Q 01/05

General Hospital has aired on which network since April 1, 1963?

A) CBS

B) NBC

C) ABC

D) Fox

Answer · why

C) ABC

It replaced a cancelled game show called Yours for a Song, and is now the longest-running entertainment program in the network's history.

Q 02/05

General Hospital is taped at Prospect Studios in which city?

A) Los Angeles

B) New York

C) Chicago

D) Burbank

Answer · why

A) Los Angeles

It is the longest-running serial ever produced in Hollywood; the fictional setting is Port Charles, New York.

Q 03/05

Which husband-and-wife writing team created General Hospital?

A) Frank and Doris Hursley

B) Bill and Lee Bell

C) Irna and Bill Phillips

D) Agnes and William Nixon

Answer · why

A) Frank and Doris Hursley

They had been writing Search for Tomorrow since 1957 and kept doing so even after launching GH.

Q 04/05

The 1981 wedding of Luke and Laura drew roughly how many viewers, still the record for a soap opera hour?

A) 30 million

B) 40 million

C) 50 million

D) 65 million

Answer · why

A) 30 million

Elizabeth Taylor's Helena Cassadine cursed the newlyweds on their big day, November 17, 1981.

Q 05/05

Which actor played Luke Spencer from 1978 to 2015?

A) Anthony Geary

B) Tristan Rogers

C) Stuart Damon

D) Kin Shriner

Answer · why

A) Anthony Geary

He was hired for a 13-week arc and stayed 37 years, winning a record number of Daytime Emmys for Lead Actor.