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Quiz about MASH The Actors and Characters They Portray
Quiz about MASH The Actors and Characters They Portray

"M*A*S*H": The Actors and Characters They Portray Quiz

The TV Series "MASH" underwent many character and actor changes during its eleven seasons. See how much you know about the characters and actors of this great TV Series. Some of the trivia came from "The Complete Book of 'MASH'" by Suzy Kalter.

A multiple-choice quiz by graz1. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
graz1
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
106,158
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which actors endured (seen on screen) from "The Pilot" episode which aired on 17 September 1972 to the finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen", which aired on 28 February 1983? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Which characters endured the entire run of "MASH", once again from the first episode to the last? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. What season did Mike Farrell (Captain BJ Hunnicut) join the cast? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Who replaced Larry Linville (Major Frank Burns) at the beginning of season 6? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Who is the only main character actor to have played his/her character in the 1970 movie "MASH" and the TV series? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Edward Winter played Colonel Samuel Flagg in all but one of his appearances on the show, what character did he portray in the first episode he appeared in? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Harry Morgan played a General in one episode prior to assuming the role of Colonel Sherman T. Potter.


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Question 8 of 10
8. Prior to her role as Nurse Lieutenant Kealani Kellye, Kellye Nakahara played three different nurses, which of the following is NOT one of them? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. The only role Gary Burgoff played in the TV series was Corporal Radar O'Reilly.


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Question 10 of 10
10. One actor appeared in all 251 episodes.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which actors endured (seen on screen) from "The Pilot" episode which aired on 17 September 1972 to the finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen", which aired on 28 February 1983?

Answer: Alan Alda, Loretta Swit

 Alan Alda (Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce) and Loretta Swit (Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan) were the only two actors to play the entire 11 seasons. William Chistopher (Lieutenant Francis John Patrick Mulcahy) first appeared in episode 3 "Requiem for a Lightweight", and Jamie Farr(Corporal Maxwell Q. "Max" Klinger) was introduced in episode 4 "Chief Surgeon Who? and next appeared in Episode 12 "Dear Dad". Gary Burgoff (Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly) left the series in 1979.
2. Which characters endured the entire run of "MASH", once again from the first episode to the last?

Answer: Hawkeye Pierce, Margaret Houlihan, Father Mulcahy

 Father Mulcahy was in "The Pilot" episode. (He won the raffle for a weekend with Nurse Dish), however he was played by George Morgan, not William Christopher.
3. What season did Mike Farrell (Captain BJ Hunnicut) join the cast?

Answer: Season 4

 Mike Farrell joined the cast at the beginning of the fourth season when Wayne Rogers decided not to return. Also Harry Morgan (Colonel Sherman T. Potter) took command of the 4077th in the third episode of season 4 and kept command throughout the remainder of the series.
4. Who replaced Larry Linville (Major Frank Burns) at the beginning of season 6?

Answer: David Ogden Stiers (Major Charles Emerson Winchester, III)

 After Frank ran amok in Tokyo and was sent stateside, Colonel Potter was looking for a replacement surgeon. Winchester was chosen just as he was trying to collect a $672.17 cribbage debt from a Colonel at Tokyo General, a friend of Colonel Potter's.
5. Who is the only main character actor to have played his/her character in the 1970 movie "MASH" and the TV series?

Answer: Gary Burghoff (Radar O'Reilly)

 Gary Burghoff was the only main character actor from the movie that was approached when the TV Series went into development. However, G. Wood played General Hammond in the movie and three episodes of the TV show. In the movie Henry Blake was played by Roger Bowen (who passed away 16 February 1996, 1 day after McLean Stevenson, both died of heart attacks), Margaret Houlihan was played by Sally Kellerman and Frank Burns by Robert Duvall.
6. Edward Winter played Colonel Samuel Flagg in all but one of his appearances on the show, what character did he portray in the first episode he appeared in?

Answer: Captain Halloran

 Edward Winter played Captain Halloran in the episode "Deal Me Out". Ron Howard played Peterson in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet", Ed Begley Jr. played Conway in "Too Many Cooks" and Patrick Swayze played Sturgis in "Blood Brothers".
7. Harry Morgan played a General in one episode prior to assuming the role of Colonel Sherman T. Potter.

Answer: True

Harry Morgan played General Bartford Hamilton Steele in the episode "The General Flipped at Dawn" which aired during the third season.
8. Prior to her role as Nurse Lieutenant Kealani Kellye, Kellye Nakahara played three different nurses, which of the following is NOT one of them?

Answer: Nurse Easy

 She played Nurse Yamato in "Hot Lips and Empty Arms", Nurse Able in "A Full Rich Day" and Nurse Charlie in "Bulletin Board".
9. The only role Gary Burgoff played in the TV series was Corporal Radar O'Reilly.

Answer: False

In the episode "Mail Call Again", Gary Burgoff portrayed his mother, Mrs. O'Reilly, in a home movie that was sent to him.
10. One actor appeared in all 251 episodes.

Answer: True

As previously stated Loretta Swit and Alan Alda stayed with the series from the first to last episode however, Loretta Swit did not appear in at least one episode, the fifth one, titled "The Moose". Alan Alda appeared in every episode.
Source: Author graz1

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