All New for You "Gilligan's Island" Gurus! Quiz

Answer: The Professor

In no other episode, does anyone call The Howells "Thurston and Lovey"! This is a great trivia question to pull on your fellow Gilligan's Island buffs. Trivial tidbit: The winning ticket number is: G131131.

Answer: a bamboo umbrella

Mrs. Howell had several parasols, but never was there a bamboo umbrella. Mr. Howell indeed had a roulette wheel and a pool table. The Howells also had a set of golf clubs, made from bamboo poles and seashells. They used avocado pits for golf balls. The bamboo xylophone was made for the men's band---another story for another day. Most of the props on the island were inventions made by the Professor.

Answer: weather updates

The Professor was listening to radio reports of a severe typhoon approaching the island. Just when the announcer was about to give the estimated time and coordinates that the storm would hit, the radio failed. Gilligan saved the day, as they were able to take cover after learning when and where the storm would indeed arrive. It's not often that Gilligan saves the day, as we all know.

Answer: I like spinach

In episode #71, Gilligan fishes a crate of radioactive vegetable seeds from the lagoon. The Castaways anxiously plant the seeds. To their amazement, the seeds take root and grow quite rapidly yet unshapely. Even so, the Castaways plant, pick, and ultimately prepare and consume their favorite veggies. Gilligan's favorite vegetable was spinach. Sixteen episodes later (#87), the Professor rigged up a lie detector machine to find Lovey's secret admirer.

When Gilligan hooked himself up to the machine, he stated two truths, before he finally said: I like spinach, setting the machine off ---a direct conflict from episode #71, where spinach was Gilligan's favorite vegetable. Perhaps nearing the end of the third season, the writers were also going a bit "island happy"!?

Answer: to showcase Ginger's talents and force Hecuba to whisk her back to Hollywood

The lyrics of the songs that the Castaways sang in their version of the "Hamlet" play, were taken directly from William Shakespeare, verbatim. What a way to learn a little Shakespeare --priceless.

Answer: He feeds the natives the keptibora berry juice making the natives feel out-numbered as they flee for their lives

The keptibora berry antidote makes Gilligan see everything in multiples. The final antidote for Gilligan's vision problems, turned out to be just plain water. Trivial tidbit: Looking at the natives' bamboo prison you'll notice a few walls missing.

Answer: False

Actually there were 98 episodes filmed in total of "Gilligan's Island", as we know it. In the very first episodes, the original actors who just did not fit well together for the series, were ousted. Russell Johnson, Tina Louise, and Dawn Wells replaced them. Those original episodes were re-filmed using the original scripts, with the now legendary Castaways as we've come to know and love to this present day.

Answer: Waterford

Lord Beasley's name was mentioned over the radio, as he and the Castaways listened to the news of his plight. Remember when the Skipper and Gilligan painted a large moth to resemble the elusive butterfly? The Professor thought that they could never fool the master collector. They almost pulled it off, until it rained and washed the paint from the moth.

Answer: submarine

The cosmonauts are best remembered to us as Ivan and Igor.

Answer: a spot to build a resort hotel and a husband

Erika falls for the Professor, who is too busy cataloging flora and fauna to understand how to encourage a romantic relationship. When Erika departs, she promises to send help for the Castaways, only there is a storm, and she can't relocate the tiny island....and so it goes.