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Also Known As... Trivia Quiz


Some TV characters are only known by their last names or by nicknames. Their first name is either mentioned rarely or only known by trivia buffs. Do you know these characters given names?

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
TonyTheDad
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
263,903
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
3329
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (3/10), Guest 4 (5/10), Guest 174 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. "MacGyver": The eponymous lead character is often called "Mac", short for his last name. However, he has this name as his given name, Celtic/Gaelic for "one strength". Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Happy Days": The Fonz - played by Henry Winkler - was also called Fonzie or Fonzarelli (his last name). But Mrs. Cunningham (Richie's mom and Fonzie's landlord) was the only person that called him by his given name, which means "bear". Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Growing Pains": Mike Seaver's friend Boner (Andrew Koenig) got his nickname from his last name, Stabone. His first name was what? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "Gilligan's Island": Gilligan (Bob Denver) was either called "Gilligan" or "Little Buddy" (by Skipper) throughout the series. His first name was never mentioned in an episode. But, series creator Sherwood Shwartz said he had a first name for Gilligan if the need to use it ever arose, which was what?


Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Flintstones": Fred's boss - Mr. Slate (John Stephenson) - was usually only addressed as such. But his first name was mentioned in at least three different episodes. Trouble is, each time it was different. Which of the following was *not* a name attributed to Mr. Slate? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "Babylon 5": Dr. Morden (Ed Wasser) was never addressed by his first name, but was listed in the series writer's bible as what? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Doogie Howser, M.D.": What was Doogie's real first name?

Answer: (1 word, first name only)
Question 8 of 10
8. "M*A*S*H": The gravel-voiced Sgt. Rizzo (G.W. Bailey) had this first name. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Star Trek": Which of the following was *not* a full name of a regular character? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Emergency!" : Dr. Brackett (Robert Fuller) had this first name. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "MacGyver": The eponymous lead character is often called "Mac", short for his last name. However, he has this name as his given name, Celtic/Gaelic for "one strength".

Answer: Angus

Angus MacGyver was played by Richard Dean Anderson. He won the role when the casting director noticed he used his glasses during his audition, showing a lack of pretension that the creative team wanted in their character.

Aden means "little fire".

Seamus means "supplanter", ans is the Gaelic form of James.

Sean means "God is gracious", and is the Gaelic form of John.
2. "Happy Days": The Fonz - played by Henry Winkler - was also called Fonzie or Fonzarelli (his last name). But Mrs. Cunningham (Richie's mom and Fonzie's landlord) was the only person that called him by his given name, which means "bear".

Answer: Arthur

Arthur is another Gaelic name.

The other choices: Eugene means "well-born" (English); Ernest means "earnest" (English); and Howard means "heart brave" (English). Howard was also Mr. Cunningham's name.
3. "Growing Pains": Mike Seaver's friend Boner (Andrew Koenig) got his nickname from his last name, Stabone. His first name was what?

Answer: Richard

Richard is an English name meaning "brave ruler".

The other names: Randolph means "shield wolf" (English); Rudolph means "famous wolf" (not "shiny nose") (English); and Sylvester means "from the forest" (English).

Boner's dad name was Sylvester; yep, Sylvester Stabone.
4. "Gilligan's Island": Gilligan (Bob Denver) was either called "Gilligan" or "Little Buddy" (by Skipper) throughout the series. His first name was never mentioned in an episode. But, series creator Sherwood Shwartz said he had a first name for Gilligan if the need to use it ever arose, which was what?

Answer: Willie

Willie (German; nickname of Wilhelm) means "strong-willed warrior". Billy (English; diminutive of William) means the same.

Freddy (English; diminutive of Frederick) means "peace ruler".

Sammy (English; diminutive of Samuel [Hebrew]) means "His Name Is God".
5. "Flintstones": Fred's boss - Mr. Slate (John Stephenson) - was usually only addressed as such. But his first name was mentioned in at least three different episodes. Trouble is, each time it was different. Which of the following was *not* a name attributed to Mr. Slate?

Answer: Stony

"Stony" was used as a Stone-Age pun on the name Tony Curtis, when he portrayed a Hollyrock actor that was sold as a "slave" to promote his latest movie, "Slave Boy".
6. "Babylon 5": Dr. Morden (Ed Wasser) was never addressed by his first name, but was listed in the series writer's bible as what?

Answer: Paul

Paul (Latin) means "small". Steven (Greek) means "crown". Tony (English; nickname of Anthony) means "priceless". David (Hebrew) means "beloved".
7. "Doogie Howser, M.D.": What was Doogie's real first name?

Answer: douglas

"Douglas" (Celtic/Gaelic) means "dark water". Neil Patrick Harris played Doogie Howser. He went on to play Henry McNeeley in the short-lived "Stark Raving Mad" and Barney in the hit comedy "How I Met Your Mother".
8. "M*A*S*H": The gravel-voiced Sgt. Rizzo (G.W. Bailey) had this first name.

Answer: Luther

Luther (English) means "people army".

Walter (English) means "army ruler". It was also Radar O'Reilly's real first name.

Jay (Latin) means "a bird in the crow family". It was (supposedly) half of BJ Hunnicut's given name: Bea (his mother) and Jay (his father).

Benjamin (English) means "Son Of My Right Hand". It was Dr. Hawkeye Pierce's real first name.
9. "Star Trek": Which of the following was *not* a full name of a regular character?

Answer: Pyotr Chekov

Pavel Checkov (Walter Koenig) was an only child. But in the "Star Trek" episode 'Day of the Dove', he imagines he had a brother Pyotr that was killed by Klingons, thus inciting him to violence. (Pavel and Pyotr are Russian versions of Paul and Peter, respectively.)

Sulu and Uhura's first names weren't revealed during the series. But in books, they were given the names above. These eventually became canon.

Engineer Scott - usually called Scotty by Kirk - had the given name Montgomery (English, meaning "from the hill of the powerful man"), which was revealed in the episode 'Wolf in the Fold'.
10. "Emergency!" : Dr. Brackett (Robert Fuller) had this first name.

Answer: Kelly

John Gage was one of the main firefighters.

Joe Early was another doctor at Rampart General Hospital.

Captain Hank Stanly was the captain of Station 51.
Source: Author TonyTheDad

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