1. Episode 7, "Fight Night", contains one of the funniest bits I've ever seen on the show: namely, the familiar transition from the end of the "teaser" (the short opening segment of the show) to the start of the opening credits and theme song is actually *interrupted* by the ringing of a cell phone! Whose phone stepped all over the familiar synthesized chord leading into "Who Are You" by The Who? Grissom's Jim Brass' Catherine's Warrick's

2. Episode 8, "Snuff," once again reminds us that Grissom is a studied entomologist. What kind of insects rear their ugly heads in this episode? fire ants cockroaches gull wasps tsetse flies

3. "Snuff" also includes a guest-appearance by Pamela Gidley as Dr. Terry Miller, the "face expert" who gets called in as a consultant from time to time. Gil asks her to reconstruct the face of the skull that has been recovered. Once she finishes her work, it's apparent that there is something unusual about the victim. What is it? The victim was a dwarf. The victim was not human. The victim had Down's Syndrome. The victim had a harelip.

4. The "A" story in "Snuff" dealt with a murder committed during the making of a snuff film -- a pornographic production that ends with the murder of one of the performers. Catherine and Sara wind up nailing Douglas Sampson, the man responsible for this horrific act. The actor playing Sampson is a blood relative of a much more famous film actor. Which one? Alec Baldwin Ben Affleck James Caan Tom Cruise

5. In the teaser of episode 9, "Blood Lust," a young man is run over by a cab. It's later revealed, though, that even if the cab incident hadn't happened, the young man would have been dead in a few minutes anyway. What would have been his cause of death, had he never encountered the cab? a bullet wound a heart attack a brain aneurysm a knife wound

6. Quite a few people wind up dying in "Blood Lust." Which scenario did NOT occur in this episode? A boy killed his mother's boyfriend. A mob killed a complete stranger. A man killed his girlfriend's son. A woman killed her ex-husband.

7. Which "extreme sport" is highlighted in episode 10, "High and Low"? snowboarding para-gliding bungee-jumping rock climbing

8. The "B" story of "High and Low" focuses on a feud between neighbors. What is the transgression that led Frank Kraft to murder his neighbor, Roger Edmonds? Roger destroyed Frank's beloved mulberry tree. Roger blew leaves into Frank's yard. Roger stole Frank's cable. Roger killed Frank's dog.

9. Episode 11, "Recipe For Murder," primarily focuses on a homicide that took place in the kitchen of an upscale restaurant. What kind of cuisine was served at this restaurant? Italian Indian French Japanese

10. The "B" story in "Recipe For Murder" features the death of a very troubled young woman. The crime scene initially suggests suicide. By the end of the episode, what explanation is given for the young woman's death? She killed herself, just as the initial analysis suggested. Her mother killer her. Her father killed her. Her boyfriend killed her.

11. In episode 12, "Got Murder?", what kind of animal is responsible for providing the CSI team with its first piece of evidence in the first murder they investigate? a bird a dog an insect a reptile

12. In the "B" story of "Got Murder?", an animal is actually used as a murder weapon. What kind? a bird an insect a dog a reptile

13. Episode 13, "Random Acts of Violence," opens with the tragic (and accidental) murder of a little girl. The parent of this child is a close friend of a member of the CSI team. Which one? Nick Catherine Warrick Sara

14. A man suspected of killing a young girl in "Random Acts of Violence" is beaten so severely that he winds up in the hospital. True or False: A member of the CSI team administered the beating. True False

15. Nick Stokes, in "Random Acts of Violence," investigates the scene of a man found dead in an apparently sealed room at a computer software company. What caused his death? electrocution a heart attack a head wound poison