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'M*A*S*H' - Season 9 Trivia

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4 quizzes and 40 trivia questions.
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  'M*A*S*H' - 'Taking the Fifth'   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
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The nurses at the M*A*S*H 4077th are in big trouble, Hawkeye has gotten ahold of a bottle of wine. What happens when Hawkeye attempts to take advantage of this 'rare nectar'? Join me as we find out!
Tough, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Aug 07 15
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  "M*A*S*H"-"Operation Friendship"   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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In this "M*A*S*H" episode of the 9th season Klinger saves Charles from an operating room explosion. Let's recall what happened.
Average, 10 Qns, oboe_hobo, Sep 13 08
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  Father's Day   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Normally a beacon of professional cool, Major Houlihan is rattled by the impending visit of her father. Meanwhile, a gift from an appreciative patient causes some unexpected problems. What do you recall of this episode?
Average, 10 Qns, sweetness15, Sep 10 07
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  "M*A*S*H": " A War for all Seasons"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See how much you know about this classic episode!
Tough, 10 Qns, msnider84, Apr 18 12
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'M*A*S*H' - Season 9 Trivia Questions
1. What did Klinger do at the beginning of the show to infuriate Charles?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H"-"Operation Friendship"

Answer: Left the towel hamper in the walkway

Charles comes charging into the scrub room yelling at Klinger in his usual demeaning way. Colonel Potter tells him to not "chew out the boy". Klinger says it's alright "he's rotten but he's right".

2. What is the gung-ho nickname of Houlihan's father?

From Quiz Father's Day

Answer: "Howitzer" Al

Margaret has long been proud of being the daughter of a career military man. However, his past military glories that earned him the nickname were never mentioned in the series.

3. In the operating room at the beginning of the episode the doctors complain about problems in surgery. Colonel Potter blames these problems on the fact that they are out of curare. What is the purpose of curare?

From Quiz 'M*A*S*H' - 'Taking the Fifth'

Answer: Muscle relaxant

Curare is actually a dangerous poison found in some plants in South America. Natives there have tipped their arrows with the substance for centuries. In larger doses, it can cause paralyzation and asphyxiation. In minute quantities, it can relax the muscles.

4. Who walked into the room just before the autoclave exploded?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H"-"Operation Friendship"

Answer: B.J.

B.J. walks into where Charles and Klinger are to see why the lights are flickering and is caught by the explosion. Colonel Potter walks in right after it happens to see if anyone is hurt.

5. Prior to Mr. Houlihan's arrival, Hawkeye is off to the mess hall for breakfast. What does Hawkeye "lovingly" call the mess hall?

From Quiz Father's Day

Answer: The Department of Cruel and Unusual Nourishment

The mess tent will prove to be a vital location later in this episode.

6. After the session in surgery, Klinger wanders the compound when suddenly a truck approaches. It's Klinger's friend Colin Turnbull from the 2nd Princess Pat Battalion. From what country is Turnbull?

From Quiz 'M*A*S*H' - 'Taking the Fifth'

Answer: Canada

Turnbull is the supply officer for his battalion. He's a comrade of Klinger's over the radio. You can tell he's Canadian by all the 'ehs' in his speech...that and he admits his Canadianhood to Klinger.

7. Who said, "May she be a damn sight better than the old one, and may we all be home before she's over"?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H": " A War for all Seasons"

Answer: Potter

When welcoming the new year, Potter told this to his troops.

8. What injury does Klinger sustain?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H"-"Operation Friendship"

Answer: Broken nose

When Colonel Potter asks him if his head hurts, Klinger responds with "Only where it hooks to my nose!"

9. After inspecting his daughter's nursing staff, Mr. Houlihan sees something that greatly disturbs him. What is it?

From Quiz Father's Day

Answer: The non-military attire worn by B.J. and Hawkeye.

As usual, Hawkeye and B.J. are attired in bathrobe and matching leisure clothes, which annoys the "by the book" visitor to no end.

10. What did Father Mulcahy want to look for in the Sears catalog?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H": " A War for all Seasons"

Answer: gardening supplies

Father was fighting with Margaret, BJ, and Hawkeye for the magazine. He told them that he just wanted to take a quick look in the gardening section.

11. Of course B.J. denies that he has any injuries. What finally happens in the swamp to make Colonel Potter order x-rays of his arm?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H"-"Operation Friendship"

Answer: He drops a martini glass

After the x-ray turns up nothing, Hawkeye tells Colonel Potter "I wish I was as sure about it as you are. B.J. Hunnicutt doesn't drop a martini glass unless his tenth martini is in it."

12. Meanwhile, a grateful patient promises to reward the 4077 with a special gift that's actually targeted for a general's dinner table. Ever valiant, what does the patient tell Hawkeye and BJ?

From Quiz Father's Day

Answer: "This time he gets canned liver and you get prime steak."

The beef treat arrives in a huge crate marked "Educational Materials," but it comes as a very frozen side of beef. So time must be spent to thaw it out. But where can they hide it for 24 hours, especially with Margaret's unhappy dad on the grounds?

13. What things did Hawkeye and BJ buy from the catalog?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H": " A War for all Seasons"

Answer: Parkas, a fake fireplace, a bath tub

They bought the parkas which we first see at the New Year's Eve party. Margaret is jealous, because she is quite cold. They bought the fireplace and used it to try and pretend they were cold in the summer. Then, they bought the bath tub to make a kidney machine for their patients.

14. After Charles vows to wait on Klinger for saving his life, the latter begins to come up with outrageous things for him to do. The first is to read him a book deemed "adults only". What's the title of this book?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H"-"Operation Friendship"

Answer: "I, the Jury"

Charles initially does not want to read the book to him, but Klinger lays on the guilt saying "I find it so heartwarming to hear your voice ringing out vibrantly after you came so close to being...shall we say, dead?"

15. After overhearing that Hawkeye and BJ have "purloined some sirloin," how does Winchester tell his bunkmates that he wants in?

From Quiz Father's Day

Answer: "Aren't we the Four Musketeers?"

A rare but endearing side to Winchester is how warmly weasely he becomes when he wants something from somebody.

16. Hawkeye brings his newfound bottle of wine into the Swamp, showing it off to his Swampmates. BJ is interested, but Charles is downright intrigued. How much does Charles Emerson Winchester III initially offer Hawkeye for the bottle of wine?

From Quiz 'M*A*S*H' - 'Taking the Fifth'

Answer: $20

Charles initially offers $20, but then ups his offer to $25. After Hawkeye refuses, Charles insists on knowing Hawkeye's source for the wine. When Charles approaches Klinger, he suggests that he would have given the lad $30 for the wine...meaning he was going to shortchange Hawkeye! When Charles initially sees the wine he describes it thusly: 'Born of the loins and suckled at the bosom of the Haut Médoc.'

17. According to Hawkeye, how many artificial kidney machines were there in Asia?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H": " A War for all Seasons"

Answer: 1

They only had one kidney machine which was located at Tokyo General Hospital. BJ and Hawkeye were frustrated because many of their patients were not stable enough to travel to Tokyo.

18. What event in the operating room happens in front of Margaret's father and further unnerves Margaret?

From Quiz Father's Day

Answer: Margaret drops a tool tray.

Seconds after the mishap, Mr. Houlihan walks out of the operating room, which leaves Margaret even more distraught.

19. What color dress was Klinger's scarecrow wearing?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H": " A War for all Seasons"

Answer: orange

This was the scarecrow that Klinger made for Father Mulcahy's garden. He dressed it in an orange dress, with a black and white boa, and a staw hat.

20. That night, how does Mr. Houlihan show his contempt for Hawkeye and BJ?

From Quiz Father's Day

Answer: He refuses to drink with them and storms out of the bar.

The next morning, Margaret goes after Hawkeye and BJ, and only calms down when Col. Potter tells her that her father began the argument. She still believes her father is not proud of her, as he plans to leave the 4077 right away.

21. How many gallons of liquid did BJ and Hawkeye's bathtub hold?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H": " A War for all Seasons"

Answer: 34 gallons

They ordered a bathtub to make an artificial kidney machine. Because they needed this tub to hold a very large amount of blood, they ordered the extra large which held 34 gallons of liquid. When it arrived, BJ asked if Hawkeye had ordered a tub that was too big.

22. What does Mr. Potter finally get Mr. Houlihan to admit during a farewell conversation in the VIP tent?

From Quiz Father's Day

Answer: He left the operating room because he couldn't stomach what he was watching.

Potter sympathizes with Mr. Houlihan, but he reminds him that Margaret needs to hear that her father loves and is proud of her.

23. Who said, "Knock it down his throat, Bobby!" during the baseball game?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H": " A War for all Seasons"

Answer: Father

Father said this during the game and Margaret rebuked him for not being nice. Father told her that he was desperate because he had ten dollars resting on the results of the game.

24. After B.J.'s surgery Traeger examines him in the swamp. After a few more arrogant comments he leaves, and our favorite dark-haired surgeon calls him a name. B.J. states a way they could have "really showed him." What does he say?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H"-"Operation Friendship"

Answer: "I should have died right there on the table."

After he says this Hawkeye responds with "Oh, wouldn't we have had the last laugh?" B.J. says, "Well, you would have."

25. What does Margaret hear from her dad that elates her at the end?

From Quiz Father's Day

Answer: He praises her and asks her to meet him in Tokyo for a visit next month.

This episode produces one of the best Loretta Swit performances in the series. She shows a rarely seen vulnerability, yet she never loses all of her gusto.

26. Which nurse turns out to be Hawkeye's date that evening?

From Quiz 'M*A*S*H' - 'Taking the Fifth'

Answer: Nurse Palmer

Nurse Palmer is played by Susan Berger. This is her only appearance on the show, but it is quite a memorable one.

27. What did Hawkeye say the sports news was being called in the camp?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H": " A War for all Seasons"

Answer: the financial report

Charles came in to Post Op and shut off the music. He told them that they all should listen to the sports news. Hawkeye looked at BJ and said, "Also known as the financial report," because Charles had so much money riding on the Dodgers' success.

28. In the end, what happens to Klinger's book?

From Quiz "M*A*S*H"-"Operation Friendship"

Answer: Charles shreds it and holds a "ticker tape" ceremony

Klinger has continued to hound Charles about reading this book and he becomes fed up. Charles takes the book and shreds it, places it in a paper bag and then dumps the pieces all over Klinger.

29. As for the beef, there is a happy ending. But what must the diners use to bribe the M.P. who found them eating the steaks?

From Quiz Father's Day

Answer: Some beef with a side helping of mushrooms

The m.p. is also reminded that the evidence he so badly needs is being eaten. Good eats plus good company equals no case.

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