Before the catfighting starts, let’s toss you an easy one: In what fictional town is “Young and the Restless” set?
Star’s Hollow
Genoa City
Port Charles
Llanview
Question 2/10
In 1981, this event drew more viewers – 30 million – than any soap opera episode in history.
The marriage of Luke and Laura on "General Hospital"
Karen admitting she was a prostitute on "One Life to Live"
The marriage of Cliff and Nina on "All My Children"
Katherine Chancellor’s real-life facelift on "Young & The Restless"
Question 3/10
In 1973, "All My Children" broke new – and controversial – ground when Erica Kane became the first American television character to do this.
Come out as gay
Have an abortion
Use a sex surrogate
Have an interracial relationship
Question 4/10
In a classic soap opera move, which "Guiding Light" character (and not her clone) stripped off her clothes and baptized herself “The Slut of Springfield”?
Lizzie Spaulding
Holly Norris
Olivia Spencer
Reva Shayne
Question 5/10
If you did some investigating you’d know that this actress got her start in 1983 as Siobhan Ryan on "Ryan’s Hope".
Marg Helgenberger
Michelle Pheiffer
Rene Russo
Demi Moore
Question 6/10
In 1995, "Days of Our Lives" got huge ratings (and some unintended laughs) when they got weird and this happened to Marlena.
She turned into a ghost
She went to heaven
She turned into a vampire
She was possessed by the devil
Question 7/10
Speaking of weird, on "One Life to Live", in what strange place did show writers trap Tina, Cord, Viki, and others?
Hell
Outer space
The lost city of Eterna
New Jersey
Question 8/10
During series finale week of "All My Children", this actress made a return visit to the show in a cameo role as a mental patient who claims she’s Erica Kane’s daughter and has been seeing vampires since “before they were trendy.”
Emma Caulfield
Anna Paquin
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Alyson Hannigan
Question 9/10
This popular – but short-lived – soap opera aired from 1966 to 1971 and featured storylines about vampires, zombies, werewolves, and ghosts. It was even made into a movie in 2012.
"The Phantom"
"Dark Shadows"
"The Edge of Night"
"As the Werewolf Turns"
Question 10/10
Talk about nine lives, this "Days of Our Lives" character has come back from the dead after being shot, a car crash, drowning, a stroke, a tunnel collapse, a stabbing, a fire, and three separate explosions.
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Sex! Intrigue! Murder! People rising from the dead after being murdered! More sex! Divorces! Affairs! Affairs with exes! Catfights! You may love soap operas, but how much do you know about them? Take our classic soap quiz to find out!
