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Quiz about Whos Who In The Facts Of Life
Quiz about Whos Who In The Facts Of Life

Who's Who In "The Facts Of Life" Quiz


"The Facts Of Life" was a spinoff of the series "Diff'rent Strokes" and was just as successful. It ran on NBC from 1979 to 1988. I'll describe a character and you just guess which one it is. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by diamondjim68. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
diamondjim68
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
362,647
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
772
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 70 (8/10), Guest 174 (9/10), Guest 171 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. I was Mr. Drummond's housekeeper on "Diff'rent Strokes". I then became a housemother and dietician at the Eastland School for girls in Peekskill, New York. Later I opened a gourmet shop and moved to Africa when I married a Peace Corps worker. Who was I? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I was a spoiled rich girl. I got the highest grade on a poem that I plagiarized from Emily Dickinson. I was shocked to learn that one of my ancestors was a Klan leader. In the last episode, I bought my old Alma mater and made it into a co-ed student body, though I yearned to become a lawyer. What character do i sound like? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I came to Eastland in the second season. I started off as a tough biker girl who got myself and my new friends in trouble with the school and the law on my first day. My father was in prison and I almost married my boyfriend at 16. Who am I? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. I was the youngest of all the girls. I was originally a gossip columnist. I turned to drinking once to prove I was as mature as the other girls and I ran away to New York City and almost became the target for prostitution. I later yearned to become an actress. Which character do I sound most like? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I was the most impressionable of the girls. I found out I was adopted and got angry at my father for having an affair. I later became a writer and lost my virginity after a passionate night with my boyfriend, who was called "Snake". which character do you think I am? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I was cousins with one of the girls. I had cerebral palsy but was a gifted comedienne. I dated one of the teachers at Eastland. Who am I? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I was a Japanese foreign exchange student. My father wanted to take me out of school for getting too "Americanized". I borrowed one of the girls' motorcycle out of frustration and wrecked it. I stuck up for one of the girls who ran away to New York. Which character was I? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I was hired as a contractor when the gourmet shop burned down. I went to my high school reunion with one of the girls to make an old flame jealous. Who am I? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. I came along when my sister left to get married. I adopted a boy who worked in our store. Which character do I sound like? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I came from Australia and enrolled at Eastland. I moved in with the girls and had a rebellious side to me. Which character am I? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I was Mr. Drummond's housekeeper on "Diff'rent Strokes". I then became a housemother and dietician at the Eastland School for girls in Peekskill, New York. Later I opened a gourmet shop and moved to Africa when I married a Peace Corps worker. Who was I?

Answer: Edna Garrett

Mrs. Garrett was played by Charlotte Rae. She went to visit the Eastland school where Kimberly Drummond went. She assisted Kimberly and her friends in sewing clothes for their school play. She then became a housemother to seven girls at the school. In the second season, Mrs. Garrett became the school dietician then quit the school three years later after an altercation with the school headmaster over his habit of taking her for granted.

Her son persuaded her to open her own gourmet shop called "Edna's Edibles" and she moved in the house that came with it.
2. I was a spoiled rich girl. I got the highest grade on a poem that I plagiarized from Emily Dickinson. I was shocked to learn that one of my ancestors was a Klan leader. In the last episode, I bought my old Alma mater and made it into a co-ed student body, though I yearned to become a lawyer. What character do i sound like?

Answer: Blair

Blair Warner (Lisa Whelchel) was originally cast as a rebel. She later was viewed as very snobbish and materialistic. Blair was also an heiress to her father's textile company.
3. I came to Eastland in the second season. I started off as a tough biker girl who got myself and my new friends in trouble with the school and the law on my first day. My father was in prison and I almost married my boyfriend at 16. Who am I?

Answer: Jo

Joanna "Jo" Polniazek (Nancy McKeon) was originally from the Bronx and was accepted to Eastland after scoring 98 points on the entrance exam. She later won a scholarship to Langley College which she attended with Blair.
4. I was the youngest of all the girls. I was originally a gossip columnist. I turned to drinking once to prove I was as mature as the other girls and I ran away to New York City and almost became the target for prostitution. I later yearned to become an actress. Which character do I sound most like?

Answer: Tootie

Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey was the youngest and the only black member of the cast. She wore skates in the first season because of her height and this was done to match her in height with the other girls. Tootie was played by Kim Fields.
5. I was the most impressionable of the girls. I found out I was adopted and got angry at my father for having an affair. I later became a writer and lost my virginity after a passionate night with my boyfriend, who was called "Snake". which character do you think I am?

Answer: Natalie

Natalie Green was also the editor for the Eastland school paper. Although overweight, Natalie once received a reputation as a sex symbol and almost was a rape victim. Mindy Cohn played Natalie.
6. I was cousins with one of the girls. I had cerebral palsy but was a gifted comedienne. I dated one of the teachers at Eastland. Who am I?

Answer: Geri

Geri Jewell, who was a real-life CP victim, played the part of Blair's cousin Geri. Jewell was written out of the series after a few seasons when she feared that every episode she was featured in would be considered a "very special episode".
7. I was a Japanese foreign exchange student. My father wanted to take me out of school for getting too "Americanized". I borrowed one of the girls' motorcycle out of frustration and wrecked it. I stuck up for one of the girls who ran away to New York. Which character was I?

Answer: Miko

Miko (Lauren Tom) was from Tokyo and attended Eastland while her father, a Japanese businessman, was doing business in New York. He believed that her new school and friends were a bad influence on her. The other girls, however, persuaded him to change his mind and let her stay.
8. I was hired as a contractor when the gourmet shop burned down. I went to my high school reunion with one of the girls to make an old flame jealous. Who am I?

Answer: George

George Burnett was played by George Clooney. He came to the show in the beginning of the seventh season. George's help with the shop resulted in the girls and Mrs. Garrett changing it to a nostalgic shop and renamed it Over Our Heads.
9. I came along when my sister left to get married. I adopted a boy who worked in our store. Which character do I sound like?

Answer: Beverly Ann

Cloris Leachman joined the cast as Beverly Ann Stickle, Mrs. Garrett's sister. She became the girls' new confidante when Mrs. Garrett left and new mother to Andy, the teenage boy who worked at their store.
10. I came from Australia and enrolled at Eastland. I moved in with the girls and had a rebellious side to me. Which character am I?

Answer: Pippa

Pippa McKenna (Sherrie Krenn) joined the cast during the final season. She came as a replacement for a friend of hers and soon got herself and Andy into trouble. She later joined a rock band.
Source: Author diamondjim68

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