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Quiz about The Clever Tricks of MacGyver
Quiz about The Clever Tricks of MacGyver

The Clever Tricks of MacGyver Trivia Quiz


Fans around the world still fondly recall how MacGyver used his mind rather than guns to fight off the badies; tricks often referred to as MacGyverisms! How much do you remember about this popular series than ran for seven action-packed seasons?

A multiple-choice quiz by gavint. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
gavint
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
314,558
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
847
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 170 (11/15), Guest 87 (12/15), Guest 172 (14/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Who played MacGyver in the TV series "MacGyver"? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What type of knife often played an important part in MacGyver's survival tricks? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. In the episode "The Widowmaker", MacGyver climbed up a telegraph pole and used which form of communication to alert a nearby storekeeper? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In one of the first known MacGyverisms, what did MacGyver use to plug a sulfuric acid leak in the pilot episode? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. MacGyver was best noted for his practical application of what? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Although generally known only by his surname, what was MacGyver's first name? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. How did MacGyver and his accomplice escape from an aircraft in mid air with a car full of diamonds? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. A family from which religion featured in the episode "The Outsiders" in season 4? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Who was MacGyver's employer? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. How did MacGyver remove a bomb in mid air from below a cable car when he had a short time earlier lost his favourite knife in the water? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What did MacGyver use to break out of a locked room at an airport in "Bulgaria" when he had a broken hand and was handcuffed to a woman? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. How did MacGyver manage to open a locked door in the Middle East while recovering an important map? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What items did MacGyver call for on board a cruise ship to defuse a bomb? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Dana Elcar played the part of MacGyver's boss and friend, Pete Thornton. But in the pilot episode, he appeared under which character name? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. After the seven seasons of the "MacGyver" TV programme, two "MacGyver" movies followed. One was called "MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis". What was the second was called? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 19 2024 : Guest 170: 11/15
Feb 17 2024 : Guest 87: 12/15
Feb 16 2024 : Guest 172: 14/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who played MacGyver in the TV series "MacGyver"?

Answer: Richard Dean Anderson

Richard Dean Anderson is an actor, producer and composer best known for playing the role of MacGyver in the TV series of the same name. He has also appeared in movies such as "Through the Eyes of a Killer" and "Firehouse", and later in the TV series "Stargate: SG1". He was born in Minnesota and has Norwegian, Scottish and Swedish ancestry.
2. What type of knife often played an important part in MacGyver's survival tricks?

Answer: Swiss army knife

Although there are many models of Swiss army knife, it was generally the Hunterman and Tinker models that were shown.
3. In the episode "The Widowmaker", MacGyver climbed up a telegraph pole and used which form of communication to alert a nearby storekeeper?

Answer: Morse code

He tapped an SOS Morse Code message into the telephone line, which the old storekeeper heard and understood.
4. In one of the first known MacGyverisms, what did MacGyver use to plug a sulfuric acid leak in the pilot episode?

Answer: Chocolate bars

MacGyver commented: "When it reacts with the sulfuric acid, the sugar forms a sticky paste."
5. MacGyver was best noted for his practical application of what?

Answer: Scientific knowledge

He often explained the scientific principles behind the clever tricks, but information deemed sensitive(such as about explosives) was often vague or omitted. The "MacGyver" series was credited with generating renewed interest in applied science and engineering.
6. Although generally known only by his surname, what was MacGyver's first name?

Answer: Angus

MacGyver is referred to as MacGyver or Mac until the final season when he was asked what his first name was, to which he answered then promptly changed the subject.
7. How did MacGyver and his accomplice escape from an aircraft in mid air with a car full of diamonds?

Answer: By attaching a parachute to the car

One of MacGyver's greatest escapes, although probably not among the best filming. It's clearly filmed not far off the ground, but adds an interesting twist. The reaction on the pilot's face is memorable too.
8. A family from which religion featured in the episode "The Outsiders" in season 4?

Answer: Amish

MacGyver helped the Amish family to save their village from being bulldozed by property developers.
9. Who was MacGyver's employer?

Answer: Phoenix Foundation

This is a fictional independent agency based in Los Angeles.
10. How did MacGyver remove a bomb in mid air from below a cable car when he had a short time earlier lost his favourite knife in the water?

Answer: He cut it off with a similar knife offerred by the cable car operator

This episode was supposedly set in Switzerland and when MacGyver asked if anyone had a knife, the cable car operator produced a Swiss army knife similar to his own one.
11. What did MacGyver use to break out of a locked room at an airport in "Bulgaria" when he had a broken hand and was handcuffed to a woman?

Answer: An old chair and two wire coat hangers

He made a hole in the wall and discovered the baggage conveyor belt was right beside the room. He attached one end of the wire coat hangers to the old wooden chair and the other end to a join in the conveyor belt, forcing the chair through the wall and creating a hole big enough to escape through - on the baggage conveyor belt.
12. How did MacGyver manage to open a locked door in the Middle East while recovering an important map?

Answer: He put the map under the door, dislodged the key onto it and pulled it back into the room

He later slid down a sand dune on the map before escaping in a hot air balloon. When the baddies shot a hole in the balloon, he patched it up by taping on the map!
13. What items did MacGyver call for on board a cruise ship to defuse a bomb?

Answer: Neon lights, pastry tubes, liquid oven cleaner and low fat milk

He put the light tube into the bomb and used the gas to capture the chemical powder in the vacuum. The milk applied in the pastry tube had a "strong alkaline base and organic neutral".
14. Dana Elcar played the part of MacGyver's boss and friend, Pete Thornton. But in the pilot episode, he appeared under which character name?

Answer: Andy Colson

He played the role of the chief of operations for KIVA laboratories. The Phoenix Foundation was introduced later in the series.
15. After the seven seasons of the "MacGyver" TV programme, two "MacGyver" movies followed. One was called "MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis". What was the second was called?

Answer: MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

This TV film was released in November 1994 . The plot involves MacGyver discovering a secret nuclear weapons plant in Britain while searching for the reason his close friend was assassinated.
Source: Author gavint

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