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Quiz about China Beach  The Characters Part 1
Quiz about China Beach  The Characters Part 1

"China Beach" - The Characters Part 1 Quiz


See if you can name the characters.

A multiple-choice quiz by Polaris101. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Polaris101
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
173,110
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
484
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 208 (6/10), Guest 174 (3/10), Guest 24 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. I'm a singer who was only at the 510th for a short time. While there, I roomed with Colleen McMurphy and hooked up with Boonie. I later left when I got an offer from Johnny Grant to tour with him. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I'm an airman who is a reporter. I sensed a story behind the incident which occurred on a patrol that Boonie and Sweetness were on. My meddling caused there to be an investigation which could have resulted in a court martial for Boonie, but instead, he was awarded a medal. My father the senator even came to China Beach to present it to him. When I later left for a job in the states, Colleen McMurphy and I flew together because she was going home to see her ailing father. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I was in love with Colleen. I realize that could be one of quite a few guys, but I spent one glorious night with her. Well, yeah, that could also be one of a few guys. But I never lied to her about being married or made her think we had no future. I would have married her if she had felt the same about me. They called me the Dog Man, which is how Colleen knew I was among the injured at the hospital later on, she saw my dog. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. I was born in Vietnam and I hear my mother was a prostitute or something. I lived over there with my nanny the first eight years of my life, and then my mother put me on a helicopter and sent me to her friend Boonie. He and his wife adopted me. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I worked in the Graves Registration Unit, or the morgue, and I was always there for my men when they needed me. I dated a lovely Vietnamese woman named Mai who worked on the base. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I came to Vietnam as a Red Cross worker, but my real mission was to find my brother Rick, who came over here to fight. It had been awhile since we heard from him. When I did find him, I wished I hadn't because he had become a drug dealer and black marketeer, and not the big brother that I remembered. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. My dad fought in Vietnam, I never knew my mother. One day someone just left me with my dad and said my mother had died. He had a hard time accepting me, but when he left to go back to the world, he went through a lot to be able to take me along. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I'm a French doctor, and yes, I was also smitten with Colleen McMurphy. But she wanted things that I didn't, like to get married. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. My daughter was a nurse in Vietnam. I don't know why in the world she wanted to go over there. My husband always wondered why, with five sons, his daughter was the one to go to war. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I too loved Colleen McMurphy. She found out I was married and didn't want anything more to do with me. Then I was shot down and held captive by the VC. After my friend and I escaped, we were taken to the 510th. All the feelings between Colleen and myself were still there but I found out my wife Maggie was pregnant. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I'm a singer who was only at the 510th for a short time. While there, I roomed with Colleen McMurphy and hooked up with Boonie. I later left when I got an offer from Johnny Grant to tour with him.

Answer: Laurette Barber

Laurette was played by Chloe Webb. She has also appeared in "Sid and Nancy", "Twins" and "Heart Condition". Chloe was nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, for the episode "Chao Ong".
2. I'm an airman who is a reporter. I sensed a story behind the incident which occurred on a patrol that Boonie and Sweetness were on. My meddling caused there to be an investigation which could have resulted in a court martial for Boonie, but instead, he was awarded a medal. My father the senator even came to China Beach to present it to him. When I later left for a job in the states, Colleen McMurphy and I flew together because she was going home to see her ailing father.

Answer: Wayloo Marie Holmes

Megan Gallagher played Airman Wayloo Marie Holmes. She has also been a regular on TV series "Hill Street Blues" and "Millennium", and appeared in "Van Wilder" as Holyoke Hottie.
3. I was in love with Colleen. I realize that could be one of quite a few guys, but I spent one glorious night with her. Well, yeah, that could also be one of a few guys. But I never lied to her about being married or made her think we had no future. I would have married her if she had felt the same about me. They called me the Dog Man, which is how Colleen knew I was among the injured at the hospital later on, she saw my dog.

Answer: Vinnie Ventresca

Tom Sizemore played Sgt. Vinnie Ventresca, aka the Dog Man. He has gone on to a successful movie career with roles in "Heat", "Pearl Harbor", "Black Hawk Down" and "Saving Private Ryan". The character's name came from Angela Ventresca, one of the writers of the show.
4. I was born in Vietnam and I hear my mother was a prostitute or something. I lived over there with my nanny the first eight years of my life, and then my mother put me on a helicopter and sent me to her friend Boonie. He and his wife adopted me.

Answer: Karen Lanier

Karen was played at age two by Kelsey and Kirsten Dohring, at age eight by Shay Astar, and as a young adult by Christine Elise.
5. I worked in the Graves Registration Unit, or the morgue, and I was always there for my men when they needed me. I dated a lovely Vietnamese woman named Mai who worked on the base.

Answer: Samuel Beckett

Beckett was played by Michael Boatman, who later played series regular Carter Sebastian Heywood on "Spin City". He has also appeared in "Hamburger Hill", "The Glass Shield" and "Running on Empty".
6. I came to Vietnam as a Red Cross worker, but my real mission was to find my brother Rick, who came over here to fight. It had been awhile since we heard from him. When I did find him, I wished I hadn't because he had become a drug dealer and black marketeer, and not the big brother that I remembered.

Answer: Cherry White

Cherry was played by Nan Woods, who has appeared in "In the Mood", "One More Saturday Night" and "The Betty Ford Story". She did a great job of playing the innocent and endearing Cherry. IMDb lists no credits for her after "China Beach".
7. My dad fought in Vietnam, I never knew my mother. One day someone just left me with my dad and said my mother had died. He had a hard time accepting me, but when he left to go back to the world, he went through a lot to be able to take me along.

Answer: Archie Winslow

Dodger's Amerasian son Archie was played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt at age 9, and by Tyrone Tann in the final episode "Hello, Goodbye".
8. I'm a French doctor, and yes, I was also smitten with Colleen McMurphy. But she wanted things that I didn't, like to get married.

Answer: Dr. Gerard Bernard

Derek de Lint played Dr. Gerard Bernard. He was born in the Netherlands and has appeared in "Three Men and a Baby", "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and "Stealing Heaven".
9. My daughter was a nurse in Vietnam. I don't know why in the world she wanted to go over there. My husband always wondered why, with five sons, his daughter was the one to go to war.

Answer: Margaret Mary McMurphy

Margaret Mary McMurphy was Colleen McMurphy's mother. She was played by Penny Fuller, who was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for the episode "Fever". Penny Fuller appeared in "The Beverley Hillbillies" as Margaret Drysdale, and played Theresa Stemple on "Mad About You".
10. I too loved Colleen McMurphy. She found out I was married and didn't want anything more to do with me. Then I was shot down and held captive by the VC. After my friend and I escaped, we were taken to the 510th. All the feelings between Colleen and myself were still there but I found out my wife Maggie was pregnant.

Answer: Natch Austen

Capt. Bartholomew "Natch" Austen was played by Tim Ryan, who has also appeared on episodes of "Judging Amy", "Six Feet Under", "JAG" and "Crossing Jordan".
Source: Author Polaris101

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