A Gilligan's Island Trivia Quiz
Click here for a short essay in praise of this classic show.
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your answers to the following questions. I will post the names
of the people who get the most correct answers.
EASY WARM-UP QUIZ
These people have the highest scores so far:
Bryan
-- 13 out of 13
Karen Campbell
-- 13 out of 13
Barbara
-- 13 out of 13
Steve LaFontaine
-- 12 out of 13
Nick Johansen
-- 12 out of 13
Sveta
-- 12 out of 13
Aaron Muerett
-- 11 out of 13
Jim Slade
-- 11 out of 13
Sandi Young
-- 11 out of 13
Karen Cajka
-- 11 out of 13
Jonathan Lowell
-- 10 out of 13
Angie Pavlov
-- 10 out of 13
Brenda Shearer
-- 10 out of 13
And here are the scores of some special friends who have tried:
Mike Strauss
-- 5 out of 13
Michelle Fix
-- 3 out of 13
Daphne Fix
-- 3 out of 13
Ted Hammond
-- 1 out of 13 . . . and it wasn't no. 1!
1. What is the name of the ship that set out on a three-hour
tour and ended up beaching on an island in the Pacific, stranding
the crew and five passengers?
2. What is the Skipper's real name?
3. What is the Professor's real name?
4. What is Mary Ann's last name?
5. Who was the creator and producer of Gilligan's Island?
6. The Wellingtons (the vocal group that sang the theme song during
the first season) appeared on the show in one episode as a
band. What is the name of the fictional band (i.e.,
the group that the castaways met)?
7. In Gilligan's Jack-and-the-Beanstalk dream, which character
appeared as the giant?
8. In Gilligan's spy dream, what his agent number?
Hint: He was better than James Bond.
9. What happens when someone yells "Fresh fish"?
10. In one classic episode, the castaways put on a musical show
in which they sing the following lines:
Neither a borr'wer nor a lender be
Do not forget: stay out of debt
Think twice and take this good advice from me
Guard that old solvency
What classic play was the castaway's musical based on?
Bonus question: What opera was the music taken from?
Bonus bonus question: What are the next lines of the song?
Bonus bonus bonus question: What was Mrs. Howell's first name?
(Many have written to tell me that the producer once mentioned a name for
Mrs. Howell. Forget that! Mrs. Howell's first name is given in
an official ceremony performed during one episode.
What is that name?)
That wasn't so hard, was it?
Of course not.
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your answers
and then get ready for . . .
THE TOUGH QUIZ
(only for fearless crews)
These people have the highest scores so far:
Bryan
-- 22 out of 22
Karen Campbell
-- 22 out of 22
Barbara
-- 21 out of 22
Jonathan Lowell
-- 18 out of 22
Sandi Young
-- 18 out of 22
Nick Johansen
-- 16 out of 22
Brenda Shearer
-- 15 out of 22
Sally
-- 15 out of 22
Brandon Isaacs
--13 1/2 out of 22
Jim Slade
-- 12 out of 22
And here are the scores of a couple of friends who tried:
Michelle Fix
-- 1 out of 22, which is not the worst score!!
Ted Hammond
-- 0 out of 22
1. What bonus does the Skipper offer Minnow passengers free with the price
of the tour?
2. What is involved in the natives' best-man test?
3. Who wins the beauty contest?
4. What country is Pancho Hernando Gonzales Enrico Rodriguez the deposed
president of?
5. In the castaways' movie, the Skipper, Mr. Howell, Ginger, and MaryAnn
each point out a reference location on the map. What were they?
6. What group sang the theme song during the first season?
7. Name the soap-opera character who decides to be brave when she learns
she is dying.
8. In whose murder were the castaways suspects?
9. Each of two episodes features a different actor who played a villain
in a James Bond movie. For either one of these episodes, name
the James Bond character. Name the actor. Tell why he
came to the island.
10. Name the man who married the Howells.
11. After all the turtle switching, are the letters on the
original turtles or not?
12. What three wishes does Gilligan make with the Eye of the Idol?
13. What four castaways write versions of the adventure
with the Japanese soldier?
14. How do you say "Free the prisoners!" in Kupaki?
15. To whom was the professor briefly engaged?
16. Who was Gilligan's best friend in school?
17. What does Gilligan name the Pigeon?
Bonus: Why?
18. When Dubov paints Ginger, he asks her to pose as a dancer from what island?
19. What is the name of the man who hunts Gilligan?
Bonus: Who is his assistant?
20. What tiki god does the Skipper unearth?
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your answers
then batten down the hatches and prepare for . . .
THE SUPER-GILLIGAN TRIVIA CHALLENGE
(Maybe the Professor could do this one)
After a chance to fix up a smattering of problems,
we have a winner, and new undisputed champeen of the free world!
Bryan
-- 43 out of 43
Nick Johansen
-- 42 out of 43
Barbara
-- 40 out of 43
Karen Campbell
-- 36 out of 43
Jonathan Lowell
-- 32 1/2 out of 43
Brandon Isaacs
-- 30 out of 43
Brenda Shearer
-- 28 out of 43
Sandi Young
-- 26 out of 43
Sveta
-- 9 out of 43
Roland Perez
-- 5 1/2 out of 43
Paul Genco
-- 3 1/2 out of 43
Ted Hammond
-- 0 out of 43 . . . and proud of it!
1. What metal did some of the castaways once make suits of?
2. How much money does it cost to enter the Howell's
private country club?
3. How much weight must the Skipper lose?
4. What guest star made the most appearances on the show?
5. On two occasions, Gilligan is accidentally hypnotized and
thinks he is one of the other castaways. Which two
castaways are they?
6. What inanimate object does Ginger try to vamp?
7. What bug does the Professor think bit Gilligan?
8. What does Mr. Howell rename Gilligan when he adopts him?
9. What city does Mr. Howell bequeath to the Skipper?
10. How many tranquilizers does the Skipper take?
11. In Wrongway's training plane, what fruit stands for
the ignition?
12. A performer from Bewitched appeared in one episode.
Name the character this performer played on Bewitched,
and describe the role she played on Gilligan's Island.
13. What skills do MaryAnn, Ginger, and the Skipper try to teach
the Howells when they think they are broke?
14. Whose nose does Gilligan try on the cast of his face?
15. What task does the Professor think would require a polyester
derivative of an organic hydroxide molecule?
16. What man falls in love with Gilligan?
What does he think Gilligan's name is?
17. What two animals does Ginger teach the Professor to act like?
18. What rare butterfly is on the island? Who hunts for it?
19. What state was Gilligan born in?
20. The voice performer of at least two famous animated characters
appeared on one episode. Name this performer. Name one of
the animated characters he supplied the voice for.
Name his character on GI.
21. What is the character name of the mad scientist who
does mind transfers?
22. Name all the mind transfers this mad scientist performs
on the castaways.
23. How much does Mr. Howell pay the Professor for 6 candles?
What's wrong with the candles?
24. Mrs. Howell's acting abilities are twice compared to those
of what TV character?
25. What Beatles song does Gilligan try to teach the Skipper to sing?
26. What does the prehistoric tablet tell?
27. What is thenaformaldehyde?
28. What is the name of the girl whose life Gilligan saves?
29. In the election, who votes for Gilligan?
30. What two names does Gilligan give the duck?
31. Which card is the earthquake card?
32. Why is everyone really sneezing?
33. About how many flares are left just before Gilligan
sets them all off at once?
34. Who really went broke?
35. What does Gilligan feed the lion?
36. Why does the Professor think the island is sinking?
And as a reward for making it this far
a few easy ones . . .
37. Which character normally sleeps in the supply hut?
38. What power do Gilligan's sunflower seeds bestow?
39. When a space probe lands on Gilligan's island, where do
the government scientists think it has landed?
40. At the party with the cosmonauts, what do the castaways drink?
41. What is the name of the astronaut who sees what he thinks is a
personal greeting shining up from Gilligan's Island?
42. What berry's juice corrects vision problems?
43. How, according to the Russian spy, is it so easy to imitate Gilligan?
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