MacGyver Quiz + Answers

On June 1, I included in my online magazine an article about the show "MacGyver." I recommended as humbly as I know how that fans of the show unite and take over the world. Read more about my "ideas" here. Before we do this, however, we have to root out the insincere "MacGyver" fans. If you think you might qualify as a fan, take this brief quiz. You can then check it against the answers posted below. Post your score as a reply to this message.

The Quiz

1. What was MacGyver’s first name?

2. What was MacGyver’s personal motto?

3. What sport did he play?

4. His haircut was a _______

5. MacGyver lived in a _______ until it was destroyed

6. Mac’s friend, the airplane pilot, was named _______

7. Triggering quote from 1989 episode “Brainwashed.” (9 words)

8. Mac never carries a _______

9. He always carries _______ and _______

10. Teri Hatcher played this recurring character on MacGyver

11. This “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” cast member guest starred twice on MacGyver, as two different characters.

12. MacGyver kept killing him, but he kept coming back. Who is he?

13. MacGyver drove this vehicle for the first few seasons.

14. He worked for the _______

15. Mac’s grandfather was named _______

16. Two settings for MacGyver “time travel” episodes.

17. In “The Gauntlet” (episode 1.04) he used this object to patch a hole in a hot air balloon.

18. Pete Thornton was MacGyver’s _______

19. MacGyver’s alma mater, as indicated in the episode “Hell Week.”

20. Lisa Woodman, played by “Blossom” star Mayim Bialik, had this problem in the episode “Twenty Questions.”

And now...








The answers ....

SPOILER ALERT!

1. Angus

2. I’m not perfect … yet!

3. hockey

4. mullet

5. houseboat

6. Jack Dalton

7. From the bottom of my heart, I salute you

8. gun

9. duct tape, Swiss army knife

10. Penny Parker

11. Nana Visitor

12. Murdoch

13. Jeep Wrangler

14. Phoenix Foundation

15. Harry

16. Wild West, Arthurian Britain

17. A map

18. boss

19. Western Tech

20. alcohol abuse