Three Actors One TV Series Trivia Quiz

Answer: Orange Is The New Black

"OITNB" is a Netflix original series based on a novel written by Piper Kerman. The book is an embellished account of Piper's own time inside a woman's prison. Other stars of the series are Kate Mulgrew, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning, and Laverne Cox.

Answer: That '70s Show

The series began in 1998 and ran until 2006. It was set in Point Place, Wisconsin and followed the lives of six teens through adulthood. The show's main character was Eric Forman, played by Topher Grace.

Answer: The Ranch

"The Ranch" is another Netflix original series, produced by Kutcher and Masterson. They both starred on "That '70s Show" together as well, where Kutcher played Michael Kelso and Masterson played Steven Hyde. "The Ranch" is set in Colorado and tells the story of the Bennett family.

Answer: Grace and Frankie

Brought to us by Netflix, "Grace and Frankie" tells the story of two women in their 70s whose husbands divorce them so they can marry each other. Their husbands had been law partners and lovers for many years, and finally decided to come clean. Grace and Frankie are forced to live together in their jointly owned beach house, and a hilarious bonding experience begins. Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston play the husbands.

Answer: Desperate Housewives

Lily played Roberta Simmons on "Desperate Housewives" in one season of the show. Teri played Susan, and Brenda played the narrator Mary Alice Young. The series begins with a suicide (Mary Alice) and much of the first part of the series is trying to figure out why she killed herself.

Other stars of the show are Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, and Kyle MacLachlan. I watched the entire series on Netflix, but the show premiered on ABC.

Answer: Supergirl

"Supergirl" takes place in a DC alternate dimension from "The Flash" and "Arrow" on the CW network (though it debuted on the parent network CBS). Melissa plays the titular Supergirl, aka Kara Zor El/Danvers. The CW had an extreme crossover event in 2016 between "Supergirl", "Arrow", "The Flash", and "DC's Legends of Tomorrow". Brenda Strong play Lillian Luthor in the show's second season.

Answer: Ally McBeal

Calista had the title role in the series about lawyers. It's *possible* Ally inspired the first viral GIF on the internet with the dancing baby video accompanied by the song "Hooked on a Feeling". Jan played Elaine, and Portia played Nelle.

Answer: Scandal

"Scandal" followed the lives of President and First Lady Grant, the fixer (in more ways than one) Olivia Pope, Huck (played by Diaz), and the rest of Olivia's Gladiators. The show led us on a thrilling chase of murder, deception, love, and power grabs.

In 2017, ABC announced the show's following season (number 7) would be its final one. Portia played Elizabeth North in the show's later seasons.

Answer: Weeds

"Weeds" was a Showtime original series about a widow manipulating her way through men in order to get what she needed. She had two sons to raise after her husband (played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan) died of a heart attack at a very young age. It was also created by "Orange Is The New Black" creator Jenji Kohan. Diaz played Guillermo, a drug dealer who's manipulated by Parker's Nancy Botwin, but who sought a long game of revenge against her.

The show also starred Justin Kirk, Romany Malco, Elizabeth Perkins, Andy Milder, and Tonye Patano.

Answer: Supernatural

Jeffrey played the Winchester patriarch on the series until his character was killed in season two. In 2016-2017, when Jeffrey's character on "The Walking Dead" (Negan) made a cultural sensation in the nerd universe with his barbed wire bat named Lucille, Jensen and Jared made reference to "their dad" on social media, and a Lucille replica showed up IN the series "Supernatural". It warms a nerd girl's heart for Easter eggs like those. "Supernatural" concluded its twelfth season in May 2017.

Part two of this quiz series will pick up where I am leaving off here, with Jared Padalecki.