Ok, here's how it works. When you answer a question, you then have to ask the next one… and on and on it goes! Anything having to do with John, Marlena, any of their kids, their storylines, Drake, Deidre, and anything related to these people and topics is allowed. (You can look up the answer if you need help, it doesn't have to come from memory.) I'll start.

Where was Roman (John) and Marlena's first wedding (1986) reception held?

Blondies,though they got delayed and left it early.



Next question....


What object did John and Marlena take back home with them after their 1986 honeymoon?

I was thinking they had their first wedding in the same church where Roman and Marlena got married, because Marlena was excited when she thought "Roman" remembered the wedding. But I could be wrong.



I was thinking this was the wine goblets, but I think that was Roman I and Marlena. So I don't know.

It was a stockholm poster.



Here is an easier question....


What song was played at J&M's 1999 wedding during their first dance as husband & wife?

Was it the one John sang? It was "The Way You Look Tonight""---is that the one you mean?

Where is Roman (John) and Marlena go on their honeymoon?

Yeah the wedding was at the same church, but the reception was at Blondie's. Remember when on the way there, Roman ended up diving into the Salem River to save someone and he walked in soaking wet?

AH! Of course! I was thinking it probably had something to do with Stockholm.

Which honeymoon? The first one, they were supposed to go to... West Virginia I think? In 99, they went to Hawaii.

Ok, here's another question.

Who were the 2 doctors who helped deliver Brady?

I assume you are talking about "Unchained Melody".



Yes, the first one was West Virginia.

And once again, I don't know the answer to the new question. Although I did have fun going back and watching old clips trying to figure it out.

Did ya find the answer? Cheating is allowed.

Where did Marlena give birth to Belle?

The Horton Cabin

I watched a bunch of clips around it, but I couldn't find it. Cheating and all.

But I just found it! lol. It was Marcus and Carly. I had forgotten Carly was a doctor.


What is the name of the poem John and Marlena recited to each other on their Hawaiian honeymoon? Who wrote it?

good one HF!


Hmmmm, that sounds familiar. Good question! It's on the tip of my brain....

I know,I have loved the poem since I was in Junior High,I knew it before they did it on DOOL, it's titled ''How Do I Love Thee''.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breath and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

I love thee to the level of everydays
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;

I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old grieves, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, - I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose,

I shall but love thee better after death.



What did John find Marlena in when she went missing in 2006?

Wasn't she in a trunk? Or a box of some kind?

What was the reason John & Marlena went out the night he got hit by a car (Oct '07)?

Correct,it was a trunk in New Jersey.

Belle locked her keys in the car.


In 1994 How did Stefano get Marlena to come to Maison Blanche?

I want to say he called her pretending to be John or calls her and tells her John is in trouble, but that could be another Stefano scheme.

What were the original charams on Marlena's bracelet?

I want to say he called her pretending to be John or calls her and tells her John is in trouble, but that could be another Stefano scheme.

What were the original charams on Marlena's bracelet?

Ooooh, good question! I'm gonna try this one off of memory... boy & girl silhouette charms with their birthstones for Sami and Eric, a star, a shrink's couch, an anchor, a life preserver?, ...... oh man! I don't know the rest! Anyone know what the others are?

(edited to add:)
Aw, I KNEW Carrie had one on there. I second guessed myself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tnlu9JLcD4

There's also an angel. Not too shabby!

OK, who was John with when he and Marlena met at the Hot Springs in '93?

Sorry about the double post, my computer was being silly. Dont feel bad, I don't even remember them by heart.

Lets see, a John and a lady question, I should know this, LOL. Lets see, in '93, Marlena was with Roman and I think that was when John was with Rebecca Morrison, she was like the Salem DA or something to do with Salem gov., right?

Hmmm, let me see, what's a good question... I guess i'll give you an easy one.

How many times have John and Marlena been married(including vow renewals)?

5,I believe, 1986,1999,Renewed Vows in 2002,2006 Italy wedding and Jan.23rd,2009 or 6 if you wanna count 2005,but Marlena passed out so they never actually finished the ceremony.



What made John FINALLY believe that Marlena was possessed by the devil?

I still haven't found the answer! I didn't watch the Possession s/l so I'm going through it now on youtube. I'm on pt 23, lol! Was it when he saw her levitate? I think that'd convince ME.

LOL,me too,but it was when Kritter (Kristen) kept insisting Marlena was possessed and her eyes were the devil color and Marlena was wearing glasses to cover it up and John wanted to see her eyes and Marlena wanted John to just believe her word and he wasn't so Marlena told him he could never see Belle ever again and John knew Marlena would never do that so thats what convinced him.


Who made Marlena think she was a serial killer?

I would say 5. I was counting almost weddings. And I didn't even remember 2005.



Those eyes. Geez were those scary. I got one of my favorite screen caps of Drake from that storyline.


Andre?

Correct.



How did John and Marlena meet?

I assume you mean when he rescued her from the burglar and not when he showed up at the hospital still in bandages.

What was the inscription on the watch Marlena gave him for Christmas the year that Brady was born?

She talked to him as the hospital psychiatrist when he was brought in all bandaged up.

We all know that Roman (John) saw Marlena again for the first time on the pier in 1991 when she returned from the dead, but where was John just before that? He left an event to follow his instinct to go down to the pier that night. What was it?

Ha! Oops. I assumed the other one.

I think it was "Thanks for giving me time"?

Yeah. It was. "To JB thanks for giving me time, M."



From what I remember, she left him a note to meet her at the Continental Bar(had to look up the name), when he got there no one was there and he found the strawberry. But I don't know what the event was.

It was his and Iky's (Isabella's) engagement party I believe.



How many times has Marlena been kidnapped/Held Hostage?

Too many to count. LOL.

Orpheus kidnapped her a few times, as did Stefano, then there was The Pit, Alex held her hostage, and John kidnapped her at least twice I know of.

I'd have to do research on that one.

Yes, it was his & Isabella's engagement party. I loved Isabella. sigh

Is that even possible to calculate?? LOL! I think the woman has spent half her life being held by some kidnapper. I don't know about pre-John days, but he is the first one I know of. He held her hostage, kinda, while he was on the run from Bo & Hope. They thought he was Stefano, I think? But once you get to Stefano, this whole question goes up in smoke. Good luck with that one! That's gonna be a toughy.

I'm going to say... 15. How close am I?

Okay, next question...

Name Marlena's husbands in the order that she married them. All invalid marriages included.

Ok, so I remembered that in the "Just For Fun" thing I made, lska posted a link of all the tragedies on Days, and kidnappings were #1. This list was as of 1996 and it went into detail.

Marlena Evans-1977
Marlena Evans-1982
Marlena Evans-1983
Marlena Brady-1986
Marlena Brady-1986
Marelna Brady-1987
Marlena Brady-1992
Marlena Evans-1994
Marlena Evans-1996

Ok, so that is 9 before '96. Then John kidnapped her since then, and Alex did. And I'm sure Stefano did too. So 15 sounds about right actually.



Alright, I'm going to give it a shot by memory first:

Alex North, Don Craig, Roman Brady, Eugene Bradford, Roman Brady(John), John Black, Alex North(they finished that one, didn't they?), John Black, John Black.

I think that's all of them, and that doesn't even include almost weddings. lol.


Where did Marlena get her doctorate degree from?

Holy cow. And that's only up to '96!


I've tried to find it but can't. I didn't even know this info was floating around out there! Was it.... Salem University Medical School? lol I don't think she's originally from Salem, though, so probably not.

I'll give you a hint.

Look at the stuff of when Sam had Marlena committed to the asylum. Deidre has it on her site if you can't find it on Youtube.

I found it!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYviTdV4s5k
In her own words, she graduated from Northwestern and attended Johns Hopkins Medical School. Very impressive.
That was a toughy, NDF!

Ok, how about this one...

How many siblings do John, Marlena, Drake, and Deidre each have? Can you name them?

Yep, Johns Hopkins. Interesting enough, I watched an interview with Drake today, it was a little hard to hear, but it sounded like he said that's where his oldest daughter went to college.



Like your "Roman history" banner. I had an idea for a cap with a picture of the three of them, but I couldn't find a picture.

Marlena, Drake and Deidre are easy, but if you want John's, you're going to have to be more specific. Which version of history do you want us to follow?

Thanks about the banner. I took a screencap from a youtube vid from the ep where she gathered the guys to tell them which one she was choosing. It was right after she got a fax that had info about her marriage to Alex North.

I was thinking this one was too easy. As for John, go with the newest version of history, the DiMera-Brady John. John Black version 9.5. lol You can also include his childhood adoptive family.

I was coming up with an answer as you were posting, so it includes more than that. I consider this to be John 4.0, but as for as history rewrites, it probably is closer to 9.

And it isn't as easy as I thought. LOL. But I'll give it a shot any way.

Deidre has four siblings including a twin sister named Andrea(don't ask me about the rest.)

I knew that Drake has a brother named,ironically, Bart. And I just read he has a sister too.

Marlena has one twin sister named Samantha.

John has a brother named Lawrence via adoption. Tony was once believed to be John's half brother. Recent history tells us that John is the half brother of Stefano DiMera. It was also once thought that Stefano was "the seventh son of the seventh son"(which would explain Andre(current history does not)).


Alright, I gave it a shot. lol. Since we went that route...


How many children doed Drake have? Deidre? John? And Marlena? (Figured I'd seperate it out since it gets tricky. You only have to include Marlena's biological and living children.)

Should have looked just a little deeper.


Drake has two brothers, Bill and Bart. And a sister named Jackie.

OMG! lol ... okay.

Drake has 4 kids: 2 stepchildren, 2 biological. Rachael, Ben, Whitney, Alexandra.
Deidre has 2 sons, Tully and... David?

John has only 2 biological children, Belle (Isabella) with Marlena and Brady with Isabella. He once thought he fathered (and raised as his own) Carrie, Sami, and Eric. Of course, Sami & Eric are his stepchildren. He also fathered a baby with Kristen, who miscarried. Am I missing anyone? (I'm not getting into the whole JT/Isaac/Elvis-EJ thing. They weren't his anyway.)

Marlena (oy)... biological AND living? DJ was her first biological child but he's not living so you wouldn't count him? Then Sami & Eric. Then Belle. The miscarriage (Roman) doesn't count. Is that it? Only 3?

That's correct.

Drake=4, Deidre=2, John=2, and Marlena=3.

I figured biological and living would make it easier. Then you wouldn't have to do adopted, step children, and so on and so on. That made it got all the way down from 11 to 3.

3 seemed wrong! lol

That's because we usually say four or five, because we always count Brady, and usually Carrie too.

...Oops! I forgot my question! I hope it's not too easy.

What was John's "profession" when he worked with Gina in the 80s?

I wanna say he was an art thief, right?

I can't think of anything good so...

How many times did John have to propose to Marlena in 2006?

Yep. Art thief.

How many times.... Counting the one in Italy a few moments before they actually said their vows by that obnoxiously loud, always-makes-me-wanna-pee-when-I-watch fountain, I'm gonna say at least 4. Am I right? Most of 2006 sucked up until Nov-Dec so I don't really know. There was that time where they kept getting interrupted but I don't know if each of those attempts count since he wasn't actually able to do it, lol.


Does anyone remember this... Classic scene. "Killing a couple hours" before leaving Stockholm (1986), John (when he was Roman) and Marlena had just made love and are still in bed when they get a knock on the door. John says "Aww boy, somebody's got lousy timing." What was Marlena's reaction/comment?

lol. I forgot about the one in Italy. So yes, it would have been 4. John proposed to her twice and was interrupted twice, before he finally got to finish the third time.