Q 01/05

Days of Our Lives premiered under which president?

A) Dwight D. Eisenhower

B) John F. Kennedy

C) Lyndon B. Johnson

D) Richard Nixon

Answer · why

C) Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson was in office when the soap debuted on November 8, 1965; it struggled in the ratings for three seasons, then climbed into daytime's ...

Q 02/05

Unlike the Massachusetts town of witch-trial fame, the Salem of Days of Our Lives lies in which state?

A) Illinois

B) Ohio

C) Indiana

D) Michigan

Answer · why

A) Illinois

Illinois: the soap's Salem is an invented middle-America city, built so that one family of doctors, the Hortons, could carry both hospital drama and f...

Q 03/05

Which timepiece fills the opening titles of Days of Our Lives as its famous first line is spoken?

A) A sundial

B) A pocket watch

C) An hourglass

D) A grandfather clock

Answer · why

C) An hourglass

An hourglass has opened the soap since 1965, and the actor who speaks the line over it died in 1994; his recording still starts every episode.

Q 04/05

Which original cast member played Dr. Tom Horton and read the opening narration until his death?

A) John Clarke

B) Macdonald Carey

C) Bill Hayes

D) Frank Parker

Answer · why

B) Macdonald Carey

His introduction originally continued 'This is Macdonald Carey, and these are the Days of Our Lives'; that second line was retired after he died in 19...

Q 05/05

Which future Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star originated bad girl Billie Reed on Days of Our Lives in 1992?

A) Eileen Davidson

B) Kyle Richards

C) Denise Richards

D) Lisa Rinna

Answer · why

D) Lisa Rinna

Lisa Rinna left in 1995 and twice reclaimed the part after another actress had played Billie, in 2002 and in 2012; she was back as Billie again in 202...