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1. Name the brand of the car with license plate ROBIN 2.
Answer: Audi
Interesting Information:ROBIN 2 is the license plate of Mr. Masters' second car, the Audi 5000.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Cars in 'Magnum PI'
Some incorrect choices:
Ferrari, Mercedes, Volkswagen
2. In "Little Girl Who", what was the name of Michelle's daughter that Magnum took care of in the entire episode?
Answer: Lily
Interesting Information:Through a note, Michelle asked Magnum to watch her daughter Lily while she looked for her husband. After revealing to Michelle that he saw pictures of her husband being shot by a firing squad, Michelle and Lily left with Buck Green to an undisclosed location. When asked by Magnum, she didn't confirm or deny if he was Lily's biological father.
Difficulty: Average.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Season Seven DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Kim, Ann, Maggie
3. Who mentioned Icepick's full name during a conversation in "This Island Isn't Big Enough"?
Answer: Carol
Interesting Information:Carol told T.C., Magnum, and Higgins that Frances Hoffstedder was helping her investigate Rick's disappearance. When Higgins asked who Frances Hoffstedder was, Carol informed them of Icepick's real name.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Season Six DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Rick, TC, Higgins
4. What vegetable did everyone tell Magnum he smelled like after he put on Pachismo cologne in "The Legend of Garwood Huddle"?
Answer: Brussel sprouts
Interesting Information:When everyone told Magnum that he smelled like brussel sprouts after he put on the Pachismo cologne, he informed them that the cologne brought out the wearer's natural scent.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Season Five DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Carrots, Asparagus, Eggplant
5. What was the name of Higgins's former love who married another man in "Foiled Again"?
Answer: Velma
Interesting Information:Velma was in love with Higgins during the war, but she married William Troubshaw who was a nemesis of Higgins. After Troubshaw was electrocuted during a fencing match with Higgins, Magnum had to prove Higgins innocence.
This was Carol Baldwin's first episode. Although played by another person, Carol Baldwin would remain a recurring star until the final season.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum, P.I." Season Three DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Aggie, Rhonda, Sharon
6. While working on a bomb in "Dead Man's Channel", which occupation did Magnum tell the viewers he wished he had gone into?
Answer: Orthodontics
Interesting Information:When Magnum was young, his mother said she wanted her son to go into orthodontics. Magnum was remembering this while underwater trying to disengage a bomb.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I. " Season Two DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Construction, Teaching, Airline pilot
7. Where was "Magnum P.I." based?
Answer: Hawaii
Interesting Information:The taping of "Magnum P.I." was based in Oahu, Hawaii. There were fifty special guest stars that played on "Magnum P.I." in the eight years it was on CBS. In the eight years the show was on the air, there were two crossovers with other CBS crime dramas.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." DVD Season One
Some incorrect choices:
California, Texas, Massachusetts
8. What is the character Magnum's full name?
Answer: Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV
Interesting Information:Tom Selleck played Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV, the private investigator and main character of the show.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Characters
Some incorrect choices:
Thomas Sullivan Magnum III, Robin Thomas Magnum, Monroe Thomas Magnum
9. What gift did Magnum's father give him before leaving for Korea?
Answer: Watch
Interesting Information:Thomas's dad leaves behind his watch to help Magnum time how long he can tread water. This skill comes in handy when Magnum is stranded at sea overnight (episode: "Home From the Sea"). The cigar clipper was a gift from his grandfather (episode: "Resolutions").
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: A Little "Magnum, P.I." Trivia
Some incorrect choices:
Cigar clipper, Tigers ballcap, Rubber chicken
10. What are the names of the resident Dobermans?
Answer: Zeus and Apollo
Interesting Information:Higgin's used to refer to them as "The Lads" and they were always barking at Magnum.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." - General
Some incorrect choices:
Lilo and Stitch, Ares and Hercules, Eddie and Max
11. Who plays Jonathan Quayle Higgins?
Answer: John Hillerman
Interesting Information:John Hillerman, though he plays a British character, is really from Texas.
Difficulty: Very Easy.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Mania
Some incorrect choices:
Roger Mosely, Theodore Calvin, Tom Selleck
12. Jeff MacKay played three different characters over the course of the show: Lt. MacReynolds, Jim Bonig, and....
Answer: Ski
Interesting Information:Jeff MacKay also played Ski, who was the guard at the gate of the naval base in the pilot episode.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Quiz
Some incorrect choices:
Robin Masters, Sgt. Grant, Col. Decker
13. What award does Magnum receive early in this episode?
Answer: Cat Lover of the Month Award
Interesting Information:Magnum rescued a cat from a tidal pool during a storm, and Agatha and the Cat Lover's Society honoured him with this award.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: 'Magnum P.I.' -'Photo Play'
Some incorrect choices:
Private Eye of the Month Award, none, Island's Best Private Investigator
14. What do 'T.C.' 's initials stand for?
Answer: Theodore Calvin
From Quiz: 'Magnum P.I.' Trivia
Some incorrect choices:
Timothy Carl, Terrance Christopher, Tyler Calhoun
15. What is Thomas Magnum's middle name?
Answer: Sullivan
From Quiz: 'Magnum P.I.' Trivia
Some incorrect choices:
O'Leary, Russell, Stevenson
16. What was Magnum's middle name?
Answer: Sullivan
Interesting Information:It was his mother's maiden name.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: 'Magnum PI'
Some incorrect choices:
Stanley, Philip, Johnathan
17. Name the brand of Rick's grey convertible car.
Answer: Mercedes-Benz
Interesting Information:Rick's grey convertible is a Mercedes-Benz R107 (SL).
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Cars in 'Magnum PI'
Some incorrect choices:
Ferrari, Volkswagen, Chevrolet
18. What is the missing word in the Indiana Jones inspired episode titled, "Legend of the Lost ___"?
Answer: Art
Interesting Information:Higgins and Magnum are drawn into an insane man's recreation of a movie when Peter Ridley Smythe begins looking for an ancient scroll that Higgins is also looking for at the same time. Several movies are mentioned when everyone is discussing what movie Peter Ridley Smythe is recreating, but none of them are the correct movies. In the end when Smythe is killed, everyone is shocked but Magnum mentions he knew it was going to happen because "I saw the movie". Magnum never mentioned what movie he was talking about.
This was the most expensive "Magnum PI" ever created in the eight years of episodes and was inspired by the Indiana Jones character which was a role offered to Tom Selleck.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Season Eight DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Ark, Manuscript, Dog
19. What was NOT a word Magnum hated to hear in "On The Fly"?
Answer: Rent
Interesting Information:Magnum found Jim "Mac" Boddick outside of T.C.'s business with a handful of T.C.'s cash in his pocket. Mac said he was "securing" the money, which Magnum understood to mean stealing the money. When Mac used the word "liberate" instead, Magnum said he hated that word too because it meant the same thing as "secure". In the final scene, Magnum said he hated the word "naturally" because Higgins always used it when he was taking something away from Magnum. In this case, Higgins was taking away a box of priceless comics to use for money to repair Robin's Nest after a shoot-out destroyed most of the living room.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Season Seven DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Liberate, Naturally, Secure
20. In "Kiss of the Sabre", what was the name of the author that took over Magnum's guest house and Ferrari?
Answer: Betty Wyndham
Interesting Information:Betty Wyndham was an author Robin Masters took under his wing while she was trying to write her newest novel. She used Magnum's case as a basis for her novel and fantasized the case with Magnum and his friends as the characters in her book.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Season Five DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Julia Spencer, Victoria Newman, Nora Wayne
21. Carol Burnett guest starred on "Magnum, P.I." as the assistant manager of a bank. What was the title of the episode she guest starred in?
Answer: Rembrandt's Girl
Interesting Information:Susan Johnson (Carol Burnett) and Magnum spent most of the episode locked in a bank vault after she short circuited the control panel. Susan wanted Magnum to investigate her father believing he was laundering money through her bank, however, it turned out that her father was not the man laundering money through her bank. The real culprit was her fiancé. Susan's father was wanting her to accompany him on a trip around the world to sketch famous landmarks for a set of dishes he was going to market.
Donald Bellisario's wife at the time, Deborah Pratt, and Tom Selleck's present wife, Jillie Mack, starred respectively in this episode as T.C.'s girlfriend and a party girl that comes to T.C. and Rick's guest house party.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum, P.I." Season Four DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Paradise Blues, A Sense of Debt, On Face Value
22. In "Birdman of Budapest", Robin Masters's former teacher shared a name with what famous poet?
Answer: Elizabeth Barrett
Interesting Information:Robin called upon his former teacher Elizabeth Barrett to come to Robin's Nest to edit his newest book. What neither Higgins nor Robin knew was that Elizabeth Barrett was a KGB agent sent to kill a man named Tessa. Using Magnum as a dupe, Elizabeth found Tessa and tried to kill him.
In the second storyline of the episode, Magnum used T.C. and Rick to help him get money from an employee that didn't pay him for a job he performed. Tom Selleck's former wife played Ms. Roebuck, the woman that Magnum and his friends dealt with when they tried to get the money from her employer.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum, P.I." Season Three DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Emily Dickinson, Hilda Doolittle, Sylvia Plath
23. During the last half of "The Taking of Dick McWilliams", Rick sported a black eye. How did Rick say he received the black eye?
Answer: A nun punched him
Interesting Information:Rick and T.C. were helping Magnum trace some license plate numbers. One morning, Rick showed up at the club with a black eye but wouldn't tell anyone how he got it. While Magnum, Rick, and T.C. were hanging out in the guest house, Rick finally told them that a nun named Sister Mary Katherine gave him the black eye.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I. " Season Two DVD
Some incorrect choices:
He was hit by a surfboard, A young boy hit him, He tripped on his shoelaces and fell
24. In the bonus disc of the season one DVD, which crime drama shared a crossover with "Magnum P.I." (hint: the episode was from season 3)?
Answer: Simon & Simon
Interesting Information:On the fourth disc of the season one DVD of "Magnum P.I.", the two-part crossover began with the season three episode "Ki'i's Don't Lie" and ended with the season two premiere of the "Simon & Simon" episode "Emeralds Are Not A Girl's Best Friend". Morgan Fairchild guest starred in both episodes.
Difficulty: Easy.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." DVD Season One
Some incorrect choices:
Riptide, Airwolf, Knight Rider
25. The character, Theodore Calvin, wears a cap bearing what words?
Answer: Da Nang
Interesting Information:Theodore "T.C." Calvin, played by Roger E. Mosley, sports a Da Nang baseball cap.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Characters
Some incorrect choices:
Island Hoppers, Da Nam, T.C.
26. What was Magnum's rank when he first left the Navy?
Answer: Lieutenant
Interesting Information:Magnum believed that his wife, Michelle, died in Vietnam. So when she arrives in the islands, Buck Greene has to find a way to get Magnum out of the way. Mac arrives at the guesthouse with orders for Thomas -- he's back in the Navy and has to go to Washington, DC to testify. To make the re-enlistment more appealing, Magnum is given a promotion from Lieutenant to Commander. Of course, he doesn't go and eventually meets up with Michelle (episode: "Memories Are Forever").
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: A Little "Magnum, P.I." Trivia
Some incorrect choices:
Lt. Commander, Ensign, Commander
27. What license plate number was on the Ferrari in the "Pilot" episode of "Magnum PI"?
Answer: 56E 478
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." - General
Some incorrect choices:
Masters2, Robin 1, 75D 248
28. What is Magnum's full name?
Answer: Thomas Sullivan Magnum
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Mania
Some incorrect choices:
Thomas Magnum, Thomas Everett Magnum, His full name is never given
29. This future TV star played the young daughter of a down-on-his-luck boxer in the episode "A Sense Of Debt".
Answer: Shannen Doherty
Interesting Information:T.C. accidentally hits bare-knuckles boxer Leon with the Ferrari. It is later discovered that Leon's Marine unit saved T.C. in Vietnam, so T.C. agrees to box in Leon's place. Doherty's character is kidnapped, in order to force T.C. to take a dive.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Quiz
Some incorrect choices:
Christina Applegate, Alyssa Milano, Courtney Cox
30. What is stolen from Shelley Faraday right at the beginning of the episode?
Answer: Camera case
Interesting Information:Her camera case was hand tooled and contained nothing else valuable, aside from the camera. She was very concerned about the case because she would never find another like it.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: 'Magnum P.I.' -'Photo Play'
Some incorrect choices:
her purse, her car, her plane ticket
31. What was the name of the detective from St. Louis who 'assisted' Magnum on several cases?
Answer: Luther Gillis
From Quiz: 'Magnum P.I.' Trivia
Some incorrect choices:
Luke Gibbons, Lucky George, Loser Larry
32. Who is Rick's favorite classic movie actor?
Answer: Humphrey Bogart
From Quiz: 'Magnum P.I.' Trivia
Some incorrect choices:
Spencer Tracey, James Cagney, Clarke Gable
33. Who was Thomas Magnum named after?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
From Quiz: 'Magnum PI'
Some incorrect choices:
Thomas Hardy, Judge Clarence Thomas, Philip Michael Thomas
34. What type of Ferrari has license plate ROBIN 1?
Answer: Ferrari 308 GTS
Interesting Information:ROBIN 1 is the license plate of Mr. Masters' first car, the Ferrari 308 GTS.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: Cars in 'Magnum PI'
Some incorrect choices:
Ferrari Dino, Ferrari 308 GTB, Ferrari F40
35. While working a missing persons case in "The Love That Lies", Magnum learned of Carol Baldwin's biological mother. What was her name?
Answer: Brenda
Interesting Information:Magnum worked a missing person's case against his better judgment and while working the case learned the missing person he was looking for was Carol Baldwin. Magnum was hired by Carol's biological mother, Brenda Babcock, in hopes that he would help them reunite. Brenda left without really getting to know her daughter after Carol's stepmother asked her to leave.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Season Eight DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Abigail, Candace, Drucilla
36. In the final gun battle on "A.A.P.I.", who was the only person involved that was not injured?
Answer: Magnum
Interesting Information:During a presentation of the "Local Private Investigator of the Year" award which was to go to Magnum, Inspector Fornier ("The Man From Marseilles") died while giving a speech. At Carol's insistence, Magnum investigated Fornier's death. In the end, T.C., Rick, Luther Gillis, Tracy Spencer ("Legacy From A Friend"), and Detective Katsumoto ("The Island Isn't Big Enough") were injured and ended up sharing a hospital room. Magnum accepted his award at the hospital and started to give his speech when a candy striper entered the room, bumping into him, and shattering his award.
Reading from Fornier's journal, Carol mentions Fornier wanting to talk to Misty. Fornier was referring to Magnum's karaoke version of "Misty" in "The Man From Marseilles".
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Season Seven DVD
Some incorrect choices:
T.C., Luther Gillis, Tracy Spencer
37. In "The Hotel Dick", who acted as the house detective for the Hawaiian Gardens hotel?
Answer: Magnum
Interesting Information:Magnum acted as the house detective for two weeks as a way to make some money and catch a hotel thief.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Season Six DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Rick, T.C., Higgins
38. What was the password Robin Masters gave Magnum in order for Magnum to get into the bank computer in "Luther Gillis: File #001"?
Answer: Rosebud
Interesting Information:Magnum worked as a loan officer to find out who was embezzling funds from a bank. Since Magnum needed to spend more time on Robin's case, he had Luther Gillis come to Hawaii to take Higgins' case.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." Season Five DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Redrum, Zeus, Higgins
39. In "Dream a Little Dream," when Magnum became a private investigator, how did he advertise?
Answer: Match books
Interesting Information:In "Dream a Little Dream", Magnum went back to 1979 after he met his first client again to help her in another threat against her life. Back in 1979, Magnum was seen with longer hair and driving a blue Volkswagen. His first case also led him to use Rick for the first time to run down a license plate and T.C. flew Magnum for the first time.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum, P.I." Season Four DVD
Some incorrect choices:
Billboards, TV, Yellow pages
40. In the episode "Adelaide", who (or what) was Magnum being paid to protect?
Answer: Horse
Interesting Information:Adelaide was the name of the woman who owned a horse named Norman. Magnum was paid to protect Norman until he could compete in a competition.
Difficulty: Hard.
From Quiz: "Magnum P.I." DVD Season One
Some incorrect choices:
Robin Masters' daughter, Ming dynasty vase, Zeus and Apollo's female dog friend
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