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"NCIS": Gibbs-isms Season 1 Trivia Quiz

Fearless leader Gibbs has some pretty funny lines. Do you remember them? Fill in the blank to finish Gibbs' line from the show. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by TRNchick. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
TRNchick

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
319,685

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2482

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: Guest 178 (9/10), Guest 172 (3/10), Guest 40 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Gibbs: "You never work the system when you can work the ________". Hint

government

computer

boss

people

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Question 2 of 10

2. Captain Faul: "You JAG or NCIS"?
Gibbs: "Do I look like a ________"? Hint

lawyer

cop

fed

special agent

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Question 3 of 10

3. Fuller: "Your bluff worked. Trujillo wants to talk. He really believed you'd ship him off to Gitmo".
Gibbs: "The secret of a good bluff, Agent Fuller, is __________________". Hint

to call their's before they call your's.

to be convincing

not to bluff

to act like you mean it

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Question 4 of 10

4. Tony: "Radar Intercept Officer. Also called a GIB's, one B. Stands for Guy In Back".
Kate: "Why do you need two B's"?
Gibbs: "Second one's for '______'".
Hint

butt head

bastard

buzzard

back stabber

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Question 5 of 10

5. Gibbs: "Don't '_____' me. I work for a living".

Hint

Boss

Gunny

Sir

Special Agent

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Question 6 of 10

6. Gibbs: "Whale huggers"?
Guard: "Yes, sir. Been bugging us for weeks".
Gibbs: "Why don't you just _________"?
Guard: "I've been tempted" . Hint

beat 'em

kill 'em

shoot 'em

make 'em leave

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Question 7 of 10

7. Kate: "Do people react that way because we're NCIS, or do you just have that effect on them"?
Gibbs: "I like to think it's ____". Hint

the badge

the title "Special Agent"

the gun

8. Gibbs: "See if you can brand the cologne".
Abby: "Why, you want some"?
Gibbs: "Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of ______ is sexy. Probably why I don't date (pause) many women".

Hint

bourbon

sawdust

gunpowder

money

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Question 9 of 10

9. Gibbs: "Why is it that women always want to fix what doesn't need fixing"?
Kate: "Makes us feel all warm inside".
Gibbs: "So does ______, but it doesn't cost you a house".
(Be careful, this question is tricky!) Hint

scotch

whiskey

bourbon

vodka

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Question 10 of 10

10. Kate: "You know I bet this is why number two came after you with a nine iron, isn't it? You just refused to sit down and talk things through".
Gibbs: "Actually that wasn't it at all".
Kate: "So what was it, then"?
Gibbs: "_______ iron".
Hint

five

seven

six

eight

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Gibbs: "You never work the system when you can work the ________".

Answer: people

This quote is from the episode "Hung Out to Dry". Gibbs and Kate are trying to find a way to gain access to the Armed Forces DNA registry. After unsuccessfully trying to coerce a JAG lawyer into giving them access, they guilt him into giving them a search warrant that, in Abby's terms, is a little hinky.

2. Captain Faul: "You JAG or NCIS"? Gibbs: "Do I look like a ________"?

Answer: lawyer

This quote is also from the episode "Hung Out to Dry". People that work in law enforcement don't always like lawyers, and Gibbs is no exception. He takes offense that the Captain is implying that he might look like a lawyer.

3. Fuller: "Your bluff worked. Trujillo wants to talk. He really believed you'd ship him off to Gitmo". Gibbs: "The secret of a good bluff, Agent Fuller, is __________________".

Answer: not to bluff

This quote is from the season 1 episode "Seadog". Gibbs is trying to figure out what type of role two drug dealers played in the death of a serviceman. Gibbs threatens to ship both of them off to Guantanamo Bay unless they help him. Agent Fuller thought Gibbs was bluffing with that threat. Gibbs doesn't bluff, he would have found a way to ship them to Gitmo had they not cooperated.

4. Tony: "Radar Intercept Officer. Also called a GIB's, one B. Stands for Guy In Back". Kate: "Why do you need two B's"? Gibbs: "Second one's for '______'".

Answer: bastard

This quote is from the episode "The Curse". In this episode, they find a murdered serviceman in the wing tank of a Tomcat that was found in the woods. As they were the discussing the Tomcat aircraft, Tony mentions that it's a two person aircraft. This quote soon follows.

5. Gibbs: "Don't '_____' me. I work for a living".

Answer: Sir

This quote is from the episode "The Curse". In the military it is tradition that enlisted men and NCO's be called by their rank, and not by "sir" or "ma'am". In fact, it is often considered an insult to call enlisted men and NCO's "sir" or "ma'am". The soldiers that are on the front lines are made up mostly of enlisted personnel. Therefore, the pun that enlisted men are the ones that work for a living has been a long established one.

6. Gibbs: "Whale huggers"? Guard: "Yes, sir. Been bugging us for weeks". Gibbs: "Why don't you just _________"? Guard: "I've been tempted" .

Answer: shoot 'em

This quote is from the episode "Sub Rosa". In this episode, a whale-hugger sneaks his way onto a US Navy submarine and attempts to kill the entire crew with sarin gas. After Gibbs and the team foil his attempt, he swallows the canister of gas and then kills himself.

After the crew puts the body in the freezer to preserve it, the canister is triggered by the cold to release the gas. In order to get the body off the ship before the gas leaks out, Gibbs and the COB launched the body out of a torpedo tube.

7. Kate: "Do people react that way because we're NCIS, or do you just have that effect on them"? Gibbs: "I like to think it's ____".

Answer: me

This quote is also from the episode "Sub Rosa". This quote occurred after Gibbs and the COB got into it about the safety of the boat.

8. Gibbs: "See if you can brand the cologne". Abby: "Why, you want some"? Gibbs: "Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of ______ is sexy. Probably why I don't date (pause) many women".

Answer: sawdust

This is from the episode "Minimum Security". Gibbs is asking Abby to try and figure out the name of a perfume that is evidence in the case.

9. Gibbs: "Why is it that women always want to fix what doesn't need fixing"? Kate: "Makes us feel all warm inside". Gibbs: "So does ______, but it doesn't cost you a house". (Be careful, this question is tricky!)

Answer: scotch

This quote is also from the episode "Minimum Security". This is an odd quote. Be aware that this is a season one episode. Several times in this season we see and hear Gibbs mention scotch. During future seasons, Gibbs' drink of choice is bourbon.

10. Kate: "You know I bet this is why number two came after you with a nine iron, isn't it? You just refused to sit down and talk things through". Gibbs: "Actually that wasn't it at all". Kate: "So what was it, then"? Gibbs: "_______ iron".

Answer: seven

This is from the episode "Eye Spy". Based on Gibbs' character, he would never strike a woman. He does, however, seem to marry women that like to beat him. As mentioned above, wife number two hit him with a seven iron. In a later episode, it is mentioned that a different wife hit him with a baseball bat.

Source: Author TRNchick

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