100+ Gilligan’s Island Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: Who created and produced Gilligan's Island?

Answer: Sherwood Schwartz

Question: Which network originally aired Gilligan's Island?

Answer: CBS

Question: How many seasons did Gilligan's Island run?

Answer: 3

Question: In which years did Gilligan's Island originally air on CBS?

Answer: 1964 to 1967

Question: How many total episodes were produced for Gilligan's Island (excluding the unaired pilot)?

Answer: 98

Question: What is the name of the charter boat on the show?

Answer: The SS Minnow

Question: How many episodes were filmed in black and white for the first season?

Answer: 36

Question: Who co-wrote the theme song with Sherwood Schwartz?

Answer: George Wyle

Question: Which studio complex was used to film Gilligan's Island?

Answer: CBS Radford Studios

Question: How long is each episode’s typical running time?

Answer: 25 minutes

Question: What is the title of the show’s pilot episode?

Answer: "Marooned"

Question: On which date was the pilot’s final day of filming, coinciding with JFK’s assassination?

Answer: November 22, 1963

Question: In which year did the pilot episode finally air on TV?

Answer: 1992

Question: Which public figure’s 1961 speech inspired the boat’s name “Minnow”?

Answer: Newton Minow

Question: Who served as both the creator and executive producer of the series?

Answer: Sherwood Schwartz

Question: Who directed the pilot episode "Marooned"?

Answer: Rod Amateau

Question: How many television film sequels did Gilligan’s Island have?

Answer: Three

Question: Which production companies were behind Gilligan’s Island?

Answer: Gladasya Productions, CBS Productions, and United Artists Television

Question: What type of camera setup was used to film the show?

Answer: Single-camera

Question: What is the name of the show’s opening theme song?

Answer: "The Ballad of Gilligan’s Isle"

Question: Who portrayed Gilligan in the series?

Answer: Bob Denver

Question: Which actor played the role of the Skipper?

Answer: Alan Hale Jr.

Question: Which character was Jim Backus known for portraying?

Answer: Thurston Howell III

Question: Who played Thurston Howell III’s wife, Eunice “Lovey” Howell?

Answer: Natalie Schafer

Question: Which actress portrayed the Hollywood movie star Ginger Grant?

Answer: Tina Louise

Question: Which actress took on the role of Mary Ann Summers?

Answer: Dawn Wells

Question: What is the Professor’s full name in the series?

Answer: Roy Hinkley

Question: Which actress initially took the role only for the free trip to Hawaii?

Answer: Natalie Schafer

Question: Which actor was offered Gilligan’s part first but turned it down?

Answer: Jerry Van Dyke

Question: Which character is a wholesome farm girl from Kansas?

Answer: Mary Ann Summers

Question: Who provided the uncredited voice of the radio announcer on the island?

Answer: Charles Maxwell

Question: Which original cast member refused to appear in the three post-series TV movies?

Answer: Tina Louise

Question: Which actor serving as a WWII bombardier later played the Professor?

Answer: Russell Johnson

Question: Which pilot character was a “dumb blonde” secretary named Bunny?

Answer: Nancy McCarthy

Question: In the series, which character is specifically described as a Hollywood movie star?

Answer: Ginger Grant

Question: Which castaway is referred to as the “hapless first mate”?

Answer: Gilligan

Question: Which role does Captain Jonas Grumby refer to?

Answer: The Skipper

Question: Which actress was a former Miss Nevada before playing Mary Ann?

Answer: Dawn Wells

Question: Who believed she would be the central star of the show, causing some tension?

Answer: Tina Louise

Question: Which actor auditioned for the Professor role but lost to Russell Johnson?

Answer: Dabney Coleman

Question: How long was the “tour” that led to the shipwreck on the island?

Answer: A three-hour tour

Question: Which character is usually responsible for the rescue attempts failing?

Answer: Gilligan

Question: Which seasons of the show were filmed in color and include the three TV sequels?

Answer: Second and third seasons

Question: The first season’s 36 episodes were later colorized for what purpose?

Answer: Syndication

Question: In one sentence, what is the central premise of Gilligan’s Island?

Answer: Seven castaways struggle to survive on a shipwrecked island.

Question: Which academic role replaced the original pilot’s high school teacher character?

Answer: Professor Roy Hinkley

Question: What three roles from the pilot were replaced by Mary Ann, Ginger, and the Professor?

Answer: Two secretaries and a high school teacher

Question: Many memorable episodes featured what common storytelling device?

Answer: Dream sequences

Question: Which episode is the only time all castaways leave the island temporarily?

Answer: "The Friendly Physician"

Question: Which holiday episode reused the pilot story through flashbacks?

Answer: "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk"

Question: In which episode do we first meet the legendary aviator Wrongway Feldman?

Answer: "Wrongway Feldman" (Season 1, Episode 5)

Question: What is the title of the show’s final broadcast episode?

Answer: "Gilligan the Goddess"

Question: In the episode "Meet the Meteor," what hits the island and threatens the castaways?

Answer: A radioactive meteor

Question: Which episode has the cast making a silent movie to try getting rescued?

Answer: "Castaways Pictures Presents"

Question: Which episode’s plot involves a “ghost” visitor who doesn’t help them escape?

Answer: "Ghost a Go-Go"

Question: Which episode features Kurt Russell as the Jungle Boy?

Answer: "Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy"

Question: What typically foils every escape or rescue plan on the show?

Answer: Gilligan’s clumsy mistakes

Question: Which dream-episode parodies Dracula and Sherlock Holmes?

Answer: "Up at Bat"

Question: Which dream-episode features Gilligan as secret agent Agent 014?

Answer: "The Invasion"

Question: Which dream-episode has Gilligan becoming a dictator in a small foreign country?

Answer: "The Little Dictator"

Question: Which iconic Western took over the Gilligan’s Island time slot, causing its cancellation?

Answer: Gunsmoke

Question: In which year did CBS officially cancel Gilligan’s Island?

Answer: 1967

Question: What was the 1974-1977 animated remake of the show called?

Answer: The New Adventures of Gilligan

Question: Which later cartoon stranded the castaways on another planet?

Answer: Gilligan’s Planet

Question: How many TV movies continued the story from 1978 to 1982?

Answer: Three

Question: Which actress took over the role of Ginger Grant in the first two sequel films?

Answer: Judith Baldwin

Question: What is the title of the 1981 sequel featuring the Harlem Globetrotters?

Answer: The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

Question: Which network launched The Real Gilligan's Island reality series?

Answer: TBS

Question: Despite ill health, which star made a brief appearance at the end of the Globetrotters film?

Answer: Jim Backus

Question: Which original cast member declined all participation in the TV movie sequels?

Answer: Tina Louise

Question: Which 1978 reunion film showed the castaways leaving the island and adjusting to society?

Answer: Rescue from Gilligan’s Island

Question: Which company took over Gilligan’s Island syndication in 1986?

Answer: Warner Bros. Television

Question: On which network did the pilot episode (“Marooned”) first air in 1992?

Answer: TBS

Question: According to Russell Johnson, which classic comedy duo inspired the show’s slapstick?

Answer: Laurel and Hardy

Question: In January 2014, which channel began airing HD remastered episodes?

Answer: TV Land

Question: What is the name of the stage production co-written by Sherwood Schwartz’s children?

Answer: Gilligan’s Island: The Musical

Question: Which parody artist wrote “Isle Thing,” referencing Gilligan’s Island?

Answer: “Weird Al” Yankovic

Question: Which UK channel briefly aired the show in April 1965?

Answer: ITV

Question: In which two decades did local stations repeatedly run the series in late-afternoon slots?

Answer: 1970s and 1980s

Question: Who composed the original calypso-style theme for the unaired pilot?

Answer: John Williams

Question: In what year did TBS finally broadcast the pilot as "Marooned"?

Answer: 1992

Question: On which sitcom did the Gilligan's Island cast make a cameo in 1995?

Answer: Roseanne

Question: Which main star insisted that the Professor and Mary Ann be named in the theme song?

Answer: Bob Denver

Question: Which Gilligan’s Island guest star later became famous for playing a Bond villain?

Answer: Richard Kiel

Question: Which TV network began airing Gilligan’s Island nationally in 2015?

Answer: MeTV

Question: In “St. Gilligan and the Dragon,” the women demand what from the men?

Answer: Equal rights

Question: How does the final episode, “Gilligan the Goddess,” conclude for the castaways?

Answer: They remain stranded on the island.

Question: In which early broadcasts do we learn the Skipper’s name is Jonas Grumby?

Answer: Radio news reports

Question: Which 1964 Christmas episode reused pilot footage in flashback form?

Answer: "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk"

Question: Which Season 1 episode features multiple short dream segments by all four men?

Answer: "St. Gilligan and the Dragon"

Question: Which classic comedic duo inspired much of Gilligan and the Skipper’s slapstick?

Answer: Laurel and Hardy

Question: Which character is the millionaire’s wife in Gilligan’s Island?

Answer: Eunice “Lovey” Howell

Question: Which beloved sitcom character from Gilligan’s Island is celebrated for his clumsy charm and unforgettable misadventures?

Answer: Gilligan

Question: Which character on Gilligan’s Island is the pompous millionaire known for his extravagant lifestyle and witty quips?

Answer: Mr Howell

Question: Which cast member is humorously noted for his resourcefulness and enduring survival on the uncharted island?

Answer: The Professor

Question: Which elegant character, known for her sharp wit and high-society airs, is the devoted wife of Mr. Howell?

Answer: Mrs Howell

Question: Which composer wrote a calypso-style theme for the unaired pilot?

Answer: John Williams

Question: Which of the seven castaways never had a dream sequence episode centered on them?

Answer: Ginger (Tina Louise)

Question: Which season of the show was the first to be filmed in color?

Answer: Second season

Question: When was the final episode of Gilligan’s Island broadcast?

Answer: April 17, 1967