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Simpsons_quiz_070723.sPubDate = "7/23/2007 10:24:07 PM GMT";
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Simpsons_quiz_070723.appDeck = new Array("“The Simpsons” has been on the air for the better part of two decades, and during that time the animated adventures of America’s favorite dysfunctional family has become one of the most influential comedies in American entertainment. This month, they’ll hit the big screen in “The Simpsons Movie.” How well do you know Homer, Bart and the rest of the population of Springfield? Take our quiz and find out.","");
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Simpsons_quiz_070723[1] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[1][0] = new Array("On what short-lived TV comedy did the Simpson family make their first appearance?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[1].answer = "The correct answer is A. The Simpsons appeared in a series of one-minute cartoons on Ullman’s show from 1987 to 1989 before moving to their own program.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[1][1] = new Array("A. “The Tracey Ullman Show”",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[1][2] = new Array("B. “Cop Rock”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[1][3] = new Array("C. “Fish Police”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[1][4] = new Array("D. “Arrested Development”",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[2] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[2][0] = new Array("In the opening credits of the show, Bart writes sentences on a chalkboard as a punishment for misbehavior. The sentence is different in each episode. Which of the following is NOT one of Bart’s sentences?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[2].answer = "The correct answer is G, I must not tell lies. That’s the sentence which Harry Potter is forced to write in “Order of the Phoenix.”";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[2][1] = new Array("A. Poking a dead raccoon is not research",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[2][2] = new Array("B. Fish do not like coffee",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[2][3] = new Array("C. Class clown is not a paid position",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[2][4] = new Array("D. A trained ape could not teach gym",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[2][5] = new Array("E. I will not carve gods",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[2][6] = new Array("F. I will not bring sheep to class",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[2][7] = new Array("G. I must not tell lies",'',1);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[3] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[3][0] = new Array("Baby Maggie Simpson is run through a grocery-store scanner in the opening credits. What does the computer say when she’s scanned?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[3].answer = "The correct answer is $847.63, the monthly cost of raising a baby in 1989 when the show debuted. The episode “The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular” did claim that “The cash register says ‘NRA4EVER,’ just one of the hundreds of radical right-wing messages inserted into every show by creator Matt Groening,” but that was only a joke.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[3][1] = new Array("A. “NRA4EVER”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[3][2] = new Array("B. “$847.63”",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[3][3] = new Array("C. “Baby On Board”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[3][4] = new Array("D. “ERROR”",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[4] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[4][0] = new Array("The episode “Homer’s Barbershop Quartet” reveals that Homer, Apu, Seymour Skinner and Barney Gumble were members of a Grammy-winning singing group in the 1980s. What was the name of their big hit, inspired by one of that era’s momentary fads?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[4].answer = "The correct answer is A, “Baby On Board.” The title comes from a ubiquitous sign people used to hang on the back of their car, back in those crazy Reagan days.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[4][1] = new Array("A. \"Baby On Board\"",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[4][2] = new Array("B. “Legwarmers Make My Heart Wamer For You”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[4][3] = new Array("C. “Baby’s Too Square For Rubik’s Cube”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[4][4] = new Array("D. “Victory Over Grenada, Victory Over Manuel Noriega”",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[5] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[5][0] = new Array("The episode “Lemon of Troy” re-imagines and Springfieldizes the storyline of what classic ancient tale?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[5].answer = "The correct answer is C, “The Iliad.” In the show, Bart and his friends go to war with the neighboring town of Shelbyville to retrieve their stolen lemon tree. The events are loosely inspired by the Trojan War.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[5][1] = new Array("A. “The Odyssey”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[5][2] = new Array("B. “Hamlet”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[5][3] = new Array("C. “The Iliad”",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[5][4] = new Array("D. “Beowulf”",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[6] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[6][0] = new Array("What is the town motto of Springfield?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[6].answer = "The correct answer is A, “A Noble Spirit Embiggens The Smallest Man.” When Edna Krabappel complains that she never heard the word “embiggens” before moving to Springfield, fellow teacher Ms. Hoover tells her “it’s a perfectly cromulent word.” Perhaps ironically, the made-up word “cromulent” has since been added to Webster’s Dictionary. “Corruptus In Extremis” is the motto on the Springfield mayoral seal. “Not Just Another State” is given in the episode “Two Cars in Every Garage, Three Eyes on Every Fish” as the motto of the state Springfield is in. And “veritas et scientia” is the motto of Springfield’s rival school Shelbyville Elementary.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[6][1] = new Array("A. “A Noble Spirit Embiggens The Smallest Man”",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[6][2] = new Array("B. “Corruptus In Extremis”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[6][3] = new Array("C. “Not Just Another State”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[6][4] = new Array("D. “Veritas et scientia”",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[7] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[7][0] = new Array("Every May 10, the people of Springfield gather in the town square to club snakes to death, supposedly an annual tradition since town founder Jebediah Springfield first did it in 1775. What is this historic but somewhat embarrassing civic celebration called?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[7].answer = "The correct answer is B, Whacking Day. Lisa Simpson puts a stop to the brutal holiday with the help of buttery-voiced soul singer Barry White.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[7][1] = new Array("A. St. Patrick’s Snake-ectomy",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[7][2] = new Array("B. Whacking Day",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[7][3] = new Array("C. Independence From Snakes Day",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[7][4] = new Array("D. The Raspberry Festival",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[8] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[8][0] = new Array("The season-ending cliffhanger “Who Shot Mr. Burns” was resolved at the start of the next season with the revelation that Maggie had accidentally used Mr. Burns’ own gun against him. But in order to keep this secret until the episode’s first broadcast, the producers also created an alternate ending, filmed but not shown until the clip show “The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular,” featuring a different ending to the mystery. Who shot Mr. Burns in that ending?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[8].answer = "The correct answer is D. Normally a loyal toady of Burns, Smithers had become disillusioned by Burns’ scheme to block out the sun: “when he tried to steal our sunlight, he crossed that line between everyday villainy and cartoonish super-villainy.\" For attempting to kill him, Burns cut Smithers’ pay by five percent. ";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[8][1] = new Array("A. Groundskeeper Willie",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[8][2] = new Array("B. Sideshow Bob",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[8][3] = new Array("C. Rainier Wolfcastle",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[8][4] = new Array("D. Waylon Smithers",'',1);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[9] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[9][0] = new Array("What do the characters Bleeding Gums Murphy, Beatrice Simmons, Maude Flanders, Frank Grimes and Marvin Monroe have in common?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[9].answer = "The correct answer is D, they all died while on the show. The circumstances of Murphy and Monroe’s deaths are unknown. (Monroe has reappeared in recent shows, saying that he was only “very sick.”) Bea Simmons died of old age while living at Grandpa’s retirement home. Maude Flanders was knocked off a speedway grandstand by a barrage of promotional T-shirts intended for Homer. And Frank Grimes accidentally electrocutes himself while on a tirade about how much Homer irritates him.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[9][1] = new Array("A. They’re Canadian",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[9][2] = new Array("B. They’re all voiced by Harry Shearer",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[9][3] = new Array("C. They all have pet cats",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[9][4] = new Array("D. They all died while on the show",'',1);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[10] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[10][0] = new Array("What did Homer think marriage was going to be like?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[10].answer = "The correct answer is B, driving around in a van solving mysteries. Homer’s confusion is never explained, but apparently he thought marriage would be something like “Scooby-Doo.”";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[10][1] = new Array("A. Endless drudgery",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[10][2] = new Array("B. Driving around in a van solving mysteries",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[10][3] = new Array("C. Free food and housecleaning, with someone to fetch his beer for him",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[10][4] = new Array("C. Like being single, but twice as awesome",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[11] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[11][0] = new Array("What is the name of the business owned by Homer’s neighbor Ned Flanders?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[11].answer = "The correct answer is E, The Leftorium. It’s a store that sells merchandise exclusively for left-handed people like Ned.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[11][1] = new Array("A. Snippy Longstockings",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[11][2] = new Array("B. Books, Books and Additional Books",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[11][3] = new Array("C. Professor V. J. Cornucopia's Fantastic Foodmagorium and Great American Steakery",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[11][4] = new Array("D. SLeEp-eAZY Motel",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[11][5] = new Array("E. The Leftorium ",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[11][6] = new Array("F. The Spaghetti Laboratory",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[11][7] = new Array("G. Texas Cheesecake Depository",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[11][8] = new Array("H. Turn Your Head and Coif",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[12] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[12][0] = new Array("In the episode “Treehouse of Horror V,” the Simpsons Halloween special that included a parody of the Stephen King novel and movie “The Shining,” Homer becomes murderously obsessed with a single sentence the same way that Jack Nicholson does in the film. Being Homer, he still doesn’t have the phrase memorized despite having written it thousands of times, and tells Marge “No TV and no beer make Homer something something.” Complete the sentence.");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[12].answer = "The correct answer is B, go crazy. Marge, in the Shelley Duvall role, helpfully fills in the rest of the sentence, to which Homer replies “Don’t mind if I do!” and begins chasing her.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[12][1] = new Array("A. A dull boy",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[12][2] = new Array("B. Go crazy",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[12][3] = new Array("C.  Bored",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[12][4] = new Array("D. Start reading books",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[13] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[13][0] = new Array("One of the Simpsons characters was immortalized in song with the description “Some folk'll never eat a skunk. But then again some folk'll.” Like who?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[13].answer = "The correct answer is C, Cletus Spuckler. Or, as the verse’s final rhyme says, “Cletus the slack-jawed yokel.”";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[13][1] = new Array("A. Rainier Wolfcastle",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[13][2] = new Array("B. Barney Gumble",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[13][3] = new Array("C. Cletus Spuckler",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[13][4] = new Array("D. Abraham Simpson",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[14] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[14][0] = new Array("Many \"Simpsons\" characters get their names from streets and other geographical features around the hometown of series creator Matt Groening. What town is that?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[14].answer = "The correct answer is B, Portland Oregon. For example, Rainier Wolfcastle’s first name comes from the Washington mountain near Portland, while Rev. Lovejoy takes his surname from one of the founders of the city.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[14][1] = new Array("A. Seattle",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[14][2] = new Array("B. Portland, Oregon",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[14][3] = new Array("C. Minneapolis",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[14][4] = new Array("D. New York City",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[15] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[15][0] = new Array("What was Maggie’s first word? ");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[15].answer = "The correct answer is C, Daddy. Maggie’s sucking and burbling sounds are usually provided by Yeardley Smith, who also plays Lisa, but in this case the word was spoken by guest star Elizabeth Taylor. (She reportedly stormed out of the studio after being asked to do more than 20 takes of the scene.)";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[15][1] = new Array("A. Mommy",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[15][2] = new Array("B. Pacifier",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[15][3] = new Array("C. Daddy",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[15][4] = new Array("D. Doom",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[16] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[16][0] = new Array("Dustin Hoffman guest-starred in the episode “Lisa’s Substitute,” but was credited under a pseudonym. What was it? ");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[16].answer = "The correct answer is A, Sam Etic. It’s a pun on the word “Semitic,” referring to the fact that Hoffman is Jewish.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[16][1] = new Array("A. Sam Etic",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[16][2] = new Array("B. Hostin Duffman",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[16][3] = new Array("C. Al Pacino",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[16][4] = new Array("D. Alan Smithee",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[17] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[17][0] = new Array("Most of the Simpsons characters have only three fingers on each hand. Who is the only one that has four?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[17].answer = "The correct answer is D, God. ";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[17][1] = new Array("A. Montgomery Burns",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[17][2] = new Array("B. Maggie Simpson",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[17][3] = new Array("C. Santa’s Little Helper",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[17][4] = new Array("D. God",'',1);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[18] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[18][0] = new Array("“Simpsons” creator Matt Groening is a member of a rock band called the Rock Bottom Remainders, whose members are all best-selling writers. Which writer is NOT in the group?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[18].answer = "The correct answer is D, Garrison Keillor.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[18][1] = new Array("A. Stephen King",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[18][2] = new Array("B. Amy Tan",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[18][3] = new Array("C. Dave Barry",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[18][4] = new Array("D. Garrison Keillor",'',1);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[19] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[19][0] = new Array("The late Phil Hartman voiced two characters on “The Simpsons”: incompetent lawyer Lionel Hutz and C-list actor Troy McClure. McClure’s appearances on the show were usually accompanied by mentions of the many terrible movies he’d made over the course of his career. Which one of the following did NOT star McClure?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[19].answer = "The correct answer is C, “The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t But Then Was.” That film is actually a cheaply made, unfunny holiday film that Principal Skinner forces his students to watch when they’re snowed in at Springfield Elementary.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[19][1] = new Array("A. \"Stop the Planet of the Apes: I Want To Get Off!\"",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[19][2] = new Array("B. \"Gladys The Groovy Mule\"",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[19][3] = new Array("C. “The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t But Then Was”",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[19][4] = new Array("D. \"The Wackiest Covered Wagon in the West\"",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[19][5] = new Array("E. The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel\"",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[20] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[20][0] = new Array("Which member of the Beatles has never made a cameo appearance on “The Simpsons”?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[20].answer = "The correct answer is C, John Lennon, who was killed long before the show debuted. McCartney and his late wife Linda appeared on the show to help support Lisa’s conversion to vegetarianism. Harrison watched Homer’s barbershop quartet singing on a rooftop and responded dismissively, “It’s been done.” And Starr received a painting of himself in the 1960s from fan Marge Simpson, and wrote her a nice thank-you letter 25 years later. (He was a little behind in his correspondence.)";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[20][1] = new Array("A. Paul McCartney",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[20][2] = new Array("B. George Harrison",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[20][3] = new Array("C. John Lennon",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[20][4] = new Array("D. Ringo Starr",'',0);

Simpsons_quiz_070723[21] = new Array();
Simpsons_quiz_070723[21][0] = new Array("Seymour Skinner (who was held prisoner in a Vietnamese POW camp) and attempted murderer Sideshow Bob share the same prison number, 24601. These are both references to what earlier story?");
Simpsons_quiz_070723[21].answer = "The correct answer is A, “Les Miserables.” 24601 is Jean Valjean’s number.";
Simpsons_quiz_070723[21][1] = new Array("A. “Les Miserables”",'',1);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[21][2] = new Array("B. “The Prisoner”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[21][3] = new Array("C. “The Man In The Iron Mask”",'',0);
Simpsons_quiz_070723[21][4] = new Array("D. “The Birdman of Alcatraz”",'',0);

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