Putting Things Right: "Quantum Leap" Season 2 Quiz

Answer: The project's funding is being threatened

The removal of funding for the project would of course strand Sam in the past. But in a lucky coincidence, the girl he saves goes on to become the head of the board deciding whether or not to continue the funding, which she does of course.

Answer: He is Samantha, a girl

Sam's task is to save Samantha's best friend, Gloria, who commits suicide. Al has big issues with Sam's appearance as a long-legged blonde!

Answer: Radio DJ

Sam leaps into Chick Howell, a controversial DJ at an Illinois radio station where the local government are trying to ban rock and roll music. Chubby Checker makes a cameo appearance in this episode.

Answer: False

This is what appears to be happening, but it is actually to stop the woman having an affair with a local author, who would have broken up the marriage. Sam is helped along by Al, whose third wife was Jewish.

Answer: Saves Jimmy's nephew's life

Jimmy is a young adult with Down Syndrome. Sam's quest is to find and keep a job for Jimmy, which he does for a while, but finds himself being uncharacteristically clumsy and loses his job (also due to the bullying he gets from the other workers). But all is redeemed when Sam performs CPR on Jimmy's younger nephew and saves his life, proving him to be a responsible person.

Answer: Very young children

Sam leaps into another woman (the second this season) but is this time a mother of three. His quest is to save the eldest boy from abduction, which he eventually does by beating up the would-be kidnappers. Al uses his ability to be seen to the fullest in this episode, babysitting the young girl who grows very attached to him.

She can also see Sam for who he is, and initially gets very scared when he turns up wearing her mother's clothes.

Answer: Yes

Sam learns some amazing new skills through the Quantum Leap program! Al helps him sink a lot of balls with a laser guide, but the machine malfunctions at the crucial moment, leaving Sam to shoot alone. Luckily, he wins.

Answer: A fear of heights

Sam overcomes his fear in order to catch the girl (his sister in the leap) and save her life. In the original timeframe, she was dropped by their father who had shoulder problems.

Answer: Kidnapping a baby

Sam is Buster, helping to kidnap a baby with a woman who claims to be the mother. It turns out she isn't, but they return the baby to her real mother (she had been kidnapped by her estranged father) and all ends well.

Answer: Al

Sam leaps into Jake Rawlings, a San Diego policeman. It turns out his true mission was to stop Jake's partner from being killed, which he just manages to achieve. Al is so obsessed with his former wife marrying another man while he was missing in action that he almost doesn't work out the true mission.