The Ultimate Daytime to Primetime Quiz

Which of these 'Desperate Housewives' didn't play a soap role?

• Dana Delany
• Teri Hatcher
• Felicity Huffman
• Eva Longoria

The season 1 champion of 'Dancing With the Stars' is a fan favorite on 'General Hospital.' What's the actress' name?

• Finola Hughes (Anna)
• Kelly Monaco (Sam)
• Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis)
• Rebecca Herbst (Liz)

'As the World Turns' boasts many alum who went on to bigger fame. Which actress did not spend time in Oakdale?

• Jennifer Garner
• Julianne Moore
• Parker Posey
• Meg Ryan

Film and TV guest star ('Frasier,' 'Will & Grace') Kevin Bacon played troubled teen Tim Werner on what soap?

• Capitol
• Guiding Light
• Love of Life
• Texas

Prior to being cast as Erica's daughter Kendall on 'All My Children,' Sarah Michelle Gellar played flower girl at what soap opera wedding?

• Frisco and Felicia's on 'GH'
• Kurt and Mindy's on 'GL'
• Luke and Laura's on 'GH'
• Jo and Stu's on 'Search for Tomorrow'

The late Christopher Reeve ('Superman') was on 'Love of Life.' On which soap did Brandon Routh appear before donning the Man of Steel's tights in 'Superman Returns'?

• All My Children
• Another World
• The City
• One Life to Live

Genie Francis left her landmark role as Laura on 'General Hospital' in 1982 and later appeared in which miniseries that became a short-lived night-time soap?

• Bare Essence
• King's Crossing
• Knots Landing
• Paper Dolls

What was John Stamos' teen heartthrob role on 'General Hospital' in the early '80s?

• Blackie Parrish
• Greenlee Smythe
• Red McDonald
• Silver Smith

Which 'Golden Girl' played unbalanced housekeeper Caroline Johnson on 'Another World'?

• Bea Arthur
• Estelle Getty
• Rue McClanahan
• Betty White

What fictional soap did Susan Lucci (Erica, 'All My Children') spoof with the late Phil Hartman when she hosted 'Saturday Night Live' in 1990?

• All Erica's Marriages
• All Her Hairstyles
• All My Luggage
• All Those Emmy Nominations

'Saved by the Bell''s Mario Lopez earned career resurgence by 'Dancing With the Stars.' On which soap was he once a regular?

• The Bold and the Beautiful
• The Doctors
• General Hospital
• The Young and the Restless

'90210''s Lori Loughlin played teen ingénue Jody Travis on which now defunct '80s soap?

• Capitol
• Edge of Night
• Ryan's Hope
• Santa Barbara

On which NBC soap was Eddie Cibrian starring when he was plucked out of daytime to appear on 'Third Watch'?

• Another World
• Generations
• Passions
• Sunset Beach

Noelle Beck has been to daytime and back. The former Trisha on 'Loving,' now Lily on 'As the World Turns,' played ex-wife to what primetime hunk?

• Big, 'Sex and the City'
• Bobby, 'NYPD Blue'
• Elliot, 'Law & Order: SVU'
• Jack, 'Chicago Hope'

'Knight Rider''s KITT likes ex-soap studs behind the wheel. David Hasselhoff ('The Young and the Restless') in the '80s, and now Justin Bruening -- on what soap did he appear?

• All My Children
• The Bold and the Beautiful
• Days of Our Lives
• The Young and the Restless

Emma Samms left her role as 'General Hospital''s Holly Scorpio in the mid-'80s to take over what prime-time soap role?

• Fallon on 'Dynasty'
• Diana on 'Knots Landing'
• Kristen on 'Dallas'
• Melissa on 'Falcon Crest'

On what prime time soap has Jack Wagner (Nick, 'The Bold and the Beautiful'; Frisco, 'General Hospital') not appeared?

• Dallas
• Knots Landing
• Melrose Place
• Titans

'Las Vegas' stars Josh Duhamel was Leo on 'AMC' and Vanessa Marcil was Brenda on 'GH' -- on which soap did their co-star Nikki Cox have a role?

• All My Children
• Days of Our Lives
• General Hospital
• Guiding Light

Get your microscope out: Which 'CSI' star did not have a contract role on daytime television?

• 'CSI: Miami''s Emily Proctor
• 'CSI: Miami''s Eva LaRue
• 'CSI''s Marg Helgenberger
• 'CSI: NY''s Melina Kanakaredes

Jensen Ackles started out on soaps as hunky Eric Brady on 'Days of Our Lives.' Which 'Days' star plays his soap opera mom?

• Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans Black)
• Kristian Alfonso (Hope Williams Brady)
• Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady)
• Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton)

Calista Flockhart played an irresponsible babysitter on what soap opera in 1989?

• All My Children
• Days of Our Lives
• General Hospital
• Guiding Light

Cloris Leachman's son Morgan Englund came to 'Dancing With the Stars' tapings to support his mom. Who played his TV mother on 'Guiding Light'?

• Audrey Peters (Sarah)
• Kim Zimmer (Reva)
• Leslie Dennison (Maeve)
• Patricia Barry (Sally)

Bethany Joy Galeotti had two roles on 'Guiding Light' before moving to prime time's 'One Tree Hill.' One part was Michelle Bauer. What was the other?

• Lillian's niece Jesse
• Mindy's baby in heaven
• Reva's clone
• Vanessa's daughter Dinah

What role did Paige Turco and Wendy Moniz (both of the canceled Michael Vartan series 'Big Shots') each play on 'Guiding Light'?

• Blake Lindsay
• Dinah Marler
• Harley Davidson Cooper
• Lacey Bauer

TV vet and film actor William Fichtner played abuser Josh Snyder, aka Rod Landry, on which soap?

• All My Children
• Another World
• As the World Turns
• Loving

Cynthia Watros ('Lost') scored an Emmy for playing what role on 'Guiding Light,' TV's longest running series?

• Dinah Marler
• Nurse Annie Dutton
• Reva's half-sister Cassie
• Reva's sister Roxie

What soap star appeared with Matt LeBlanc's Joey on 'Friends' when Joey was a celebrity guest on the game show 'Pyramid'?

• Denise Alexander, 'GH'
• Julia Barr, 'AMC'
• Leslie Charleson, 'GH'
• Marj Dusay, 'GL'