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New 'Different World' Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by Marte. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Marte

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,095

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
3510

Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (14/15), Guest 108 (10/15), Guest 172 (8/15).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What was Whitley's father's profession? Hint

Administrator

Doctor

Judge

Attorney

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who was Freddie in love with when she first started on the show? Hint

Dwayne

Colonel Taylor

Ron

Ernest

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was the name of the singer that made a special visit to Hillman and wound up eating Mr. Gaines' Southern cooking in the Pit?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was the name of the boy in foster care that Freddie crusaded to find a home for? Hint

Billy

Ronnie

Michael

Alex

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Question 5 of 15

5. What culture was Maggie studying in the first season that led her to spend an episode attempting to invade everyone's personal space?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 15

6. What color was the car Dwayne and Whitley rented during their honeymoon trip to L.A.? Hint

Pink

Peach

Brown

Teal

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was the name of Ron's younger sister who came to visit Hillman as a prospective student and roomed with Whitley and Kim?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which rapper came to visit Hillman to do a special benefit performance there? Hint

Heavy D

Snoop Doggy Dogg

LL Cool J

DJ Jazzy Jeff

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Question 9 of 15

9. Kim was an only child.

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which soap opera did Marie-Alise Recasner, who played Millie in the first season, go on to play a nurse on? Hint

'Days of Our Lives'

'General Hospital'

'Port Charles'

'As The World Turns'

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was the name of the 'island girl' Jaleesa made up to test if Walter would be faithful or not?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Why did Kim feel uncomfortable dating Freddie's cousin Matthew? Hint

He was extremely shy

He was deaf

He was white

He had a temper

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which character was Terrence the son of?

Answer: (Two Words - rank and last name or just last name, no abbreviations on rank)

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Question 14 of 15

14. What organization did Lena lie that her father was a part of to earn a Journalism Scholarship? Hint

NAACP

Black Panthers

Amnesty International

Navy SEALs

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Question 15 of 15

15. Name the original characters still with the show when it went off the air. Hint

Whitley, Dwayne and Ron

Whitley, Dwayne and Kim

Whitley, Kim and Ron

Whitley, Kim and Freddie

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 21 2024 : Guest 104: 14/15
Apr 18 2024 : Guest 108: 10/15
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 172: 8/15
Apr 07 2024 : Guest 97: 6/15
Apr 03 2024 : Guest 69: 9/15
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 168: 9/15
Mar 20 2024 : Faye152: 9/15
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 172: 6/15
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 174: 8/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Whitley's father's profession?

Answer: Judge

2. Who was Freddie in love with when she first started on the show?

Answer: Dwayne

Remember the episode where she kept sending Dwayne candy and notes from a 'secret admirer?'

3. What was the name of the singer that made a special visit to Hillman and wound up eating Mr. Gaines' Southern cooking in the Pit?

Answer: Lena Horne

Poor Whitley planned that whole fancy celebration and all Ms. Horne wanted was a home-cooked meal!

4. What was the name of the boy in foster care that Freddie crusaded to find a home for?

Answer: Alex

This was such a sweet episode, ending with Freddie's professor agreeing to adopt Alex!

5. What culture was Maggie studying in the first season that led her to spend an episode attempting to invade everyone's personal space?

Answer: Japanese

Marisa Tomei was so funny trying to prove her point about living space by following people around or getting right in their face!

6. What color was the car Dwayne and Whitley rented during their honeymoon trip to L.A.?

Answer: Pink

What an unfortunate time to be in L.A., during the Rodney King riots! Remember how Dwayne got in trouble with that police officer because he was kicking the tires of his OWN car?

7. What was the name of Ron's younger sister who came to visit Hillman as a prospective student and roomed with Whitley and Kim?

Answer: Rachel

She turned out to be a lot more together and goal-oriented than most of the people already AT Hillman!

8. Which rapper came to visit Hillman to do a special benefit performance there?

Answer: Heavy D

Whitley (of course not knowing who he was) responded to his comment 'friends call me Heavy' with 'children can be so cruel.'

9. Kim was an only child.

Answer: False

Remember Kim and Whitley's conversation about strict parents vs. lenient ones? Kim said her brothers got to do anything they wanted, but she had strict rules to obey.

10. Which soap opera did Marie-Alise Recasner, who played Millie in the first season, go on to play a nurse on?

Answer: 'Days of Our Lives'

Recasner has actually been on 'Port Charles' as well as 'Days of Our Lives', but on 'Days' she played Nurse Lynn and on 'Port Charles' she played a doctor.

11. What was the name of the 'island girl' Jaleesa made up to test if Walter would be faithful or not?

Answer: Sheila

Walter passed the test....and brought in a little Reggae Band to prove his point to a stunned Jaleesa!

12. Why did Kim feel uncomfortable dating Freddie's cousin Matthew?

Answer: He was white

Although there were other problems in their relationship, Kim and Matthew faced real difficulties because of their racial differences.

13. Which character was Terrence the son of?

Answer: Colonel Taylor

Although he went through some rough times stemming from the fact that he wasn't sure what he wanted to do in life, Terrence eventually found himself in the Hillman Dance Department.

14. What organization did Lena lie that her father was a part of to earn a Journalism Scholarship?

Answer: Black Panthers

Even though Dr. Foster knew she'd lied he allowed her to keep the scholarship anyway because he believed she was really talented.

15. Name the original characters still with the show when it went off the air.

Answer: Whitley, Dwayne and Ron

Many other characters came and went over the years, but Whitley, Dwayne and Ron remained constant. In fact, they all had relatively minor parts when the show debuted, but Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison and Darryl J. Bell saw those parts expand as time went on.

Source: Author Marte

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