My "Bonanza" Quiz

Answer: 3

His sons are called Adam, Eric (Hoss) and Joseph (Little Joe). In season 13, Ben adopts a boy named Jamie Hunter, but he is not Ben´s biological son. Will Cartwright was the son of Ben's brother, played by Guy Williams and guest starred in five episode.

Answer: heights

The fear of heights is called acrophobia. Hoss is the one who is afraid of darkness (achluophobia).

Answer: Trapper John, M.D.

This show was a spin-off of the series "M*A*S*H" and lasted for seven seasons (1979 - 1986). "Highway to Heaven" featured Michael Landon (Little Joe) as the angel Jonathan Smith.

Answer: cheese

In many episodes we can see Hop Sing, the Cartwright´s cook, chasing Hoss out of the kitchen, because he tried to snatch some food.

Answer: Virginia City

This is where many of the episodes take place. However, in reality it takes about 45 minutes by car (!) to get from the ranch´s house to Virginia City.

Answer: he was wounded by an unknown person

In 1964 several horses were attacked and wounded very badly. Some of them even had to be put down, and unfortunately Cochise #1 was one of them. I read that Michael Landon offered a reward to the person who could catch the attacker, but they never found out who did it.

Answer: Will

Will is Ben´s nephew, and he is portrayed by Guy Williams. He was a member of the cast for five episodes.

Answer: foreman on the Ponderosa

Candy´s last name is Canaday, but we never learn his first name. He is portrayed by David Canary, who was a member of the cast for the seasons 9 through 11 and then again in season 14.

Answer: Chinese

His name is Hop Sing and he is portrayed by Victor Sen Yung.

Answer: False

Ben was married three times. His wives´ names were Elizabeth, Inger and Marie, and he had one son from each of those women. Little Joe got married to Alice, but she died at the end of the same episode.

Answer: Boston

Elizabeth´s father was a sea captain and Ben served as his first mate. Elizabeth died at Adam´s birth, and soon after this tragic event, Ben decided to go to the West to build the ranch he and his wife had dreamed of.
When Adam and Little Joe are fighting, Joe sometimes calls his oldest brother a Yankee.

Answer: David Dortort

Chris Carter is best known for creating "The X-Files", David E.Kelley created shows such as "Ally McBeal" or "Picket Fences", and Gene Roddenberry is the creator of "Star Trek".

Answer: she fell off a horse

Joe´s mother Marie was the only one of Ben´s wives who lived on the Ponderosa. Before she died, Adam promised her that he would help his dad to raise Little Joe. He kept that promise, and he was always very protective of Joe, although the two did fight a lot.

Answer: Michael Landon

Michael Landon wrote and co-wrote a total of 21 episodes. He appeared as a co-writer several times during the seasons 3 and 8. Season 9 included the first episode he wrote on his own (" A Dream to Dream") as well as his first appearance as director ("To Die in Darkness"). All in all Landon directed 14 episodes.

Answer: he passed away

Sadly, Dan Blocker passed away in 1972 at the age of 43 due to a lung clot. Hoss' death is mentioned but never explained on the show and the series was cancelled one year after that tragic loss. However, in the 1988 movie "Bonanza: The Next Generation" it is said that Hoss drowned after he fell in a river while he attempted to free a wagon. Lorne Greene died in 1987 of pneumonia, and Michael Landon died in 1991 of pancreatic cancer.