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Television Quiz: Raising Hope: 10 Questions | Television

This quiz revolves around miscellaneous info from the hilarious television show, "Raising Hope". From the cast and characters to episode tidbits and references, this quiz has it all!

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

Author
BooshGirl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
333,106

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
465

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (10/10), Guest 98 (7/10), Guest 46 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the first and last name of the show's well-meaning, 23-year-old main character? Hint

Jimmy Chance

Billy Wish

Brent Chazz

Sonny Chase

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hope was the name eventually settled on for the main character's new baby girl, but what eccentric given name was actually printed on Hope's birth certificate? Hint

Princess Jermajesty

Princess Beyonce

Sinead O'Conner

Princess Britney Spears

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Question 3 of 10

3. Finish the quote made by Virginia in the episode "Blue Dots": "We're so poor we live next to the ___ mall." Hint

dangerous

thrift

scary

outlet

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which '80s teen star proved to audiences that she's still got it by starring as the hilarious Virginia Chance? Hint

Molly Ringwald

Martha Plimpton

Ally Sheedy

Ione Skye

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the episode "Halloween", Virginia took Maw Maw trick-or-treating around the neighbourhood. What, or who, was Maw Maw dressed as? Hint

Mario the Plumber

Carmen Miranda

A cat

A witch

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the episode "Burt Rocks", Jason Lee guest starred as Smokey Floyd, a hair-metal rocker from the '80s. What promotional event did Barney the Grocer hire Smokey to play at? Hint

Lalapalooza

Grocerypalooza

Grocerystalk

Stairway to Produce

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is the sweet and clever girl that has an affinity for lollipops and works at the grocery store? Hint

Serena

Helena

Sabrina

Salena

8. In the episode "A Germ of a Story", the family scrubbed the entire house and removed every trace of bacteria visible under a crime scene black light. Under the industrial strength lights, what or who did they later discover was anything but free of germs? Hint

Hope

Maw Maw's bedroom

The baby's crib

Maw Maw

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the episode "Meet the Grandparents", what was used in place of the regular family dinner table because it was the only thing that seated seven? Hint

A hot tub with a cover

Maw Maw's coffin

The bathroom door

A bookcase on it's side

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the episode "Cultish Personality", which song did Mike's brother-husbands sing to Hope? Hint

"I Have Five Fathers and the Lord is Number One"

"New Religions are Neat-o"

"Old Religions are Dusty"

"God Had Seven Dads"

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 18 2024 : Guest 73: 10/10
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 98: 7/10
Apr 11 2024 : Guest 46: 7/10
Apr 11 2024 : Guest 172: 9/10
Apr 06 2024 : Guest 12: 9/10
Apr 04 2024 : Guest 74: 8/10
Apr 04 2024 : Guest 98: 8/10
Apr 03 2024 : Guest 174: 10/10
Mar 31 2024 : Guest 174: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the first and last name of the show's well-meaning, 23-year-old main character?

Answer: Jimmy Chance

In the pilot episode, Jimmy has a brief affair with a girl wanted for multiple murder charges (played by Bijou Philips) and ends up gaining full custody of their love child (Hope) when the mother is sent to the electric chair.

2. Hope was the name eventually settled on for the main character's new baby girl, but what eccentric given name was actually printed on Hope's birth certificate?

Answer: Princess Beyonce

Jimmy thought her real name was unique, but his parents, Virginia and Burt, convinced him to change it.

3. Finish the quote made by Virginia in the episode "Blue Dots": "We're so poor we live next to the ___ mall."

Answer: dangerous

In the "Blue Dots" episode Jimmy and several other parents competed to get a scholarship for an expensive pre-school. Jimmy won after embellishing Hope's application.

4. Which '80s teen star proved to audiences that she's still got it by starring as the hilarious Virginia Chance?

Answer: Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton quickly became an audience favourite playing the housekeeping mother of Jimmy Chance.

5. In the episode "Halloween", Virginia took Maw Maw trick-or-treating around the neighbourhood. What, or who, was Maw Maw dressed as?

Answer: A cat

When a neighbour exclaimed that Maw Maw was too old for a treat, Virginia helped her grandmother with a trick - they toilet papered the neighbour's house!

6. In the episode "Burt Rocks", Jason Lee guest starred as Smokey Floyd, a hair-metal rocker from the '80s. What promotional event did Barney the Grocer hire Smokey to play at?

Answer: Grocerypalooza

Jason Lee was the star of "My Name is Earl", a show created by Gregory Thomas Garcia. "Raising Hope" was created by the same genius writer, causing the show to have more than a few former "My Name is Earl" actors appear as guest stars.

7. Who is the sweet and clever girl that has an affinity for lollipops and works at the grocery store?

Answer: Sabrina

Sabrina is Jimmy's obvious crush and tends to be the voice of reason in his life.

Answer: Maw Maw

The Chance family was so distraught by the apparent germs covering Maw Maw that they moved her into the shed. The shed, however, had see-through walls and the neighbourhood could view her embarrassing antics.

9. In the episode "Meet the Grandparents", what was used in place of the regular family dinner table because it was the only thing that seated seven?

Answer: Maw Maw's coffin

Virginia claimed it wasn't necessarily for Maw Maw, just whoever died first.

10. In the episode "Cultish Personality", which song did Mike's brother-husbands sing to Hope?

Answer: "Old Religions are Dusty"

The character Mike left the show in the second episode of the first season and returned for the sixteenth episode in an RV with a wife - and several husbands. This was just part of embracing his new found spirituality.

Source: Author BooshGirl

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