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  "The Wire" - Season One: The Authorities   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
President Obama said it was his favorite TV show, and it frequently shows up on lists of the best TV shows of all-time. What do you remember about the authorities in the first season of the HBO show "The Wire"?
Easier, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Apr 08 11
Easier
PDAZ gold member
899 plays
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  "The Wire" - Season One: The Dealers   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
President Obama said it was his favorite TV show, and it frequently shows up on lists of the best TV shows of all-time. What do you remember about "the bad guys" in the first season of the HBO show "The Wire"?
Easier, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Feb 05 11
Easier
PDAZ gold member
853 plays
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  "The Wire" - Season Two: The Docks and Dealers   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Season two of the HBO show, "The Wire" began with some of the main players in the Barksdale crew behind bars, while we were introduced to another operation involving smuggling on the docks. What do you remember about "the bad guys" in season two?
Easier, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Feb 07 11
Easier
PDAZ gold member
652 plays
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  "The Wire" - Season Three: The Dealers   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As season three began, Stringer Bell was running the Barksdale operation while Avon Barksdale was in prison waiting for his parole hearing. What do you remember about the dealers in season three?
Easier, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Feb 23 11
Easier
PDAZ gold member
569 plays
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  "The Wire" - Season Two: The Authorities   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Season two began with the members of the Barksdale police detail now working at their new assignments until another case brought them together. What do you remember about the authorities in season two?
Easier, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Mar 30 11
Easier
PDAZ gold member
548 plays
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  "The Wire" -- Season Four: The Authorities   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Season four of "The Wire" focused on the Baltimore mayoral campaign, the kids at an inner-city school, and the growing empire of Marlo Stanfield. What do you remember about the authorities in season four?
Easier, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Oct 23 11
Easier
PDAZ gold member
381 plays
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  Who's Who in 'The Wire'   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Can you recall these characters from 'The Wire' given a one line description? Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, pagea, Jun 10 18
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pagea
Jun 10 18
167 plays
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  "The Wire" - Season Three: The Authorities   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
At the beginning of season three of "The Wire", the police detail was investigating Proposition Joe's crew, but McNulty soon turned the focus back to the Barksdale organization. What do you remember about the authorities in season three?
Easier, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Feb 24 11
Easier
PDAZ gold member
539 plays
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  "The Wire": 12 Year Old Boyz In Tha Hood   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Season four is the best season so far in what has become the best show on television. Middle schoolers dominate the screen in some of the most heartbreaking scenes ever put on the small screen. Take the quiz. Watch the show.
Average, 10 Qns, JoeSmow, Jan 26 12
Average
JoeSmow
1430 plays
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  "The Wire" - Season Four: The Dealers and Kids   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Season four of "The Wire" focused on the Baltimore mayoral campaign, the kids at an inner-city school and the growing empire of Marlo Stanfield. What do you remember about the dealers and the kids in season four?
Easier, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Oct 13 11
Easier
PDAZ gold member
398 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Who sends McNulty on the quest that starts season one?

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  "The Wire" (Season 1)   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The focus of this quiz is season 1 of "The Wire". It looks at the Barksdale crew and the police investigation against them. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, Diamanti32, Apr 06 12
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Diamanti32
512 plays
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  "The Wire" (Season 2)   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"The Wire' season 2 follows on from the end of the Barksdale detail, and moves to an investigation revolving around the docks and union leader Frank Sobotka.
Easier, 10 Qns, Diamanti32, Apr 09 12
Easier
Diamanti32
371 plays
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  "The Wire" (Seasons 1-5)   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"The Wire" is one of the best shows on television and here is a quiz to relive some of major moments over these five seasons! Enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, Diamanti32, Apr 03 12
Average
Diamanti32
457 plays
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  "The Wire"   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Let's see how much you know about the fourth season of "The Wire".
Average, 10 Qns, Stacyasm, Jan 10 07
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Stacyasm
1982 plays
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  "The Wire": Season Three   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Season three of "The Wire" brought to light the everyday realities of life on the streets. The brilliance of this series has never been matched on the small screen. Here is my third quiz on this groundbreaking series.
Easier, 15 Qns, bedjackson, Apr 18 13
Easier
bedjackson
1779 plays
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  "The Wire": Season Five? ...That's all???   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The final season of "The Wire" brings an end to one of the great experiences of my life. This series may have never win an Emmy, but it should have won a Pulitzer.
Average, 10 Qns, JoeSmow, Apr 18 08
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JoeSmow
1203 plays
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  "The Wire": The Drug War is Hell   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"The Wire" is the best cop show on television. It has characters and situations as realistic as ever portrayed on the small screen. It encompasses all levels of crime and enforcement from street junkie to mayor. This quiz covers season one.
Easier, 10 Qns, bedjackson, May 27 12
Easier
bedjackson
1857 plays
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  "The Wire": The Fame that Later Came    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
At the time of casting, most actors were unknowns and or locals, but some have since risen to variable degrees of fame. This quiz is about them.
Average, 10 Qns, jippy33, Jan 21 15
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jippy33
272 plays
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  "The Wire": Season Two   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Season two was the confirmation of the greatness of this series. After the team was dismantled at the end of season one, this year was about the team coming back together to form a permanent unit. This was a masterpiece of character development.
Average, 10 Qns, bedjackson, Mar 31 11
Average
bedjackson
1658 plays
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