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Quiz about Gilligans Island Goofy But Great

'Gilligan's Island': Goofy But Great Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by trustcrusher. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
trustcrusher

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
171,693

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
4810

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 216 (8/15), Guest 172 (9/15), tluvgrandpa (13/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which of these people was one of Gilligan's best friends? Hint

Joey Pelican

Miron Stallwater

Horris Higgins

Walter Stuckmeyer

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Question 2 of 15

2. Back in civilization, Gilligan once served as the president of what group? Hint

Fourth Grade Chocolate Tasting Club

Eighth Grade Camera Club

Sixth Grade Lucky Rabbit Club

The Lincoln Elementary Ice Cream Club

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Question 3 of 15

3. In episode 28, "They're Off and Running", the Skipper loses his belongings to Mr. Howell in a turtle race. What does Gilligan name the Skipper's turtle? Hint

Herman

Rex

Amy

Morris

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which one of these animals wasn't a pet of Gilligan's? Hint

a goose

a frog

a turtle

a homing pigeon

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Question 5 of 15

5. At the start of episode 21, "Big Man on a Little Stick", Gilligan is fishing in the lagoon and apparently catches the same fish over and over. What name does he give this fish? Hint

Morris

Irving

Biron

Ben

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Question 6 of 15

6. There was something the Skipper did best out of every sailor in the Seventh Fleet. What was it? Hint

eat hot dogs

box

play poker

arm wrestle

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Question 7 of 15

7. In episode 32, "Physical Fatness", we learn the Navy has a limit to how much a sailor can weigh. What is that weight limit? Hint

200 lbs

199 lbs

190 lbs

221 lbs

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Question 8 of 15

8. The Professor originally went on the 3-hour tour to write a book about what? Hint

ferns

wind propulsion

rust

physics

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Question 9 of 15

9. In episode 7, "The Sound of Quacking", Gilligan captures a duck at the lagoon. What does he name it? Hint

Everett

Gus

Harvey

Weller

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Question 10 of 15

10. One of the few odd things we learn about Mary Ann is that she mentions she's from two towns in Kansas: Horner's Corner and which town? Hint

Winfield

Pottstown

Pottsville

Crab Apple Cove

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is the only kind of perfume Mrs. Howell wore? Hint

Envious

Gold Dust #5

Silver Moon

Platinum Breeze

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Question 12 of 15

12. In episode 11, "Angel on the Island", what is the name of the play the castaways perform? Hint

Hamlet

Pyramid For Two

Othello

Home Sweet Island

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of these books is not in the Professor's island library? Hint

A Carpenter's Handbook

Romeo and Juliet

Four-Masted Schooners I Have Known

The History of Tree Surgery

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Question 14 of 15

14. In episode 17, "Little Island, Big Gun", gangster Jackson Farrell arrives on the island to hide out after a bank heist. What is the name of the bank he robbed? Hint

First National Bank of Honolulu

First Federal Bank

Monarch Bank

First Union Bank

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Question 15 of 15

15. It's fairly common knowledge that a young Kurt Russell plays the jungle boy in episode 19, "Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy". What do the castaways name him? Hint

Bob

Sonny

Everett

they don't

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these people was one of Gilligan's best friends?

Answer: Walter Stuckmeyer

Gilligan names the carrier pigeon in episode 96, "The Pigeon", after him because Walter is apparently pigeon-toed. Skinny Mulligan was another of Gilligan's best friends.

2. Back in civilization, Gilligan once served as the president of what group?

Answer: Eighth Grade Camera Club

They never mention which school he went to. Alas, I wouldn't be surprised at any of them.

3. In episode 28, "They're Off and Running", the Skipper loses his belongings to Mr. Howell in a turtle race. What does Gilligan name the Skipper's turtle?

Answer: Rex

Herman was Gilligan's pet turtle.

4. Which one of these animals wasn't a pet of Gilligan's?

Answer: a goose

The goose that laid the golden eggs wasn't his pet, but the pet of the giant a.k.a. the Skipper in tights.

5. At the start of episode 21, "Big Man on a Little Stick", Gilligan is fishing in the lagoon and apparently catches the same fish over and over. What name does he give this fish?

Answer: Irving

Same fish? We'll suspend disbelief yet again.

6. There was something the Skipper did best out of every sailor in the Seventh Fleet. What was it?

Answer: play poker

He also played football as "the entire line", but that was before his Navy days.

7. In episode 32, "Physical Fatness", we learn the Navy has a limit to how much a sailor can weigh. What is that weight limit?

Answer: 199 lbs

The Skipper weighed 221 lbs at the start of the episode, meanwhile the Professor built a scale that only went up to 200 lbs.

8. The Professor originally went on the 3-hour tour to write a book about what?

Answer: ferns

He was going to call it "Fun with Ferns". In fact, he found five different mutations of ragweed within the first week on the island.

9. In episode 7, "The Sound of Quacking", Gilligan captures a duck at the lagoon. What does he name it?

Answer: Everett

Named after his grandfather.

10. One of the few odd things we learn about Mary Ann is that she mentions she's from two towns in Kansas: Horner's Corner and which town?

Answer: Winfield

Crab Apple Cove, Maine is where Hawkeye of "M.A.S.H." is from. She also worked as a clerk at the Winfield General Store.

11. What is the only kind of perfume Mrs. Howell wore?

Answer: Gold Dust #5

Ginger wore this as well, mentioned in episode 9, "Goodbye Island".

12. In episode 11, "Angel on the Island", what is the name of the play the castaways perform?

Answer: Pyramid For Two

It was the film Ginger was supposed to star in after her 3-hour cruise on the Minnow. She had landed the role of Cleopatra and had brought the script aboard to read it over.

13. Which of these books is not in the Professor's island library?

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

The only Shakespearian novel he had was "Hamlet".

14. In episode 17, "Little Island, Big Gun", gangster Jackson Farrell arrives on the island to hide out after a bank heist. What is the name of the bank he robbed?

Answer: Monarch Bank

As mentioned on the radio.

15. It's fairly common knowledge that a young Kurt Russell plays the jungle boy in episode 19, "Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy". What do the castaways name him?

Answer: they don't

He's just known as the Jungle Boy.

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