Cop Shows
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15 questions · Published February 21, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What comedic cop series takes place almost entirely in the squad room of Greenwich Village's fictional 12th Precinct?
"Barney Miller" won multiple awards during its run, from 1975 to 1982, and is noteworthy for its fan base of real-life cops, who praised the show's realistic portrayal of day-to-day police work. Actor and former Chicago police officer, Dennis Farina, said "Barney Miller is the most realistic cop show ever seen on television."
- Multiple Choice
2. Which 1980s cop show's instrumental theme song, released as a single in 1985, hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100?
FUN FACT
Composer Jan Hammer's 1985 "Miami Vice Theme" was the last instrumental song to top the Billboard Hot 100 until 2013, when "Harlem Shake" reached number one.
- Multiple Choice
3. In which eastern U.S. city do the TV shows "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "The Wire" both take place?
Both "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "The Wire" are set in Baltimore, Maryland and both shows are inspired or created by former Baltimore Sun police reporter, David Simon.
- Multiple Choice
4. On what TV series did Tony Shalhoub play the titular private detective grappling with obsessive-compulsive disorder following a nervous breakdown?
In the USA Network series, "Monk," Tony Shalhoub's character, Adrian Monk, claims to have 312 different phobias, including ladybugs, foods touching on his plate, and harmonicas.
- Fill In The Blank
5. Lt. Columbo makes frequent references to his _______ over the course of the show, despite the character never appearing in a single episode of the series.
Over the course of the sixty-nine "Columbo" episodes and TV movies, Lt. Columbo's wife is referenced numerous times by the police detective but she doesn't appear in a single episode. In 1979, producers created a spinoff series, "Mrs. Columbo," in which the conceit was that the famous detective was only referenced, never seen. The series was cancelled after thirteen episodes.
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