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TV Nicknames Multiple Choice Quiz | 10 Questions

Many of our favorite TV characters went by nicknames. But do you know who they are by their given names?

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
TonyTheDad

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
29,250

Updated
Dec 18 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Richard Stabone was better known as:

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dr. Douglas Howser was better known as:

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Question 3 of 10

3. Arthur Fonzarelli went by what nickname? Hint

Rory

The Schnoz

The Fonz

Shark Jumper

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Question 4 of 10

4. Fugitive James Adams was the title character of his series. But of course, they used his nickname, which came from his association with his companion. This nickname was:

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Toughie: Benjamin Baxter, Jr. has this unexplained nickname.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Star Trek DS9: Quark and Rom's mother, Ishka, was called this euphonious nickname by her sons (more by Rom).

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Question 7 of 10

7. Really tough: Jerome McElroy is mostly address by this, his professional nickname: Hint

Maestro

Chef

Captain

Doc

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Question 8 of 10

8. Laura Ingalls was called this by her father, Charles: Hint

Half-pint

Beth

Half-wit

Bitzy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Archie Bunker's friend __________ Cunningham. Hint

Poker-face

Stretch

Fingers

Fatso

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Question 10 of 10

10. Dr. Leonard McCoy was called this by Capt. James Kirk.

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Richard Stabone was better known as:

Answer: Boner

From 'Growing Pains'. Mike Seaver gave him the nickname while they were waiting for their first bus ride to school. More trivia: Boner's father's name was Sylvester. Yes, Sylvester Stabone. 'Who knew?' shrugged Boner.

2. Dr. Douglas Howser was better known as:

Answer: Doogie

From, of course, 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' Could you go to a doctor named 'Doogie'?

3. Arthur Fonzarelli went by what nickname?

Answer: The Fonz

From 'Happy Days'. Trivia: Contributors to the National Zoo in Washington DC are known as 'Friends of the National Zoo', or FONZes.

4. Fugitive James Adams was the title character of his series. But of course, they used his nickname, which came from his association with his companion. This nickname was:

Answer: Grizzly

From 'The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams'. Actually, I don't recall anyone in the show addressing him as Grizzly, just Adams.

5. Toughie: Benjamin Baxter, Jr. has this unexplained nickname.

Answer: Beans

From 'The New Adventures of Beans Baxter'. And as the usual business irony goes, this show was cancelled after just one season, even though two of its young stars were nominated for Best Young Actor awards (Jonathan Ward won his) by the Young Artist Awards, as was the show itself for Most Promising New Fall Television Series.

6. Star Trek DS9: Quark and Rom's mother, Ishka, was called this euphonious nickname by her sons (more by Rom).

Answer: Moogie

I guess is was something akin to 'mommy', something an adult normally wouldn't call his mother. Ishka was initially portrayed by SCTV alumnus Andrea Martin, and by Cecily Adams in the following appearances of 'Moogie'.

7. Really tough: Jerome McElroy is mostly address by this, his professional nickname:

Answer: Chef

From 'South Park'. Voiced by Isaac Hayes.

8. Laura Ingalls was called this by her father, Charles:

Answer: Half-pint

Her future husband, Almonzo Wilder, called her Beth (from her middle name Elizabeth).

9. Archie Bunker's friend __________ Cunningham.

Answer: Stretch

From 'All in the Family'. Played by James Cromwell.

10. Dr. Leonard McCoy was called this by Capt. James Kirk.

Answer: Bones

From 'Star Trek'. Bones is a shortening of 'sawbones', a slang expression for surgeon. Funny aside: in episode 'Catspaw', Kirk, McCoy, and Spock were chained up in a medieval dungeon. McCoy was staring anxiously at the skeletal remains of a previous prisoner. Kirk turns to McCoy and begins to call him Bones, sees his friend staring at the skeleton, then calls him 'Doc'. :)

Source: Author TonyTheDad

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