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Quiz about Just Trying to be a Better Person
Quiz about Just Trying to be a Better Person

Just Trying to be a Better Person Quiz


This is a quiz based on some of the characters from the T.V. show "My Name is Earl". "Just trying to be a better person" is part of the opening of every episode and one of the phrases Earl lives his life by.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bxbarracuda. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Bxbarracuda
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
295,575
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1396
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 158 (10/10), Guest 174 (2/10), Guest 51 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Catalina is the maid at motel that Earl and Randy live and is a main character all throughout the series. She helps Earl when he needs money from Chubby. Chubby is played by this actor. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. An accomplished actor plays Earl's father, who Earl has many entries on his list regarding. One of which is costing his father a local election. Who plays Earl's father? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Earl's ex-wife Joy's new husband Darnell is the bartender/cook at the Crab Shack. Which of the following is true about his character? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Randy and Earl go to Mexico at one point to get back Catalina who had been deported. While there they meet her Uncle Diego who is played by this actor/comedian who has played Benny Blanco in a movie? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. While in prison Earl meets a former roommate of his named Frank, who was arrested during a botched casino robbery Earl was supposed to be a part of. Also while in prison Earl meets Frank's girlfriend Billie. What well known actor and actress play the parts of Frank and Billie? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Ethan Suplee, who plays Earl's brother Randy on the show, is related in real life to another character who appears in some episodes of the show. Which character does Ethan's father Bill play on the show?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. DJ Qualls plays the husband of Joy's half-sister Liberty Washington, and has many things in common with Darnell. What is the name of his character on the show? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Earl has a Nun on his list, who he tricked into thinking God spoke to her. The nun is played by this famous comedienne. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. When Earl and Randy get jobs at an appliance store, Sean Astin from "Lord of the Rings" is a salesman, and this actor, who's had his own series, is a docker. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Marlee Matlin plays a lawyer in a series of episodes in which she defends Joy against charges of stealing a truck. What is the shiny name of her character? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Apr 18 2024 : Guest 158: 10/10
Apr 09 2024 : Guest 174: 2/10
Apr 08 2024 : Guest 51: 8/10
Apr 03 2024 : Guest 172: 10/10
Mar 23 2024 : Guest 172: 10/10
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 96: 6/10
Mar 20 2024 : Guest 207: 9/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 103: 5/10
Mar 10 2024 : Guest 96: 7/10

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Catalina is the maid at motel that Earl and Randy live and is a main character all throughout the series. She helps Earl when he needs money from Chubby. Chubby is played by this actor.

Answer: Burt Reynolds

Catalina does Earl a big favor to help him get money from Chubby, to bail Joy out of jail, by going back to work for him. Chubby operates Club Chubby the local gentlemen's club and tells Earl the only way he will help him is if he can get Catalina to come back to work at Club Chubby. Later on in the series Chubby dies and Little Chubby played by comedian Norm McDonald takes over the family business.
2. An accomplished actor plays Earl's father, who Earl has many entries on his list regarding. One of which is costing his father a local election. Who plays Earl's father?

Answer: Beau Bridges

It takes a long time for Earl's father to believe he has turned his life around for the better. White mice and a lamp from shop class are a couple of the things from his list which bring Earl and his father closer together.
3. Earl's ex-wife Joy's new husband Darnell is the bartender/cook at the Crab Shack. Which of the following is true about his character?

Answer: All of these are true

We first see Darnell in a non-descript van getting instructions from some agents and then let out of the van which drives away. Earl knew he wasn't the father of Joy's second baby when at birth it was clear the baby was part African-American. When at the hospital following being hit by the car Earl unknowingly signs divorce papers and is told that Darnell is the father of Earl Junior. During one episode Earl informs Darnell, who Earl and many others call Crabman, that one night he switched Darnell's special brownies with regular ones.

This was to get the special ones for a cheap price. A different price was paid by Darnell when his other customers who bought the higher priced regular brownies showed up to complain as he was leaving work.
4. Randy and Earl go to Mexico at one point to get back Catalina who had been deported. While there they meet her Uncle Diego who is played by this actor/comedian who has played Benny Blanco in a movie?

Answer: John Leguizamo

Benny Blanco from the Bronx is the character he played in "Carlito's Way" and at the end of the movie shoots Carlito on a subway platform. In the episode his character first kidnaps Randy and Earl, but upon learning they are friends of Catalina's takes them to her.
5. While in prison Earl meets a former roommate of his named Frank, who was arrested during a botched casino robbery Earl was supposed to be a part of. Also while in prison Earl meets Frank's girlfriend Billie. What well known actor and actress play the parts of Frank and Billie?

Answer: Alyssa Milano and Michael Rappaport

After meeting Billie because Frank was unable to see her on visiting day Earl convinces Frank the right thing to do is break up with his girlfriend.

Earl later marries Billie who also likes the idea of karma, but when she works on her list, does not take the time to properly make up for the items on her list. Eventually they get divorced and she finds peace on a communal ranch.
6. Ethan Suplee, who plays Earl's brother Randy on the show, is related in real life to another character who appears in some episodes of the show. Which character does Ethan's father Bill play on the show?

Answer: Willie the One-Eyed mailman

There are many police officers on the show, voice box guy hangs out at the Crab Shack, and the drunken television actor is Tim Stack.
7. DJ Qualls plays the husband of Joy's half-sister Liberty Washington, and has many things in common with Darnell. What is the name of his character on the show?

Answer: Ray Ray

Ray Ray and Darnell have many similarities between them. They are married to half sisters who are very strong willed and they are both soft spoken. Ray Ray is white and his wife is black. Darnell is black and his wife is white. They both have small amphibians with the moniker of Mr., Darnell has Mr. Turtle and Ray Ray has Mr. Bearded Dragon.
8. Earl has a Nun on his list, who he tricked into thinking God spoke to her. The nun is played by this famous comedienne.

Answer: Roseanne Barr

Roseanne Barr's character had lived in the same trailer park as Earl and Joy. She was constantly making life miserable for Joy. Using a cheap walkie-talkie that tuned into the frequency of the hearing aid worn by Barr's character. Earl used this to convince her God was talking to her.

This caused Barr's character to turn her life around from being angry all the time, to being a kindly nun. One of the few times where something wrong Earl did ended up having a positive influence on someone's life.
9. When Earl and Randy get jobs at an appliance store, Sean Astin from "Lord of the Rings" is a salesman, and this actor, who's had his own series, is a docker.

Answer: Charles S. Dutton

Earl feels he cheated himself out of becoming an adult, and one of the sub items on this list is getting a real job. Earl and Randy start out as dockers, moving the merchandise from the trucks to the storage area or out to the display areas. Earl decides to take it a step further and he earns a chance to become a salesman. After his trial period is almost over and all of Earl's sales were taken out from under him by the other slick talking salesman, Charles Dutton and the rest of the dockers use their company credit cards to give Earl the needed sales to stay as a salesperson.

Charles Dutton had his own television series called "Roc", and has appeared in such movies as "Aliens 3".
10. Marlee Matlin plays a lawyer in a series of episodes in which she defends Joy against charges of stealing a truck. What is the shiny name of her character?

Answer: Ruby

Joy, using her usual charm, does not make a good impression on her lawyer. But eventually sparks begin between Earl and Ruby. After a successful date Ruby starts reading some of the list Earl is working on and realizes she is on the list. When Ruby saw "Robbed a deaf woman" on the list, she lost all respect for Earl and their relationship was over.

When Earl chose to go to jail for Joy, Ruby gained some of that respect back, but it was too late as Earl was heading to jail.
Source: Author Bxbarracuda

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