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Dragnet-Joe Friday

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DragnetJoe Friday game quiz
"This is about the "Dragnet" radio show-not the TV show. It refers to specific episodes and will foil all but the most hardened of Friday Fans. Various quotes are used which I believe to be public domain."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Who was Joe Friday's first partner?
    Frank Smith
    Ben Romero
    Ed Shaw
    Jack Webb


2. Joe Friday rarely laughs, or gives any indication of humor on the "Dragnet" shows. Which of the following situations made him sound amused?
    When a pretty young woman they were interviewing told him to drop by when he was off duty
    Hearing one of the poems Frank Smith wrote as a boy
    Hearing about Faye Smith's brother's various exploits
    His date's responses to his mother's barbs


3. Joe shows a different kind of emotion in the only episode to have a parental warning. Which was is?
    Pornographic books being sold at a high school
    Two little girls being molested and murdered
    Pictures of nude girls being sold without their consent
    Boy accidentally shooting his friend with a .22


4. For many of the shows, Joe lived with a family member until he suddenly lived in an apartment. Who did he live with before he moved out?
    His father
    His wife
    His parents
    His mother


5. Which of the following lines was an indication that Joe was going to ask out a lady cop?
    "I'll call you sometime."
    "Have I still got that old tux around?"
    "I'm gonna be a little late tonight."
    "I said I'd call her."


6. While interviewing a small boy, the only witness to a crime, Joe had to do a bit of bribery to get the boy to tell a straight story. What did he give him?
    A toy truck
    A swat on the rear
    An electric train set
    A badge


7. Which division of the police force is Friday in?
    Narcotics
    It changes from episode to episode
    Homicide
    Burglary


8. Joe Friday begins every show with a narration. Which of the following is not included?
    Weather
    Year
    Time
    Location


9. Which of these did Friday not say?
    "Just the facts ma'am."
    "I'm doing the best I can in here!"
    "Hot-shot- I'll get it."
    "Business office, Friday."


10. Once a drunk woman said that Friday and his partner had the phoniest names she'd ever heard and insisted that they were fakes. What did she do to Joe?
    Made him play her song on the jukebox again
    Hit him
    Walked out on him
    Kissed him


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