Q 01/05

What is Gibbs most often seen building by hand in the basement of his house?

A) Grandfather clocks

B) Wooden boats

C) Motorcycles

D) Model railways

Answer · why

B) Wooden boats

Wooden boats: Gibbs is often seen working on one in his basement, and how a finished boat ever left the room was a running mystery until season 19 rev...

Q 02/05

Which fictional energy drink fills Abby Sciuto's giant cup?

A) Turbo-Boost

B) Caf-Pow

C) Jolt Juice

D) Nitro-Charge

Answer · why

B) Caf-Pow

Caf-Pow is the high-caffeine drink Gibbs brings Abby when he comes to her lab for results; when the caffeine threatens her sleep she switches to its t...

Q 03/05

Which actor played Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard, the anecdote-prone doctor and old friend of Gibbs?

A) David McCallum

B) Alan Dale

C) Rocky Carroll

D) Wilmer Valderrama

Answer · why

A) David McCallum

David McCallum played Ducky for 20 years until his death in 2023 at 90; the show then let Ducky die peacefully in his sleep in a tribute episode, 'The...

Q 04/05

Which of these phrases is one of Gibbs's well-known rules?

A) Never say you're sorry.

B) Never rush a case.

C) Never drive angry.

D) Never skip the paperwork.

Answer · why

A) Never say you're sorry.

'Never say you're sorry' is Rule 6, and it continues 'it's a sign of weakness'; a colleague points out that Gibbs borrowed the line from John Wayne in...

Q 05/05

Which Hollywood veteran played Anthony DiNozzo Sr., Tony's father, in a recurring guest role?

A) Burt Reynolds

B) James Garner

C) Robert Wagner

D) George Hamilton

Answer · why

C) Robert Wagner

Robert Wagner first turned up as DiNozzo Sr. in 2010, a casting joke with history: Michael Weatherly had played the young Wagner in a 2004 TV film abo...