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Quiz about Lawyers R Us Fictions Finest Legal Eagles

Lawyers 'R' Us: Fiction's Finest Legal Eagles Quiz


What's black, made of leather and looks good on a lawyer? A Doberman, of course. We've all heard the jokes, but how many of these fictional legal eagles can you identify?

A multiple-choice quiz by darksplash. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
darksplash
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
285,644
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
552
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. No matter how much in control he appeared in court, there was always someone he had to obey. Which lawyer was rotund, a little bit rumpled but had a heart of gold? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which California-based lawyer was blond, brash and handsome and didn't mind taking consultations with clients in the bedroom? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Relatively speaking, we all expect lawyers to be efficient, but which bumbling junior counsel had a series of disasters in the courtroom with things rarely turning out the way they were expected to? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. There were few jokes around and keeping these colleagues in line took a lot of "practice". Which Boston-based lawyer was a friend of the underdogs and formed his own legal firm to fight for those who didn't have the money to look for other lawyers? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. He wasn't afraid to rock the boat, and was certainly no Establishment man. In his tangled world, his ex-wife and his ex-girlfriend frequently appeared before him, as lawyers in their own right, and, indeed, his daughter became one too. Crusading lawyers are a dime a dozen in literature and TV fiction, but which one could not stop crusading after he became a judge? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "If I'd known you were going to do that, I would have kept my mouth open." was the memorable line from a sassy lawyer when a rival threw a glass of wine in her face. Which lawyer shared a house with a bunch of other young professionals and really thought this was the life? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which TV lawyer, a District Attorney no less, tried to reign in the enthusiasm of a crusading and at times obstreperous assistant as they worked to bring law and order to the streets of the Big Apple? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Gregory Peck played this character in a movie adaptation of a novel. Which fictional lawyer acted for the defence in a case that represented one of the ultimate taboos in early twentieth century American society? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which lawyer was a Republican at the heart of a Democrat administration and whipped one of the President's men on a live TV debate? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which lawyer and wannabe world leader had a neat party trick - if he wanted he could literally fly rings around his opponents? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. No matter how much in control he appeared in court, there was always someone he had to obey. Which lawyer was rotund, a little bit rumpled but had a heart of gold?

Answer: Horace Rumpole

'Rumpole of the Bailey' was the creation of real-life barrister John Mortimer QC (Queen's Counsel). The character first appeared in a series of books and then transferred to British television, with Leo McKern in the title role in 42 episodes from 1978 to 1992. Rumpole always defended his clients, he never prosecuted.

He always referred to his wife as "She Who Must Be Obeyed". Leo McKern played him as a less than dapper character who liked his glass of wine, despite the protestations of his wife, Hilda.
2. Which California-based lawyer was blond, brash and handsome and didn't mind taking consultations with clients in the bedroom?

Answer: Arnie Becker

Arnie Becker was played by Corbin Benson in 'L.A. Law' between 1986 and 1994. The show won five Golden Globes. It was created by David E. Kelley, the man behind some of US TV's top hits. The fictitious law firm contained a mixture of characters representing all possible human traits. Becker was the partner who had an eye for the ladies, and they rarely objected.
3. Relatively speaking, we all expect lawyers to be efficient, but which bumbling junior counsel had a series of disasters in the courtroom with things rarely turning out the way they were expected to?

Answer: Roger Thursby

Roger Thursby was the creation of Henry Cecil Leon, a British High Court judge. Writing under the pen name Henry Cecil, he created Thursby in 1955 in the novel 'Brothers in Law'. It was later turned into a radio and television series, and a 1957 movie.
4. There were few jokes around and keeping these colleagues in line took a lot of "practice". Which Boston-based lawyer was a friend of the underdogs and formed his own legal firm to fight for those who didn't have the money to look for other lawyers?

Answer: Bobby Donnell

Dylan McDermott played Bobby Donnell in 'The Practice'. He soon gathered a band of like-minded crusading colleagues with the guts to take on big businesses and those who would trample all over the ordinary people. The show ran for eight seasons from 1997 and won an Emmy and a Golden Globe. Leland McKenzie and Tommy Mullaney were characters in 'L.A. Law'. Alan Shore was a character in 'Boston Legal'.
5. He wasn't afraid to rock the boat, and was certainly no Establishment man. In his tangled world, his ex-wife and his ex-girlfriend frequently appeared before him, as lawyers in their own right, and, indeed, his daughter became one too. Crusading lawyers are a dime a dozen in literature and TV fiction, but which one could not stop crusading after he became a judge?

Answer: John Deed

Martin Shaw starred as Judge John Deed in the the show of the same name on British television. The show ran for six seasons between 2001 and 2007. Regular characters included Deed's ex-wife and his ex-girlfriend, both barristers, and his initially rebellious daughter, who also became a lawyer. Rather than staying strictly impartial as judges are meant to, Deed often interfered in the cases brought before him and was regarded as an irksome maverick by the legal authorities, with whom he was almost constantly in conflict.
6. "If I'd known you were going to do that, I would have kept my mouth open." was the memorable line from a sassy lawyer when a rival threw a glass of wine in her face. Which lawyer shared a house with a bunch of other young professionals and really thought this was the life?

Answer: Anna Forbes

Anna Forbes was played by Daniela Nardini in the cult BBC TV show 'This Life' (1996 and 1997). The role brought her a BAFTA award for best actress. The two series were based on the lives of very junior lawyers sharing a house as they battled to get their careers started. Anna seemed to struggle, but was not afraid to use her charms, and even had an affair with one of the other characters.

She seemed both hard-bitten and vulnerable
7. Which TV lawyer, a District Attorney no less, tried to reign in the enthusiasm of a crusading and at times obstreperous assistant as they worked to bring law and order to the streets of the Big Apple?

Answer: Arthur Branch

Fred Thompson, played Arthur Branch in the long-running 'Law and Order'. It first aired in 1990. Branch was the New York City District Attorney in series 13 through to 17. Sam Waterston played ADA Jack McCoy for 13 seasons and became DA in season 18. McCoy was ruthless and noted for often going out on a limb in pursuit of a justice that sometimes only he saw. Branch was more pragmatic and tried to counsel McCoy against some of his excesses.
8. Gregory Peck played this character in a movie adaptation of a novel. Which fictional lawyer acted for the defence in a case that represented one of the ultimate taboos in early twentieth century American society?

Answer: Atticus Finch

Atticus Finch was the lawyer at the heart of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "To Kill A Mockingbird". He was hired to defend a black man charged with the rape of a white woman. The book was published in 1960 and the movie was made in 1962.
9. Which lawyer was a Republican at the heart of a Democrat administration and whipped one of the President's men on a live TV debate?

Answer: Ainsley Hayes

Ainsley Hayes was played by Emily Procter in 'The West Wing' between 2000 and 2002 and again between 2004 and 2006. She was hired to work in the legal adviser's office of Jed Bartlett's fictional White House. An early introduction came when she took on and demolished one of Bartlett's key advisers, Sam Seaborn, in a television debate.
10. Which lawyer and wannabe world leader had a neat party trick - if he wanted he could literally fly rings around his opponents?

Answer: Nathan Petrelli

Nathan Petrelli was played by Adrian Pasdar in 'Heroes', which first appeared on US TV screens in 2006. Each of the heroes had a special power, Petrelli could fly. In the first series he was a congressman running for president of the USA.
Source: Author darksplash

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