Famous Detectives

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1. Abe Vigoda played a detective on a television series in the 1970s called "Barney Miller". What was his character's last name which was a little unusual? Dietrich Wojciehowicz Fish Harris

2. What actor played the main detective character on a series in the 1970s named "Baretta" and was also a child actor in "The Little Rascals"? Robert Blake George McFarland Jackie Cooper Robert Conrad

3. Which actor played a bald headed, lollipop loving detective from the New York City Police Department in a series called "Kojak" in the 1970s? Telly Savalas Ben Kingsley Yul Brenner Burt Reynolds

4. James Garner played a private investigator on a television series in the 1970s. His character used to work on the Los Angeles Police force. Noah Beery and Joe Santos were also in this series. What was the name of the series? The Rockford Files Remington Steel Charlies Angels Maverick

5. What brilliant London-based detective, famous for his intellectual prowess and his skillful use of "deductive reasoning" was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? John Watson Sherlock Holmes Ellery Queen Henry Jekyll

6. Agatha Christie's first novel "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" was published in 1920 and introduced this long-running character detective who appeared in 30 of Christie's novels and 50 short stories. Can you name him? Hercule Poirot Roger Ackroyd Arthur Hastings Phillip Marlowe

7. This fictional detective is the author of the books in which he appears. The most famous part of his books, the "Challenge to the Reader", was a single page near the end of the book declaring that the reader had seen all the same clues he had, and that only one solution was possible. Can you name him? Dannay Lee Ellery Queen Sam Spade Barnaby Jones

8. Which detective was a new character created specifically by Dashiell Hammett for "The Maltese Falcon". He is known for his cold detachment, keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice. Can you name him? Jack Diamond Sam Spade Philip King Thomas Magnum

9. Sidney Poitier played an African-American detective asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town. This movie came out in 1967 and would later have a series starring Carrol O'Connor. Can you name the movie? Mississippi Burning In the Heat of the Night Dukes of Hazards Louisiana Lynching

10. Which detective with his rumpled overcoat, stubby cigar, tousled hair and most often confused attitude drove around in his old Peugeot and solved crimes. This was a television series from 1971-1978 and the character's name is the same as the series. What is the name of this odd looking detective? Monk Barnaby Jones Columbo Mannix