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"The Golden Girls" - "The Operation" (1.18) Quiz


Here is a quiz on episode eighteen of season one, entitled "The Operation". Just how much do you remember?

A multiple-choice quiz by poshprice. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
poshprice
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
364,961
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
472
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (10/10), Guest 172 (10/10), Guest 166 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Golden Girl hurts herself at the beginning of the episode, after trying to "do a six-count Cincinnati riff with a double pullback"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Dorothy receives some startling news early on in the episode. What is it? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which Golden Girl does little to allay another's fears about hospitals by wondering "how many people have never left" her friend's hospital room? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. After being visited by a priest who promises to "swing by" the following day just in case she needs last rites, the hospitalised Golden Girl immediately does which of the following? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Late at night, which Golden Girl is it that hollers "call the police. I just saw a big, ugly man with a limp walk past my bedroom window"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "I'm tired of being probed, poked and prodded. More men have seen my ___ in one day than in my entire life." Which of the following completes this quote by a very disgruntled Golden Girl? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "I hate to break it to you Bonnie, you're in a hospital. The ___ aren't working!" What word completes this scathing quote, which is uttered by this episode's hospitalised Golden Girl? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which normally confident Golden Girl admits to having a fear of flying, as well as a fear of performing in front of groups? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Now you're not going to wimp out on me, you're going to that recital, and if you end up in a puddle tonight then you'd just better break into ___." Which popular song completes this quote of Rose's? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "You don't understand, we've changed our act. We're no longer the Tip-Tap Trio". Much to the hospitalised Golden Girl's chagrin, what do her two dancing partners change their name to? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Golden Girl hurts herself at the beginning of the episode, after trying to "do a six-count Cincinnati riff with a double pullback"?

Answer: Dorothy

During the opening credits of this episode, Sophia is startled by the sight of an injured Dorothy being carried into the living room by Rose and Blanche. As Dorothy tries to shrug off the injury, Rose reveals that Dorothy hurt herself while trying to perform "a six-count Cincinnati riff with a double pullback". Rubbing salt in the wound, Rose then proceeds to perform the move itself, preceding it with the words, "Goes something like this".
2. Dorothy receives some startling news early on in the episode. What is it?

Answer: She has a tumour in her foot

After being persuaded by her roommates to see a doctor about her injured foot, Dorothy returns to the house using a walking stick. She then reveals that she has a tumour in her foot, which requires a minor surgery to remove. Despite this news, Dorothy appears outwardly upbeat and relatively carefree, and the reason for this soon becomes clear when she reveals that she is planning on never having the surgery. Nevertheless, she is eventually brought to her senses by the rest of the girls, especially her mother, who harps on about how much she "suffers when she sees her child in pain".
3. Which Golden Girl does little to allay another's fears about hospitals by wondering "how many people have never left" her friend's hospital room?

Answer: Rose

When Dorothy finally gets to the hospital, knowing that she is terrified, Blanche tries to get her to look on the bright side, by emphasising the hospital's sterling reputation as well as Dorothy's "perfectly lovely room". Unfortunately, Rose has other ideas, and adds, "I just keep wondering how many people have never left this room".
4. After being visited by a priest who promises to "swing by" the following day just in case she needs last rites, the hospitalised Golden Girl immediately does which of the following?

Answer: Escapes from the hospital

As Dorothy tries to fall asleep in her hospital bed, a priest mistakes her for another patient, a dying man named Mr Ferguson. His subsequent attempts to perform last rites then wake Dorothy, who is horrified by what is going on. Though it is eventually revealed that the priest has merely entered the wrong room, he nonetheless promises to "swing by" the following day, once Dorothy has had her operation.

This is the last straw for Dorothy, who immediately gets out of bed, dons her coat and escapes from the hospital.
5. Late at night, which Golden Girl is it that hollers "call the police. I just saw a big, ugly man with a limp walk past my bedroom window"?

Answer: Rose

This none-to-flattering description of Dorothy comes courtesy of Rose, after she catches sight of her trying to sneak into the house without drawing attention to herself. When Rose eventually realises the figure is actually Dorothy, she tries to backtrack, by uttering, "but then again it was dark and I tend to overdramatize".

She then quickly changes the subject, by questioning why Dorothy is home when she should be at the hospital.
6. "I'm tired of being probed, poked and prodded. More men have seen my ___ in one day than in my entire life." Which of the following completes this quote by a very disgruntled Golden Girl?

Answer: Behind

Dorothy comes out with this hilarious quip midway through this episode, after undergoing numerous tests before her surgery. As she is wheeled back to bed by a nurse, she can also be heard complaining about her wheelchair's "wobbly wheels", and is clearly unhappy about being in the hospital. Nevertheless, she does eventually have her operation, and is relieved when everything turns out well.
7. "I hate to break it to you Bonnie, you're in a hospital. The ___ aren't working!" What word completes this scathing quote, which is uttered by this episode's hospitalised Golden Girl?

Answer: Exercises

After being convinced by her mother to return to the hospital, Dorothy is put through a battery of medical tests, before she is taken into theatre for her operation. On her way back to bed, she sees that she has a roommate, who is busy doing stretches by her bedside.

When Dorothy asks whether these are "some kind of therapy", the woman (whose name is Bonnie) replies with "No, I just like to stay healthy", which prompts Dorothy to come out with the quote mentioned in the above question.
8. Which normally confident Golden Girl admits to having a fear of flying, as well as a fear of performing in front of groups?

Answer: Blanche

Blanche reveals her fear of flying to Dorothy during the latter's "escape" from hospital, though she does show a willingness to try to overcome it. However her second fear is not revealed until near the end of this episode, when Blanche and Rose are due to perform their tap routine in front of a large audience. Blanche does all she can to delay them, even going so far as to pretend to be experiencing "sympathy pains" for Dorothy, in the form of foot pain.

However Blanche does finally reveal that she is frightened by the idea of performing in front of a group, and explains that her fear stems back to her childhood, when she "wet her pants" on stage during a dance recital.
9. "Now you're not going to wimp out on me, you're going to that recital, and if you end up in a puddle tonight then you'd just better break into ___." Which popular song completes this quote of Rose's?

Answer: "Singing in the Rain"

Near the end of this episode, viewers get a glimpse of Rose's mean and competitive streak, when she bullies Blanche into attending their dance recital. Indeed when Blanche reveals that she has a fear of performing in front of groups of people the usually sensitive Rose refuses to let her stay home.

Instead she says, "Hey we've all got our sad stories. Look Blanche, we've practiced for six weeks, we've paid for our costumes, we've told everybody we'd be there. Now you're not going to wimp out on me, you're going to that recital, and if you end up in a puddle tonight then you'd just better break into "Singing in the Rain"." Needless to say, Blanche is promptly forced to confront her childhood fear, which once resulted in her wetting herself on stage.
10. "You don't understand, we've changed our act. We're no longer the Tip-Tap Trio". Much to the hospitalised Golden Girl's chagrin, what do her two dancing partners change their name to?

Answer: The Two Merry Widows

While Dorothy is recovering in hospital following her surgery, Rose and Blanche come to visit, and tell her all about their earlier dance performance, which Dorothy has unfortunately missed out on. As the pair gush about their success, they reveal that they have been invited to perform at various functions, prompting Dorothy to say "That's wonderful, and I'll be back in dancing shape by then".

However Rose and Blanche then reveal that they have cut Dorothy from their act, so that the Tip-Tap Trio are no more.

Instead, the act now consists of just Blanche and Rose, who have renamed themselves The Two Merry Widows.
Source: Author poshprice

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