Hey Nick, What's Your Name? Quiz | Things in Common

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1. In 'M*A*S*H' one of the main characters, if not THE main character, was "Hawkeye" Pierce. What were Hawkeye's given and middle names?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Dr. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce was supposedly given the nickname Hawkeye, after the main character in James Fenimore Cooper's 'The Last of the Mohicans', which had been his father's favorite book. The part of "Hawkeye" Pierce was played by Alan Alda in the TV series and by Donald Sutherland in the movie. This character, and many others in both the movie and TV series, were based on the book 'M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors' written by Richard Hooker, a former military surgeon at MASH unit 8055 in the Korean War.

2. The show 'M*A*S*H' is where we find 'Trapper' John McIntyre, Hawkeye's cohort in tomfoolery. The character of 'Trapper' John is the main character in 'Trapper John, M.D.' which was a sequel of 'M*A*S*H'. In this later series they reveal John McIntyre's two middle names. What were they?

Answer: Francis Xavier

The show, 'Trapper John, M.D.' is a gold mine for anyone looking for nicknames. Characters with nicknames on this show were: Dr. 'Trapper' John Francis Xavier McIntyre, Dr. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates, Dr. Justin "Jackpot" Jackson, nurses Clara "Starch" Willoughby and Gloria "Ripples" Brancusi. In this series, Trapper John was played by Pernell Roberts who previously played Adam Cartright on 'Bonanza'.

3. 'Trapper John, M.D.' gave us the character "Gonzo" Gates. What were Gonzo's given and middle names?

Answer: George Alonzo

The show, 'Trapper John, M.D." was a spin off of 'M*A*S*H' and supposedly starts almost 30 years after the Korean War ended. The character of Dr. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates had also been a M.A.S.H. doctor, but he had served in Vietnam. "Gonzo" Gates was played by Gregory Harrison who had also appeared on the series 'M*A*S*H' in 1976 as Lt. Tony Baker.

4. In the series 'WKRP in Cincinnati', one character was known as the "Big Guy". What were this character's given and surnames?

Answer: Arthur Carlson

The character of Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson was the meek station manager of the struggling radio station, WKRP. In the series 'WKRP in Cincinnati', Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson was played by the late Gordon Jump.

5. 'The Gabby Hayes Show' aired in the 1950s and starred "Gabby" Hayes. But we all know his mother really didn't name him Gabby. What was his given name?

Answer: George

George "Gabby" Hayes, who was born George Francis Hayes in 1885, was one of the more recognized sidekicks on western movies. Hayes appeared on about 190 western movies along with his two TV shows. He rose to fame as Windy Halliday, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick. He left the 'Hopalong Cassidy' films in 1939 in a salary dispute, and was legally unable to use the name "Windy" after that. In 1940 he appeared as "Gabby" Hayes.

6. Biff! Bam! Pow! These were the words we all saw on the screen when we watched the TV series, 'Batman'. We know that Batman was the crime fighting alter ego for a billionaire. What was this billionaire character's name?

Answer: Bruce Wayne

In the 1966-1968 TV series, 'Batman', you find billionaire and entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward, Dick Grayson, who have the secret crime fighting identities of Batman and Robin. Batman was played by Adam West and Robin was played by Burt Ward.

7. 'Zorro', the TV series from the late 1950s, was about a man in California who fought against injustices. "Zorro" was his crime fighting persona, but what was the character's name when he wasn't behind that mask and cape?

Answer: Don Diego de la Vega

The program 'Zorro' aired from 1957 to 1959. The part of Don Diego de la Vega/Zorro was played by Guy Williams. The character, Don Diego de la Vega was the son of Don Alejandro in Spanish California of the 1820s.

8. This character was from a short lived Disney series in the 1950s about a Revolutionary war hero. He was known as "The Swamp Fox". What were his given and surnames?

Answer: Francis Marion

Francis Marion, AKA The Swamp Fox, was a real life Revolutionary War hero and the subject of a series of eight episodes on 'Disneyland' between October 23, 1959 and January 15, 1961. The part of Col. Francis Marion was played by Leslie Nielsen.

9. 'The Lone Ranger' was the title of the show and the nickname of the main character. His brother had been a Texas Ranger and had been killed in an ambush. The man who later became known as The Lone Ranger cut a mask out of the material of his brother's vest. What was The Lone Ranger's surname before this terrible event?

Answer: Reid

The surname of the Lone Ranger was establish in the telling of the 'Legend of The Lone Ranger'. His given name and the given name of his brother were never used on the TV series nor were they used on the older radio program. The given names of Dan and John have both surfaced as The Lone Ranger's given name. Dan was cited as his given name in the obituary of Fran Striker, creator of the Lone Ranger, and in an edition of Gold Key Comics.

The given name of John surfaced in the 1981 movie 'The Legend of the Lone Ranger'. With this conflicting information we may never know who that masked man was.

10. One other crime fighter who went by another name was "The Green Hornet". What were The Green Hornet's given and surnames?

Answer: Britt Reid

The character of Britt Reid, AKA The Green Hornet, was the son of Dan Reid who was the nephew of the Lone Ranger. This would make him the Lone Ranger's great or grand nephew.

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Hey Nick, What's Your Name? Trivia Quiz

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