Car died for 20 min after a few bouts of hard acceleration

Start under the hood, check for spark if theres spark spray carb cleaner down the throat see if it fires over if it does and runs a few seconds it isnt getting gas, then go from there...but if its getting both pull plugs see if fouled then check timing. Alot can be figured out right under the hood...it could bee anything but ya want it to be something stupid quick and easy to fix...