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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?
    Avonmore
    Riverhead
    Diamondback
    Calm's Point


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


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?
    The Pusher
    Cop Hater
    Til Death
    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?
    Willis
    Meyer
    Brown
    Kling


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


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


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?
    The bad guys get away
    It is told entirely from the criminal's point of view
    A member of the 87th gets killed
    No crime is committed


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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