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Good Times, Good Times Trivia Quiz

The staff of WNYX reminisce about their lives before they came to the station.

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

Author
hsqueek

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
127,310

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
396

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which character fought constantly with his three brothers? Hint

Bill

Joe

Dave

Mr. James

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which character was once accused of being "raised by truckers"? Hint

Beth

Dave

Joe

Catherine

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who tells several disturbing stories about his childhood with a smile on his face? Hint

Dave

Jimmy

Matthew

Bill

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Question 4 of 10

4. What's so strange about Matthew's childhood? Hint

His sister was a man

He was adopted

He was raised by cats

He has an older twin brother

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does Lisa NOT emphasize when talking about her childhood? Hint

Discipline

Flash cards

Structure

Love

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was fired from his first job as a stockboy for funneling register overcharges into a shell account in a neighboring state?

Answer: (first name only)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where was Dave born? Hint

Wisconsin

Canada

New York

Ohio

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was Lisa thinking of doing before radio journalism? Hint

mathematician

politician

a VJ on MTV

forest ranger

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Question 9 of 10

9. Whose father said "When I was a child, I thought as a child and spoke as a child, but when I became a man, I took that child out back and had him shot"?

Answer: (first name only)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who had to go to speech therapy when they were younger? Hint

Lisa

Beth

Dave

Matthew

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which character fought constantly with his three brothers?

Answer: Joe

This lasted until adulthood, despite Beth's best efforts at "peace in the Garelli family."

2. Which character was once accused of being "raised by truckers"?

Answer: Beth

Dave made the comment after some of Beth's inappropriate questions about his and Lisa's relationship.

3. Who tells several disturbing stories about his childhood with a smile on his face?

Answer: Bill

The stories include a drunken, murderous father, a nagging mother, and abusive brothers.

4. What's so strange about Matthew's childhood?

Answer: He has an older twin brother

Jon Stewart played Matthew's adopted "twin" brother, Andrew.

5. What does Lisa NOT emphasize when talking about her childhood?

Answer: Love

She mentions love only after Dave prompts her.

6. Who was fired from his first job as a stockboy for funneling register overcharges into a shell account in a neighboring state?

Answer: Jimmy

Jimmy tells the story to Matthew to make him feel better for being fired for stealing pies.

7. Where was Dave born?

Answer: Canada

He only lived there long enough to remember a clean, state-run day care center.

8. What was Lisa thinking of doing before radio journalism?

Answer: forest ranger

She was sitting on the steps of the library eating a cheeseteak sandwhich, when it hit her - radio journalism!

9. Whose father said "When I was a child, I thought as a child and spoke as a child, but when I became a man, I took that child out back and had him shot"?

Answer: Bill

Bill quoted his father in order to give advice to Dave.

10. Who had to go to speech therapy when they were younger?

Answer: Lisa

She wanted to get rid of her Boston accent after her family moved to Connecticut.

Source: Author hsqueek

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