'M*A*S*H' - 'The Nurses' Trivia Quiz

Answer: She accidentally jabs Frank in the finger with a scalpel

Something tells me that Frank's problems are not caused by the outdoor heat! Nurse Preston draws clean-up duty in the operating room for her 'indiscipline'. Margaret also pounces on Preston for having allowed the 4077th to run out of 2.0 silk. It seems to me that Margaret is being unreasonable, especially since Frank started the brouhaha.

Answer: Fudge

Though it's extremely hot outside, the nurses are content to cook hot fudge...in a helmet of all places! When Margaret enters the tent she smells the fudge and immediately reminds the nurses that cooking is against regulations in personnel quarters. Rules, rules, rules!

Answer: They suggest that her hair is not naturally blonde

After noticing the fudge, Margaret turns to Nurse Gaynor, who is clearly drunk, and insists that drunkenness is against the rules. She then turns to Nurse Walsh and accuses her of stealing peroxide from the supply tent. Preston points out that Margaret is not a natural blonde, and Nurse Baker exacerbates the situation by claiming that Margaret's hair is actually gray...ouch!

Answer: This is Your Life

Nurse Baker's husband's name is Tony, a sergeant in the army who has recieved a 24-hour pass. Hawkeye and B.J. concoct a plan that will allow Baker and her husband to spend the evening in the 'Olive Drab Room of the Continental Korean Plaza, overlooking the fabulous latrine!', even despite Baker's current punishment.

Answer: Garter belt

Margaret's response to Radar's generous gesture: 'You jerkface! That's my garter belt!' 'I'm sorry ma'am, I try not to look at your unmentionables,' responds Radar. Some people just have no appreciation for Radar's elocutionary skills!

Answer: Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis (aka Bilharzia), according to Potter, is contracted by millions of people each year who 'wade waste-high in the River Nile.' It is caused by blood flukes. Needless to say, the Colonel is rather skeptical of B.J.'s diagnosis, since schistosomiasis is a tropical disease. After Potter's suspicious response, they decide on typhoid.

Answer: No

Of course not, Frank is never agreeable when you want him to be. Frank does want Margaret's attention, but he wants her to be the one to come to him, not vice-versa. His exact words, 'When I see her crawling across the compound on her hands and knees, you know what that'll mean? It'll mean that she's *almost* ready. Till then, no dice!"

Answer: Lavender peasant blouse

In addition, Klinger requests the matching scarf, and the deal is done!

Answer: They never sit with her in the mess tent or at the movies

Margaret's true feelings come out in a very emotional moment. She feels that her nurses have never offered her any semblance of friendship, and for that she has become resentful. Her speech takes the nurses offguard, they always assumed that Margaret was the villain, but perhaps relationships are a two-way street?

Answer: No

Of course not! Margaret now feels that she has lifted a burden off her chest by revealing herself to the nurses, and now decides to make a conciliatory gesture of friendship to show them that what she said was genuine. This episode really exhibits the growth of Margaret as a character, in my opinion. Thank you for having a go at this quiz, I hope you enjoyed it and will try my other 'M*A*S*H'-related stuff (if you haven't already!)