1975 Year in Review Trivia Quiz

Answer: True

Phil and Erica started to date and became a couple. While they were an item, Erica started to feel that Phil had not gotten over Tara and was about to end her relationship with Phil. Just as she was about to do it, she found out she was pregnant with Phil's baby. Phil was delighted, when he heard this news, and encouraged Erica to marry him.

They got married but unhappiness followed when Erica had a miscarriage. After the miscarriage, Erica had a nervous breakdown and Phil had her committed to a mental institution.

At the time that Erica was committed, Susan Lucci (the actress who originated the role of Erica Kane) was on maternity leave since she had just given birth to her first child, Liza Huber.

Answer: Phil Brent

Phillip developed an illness and it was revealed that he would need a blood transfusion in order to live. Tara and Chuck started to panic when neither of their blood types matched Phillip's. The only person whose blood matched, with Phillip's, was Phil's since Phil was Phillip's biological father. Phil realized his blood was a match, for Phillip's, and gave a transfusion to save Phillip's life. Once he did this, he started to question if he was Phillip's biological father.

He eventually learned that he was his biological father.

Answer: Tad Gardner

One day, Mary was home, by herself, and Tad came over to visit her. Tad did not know, at that time, that two burglars broke into Mary's home and held her at gun point. Tad opened the door and Mary told him to run and that was when the two burglars shot her dead. Jeff, Joe, Ruth, and Tad were devastated over Mary's murder.

Answer: Ruth Martin

Right after Phil's blood saved little Phillip's life, he went to speak to Tara and told her that he felt Tara kept something from him ever since he returned from Vietnam. He asked Ruth if Phillip was his biological son and Ruth told him he was. When Phil confronted Tara about this, she confirmed to him that he was little Phillip's biological father and that she never stopped loving him.

Answer: False

Phil wanted to divorce his wife, Erica, but Chuck did not want to divorce his wife, Tara. After Erica got out of the mental hospital, Chuck asked her for a divorce since he wanted to be with Tara and their son, Phillip. Erica refused to grant him one but eventually gave in and she honored Phil's request for a divorce. Tara hesitated on reuniting, with Phil, since she saw how close Chuck and Phillip were and did not want to harm both of them.

However, Chuck saw that Tara still loved Phil and realized that she wanted to divorce him. Chuck granted Tara's request for a divorce.

Answer: Charles Tyler

Phoebe was distraught that her grandson, Chuck, gave in to Tara's demands for a divorce and did not fight for his marriage. After the divorce was finalized, she turned to her husband, Charles Tyler, for support but Charles continued to be annoyed with Phoebe's meddling. Charles showed many signs of wanting to divorce Phoebe and be with his true love, Mona Kane.

In 1975, Joe was happily married to Ruth and Nick was not married in 1975. Tom Cudahy did not appear on "AMC" until 1977.

Answer: Claudette Montgomery

Phoebe was still upset that Linc was with Kitty Shea and that he ignored her objecting to their relationship. She tried to break up Linc and Kelly when she attempted to start a romance between Linc and Claudette Montgomery. Linc showed no interest, in Claudette, and was committed to Kitty.

Answer: Hal Short

Kitty's world came crashing down on her when her first husband came to town and his name was Hal Short. Hal asked Kitty to help him set up an illegal drug operation, in Pine Valley, but Kitty told him she would not help him with that venture. Hal showed Kitty their divorced papers and Kitty was shocked when she saw that Hal did not sign them so she was still legally married to Hal. Hal threatened to tell Linc about this unless Kitty agreed to help him with his drug operation so Kitty helped him with the venture.

Answer: Claudette Montgomery

Both Anne and Margo claimed, in 1975, that Paul was the father of their unborn babies but Claudette never made this claim. Margo realized that husband Paul seemed to not be in love with her so she went to a baby broker and arranged for an appropriate delivery date so it would look like she was pregnant. Paul was about to tell Margo that their marriage was over so she informed him she was pregnant with his child. Paul realized he could not end his marriage to Margo and be with Anne Tyler. Anne had news of her own that she shared with Nick Davis and her news was that she, too, was pregnant with Paul's baby. Paul had impregnated her when they went on a business trip together.

Answer: The Boutique

When Kitty agreed to help her husband with his illegal drug operation (for more, see the "Interesting Info" section for question eight), she decided to let him ship his drugs through The Boutique. Kitty felt this was the most convenient location since Anne had give her a job at The Boutique. Claudette Montgomery got involved, in the illegal drug operation, when Anne hired her to work at The Boutique. Claudette became hooked on drugs as a result of being involved in Hal's illegal drug operation.