Characters With Single Names Trivia Game | Entertainment

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1. What was Lieutenant Kojak's first name on the TV show "Kojak"?

Answer: Theodopolus

In this series, Lieutenant Kojak was a New York City police officer who was tough on crime. The character was played by actor Telly Savalas. In this case, the character and the actor shared a Greek heritage, hence the character's first name. He was often seen sucking on lollipops in the show. Savalas developed this habit when he was trying to cut down on smoking cigarettes.

It was written into the show in Season One and stayed with the character throughout the series.

2. "Red" is one of the main characters in "The Shawshank Redemption". When is his real first name actually revealed in the movie?

Answer: A parole hearing

The movie "The Shawshank Redemption" is based on a Steven King short story about a red-haired prisoner of Irish descent who is nicknamed "Red". When Morgan Freeman was cast as "Red" for the movie, the film makers simply switched the source of the nickname to an actual name that is revealed during his first parole hearing.

The character's name full name In the movie is "Ellis Boyd Redding".

3. House, MD was a doctor on a television show who usually went by his last name. What surname, typically associated with female names, is the actual surname of the actor who plays the lead character in this show?

Answer: Laurie

Hugh Laurie plays the lead character in House, MD. The doctor that he plays usually simply goes by "House", but the first name of the character is sometimes mentioned. Dr. Gregory House is the full name of the character. Hugh Laurie is from England, but uses an American accent on the show.

4. In the 2017 live-action adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast", what is revealed as Mrs. Potts' first name?

Answer: Beatrice

The live-action adaptation was very close to the animated version of "Beauty and the Beast, but the film makers chose to make some minor changes. When Mrs. Potts is not an enchanted teapot, it is revealed that her name is Beatrice, and her husband's name is Jean. These are details that are not found in the animated version of this movie.

5. What was Dr. Quincy's first name on the television show "Quincy, ME"?

Answer: It is never revealed

Jack Klugman played Dr. Quincy on this television show. Dr. Quincy's name is never revealed over the duration of the show's run from October 1976, to May 1983. However, intrepid viewers would have seen a few instances when his first initial was revealed.

In one episode, his name appears as "R. Quincy" on a business card. On other early shows, his office door is shown with "Dr. R. Quincy" on it. So, whatever it was, it couldn't have been one of the alternatives given in this question.

6. Hagrid was the gamekeeper at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series. In which year was he born?

Answer: 1928

This character's name is actually "Rubeus Hagrid", but he simply goes by "Hagrid" most of the time. In "The Chamber of Secrets", the date of that school year is firmly established as being 1992-1993. It is also said that after being framed by Tom Riddle, Hagrid was expelled 50 years before this (1943), during his third year at Hogwarts.

A third year student is 13-14 years old, making Hagrid's year of birth 1928.

7. During episodes (not during the credits), when did Fonzie on the tv show "Happy Days" actually ride a motorcycle?

Answer: Neither

Another one-named character is "Fonzie", short for "Fonzarelli". The only character on the show who typically used his real first name was Richie's mom, Mrs. Cunningham who called him "Arthur". Henry Winkler, who played Fonzie on Happy Days has dyslexia.

This made it difficult for him to coordinate the brake, clutch and throttle, making it very difficult for him to ride a motorcycle. Although he is shown riding his motorcycle outside during the opening credits of Season 5, that was the only time he was shown steering his motorcycle. Typically, if a scene in the show needed to show him in movement, the motorcycle was mounted on a piece of wood that had wheels that was then pulled along.

8. In the 1995 movie "Casper", what was the title character's last name when he was alive?

Answer: McFadden

It's not actually that surprising that Casper the Friendly Ghost should have a surname. After all, in the 1995 movie, he is the ghost of a dead child. This version gives him the full name of Casper McFadden, and establishes that he died of pneumonia after playing out in the cold too long.

9. Columbo was another television character who used a single name in a series named after the lead character. His wife is mentioned, but never seen or heard over the course of the series. What was her first name?

Answer: Kate

Colombo's first name was never officially identified throughout the series' run. However, there were occasional glimpses of the name "Frank Colombo" on various pieces of identification over the course of the show. He often refers to his wife on the show, but not by name, and she is never seen or heard on "Colombo". Eventually, the television studio developed a series called "Mrs. Colombo" where it was revealed that her first name was actually "Kate".

10. On the "A-Team", one character went by his last name. What were Murdoch's initials?

Answer: H.M.

On the "A-Team" television show, there was one character that went by the name "Murdoch". His first name is actually never revealed in the show, but his initials are rarely mentioned. When they are mentioned, it is said that the "H.M." initials stand for the nickname "Howling Mad".

Source: Author Trivia_Fan54

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Characters With Single Names Trivia Quiz

Television and movie characters are sometimes known by only a single name. This quiz will ask about some of those characters, a few things about their names, and a few other bits of trivia about them.

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