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3.12 "A Ditch in Time" Trivia Quiz

In this episode Sam dated a friend of Diane's.

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

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Author
Ilona_Ritter

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
363,447

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
237

Last 3 plays: Guest 74 (9/10), Guest 69 (7/10), Guest 1 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who did Vera wish Norm looked more like? Hint

Charles Bronson

Ted Danson

Scott Baio

Clint Eastwood

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who did Sam ask out? Hint

Diane

Rachael

Carla

Amanda

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Question 3 of 10

3. How did Diane and her friend know each other? Hint

from church

from the dentist

from school

from the mental hospital

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Question 4 of 10

4. Why did Coach say he had the nickname Coach? Hint

He was the third base coach for the Red Sox

He once rode in a pumpkin (a la Cinderella).

He helped deliver a baby.

He never flew first class.

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many speeches did Sam have for dumping women? Hint

Five

Two

Four

Six

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Sam have trouble doing? Hint

Getting over being dumped

Dealing with Diane

Breaking up with the girl he was dating

Eating seafood

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did Diane suggest Norm and Vera name their child? Hint

Terry

Thatcher

Toby

Theodore

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Question 8 of 10

8. How did Sam get out of going out with the woman he was seeing? Hint

He pretended to be dead.

He paid her off to go away.

He told her he was fatally ill.

He fixed her up with someone else.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who did Sam say he was when the woman came in after he thought she was gone for good? Hint

Derek, Sam's older brother

Ed, Sam's twin brother

Patrick, Sam's identical cousin

Sam

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Question 10 of 10

10. What name did Diane use for Sam when talking about him in group therapy? Hint

Robbie

Randolph

Ralph

Roger

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Most Recent Scores

May 05 2024 : Guest 74: 9/10
Apr 27 2024 : Guest 69: 7/10
Apr 09 2024 : Guest 1: 3/10
Apr 05 2024 : Guest 173: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who did Vera wish Norm looked more like?

Answer: Charles Bronson

Norm stated that he wished Vera looked a little less like Charles Bronson. Charles Bronson was a movie actor best known for his "Death Wish" movies.

2. Who did Sam ask out?

Answer: Amanda

Amanda was played by Carol Kane. Carol Kane played Simka on "Taxi".

3. How did Diane and her friend know each other?

Answer: from the mental hospital

After Sam and Diane broke up, Diane had a nervous breakdown and was put in the hospital. Amanda was also in the mental hospital because she was rather delusional.

4. Why did Coach say he had the nickname Coach?

Answer: He never flew first class.

Coach was the third base coach for the Red Sox when Sam Malone pitched for the team. But Coach never put that together with his nickname. His real name was Ernie.

5. How many speeches did Sam have for dumping women?

Answer: Six

Diane accused him of having one speech that he'd used on thousands of women to dump them. Sam said each case was different so he had six speeches.

6. What did Sam have trouble doing?

Answer: Breaking up with the girl he was dating

Every time Sam would try to dump Amanda she'd get hysterical. At one point she even offered to get rid of her parents.

7. What did Diane suggest Norm and Vera name their child?

Answer: Toby

Norm and Vera weren't even with child yet but because they were trying, they were looking at baby names. The only name he really had a problem with was Cliff.

8. How did Sam get out of going out with the woman he was seeing?

Answer: He pretended to be dead.

Diane was very upset with Sam for how he dealt with his problem. He thought it was the perfect solution.

9. Who did Sam say he was when the woman came in after he thought she was gone for good?

Answer: Ed, Sam's twin brother

Sam got caught in his lie so he had to lie again saying he was his twin brother. Sam didn't even have a twin brother, he just had his brother Derek who was older than him.

10. What name did Diane use for Sam when talking about him in group therapy?

Answer: Ralph

When Amanda found out who Sam was she quickly decided she didn't want to be with him. She said she couldn't be held for something she babbled in a bar.

Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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