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Before They Were In "Vegas" Trivia Quiz

So you watch "CSI: Las Vegas" avidly and know everything there is to know about the characters, but what about the actors? Take this quiz and test your knowledge on the people who make all your favourite characters possible.

A multiple-choice quiz by knelly86. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
knelly86

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
282,554

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Prior to being cast as the zany DNA tech, Greg Sanders, Eric Szmanda played a character in another television series called "The Net". Which of the following was this particular character's name? Hint

Jacob Resh

Billy Thompson

Johnny Dodge

NYU Film Student

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Question 2 of 10

2. Way before he got the role as Nick Stokes in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" George Eads once starred in another television series ("Savannah" in 1996) as twin brothers, one of which - Travis Peterson - died in the pilot episode. What was the name of Peterson's twin? Hint

Adam Willingford

Ben McGrath

Nick Corelli

Thumper Klein

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Question 3 of 10

3. Long before he graced the TV screen as CSI Gil Grissom, William Petersen starred as which character in the 1985 movie "To Live and Die in L.A."? Hint

Richard Chance

Tom Hardy

Will Graham

Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett

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Question 4 of 10

4. Back in 1991/1992, Gary Dourdan (CSI Warrick Brown) played Shazza Zulu in "A Different World". In 2007 he starred as the character George Jackson in which of the following movies? Hint

60 Seconds of Distance

Perfect Stranger

Black August

Doorman

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Question 5 of 10

5. Marg Helgenberger (CSI Catherine Willows) once starred in the pilot episode of another TV series with "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" co-star Gary Dourdan. Which was it? Hint

Fallen Angels

Keys

Thirtysomething

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Question 6 of 10

6. Marg Helgenberger briefly starred in another TV series that starred her "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" co-star Paul Guilfoyle (Captain Jim Brass). Of the following, which of the following TV series starred both Paul Guilfoyle and Marg Helgenberger? Hint

"Ally McBeal" (1998)

"Unsub" (1989)

"Crime Story" (1986)

"Fallen Angels" (1993)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jorja Fox (CSI Sara Sidle) certainly has an interesting name. Just as interesting, Jorja isn't her birth name exactly. Which of the following is the name Ms. Fox was born with? Hint

Jorje

Georgia

Jorja-An

Jorjan

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 2007 Robert David Hall (Doc Al Robbins) starred in a movie titled "The Gene Generation". Before gracing the small screen as a Las Vegas coroner he once starred on the big screen as a military recruiting sergeant. Which movie was this? Hint

Prison Of Secrets

Class Action

The Negotiator

Starship Troopers

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Question 9 of 10

9. Wallace Langham - best known to "CSI" fans as the somewhat haughty trace tech David Hodges - was born in Fort Worth, Texas (same place as co-star George Eads). He once acted in the same movie as Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, and Anjelica Huston. Which was it? Hint

"Michael" (1996)

"Daddy Day Care" (2003)

"Little Miss Sunshine" (2006)

"Weird Science" (1985)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The following actors play various lab techs in the Las Vegas Crime Lab. Before battling crime in Sin City, which lab tech once defended against evil as the Blue Galaxy Ranger in the TV series "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy"? Hint

Gerald McCullouch

Archie Kao

Liz Vassey

Sheeri Rappaport

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Jacob Resh

Eric Szmanda starred as Jacob Resh in "The Net" in 1998/1999, an intelligent teenager who also went by the online alias known as Sorcerer. Szmanda played Johnny Dodge in a TV series called "Dodge's City" in 1999 which, according to imdb.com, remains unsold. Billy Thompson was the lead character in the movie "True Vinyl" in 2000 and Szmanda played an NYU Film Student in the 2002 movie "The Rules of Attraction".

Answer: Nick Corelli

Even though Peterson died, Eads appealed so much to audiences that the producers of "Savannah" continued to bring back the character through flashbacks before eventually bringing him back to the cast Peterson's identical twin. Eads played Ben McGrath in "The Ultimate Lie" (1996), Thumper Klein in "Grapevine" (2000), and Adam Willingford in "Just A Walk In The Park" (2002).

3. Long before he graced the TV screen as CSI Gil Grissom, William Petersen starred as which character in the 1985 movie "To Live and Die in L.A."?

Answer: Richard Chance

In "To Live and Die in L.A." Petersen plays a Secret Service Agent bent on arresting the counterfeiter who killed his partner. He played Will Graham in "Manhunter" (1986), Tom Hardy in "Cousins" (1989), and Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett in Young Guns II (1990).

4. Back in 1991/1992, Gary Dourdan (CSI Warrick Brown) played Shazza Zulu in "A Different World". In 2007 he starred as the character George Jackson in which of the following movies?

Answer: Black August

While "Perfect Stranger" was also released in 2007, Dourdan's character's name in this movie was Cameron. The date for the release of "Doorman" is sometime in 2008, his character's name is Dominick; in "60 Seconds of Distance" (2006) he played the character Dylan.

5. Marg Helgenberger (CSI Catherine Willows) once starred in the pilot episode of another TV series with "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" co-star Gary Dourdan. Which was it?

Answer: Keys

"Keys" (1994) never made it past its first episode. In the USA it was also known as "Keys to Her Past"; Helgenberger was in "Thirtysomething" in 1987, "Fallen Angels" in 1993 and "ER" in 1996.

Answer: "Fallen Angels" (1993)

All these briefly starred Paul Guilfoyle but only "Fallen Angels" also starred Marg Helgenberger. This series was directed by Tom Cruise.

7. Jorja Fox (CSI Sara Sidle) certainly has an interesting name. Just as interesting, Jorja isn't her birth name exactly. Which of the following is the name Ms. Fox was born with?

Answer: Jorja-An

Her birth name was Jorja-An, which was shortened to Jorjan before finally becoming Jorja. Cool, eh?

Answer: Starship Troopers

"Starship Troopers" (1997) was directed by Paul Verhoeven and also starred Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, and Michael Ironside. In the made for TV movie, "Prison of Secrets" (1997) Robert David Hall played Judge. "The Negotiator" (1998) saw Hall as Sgt. Cale Wangro. "Class Action" (1991) starred him as Steven Kellen.

Answer: "Daddy Day Care" (2003)

"Daddy Day Care" also starred Eddie Murphy. John Travolta and Andie MacDowell starred in "Michael". Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, and Steve Carell starred in "Little Miss Sunshine". In "Weird Science" (which also starred Bill Paxton and Robert Downey Jr.) Langham is credited as Wally Ward. From 1997 to 2000, Langham starred as Josh Blair in the TV series "Veronica's Closet" along side Kirstie Alley and Kathy Najimy.

Answer: Archie Kao

In "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation":

- Archie Kao plays Archie Johnson (A/V tech)
- Gerald McCullouch (McCullough in episode 8.08."You Kill Me") plays Bobby Dawson (Ballistics tech)
- Liz Vassey plays Wendy Simms (seasons 6-8 DNA tech)
- Sheeri Rappaport plays Mandy Webster (Print tech)

Source: Author knelly86

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