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MAS*H - The Book Trivia Quiz

Does anybody remember Richard Hooker...the guy that started this whole thing with an irreverent, dark comic expose on the medical front in the Korean War?...Anyone?!?!

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

Author
Oddball

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,682

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

Plays
441

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 20

1. Fill in the blank in the introductory sentence: 'Many of the doctors who worked in Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals during the Korean War were...perhaps too ________ to be doing what they were doing.' Hint

scared

inexperienced

young

good

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who was the first person to share a tent with Hawkeye and Duke? Hint

Francis Mulcahey

Oliver Jones

Jonathan Hobson

Frank Burns

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who was it who thought of calling Tent number 6 'The Swamp'? Hint

Duke

Radar

Blake

Hawkeye

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Question 4 of 20

4. On the subject of nicknames, what was the nickname of the 4077th? Hint

The Gate to the 38th

The Hockey Sticks

The Double Natural

The 77th

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Question 5 of 20

5. Most know Trapper John got his nickname from getting caught with a girl in college who screamed, 'He trapped me! He trapped me!'. Where did they get caught? Hint

On a train

In an operating room

At a football game

In a cloakroom

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which of the following was NOT a specialty of Father Mulcahey? Hint

'Cross-action'

'Putting in the fix'

'Getting Blotto'

'Bead-jiggling'

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Question 7 of 20

7. 'Shaking Sammy' was a Protestant chaplain from an engineering outfit down the road who loved shaking hands with his congregation. What did Sammy do that infuriated the Swampmen? Hint

Got into a fight with Dago Red

Interrupted a card game

Writing letters for wounded soldiers without checking on their progress

Smashed the still in a fit of Prohibition fury

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Question 8 of 20

8. As a token of thanks for Mulcahey's work, what did the Swampmen do to show their thanks? Hint

A bottle of homemade tabernacle wine

Obstained from drinking the whole day

Made him the patron saint of the Swamp

A human sacrifice

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who was probably the most inept of the elisted men? Hint

Radar

Pvt. Boone

'Mother' Divine

Walt Waldowski

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Question 10 of 20

10. What was Frank Burn's rank (in the book)? Hint

Lt. Colonel

Major

Captain

Lieutenant

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who assaulted Burns after he blamed a patient's death on an intern? Hint

Duke

Trapper

Hawkeye

Dago Red

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Question 12 of 20

12. Because the enlisted and nurses under Burns would bypass him and ask the Swampmen for help, Col. Blake established the position of Chief Surgeon. Who got the job? Hint

Trapper

Hawkeye

Burns

Duke

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who owned the 'Pride of Hamtramck'? Hint

Ugly John

Waldowski

Boone

Divine

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Question 14 of 20

14. How did the Swampmen raise the necessary funds to enroll Ho-Jon to a medical college in the states? Hint

Raffled a nurse

Sold autographed pictures of Jesus

Held a 'horse race' using cots

Held a poker tournament

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Question 15 of 20

15. To save the life of the son of a congressman, Hawkeye and Trapper flew to Tokyo and announced themselves to the medical staff as who? Hint

The Lone Ranger and Tonto

Holmes and Watson

The Experts

The Pros from Dover

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Question 16 of 20

16. Of what nationality was the anesthesiologist, Ugly John Black? Hint

Canadian

American

Australian

Korean

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Question 17 of 20

17. What did the Swampmen do to convince the visiting Col. DeLong that they needed psychiatric help? Hint

Insist on catching mermaids

Play golf in a minefield

Pretend to be rubber plantation owners

Address Hot Lips as 'Major'

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Question 18 of 20

18. What is Hawkeye's favorite catchphrase? Hint

'HeeeWACKadoo'

'Finest kind'

Snick...snick...snick

(whistle)

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Question 19 of 20

19. From what pro football team did Dr. Oliver 'Spearchucker' Jones play for (again...in the BOOK)? Hint

Green Bay

San Francisco

Philadelphia

Chicago

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Question 20 of 20

20. What was the name of the 4077th football team? Hint

The Red Raiders

The Mad Doctors

The Pros

The Demons

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: young

In part, thanks to the youthfulness and resiliency of the patients, as well as the modern technology available to them, the recovery rate was among the best up to that point in the history of military surgery.

2. Who was the first person to share a tent with Hawkeye and Duke?

Answer: Jonathan Hobson

Major Hobson was a midwestern preacher who prayed at every available opportunity. It was when Hobson began moving his praying into the Mess tent that Blake had him shipped stateside to finish his tour. Hawkeye and Duke then began praying at Henry's cot so he would send them back, too.

3. Who was it who thought of calling Tent number 6 'The Swamp'?

Answer: Hawkeye

Because he couldn't afford a dorm room in college, Hawkeye stayed in a shanty that his classmated called 'The Swamp'.

4. On the subject of nicknames, what was the nickname of the 4077th?

Answer: The Double Natural

The Double Natural sat on the 38th Parallel outside the community of Ouijongbu.

5. Most know Trapper John got his nickname from getting caught with a girl in college who screamed, 'He trapped me! He trapped me!'. Where did they get caught?

Answer: On a train

The two were caught in the Ladies Room of the Boston and Maine train during the Winter Carnival.

6. Which of the following was NOT a specialty of Father Mulcahey?

Answer: 'Getting Blotto'

The other listed actions were done on a regular basis by Mulcahey to enlist God to help the more seriously injured patients. It was Duke who labeled the chaplain 'Dago Red' from his red hair.

7. 'Shaking Sammy' was a Protestant chaplain from an engineering outfit down the road who loved shaking hands with his congregation. What did Sammy do that infuriated the Swampmen?

Answer: Writing letters for wounded soldiers without checking on their progress

Sammy had sent off a letter to a soldier's mother stating all was well and he would be home soon without knowing the man had died two hours before. He was sent back to his unit in a jeep with the tires shot out by Hawkeye and Duke (unlike the series, Hawkeye freely used a gun).

8. As a token of thanks for Mulcahey's work, what did the Swampmen do to show their thanks?

Answer: A human sacrifice

They had kidnapped Shaking Sammy and attempted to set him on fire with a Molotov Cocktail. Sammy wasn't hurt because the 'cocktail' wasn't real.

9. Who was probably the most inept of the elisted men?

Answer: Pvt. Boone

Lorenzo Boone was a 19-year-old intern who led a sheltered life, though he tried hard. Sgt. Divine was the head Mess cook. Waldowski was the camp's dentist. Radar pretty much ran the camp behind Henry Blake.

10. What was Frank Burn's rank (in the book)?

Answer: Captain

For the movie, and eventually the series, Jonathan Hobson and Shaking Sammy were removed, but their characteristics were combined to create the Frank Burns we all know and loathe.

11. Who assaulted Burns after he blamed a patient's death on an intern?

Answer: Duke

Burns was notorious for blaming a death on either God's will or someone else's fault. Pvt. Boone was the victim in this case. Before the month was out, Trapper would punch Burns out as well.

12. Because the enlisted and nurses under Burns would bypass him and ask the Swampmen for help, Col. Blake established the position of Chief Surgeon. Who got the job?

Answer: Trapper

...same as in the movie, but Hawkeye got the position in the series.

13. Who owned the 'Pride of Hamtramck'?

Answer: Waldowski

Owner of the 'Painless Polish Poker Parlor' Waldowski was, physically speaking, 'the best eqipped dentist in the U.S. Army Dental Corps.' This earned him the nickname, 'the Pride of Hamtramck'.

14. How did the Swampmen raise the necessary funds to enroll Ho-Jon to a medical college in the states?

Answer: Sold autographed pictures of Jesus

Trapper grew his hair and beard to the extent that it made an uncanny resemblance, which made Father Mulcahey remark, 'If that's what He looks like, I'm going to try Buddha'.

15. To save the life of the son of a congressman, Hawkeye and Trapper flew to Tokyo and announced themselves to the medical staff as who?

Answer: The Pros from Dover

Yup...same as the movie.

16. Of what nationality was the anesthesiologist, Ugly John Black?

Answer: Australian

He was called Ugly John, easily enough, because he was the most handsome man in the unit.

17. What did the Swampmen do to convince the visiting Col. DeLong that they needed psychiatric help?

Answer: Insist on catching mermaids

They even went to the extent of making a giant lobster trap in the nearby river. It took the returning Henry Blake to convince DeLong of their competency.

18. What is Hawkeye's favorite catchphrase?

Answer: 'Finest kind'

Hawkeye got it from his father.

19. From what pro football team did Dr. Oliver 'Spearchucker' Jones play for (again...in the BOOK)?

Answer: Philadelphia

To make ends meet in medical school, Jones played semi-pro until he was signed by the Eagles. In the movie, Jones played for the 49ers.

20. What was the name of the 4077th football team?

Answer: The Red Raiders

The Raiders defeated Gen. Hammond's evac team, known only as 'the enemy', 28-24.

Source: Author Oddball

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