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Characters' First Names. Trivia Quiz

Some TV shows have characters that has little known first names. Here are some of them. See how well you know the characters in this quiz. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by musicworks. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
musicworks

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
72,787

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
12 / 25

Plays
3912

Last 3 plays: Guest 166 (11/25), Guest 172 (6/25), Linda_Arizona (14/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. What was the first name of Doctor Adams on the show 'Gunsmoke'? Hint

Hiram

Sam

Seth

Galen

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Question 2 of 25

2. Ward Bond portrayed Major ______ Adams on the western 'Wagon Train'. Hint

Seth

Abel

Cain

Enoch

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Question 3 of 25

3. Mr. ______ French was the butler on 'Family Affair'. Hint

James

Jerome

Giles

Jeeves

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Question 4 of 25

4. What was Lt. Commander McHale's first name?

Answer: ('Starts with Q')

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Question 5 of 25

5. Robert Shayne portrayed Inspector ________ Henderson on 'The Adventures of Superman'. Hint

Bob

Joe

Bill

Frank

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Question 6 of 25

6. David Janssen played Dr. Richard Kimble on 'The Fugitive'. Lt. _______ Gerard was always trying to catch him. Hint

Phillip

Peter

Paul

Preston

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Question 7 of 25

7. Carl Betz played a defense lawyer on the show 'Judd for the Defense'. What was Judd's first name?

Answer: (The last name of our 42nd President!)

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Question 8 of 25

8. What was Judge Garth's first name on 'The Virginian'? Hint

Hans

Herman

Henry

Holmes

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Question 9 of 25

9. Admiral _________ Nelson commanded the submarine Seaview on 'Voyage to the Bottom the Sea'. Hint

Harriman

Harold

Harris

Harrison

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Question 10 of 25

10. Everybody knows that Sgt. Vincent Carter was Pvt. Gomer Pyle's D.I. What was the first name of the base commander Col. ______ Gray? Hint

Edward

Charles

Duke

Michael

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Question 11 of 25

11. What was Corporal Agarn's first name on 'F Troop'?

Answer: (One Word -- 'No hint')

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Question 12 of 25

12. On the show 'Star Trek' Lt. Commander Scott was called 'Scotty' by the crew of the Enterprise but what was his first name?

Answer: (A southern state capitol!)

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Question 13 of 25

13. Richard Dawson played Cpl. _________ Newkirk on 'Hogan's Heroes' Hint

Patrick

Peter

Paul

Phillip

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Question 14 of 25

14. Edd Byrnes played the jive talking Kookie on '77 Sunset Strip'. What was Kookie's real first name?

Answer: (Same first name as our 38th President)

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Question 15 of 25

15. G.W. Bailey played Sgt. _________ Rizzo on 'M*A*S*H*'. Hint

Lester

Luther

Leon

Lee

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Question 16 of 25

16. Will Hutchins played ________ Brewster on 'Sugarfoot'. Hint

Terry

Tracy

Tony

Tom

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Question 17 of 25

17. _______ Barkley was the Queen of the Barkley ranch on 'The Big Valley'. Hint

Elizabeth

Victoria

Mary

Anne

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Question 18 of 25

18. The Marshal in the town of North Fork on 'The Rifleman' was named ________ Torrance. Hint

Malachi

Micah

Meshach

Moses

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Question 19 of 25

19. James Whitmore had a series from 1960-1962 called 'The Law and Mr. Jones'. What was Mr. Jones' first name?

Answer: (Same first name as our 16th President)

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Question 20 of 25

20. The blacksmith on 'Gunsmoke' from 1962-1965 was ________ Asper. Hint

Carl

Quigley

Quint

Joe

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Question 21 of 25

21. Darby Hinton played Daniel Boone's son _________ on the show 'Daniel Boone'. Hint

Isaac

Israel

Ishmael

Isaiah

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Question 22 of 25

22. What was Mr. Mooney's first name on 'The Lucy Show'?

Answer: (Same first name as our 26th president)

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Question 23 of 25

23. Jonathan Harris played the know-it-all Dr. _________ Smith on 'Lost in Space'. Hint

Zeke

Zachary

Zeb

Zeus

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Question 24 of 25

24. Michael Dunn portrayed a character on 'The Wild Wild West' called Dr. Loveless. What was his first name? Hint

Manuel

Miguelito

Martin

Matthew

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Question 25 of 25

25. Now for a real hard one. What was the first name of Sgt. O'Hara on 'The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'? Hint

Buff

Biff

Bill

Bob

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Dec 16 2024 : Guest 166: 11/25
Dec 16 2024 : Guest 172: 6/25
Nov 23 2024 : Linda_Arizona: 14/25
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first name of Doctor Adams on the show 'Gunsmoke'?

Answer: Galen

Doctor Galen Adams was played by Milburn Stone. 'Gunsmoke' aired 1955-1975. It was one of the longest running shows in TV history.

2. Ward Bond portrayed Major ______ Adams on the western 'Wagon Train'.

Answer: Seth

Ward Bond was on the show from 1957 until his death in 1961. John McIntire then took over as Christopher Hale.

3. Mr. ______ French was the butler on 'Family Affair'.

Answer: Giles

Mr. Giles French was played by Sebastian Cabot. The show also starred Brian Keith as Bill Davis.

4. What was Lt. Commander McHale's first name?

Answer: Quinton

Lt. Commander Quinton McHale was played by Ernest Borgnine. The show also starred Tim Conway and Joe Flynn. Aired 1962-1966.

5. Robert Shayne portrayed Inspector ________ Henderson on 'The Adventures of Superman'.

Answer: Bill

Starring George Reeves, Jack Larson, and Noel Neill. Aired 1952-1957.

6. David Janssen played Dr. Richard Kimble on 'The Fugitive'. Lt. _______ Gerard was always trying to catch him.

Answer: Phillip

Lt. Phillip Gerard was played by Barry Morse. The show aired 1963-1967.

7. Carl Betz played a defense lawyer on the show 'Judd for the Defense'. What was Judd's first name?

Answer: Clinton

8. What was Judge Garth's first name on 'The Virginian'?

Answer: Henry

Judge Henry Garth was played by Lee J. Cobb. The show also starred James Drury and Doug McClure. Aired 1962-1971.

9. Admiral _________ Nelson commanded the submarine Seaview on 'Voyage to the Bottom the Sea'.

Answer: Harriman

Admiral Harriman Nelson was played by Richard Basehart. Show aired 1964-1968.

10. Everybody knows that Sgt. Vincent Carter was Pvt. Gomer Pyle's D.I. What was the first name of the base commander Col. ______ Gray?

Answer: Edward

Col. Edward Gray was played by Forrest Compton. Jim Nabors played Gomer and Frank Sutton played Sgt. Carter. Aired 1964-1970.

11. What was Corporal Agarn's first name on 'F Troop'?

Answer: Randolph

Cpl. Randolph Agarn was played by Larry Storch.

12. On the show 'Star Trek' Lt. Commander Scott was called 'Scotty' by the crew of the Enterprise but what was his first name?

Answer: Montgomery

Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott was played by James Doohan.

13. Richard Dawson played Cpl. _________ Newkirk on 'Hogan's Heroes'

Answer: Peter

Also starring Bob Crane as Col. Robert Hogan and Werner Klemperer as Col. Klink. Show aired 1965-1971.

14. Edd Byrnes played the jive talking Kookie on '77 Sunset Strip'. What was Kookie's real first name?

Answer: Gerald

Gerald Lloyd Kookson was his full name. The show also starred Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Stuart Bailey and Roger Smith as Jeff Spencer. Show aired 1958-1964.

15. G.W. Bailey played Sgt. _________ Rizzo on 'M*A*S*H*'.

Answer: Luther

16. Will Hutchins played ________ Brewster on 'Sugarfoot'.

Answer: Tom

17. _______ Barkley was the Queen of the Barkley ranch on 'The Big Valley'.

Answer: Victoria

Victoria Barkley was played by Barbara Stanwyck. The show aired 1965-1969.

18. The Marshal in the town of North Fork on 'The Rifleman' was named ________ Torrance.

Answer: Micah

Marshal Micah Torrance was played by Paul Fix along with Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as Mark.

19. James Whitmore had a series from 1960-1962 called 'The Law and Mr. Jones'. What was Mr. Jones' first name?

Answer: Abraham

20. The blacksmith on 'Gunsmoke' from 1962-1965 was ________ Asper.

Answer: Quint

Quint Asper was played by Burt Reynolds.

21. Darby Hinton played Daniel Boone's son _________ on the show 'Daniel Boone'.

Answer: Israel

22. What was Mr. Mooney's first name on 'The Lucy Show'?

Answer: Theodore

Theodore J. Mooney was played by Gale Gordon.

23. Jonathan Harris played the know-it-all Dr. _________ Smith on 'Lost in Space'.

Answer: Zachary

'Lost in Space' was on 1965-1968.

24. Michael Dunn portrayed a character on 'The Wild Wild West' called Dr. Loveless. What was his first name?

Answer: Miguelito

'Wild Wild West' starred Robert Conrad as Jim West and Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon. It aired 1965-1970.

25. Now for a real hard one. What was the first name of Sgt. O'Hara on 'The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'?

Answer: Biff

Sgt. Biff O'Hara was played by Joe Sawyer. Also in the show was Lee Aaker as Rusty and James Brown as Lt. Rip Masters. Aired 1957-1959.

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