Q 01/05

M*A*S*H originally aired on CBS for how many seasons?

A) 9

B) 10

C) 11

D) 12

Answer · why

C) 11

11 seasons for a three-year war: each episode covered an average of about four and a half days of real time.

Q 02/05

In what country was the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, the setting for M*A*S*H, located?

A) Vietnam

B) Germany

C) Japan

D) South Korea

Answer · why

D) South Korea

South Korea: the 4077th sits a few miles behind the front lines, close enough for wounded to arrive by helicopter, the image that opens every episode.

Q 03/05

What was Major Margaret Houlihan's famous nickname in M*A*S*H?

A) Iron Maiden

B) Sweet Cheeks

C) The Baroness

D) Hot Lips

Answer · why

D) Hot Lips

Hot Lips: the nickname stuck after Margaret's tryst with Frank Burns was broadcast over the camp PA in the 1970 film, and the TV series used it from i...

Q 04/05

Roughly how many viewers did The New York Times report for the record-setting 1983 M*A*S*H finale?

A) 50 million

B) 75 million

C) 125 million

D) 150 million

Answer · why

C) 125 million

125 million was The New York Times' estimate of Americans who saw at least part of 'Goodbye, Farewell and Amen'; Nielsen's average audience was about ...

Q 05/05

Which actor played Captain 'Trapper' John McIntyre in the first three seasons of M*A*S*H?

A) Wayne Rogers

B) Mike Farrell

C) McLean Stevenson

D) Larry Linville

Answer · why

A) Wayne Rogers

Wayne Rogers portrayed Captain 'Trapper' John McIntyre for the first three seasons of M*A*S*H, before his character was written off the show.