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Worst trivia quiz ever!

There will be plenty of "Simpsons" fans out there who will have quibbles with what they are about to read - having quibbles with "The Simpsons" is an important part of being into the show. "Worst episode ever!," the Comic Book Guy <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s motto, is also a frequent cry of "Simpsons" geeks, after all. I gave it a shot anyway.

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Two things we know for sure about "The Simpsons Movie" are that after 18 years, the family still hasn <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > t aged a bit, and Homer now has a pet pig. <$qnowiki nowiki$><< /nowiki > br <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > (Courtesy of 20th Century Fox)

The rules

The person to accurately get the most correct answers on the "Simpsons" quiz will win a copy of "The Simpsons" complete Season 10, to be released on DVD Aug. 7. The Naperville Sun editors will choose a random winner if more than one person gets all the answers correct. Send your answers to:

Simpsons Quiz

The Naperville Sun

1500 W. Ogden Ave.

Naperville, IL 60540 by fax to 630-416-5163 or by e-mail to <$qnowiki nowiki$>[< /nowiki > mailto:napersun@scn1.com napersun@scn1.com <$qnowiki nowiki$>]< /nowiki >, attn: Simpsons Quiz.

Entries are due by Aug. 10, 2007. The winner will be chosen the week of Aug. 13, 2007. Include:

Your name

Your age (must be over 18)

Your address

A daytime phone number or e-mail address at which you can be contacted

Employees of the Sun-Times News Group are not eligible.

Answers will be printed in the Aug. 16 issue of Out&About and online.

In honor of the release of "The Simpsons Movie," I have taken a representative episode from each season, and provided a capsule of it and a trivia question. This is just for fun, but there is a prize - a copy of "The Simpsons" complete Season 10 on DVD to one lucky winner who gets the most of the 18 questions correct (see rules box on this page for details).

So grab a Squishee and some pink doughnuts - mmm, doughnuts - and let <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s see how well you know Our Favorite Family.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season One (1989-90) Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > After the nuclear plant does away with bonuses and Marge spends her savings on removing Bart <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s "present," a Mom tattoo, Homer and Bart hit the race track in a panic and end up with a Christmas gift everyone can love.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > What was Santa <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s Little Helper <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki  >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s original name at the racetrack?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Two (1990-91) Three Men and a Comic Book: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Bart, Milhouse and Martin pool their resources to buy an expensive comic book, and learn an important lesson about sharing.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > An actor guest stars in this episode poking fun at a voice-over character he played in an 1980s drama. Who was it?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Three (1991-92) Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > When Lisa wins an essay contest, the family wins a trip to Washington, D.C., for the national finals. Lisa <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s idealized view of government is about to be shattered, but she is able to help run a corrupt politician out of town.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > What monument does Lisa visit on the morning of her essay presentation in Washington, D.C.?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Four (1992-93) Whacking Day: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > The Simpsons anxiously await Whacking Day, the annual celebration started by town founder Jebediah Springfield, in which residents drive snakes into the town square and whack them to death with clubs. Lisa, of course, has other plans.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Who helped Lisa and Bart lure the snakes to the Simpsons <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > house?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Five (1993-94) $pringfield: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Springfield legalizes gambling, so of course Mr. Burns opens a casino. Marge, perhaps Springfield <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s most moral citizen, becomes addicted to gambling.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Homer says Marge has been taken over by a gambling monster. What does he call it?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season six (1994-95) Lisa <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s Wedding: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > At a local renaissance fair, Lisa visits a fortuneteller who predicts she will meet a charming British man and become engaged to him, but ultimately he will not be able to deal with the Simpson family.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > What is the name of Lisa <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s fiancé?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season seven (1995-96) Lisa the Vegetarian: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > A trip to a local petting zoo causes Lisa to question eating meat. Naturally, the Simpsons are not prepared to go along with this new stance without some argument, and even Lisa <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s friends tease her, asking her if she is going to - horrors - marry a carrot. Finally, she gets some encouragement from Apu and special guests Paul and Linda McCartney.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > As Lisa prepares to dissect an animal it says, in a lamb <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s voice "Li-ii-ii-sa, what did I ever do to yo-oo-ou?" She asks it "Why do you talk like a lamb?" What kind of animal is it?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Eight (1996-97) El Viaje Misterioso De Nuestro Jomer: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Homer attends the annual chili cookoff, where he promises not to do anything to embarrass Marge, and he tries not to, but she still gets mad. After he eats a super-hot chili pepper, he hallucinates a talking coyote, who urges him to find his soulmate during an out-of-body experience. Finally, he realizes Marge was his soul mate all along.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Which legendary musician supplied the voice of the coyote?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Nine (1997-98) The Cartridge Family: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > After a soccer game in which Springfield residents riot from boredom, the family debates security options. Homer buys a gun and joins the NRA, despite Marge <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s fierce opposition. It nearly tears the family apart but in the end, everyone learns to soften their views about gun ownership.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Name three Springfield residents who attended Homer <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s NRA meeting.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Ten (1998-99) Mayored to the Mob: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Homer yet again finds his calling, this time as bodyguard to the mayor, but after he discovers Quimby is taking bribes to allow the mob to supply the school with rat <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s milk, he realizes there are limits to how much government corruption he can stomach. Meanwhile, Mark Hamill ("Star Wars") is in town starring in a dinner theater production of "Guys and Dolls."

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Where do the Simpsons first encounter Hamill?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Eleven (1999-2000) Grift of the Magi: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > After Fat Tony <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s shoddy repairs force the school to close down, the corporation Kid First Industries takes over. New administrator Jim Hope <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s (Tim Robbins) purpose is to create and market new toys, using Springfield kids as guinea pigs. The toy they create, Funzo, wreaks havoc, until Gary Coleman and Homer team up to save the day.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > What does Milhouse bring as his favorite toy to school?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Twelve (2000-01) Trilogy of Error: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > We see one mishap-filled morning from Homer, Bart and Lisa <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s point of view, beginning with breakfast and Marge accidentally cutting off Homer <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki  >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s thumb, and ending with the death of Lisa <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki  >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s science project, a grammar robot.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > What is the name of the robot?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Thirteen (2001-02) Sweets and Sour Marge: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Springfield <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s quest for a world record ends with it being named the fattest town. Realizing this may not be such a great thing, they initially outlaw sugar, but come to the conclusion that they just can <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > t live without it. With Ben Stiller as Garth Motherloving, of the Motherloving Sugar Company.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > What does Garth claim he never should have changed his name from?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Fourteen (2002-03) I <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > m Spelling as Fast as I Can: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Lisa makes the finals of an intense spelling competition, run by George Plimpton, who advises her to take a dive for a free college scholarship so a cuter kid can win. Meanwhile Homer tours the country following the return of the Ribwich.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > What is the name of the spelling competition that Lisa advances to?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Fifteen (2003-04) The President Wore Pearls: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > In a musical episode that bears a striking resemblance to "Evita," Lisa is elected student body president. As the administration flatters her and gives her a makeover, they attempt to make some new unpopular rules at the same time - and make Lisa the scapegoat when the students get wise. Eventually, the whole plan backfires, and things find their way back to normal.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > What was the evil plan Principal Skinner was so happy about in his song?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Sixteen (2004-05) Don <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > t Fear the Roofer: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > After ducking out to avoid fixing the roof, Homer gets kicked out of Moe <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki  >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s for ruining Lenny <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki  >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s surprise party. He finds a new bar, Knockers, and a new friend, Ray (Ray Romano), but it appears that he <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s the only one who can see him. At first Marge is just annoyed that Homer goes to such lengths to avoid work, but then she starts to doubt his sanity. Finally, Ray reveals himself to everyone.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Who explains to Bart why he could not see Ray in the hardware store?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Seventeen (2005-06) Milhouse of Sand and Fog: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Marge hosts a "Pox Party" after Maggie gets the chicken pox, and after a few too many drinks Milhouse <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s parents get back together. Milhouse is initially overjoyed, but they pay more attention to each other than him. So Bart and Milhouse decide to break them up again by planting another woman <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s bra in Kurt <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki  >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s bed. Unfortunately, it <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s Marge <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki  >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s bra, leading to another Simpson breakup and makeup.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Lisa is watching a parody of what popular Fox drama when Bart and Milhouse hatch their scheme to break up Milhouse <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s parents?

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Season Eighteen (2006-07) Please Homer Don <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > t Hammer <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki  >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > Em: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Marge finds some carpentry books she bought Homer that he never bothered to read. She does, and becomes quite the expert. When no one will believe that a woman is doing the work, she asks Homer to pretend it <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s him. When he gets carried away, she gets fed up and <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > fesses up. Meanwhile, Principal Skinner and Bart discover each other <$qnowiki nowiki$>< $qnowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>$qnowiki >’<< /nowiki > /nowiki <$qnowiki nowiki$>>< /nowiki > s weaknesses - serious food allergies.

<$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > Trivia Question: <$qnowiki nowiki$>’’’< /nowiki > What does Bart claim as he and Skinner duel, brandishing the foods to which each is allergic?

Contact Wendy Fox Weber at <$qnowiki nowiki$>[< /nowiki > mailto:wweber@scn1.com?Subject=Story.Response wweber@scn1.com <$qnowiki nowiki$>]< /nowiki > or 630-416-5135.

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