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"Waiting For Beckett" Trivia Quiz

A quiz on episode 6 from season 1.

A multiple-choice quiz by Polaris101. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Polaris101

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,446

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
202

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What dance do the GI's show Cherry how to do? Hint

The Jerk

The Clamdigger

The Twist

The Hustle

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who says "Am I glad I fly over this stuff"?

Answer: (One Word - five letters, McMurphy's flyboy)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where is the deserter from? Hint

Joppatowne, Maryland

Omaha, Nebraska

Smyrna, Georgia

Flint, Michigan

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did Boonie NOT do to try to cheer Beckett up? Hint

Teach him to surf

Play a round of golf

Take him to a brothel

Suggest a game of poker

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who does Cherry NOT ask for help with her deserter? Hint

Beckett

K.C.

Laurette

McMurphy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which series star does not appear in this episode? Hint

Lila

Dr. Richard

K.C.

Cherry

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Question 7 of 10

7. The deserter initially gets Cherry to help him by holding a gun on her.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where does Beckett say he thought they were, when he's talking to Boonie, Laurette and Lt. Price on the beach? Hint

China Beach

Hell

Vietnam

At the beach

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Question 9 of 10

9. What makes Cherry realize that the deserter has been lying to her? Hint

He says he and Rick held swimming contests

She overhears K.C. accusing him of using Cherry

He won't answer the question about what kind of doctor his father is

He says he doesn't really have $1,500

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lt. Price never captures the deserter.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What dance do the GI's show Cherry how to do?

Answer: The Jerk

She asks a soldier to turn his radio down and a bunch of them complain, so she lets them listen to it. One of them says "Let's boogie", and Cherry replies that she doesn't know how.

2. Who says "Am I glad I fly over this stuff"?

Answer: Natch

Colleen is telling Boonie and Natch about Beckett sleeping in the Graves Registration Unit with the corpses.

3. Where is the deserter from?

Answer: Flint, Michigan

He tells Cherry this when he's talking to her in the Red Cross center.

4. What did Boonie NOT do to try to cheer Beckett up?

Answer: Play a round of golf

Beckett is stressed out by his job and needs some relief. Boonie tries to help him, but he really needs to get some rest.

5. Who does Cherry NOT ask for help with her deserter?

Answer: Laurette

She asks K.C. to help her get him a passport, Beckett to let him rest in the GRU, and McMurphy for help in general.

6. Which series star does not appear in this episode?

Answer: Dr. Richard

Dr. Richard is away in Hawaii with his wife on R & R.

7. The deserter initially gets Cherry to help him by holding a gun on her.

Answer: False

He claims to know her brother, which he doesn't. He has snooped in her room and found the letters from Cherry's brother, Rick.

8. Where does Beckett say he thought they were, when he's talking to Boonie, Laurette and Lt. Price on the beach?

Answer: Hell

Lt. Price is telling them that deserters will drag anybody down that tries to help them, drag them straight to hell. Beckett grimaces and says, "I thought that's where we were".

9. What makes Cherry realize that the deserter has been lying to her?

Answer: He says he and Rick held swimming contests

Cherry tells McMurphy that the deserter, Cross, knows her brother. McMurphy asks how she knows that, which causes Cherry to start asking Cross questions about Rick. Cherry says that Rick loved to swim and Cross says that they held swimming contests, but he never won. Cherry knows he's lying, and says that Rick doesn't swim.

10. Lt. Price never captures the deserter.

Answer: False

He follows Cherry to the GRU where Cross is hiding out. After Cherry accuses Cross of lying, he pulls a gun on her. Price and the MP's come in and Cross surrenders.

Source: Author Polaris101

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