Braingle: 'TV Cops & Crime Shows 3' Trivia Quiz

Many fine police and crime shows have adorned our television screens over the years. Synchronize your watches, TV spies and private eyes. "Who loves ya, Baby?"

Quiz ID:	#31869
Fun:	(2.91)
Difficulty:	(1.38)
Category:	Television > Drama
Created By:	jfletcher

#1 Tom Selleck made television history as "Magnum, P.I.". Selleck's hunky character included all of the following traits except:

He was a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran.
He drove a 1964 Plymouth Valiant.
He lived on the estate of Robin Masters.
He was an avid Detroit Tigers baseball fan.

#2 Cool, clever "I Spy" featured these two actors in leading roles as federal agents.

Bill Cosby & Robert Culp
Don Adams & Barbara Feldon
David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson
Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie

#3 "The Closer" details the work of Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and her murder investigation squad in the LAPD. Brenda's frequently seen addiction is:

Potato chips
Coffee
Diet Coke
Sweets

#4 "The Wire" was an HBO drama that featured police battling the drug trade in Seattle.

True
False

#5 Successful British import "The Avengers" was produced from 1961 to 1969. Mr. John Steed solved cases with three pretty partners. Select the name below that was not used as a character name for the show.

Catherine Gale
Emma Peel
Pippa Middleton
Tara King

#6 This quirky mystery premiered in 2002. It was produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and ran for only seven episodes on ABC.

Tru Calling
Project Greenlight
John from Cincinnati
Push, Nevada

#7 "Honey West" featured which actress as the leggy and smart TV detective?

Anne Francis
Barbara Eden
Joey Heatherton
Connie Stevens

#8 "The Saint" became familiar to TV audiences in the person of actor Roger Moore. What was the Saint's pseudonym?

Hamish Macbeth
Sydney Bristow
Britt Reid
Simon Templar

#9 Stephanie Zimbalist is crafty private investigator Laura Holt, who can't find a crime to solve. Enter Pierce Brosnan, phony-yet-dapper detective, and you have:

Keen Eddie
Tenspeed & Brownshoe
Remington Steele
Switch

#10 "Wallander" is personified for TV by this distinguished British film actor for the PBS series of the same name.

Christopher Plummer
Kenneth Branagh
Ian McShane
Russell Brand

#11 Greek and enigmatic, Detective Lieutenant Theo "Kojak" graced our TV screens for how many seasons?

1
2
5
9

#12 Dennis Weaver gave us this leisurely, likeable cop who hailed from New Mexico. He wore a cowboy hat even in his freshly assigned digs in New York City.

Chester Goode
Sam McCloud
Rowdy Yates
Little Joe Cartwright

Comments

You cannot read comments until you complete the quiz.

TV Cops & Crime Shows 3

#1 Tom Selleck made television history as "Magnum, P.I.". Selleck's hunky character included all of the following traits except:

#2 Cool, clever "I Spy" featured these two actors in leading roles as federal agents.

#3 "The Closer" details the work of Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and her murder investigation squad in the LAPD. Brenda's frequently seen addiction is:

#4 "The Wire" was an HBO drama that featured police battling the drug trade in Seattle.

#5 Successful British import "The Avengers" was produced from 1961 to 1969. Mr. John Steed solved cases with three pretty partners. Select the name below that was not used as a character name for the show.

#6 This quirky mystery premiered in 2002. It was produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and ran for only seven episodes on ABC.

#7 "Honey West" featured which actress as the leggy and smart TV detective?

#8 "The Saint" became familiar to TV audiences in the person of actor Roger Moore. What was the Saint's pseudonym?

#9 Stephanie Zimbalist is crafty private investigator Laura Holt, who can't find a crime to solve. Enter Pierce Brosnan, phony-yet-dapper detective, and you have:

#10 "Wallander" is personified for TV by this distinguished British film actor for the PBS series of the same name.

#11 Greek and enigmatic, Detective Lieutenant Theo "Kojak" graced our TV screens for how many seasons?

#12 Dennis Weaver gave us this leisurely, likeable cop who hailed from New Mexico. He wore a cowboy hat even in his freshly assigned digs in New York City.

Comments

To post a comment, please visit the Full Site

Copyright © 1999-2007 | Green | Privacy | Conditions
You are using the TV formatted version of Braingle. For more functionality, please visit the Full Website.

TV Cops & Crime Shows 3

#1 Tom Selleck made television history as "Magnum, P.I.". Selleck's hunky character included all of the following traits except:

#2 Cool, clever "I Spy" featured these two actors in leading roles as federal agents.

#3 "The Closer" details the work of Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and her murder investigation squad in the LAPD. Brenda's frequently seen addiction is:

#4 "The Wire" was an HBO drama that featured police battling the drug trade in Seattle.

#5 Successful British import "The Avengers" was produced from 1961 to 1969. Mr. John Steed solved cases with three pretty partners. Select the name below that was not used as a character name for the show.

#6 This quirky mystery premiered in 2002. It was produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and ran for only seven episodes on ABC.

#7 "Honey West" featured which actress as the leggy and smart TV detective?

#8 "The Saint" became familiar to TV audiences in the person of actor Roger Moore. What was the Saint's pseudonym?

#9 Stephanie Zimbalist is crafty private investigator Laura Holt, who can't find a crime to solve. Enter Pierce Brosnan, phony-yet-dapper detective, and you have:

#10 "Wallander" is personified for TV by this distinguished British film actor for the PBS series of the same name.

#11 Greek and enigmatic, Detective Lieutenant Theo "Kojak" graced our TV screens for how many seasons?

#12 Dennis Weaver gave us this leisurely, likeable cop who hailed from New Mexico. He wore a cowboy hat even in his freshly assigned digs in New York City.

Comments

To post a comment, please visit the Full Site

Copyright © 1999-2007 | Green | Privacy | Conditions You are using the TV formatted version of Braingle. For more functionality, please visit the Full Website.

Copyright © 1999-2007 | Green | Privacy | Conditions
You are using the TV formatted version of Braingle. For more functionality, please visit the Full Website.