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The 87th Squadroom

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : McBain, Ed
The 87th Squadroom game quiz
"These questions about Ed McBain's police procedurals should be pretty easy if you've read several of the books. Good luck!"

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1. Which is not a section of the 87th's fictional city?
    Diamondback
    Avonmore
    Riverhead
    Calm's Point


2. What happens to Special Forces decoy Eileen Burke in "Lightning" (1984)?
    She is shot
    She is raped
    She is divorced
    She falls in love


3. What job does Eileen take after leaving Special Forces?
    She leaves police work
    Fraud Squad
    Hostage Negotiator
    Rape Squad


4. In which book does Carella meet Teddy, his deaf wife?
    Cop Hater
    Til Death
    The Pusher
    Give the Boys a Great Big Hand


5. What is Teddy's tattoo?
    She has none
    Flower
    Butterfly
    Her husband's initials


6. Who is not a 'snitch' for the 87th?
    Francisco Palacios
    Danny Gimp
    Danny Boy Bell
    Fats Donner


7. Who is, through most of the series, the youngest member of the squad?
    Meyer
    Willis
    Kling
    Brown


8. Who is the seemingly unbeatable, recurring antagonist of the boys of the 87th?
    Professor Moriarty
    The Deaf Man
    John Smythe
    Arnold Zeck


9. In which book does the recurring adversary of the 87th squad make his first appearance?
    Mischief
    The Heckler
    Killer's Choice
    Doll


10. Over the years, Bert Kling's personal life has had many highs and lows. What happened to Claire Townsend, his first girlfriend?
    She was kidnapped
    She disappeared and was never heard from again
    She left him standing at the altar
    She was murdered


11. Who makes the coffee in the squadroom?
    Blaney
    Murchison
    Parker
    Miscolo


12. There's something unusual about "He Who Hesitates". What is it?
    It is told entirely from the criminal's point of view
    A member of the 87th gets killed
    The bad guys get away
    No crime is committed


13. Who is Sam Grossman?
    He is in charge of the Police Lab
    He is the City Police Chief
    He is the Desk Sergeant
    He is a detective from another precinct.


14. What is 'the Stem'?
    A bar
    A street
    An interrogation technique
    A dance


15. Which detective has twice found severed body parts in garbage cans?
    Hawes
    Brown
    Carella
    Genero


16. Who is the ex-hooker Hal Willis becomes involved with in "Poison"?
    Brigid O'Shaughnessy
    Cindy Forrest
    Marilyn Hollis
    Karin Lefkowitz


17. What is Augusta Blair's profession?
    Prostitute
    Lawyer
    Student
    Fashion model


18. Which detective is considered a 'jinxed cop'?
    Bob O'Brien
    Arthur Brown
    Hal Willis
    Andy Parker


19. Who are Monoghan and Munroe?
    A team of bank robbers
    Detectives from another precinct
    Detectives from Homicide
    Detectives from Internal Affairs


20. Which less-than-shining detective is often referred to as a 'slob'?
    Dave Murchison
    Bob O'Brien
    Andy Parker
    Ollie Weeks


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