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Ecotone Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the episode voted by viewers as the all-time favorite. Enjoy the quiz as we have enjoyed this landmark series.

A multiple-choice quiz by rootsgrrl. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
rootsgrrl

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
248,443

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
416

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. To what hospital is Nate taken after his collapse? Hint

UCLA Medical Center

St. Luke's

St. Bridget's

Cedars-Sinai

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Question 2 of 15

2. Nate has a roommate in the hospital. What is this man's name? Hint

Clyde

Carl

Chuck

Calvin

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Question 3 of 15

3. When Claire comes to the hospital, and sees Maggie there, she asks David, "Why is she here?" What is David's answer? Hint

I don't know

Not now

Later

You don't want to know

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Question 4 of 15

4. What snack food does Brenda get from the machine at the hospital? Hint

Fritos

Doritos

Cheez Doodles

Ruffles

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who baby-sits Maya while Brenda is at the hospital? Hint

Margaret

Billy

George

Keith

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Question 6 of 15

6. When Ruth wanders through the park, looking for a way home, she encounters a group of Chinese people. What are they doing/practicing?

Answer: (Two Words--three letters each)

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Question 7 of 15

7. A familiar actress played Nate's brain surgeon, Dr. Fraker. From which NBC series do we know her? Hint

L.A. Law

Law and Order

Hill Street Blues

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which side of Nate's body is paralyzed?

Answer: (One Word--Right or Left)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Fisher and Diaz do get a body at the beginning of this episode. What is the deceased's last name? Hint

Morrison

Matthewson

Michaelson

Matheson

10. When Claire and Ted are out to dinner, Claire says, "I think we've stumbled onto a Republican nest." Ted disagrees with the use of the word "nest." Which word does he say he thinks Claire means? Hint

hangout

enclave

domain

territory

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of David and Keith's sons hates hospitals?

Answer: (One Word--Anthony or Durrell)

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Question 12 of 15

12. How many times does Brenda say she tried to call Nate while he was with Maggie? Hint

100

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Question 13 of 15

13. When the brain surgeon tells the family that Nate might have brain damage, Ted mentions that a relative of his had a stroke and learned to walk and talk again. Which relative? Hint

His grandfather

His uncle

His mother

His grandmother

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Question 14 of 15

14. During the dream sequence, which transfers from Nate to David, we hear a classic R&B tune, "Strawberry Letter 23," by The Brothers Johnson. What year was this record originally released? Hint

1977

1976

1973

1975

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Question 15 of 15

15. After Nate dies, the screen on his monitor, indicating his respiratory rate, strangely does not read "0" (zero). What number does it say? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To what hospital is Nate taken after his collapse?

Answer: St. Bridget's

Maggie calls David, using Nate's cell phone, and tells him to meet her at the hospital, and then asks David to call Brenda.

2. Nate has a roommate in the hospital. What is this man's name?

Answer: Chuck

We find out later that Chuck is a Buddhist.

3. When Claire comes to the hospital, and sees Maggie there, she asks David, "Why is she here?" What is David's answer?

Answer: Later

David was correctly reluctant to discuss the circumstances in front of Brenda. There was no need for Brenda to know that Maggie and Nate were together before Nate's collapse. She did find out later.

4. What snack food does Brenda get from the machine at the hospital?

Answer: Ruffles

David sees her eating the chips, and asks her, "Would you like me to go to the cafeteria and get you some tea, or some real food?" To which Brenda replies, "No, I'm fine with these." This is also when Brenda tells David that the baby she's carrying is a girl.

5. Who baby-sits Maya while Brenda is at the hospital?

Answer: Margaret

Nate is not happy when he hears this, and Brenda tells him, "It was an emergency."

6. When Ruth wanders through the park, looking for a way home, she encounters a group of Chinese people. What are they doing/practicing?

Answer: Tai Chi

Ruth gets a ride home on their bus, along with some advice. Namely, "Stick with the devil you know."

7. A familiar actress played Nate's brain surgeon, Dr. Fraker. From which NBC series do we know her?

Answer: L.A. Law

Michele Greene played Abby Perkins from 1986-1991. She was also featured on the very short-lived "Bay City Blues."

8. Which side of Nate's body is paralyzed?

Answer: Right

Nate says it feels strange and that it takes a lot of effort to get anything to happen. Sadly, he doesn't live to get the physical therapy that might help.

9. Fisher and Diaz do get a body at the beginning of this episode. What is the deceased's last name?

Answer: Matheson

Lawrence Hall Matheson; mauled by a cougar while hiking in the canyon. When Rico describes the death while at the hospital visiting Nate, Nate brings up the concept of the "ecotone." The ecotone is the place where nature and civilization overlap. That is the idea behind the title of this episode.

Answer: enclave

This is how Claire finds out that Ted is a Republican. They argue about the war in Iraq until she gets the phone call about Nate.

11. Which of David and Keith's sons hates hospitals?

Answer: Anthony

Anthony tries to run out of the hospital twice. Their mother was a drug addict, and Durrell explains to David, "We always had to go when Mama OD'd."

12. How many times does Brenda say she tried to call Nate while he was with Maggie?

Answer: 20

This scene was where Brenda figured out what Nate and Maggie were really doing for two hours.

13. When the brain surgeon tells the family that Nate might have brain damage, Ted mentions that a relative of his had a stroke and learned to walk and talk again. Which relative?

Answer: His grandfather

Claire doesn't care. She says that this is the worst possible news she could get.

14. During the dream sequence, which transfers from Nate to David, we hear a classic R&B tune, "Strawberry Letter 23," by The Brothers Johnson. What year was this record originally released?

Answer: 1977

Great song. We hear only the words, "Strawberry Letter 22," not "23." The singer is looking forward to number 23, of the letters his girlfriend wrote on strawberry scented paper.

15. After Nate dies, the screen on his monitor, indicating his respiratory rate, strangely does not read "0" (zero). What number does it say?

Answer: 3

And why hasn't a nurse responded to the alarm? Hmmm... Incidentally, the death of Nathaniel Samuel Fisher, Jr. is Number 18 on TV Land's "Most Unexpected Moments."

Thanks for playing, and being a "SFU" fan.

Source: Author rootsgrrl

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