Q 01/05

Which actor portrays the character of Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the NCIS series?

A) Tom Selleck

B) Harrison Ford

C) Dennis Quaid

D) Mark Harmon

Answer · why

D) Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon played the lead role of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs from the show's inception until his departure in Season 19.

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! exists only on the show; like Gibbs, Abby runs on caffeine, and hers comes by the giant cup.

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 from the 2003 JAG backdoor pilot until his death in September 2023 at 90; Ducky's rambling anecdotes became a running joke...

Q 04/05

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

A) Never say you're sorry.

B) Always ask permission.

C) Trust everyone once.

D) Always follow the money.

Answer · why

A) Never say you're sorry.

'Never say you're sorry' is Gibbs's Rule 6, completed by 'it's a sign of weakness'; it echoes John Wayne's line as Captain Nathan Brittles in She Wore...

Q 05/05

From which television series did NCIS originate as a spin-off?

A) JAG

B) The X-Files

C) Law & Order

D) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Answer · why

A) JAG

JAG, the military legal drama, introduced the NCIS characters in two season-eight episodes in April 2003; the spin-off premiered that September.