Characters In Crime Trivia Quiz

Answer: Law And Order

Joe Fontana is the senior detective in seasons 15 and 16.

Abbie Carmichael was the ADA in seasons 9 - 11.

Anita Van Buren is the police commanding officer from season 3 to 19.

The show aired on 13 September 1990 with season 19 commencing in 2008.

At the time of season 19 it was the longest running prime time drama on US television. The success of the show lead to additional programs - "Law And Order: SVU", "Law And Order: Criminal Intent" and "Law And Order: Trial by Jury".

The show is set in New York City and usually has a two part format - the first half portrays the investigation of a crime and the second half shows the prosecution.

At the beginning of every episode there is a voice-over with the following statement:

"In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories."

Answer: Cold Case

Lieutenant John Stillman is the squad commander.

Nick Vera and Scotty Valens are both detectives.

All three have been with the show since season one (although Scotty did not appear until episode 6) and remain with it in season 6.

The show first aired on 28 September 2003 with season 6 commencing in 2008.

It is set in a division of the Philadelphia Police Department that investigates cold cases.

The show begins with a scene from the past and shows a set of characters in an everyday situation or situations.

The scene then moves forward to show the body of one of the characters as it was found.

It then moves to the present day cold case homicide division and something triggers a reason to go back and re-investigate this particular case.

Answer: CSI

Catherine Willows is the Night Shift Assistant Supervisor in seasons 1 - 9.

Sara Sidle was a materials and element analyst in seasons 1 - 8.

Greg Sanders was the lab's DNA technician but became a CSI in season 5. He had a recurring part in seasons 1 and 2 but became a permanent cast member for seasons 3 - 9.

The show first aired on 6 October 2000 with season 9 commencing in 2008.

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is based on a team of forensic scientists as they solve crimes through forensic evidence.

The show is set in Las Vegas as it has the second most active crime lab in the US - the first being the FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia.

Its sucess generated two additional shows - "CSI: Miami" and "CSI: New York".

Answer: The Closer

Fritz Howard is a special agent in the FBI who is personally involved with the main character Brenda.

Will Pope is the assistant police chief of the L.A.P.D.

Provenza is a detective lieutenant major in the crimes division.

All three have been with the show from seasons 1 - 4.

The show premiered on 13 June 2005 with season 4 commencing in 2008.

The series focuses on Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, who comes from Atlanta to L.A., to head the Priority Homicide Division - a new unit set up to handle high profile murder cases.

At the end of season 4 the squad is renamed the Major Crimes Division and its scope is expanded to handle other crimes.

Answer: Special Victims Unit

Alexandra Cabot was the ADA in seasons 2 - 4.

Senior Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola has been with the series since season 2. He was the junior detective in seasons 2 - 8, then senior in seasons 8 - 10.

Dr. Emil Skoda was the psychiatrist in seasons 1 & 2.

The show began on 20 September 1999 with season 10 commencing in 2008.

"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is the highest rated of the four 'Law and Order' franchise shows.

Set in New York City it specialises in sex crimes - rape, sexual assault, child molestation and any crimes connected to these three.

Like the original "Law and Order" the opening credits contain a voice-over:

"In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories."

Answer: Criminal Minds

FBI Supervisory Special Agent Aaron Hotchner is the BAU unit chief.

Penelope Garcia is a FBI technical analyst.

Dr. Spencer Reid is a FBI BAU supervisory special agent.

All three have been in seasons 1 - 4.

The show premiered on 22 September 2005 with season 4 commencing in 2008.

The show is based on a team of profilers at the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit at Quantico.

They answer appeals from local law enforcement agencies and travel to assist them in solving crimes.

Unlike other law enforcement drama's, "Criminal Minds" does not focus on the crimes themselves but on the criminal.

Other members of the season four team are:

Special Agent David Rossi
Special Agent Derek Morgan
Special Agent Jennifer Jareau
Special Agent Emily Prentiss

Answer: CSI: NY

Stella Bonasera - CSI detective first grade.

Danny Messer - CSI detective third grade.

Stella and Danny have both been in seasons 1 - 5.

Adam Ross is a CSI laboratory technician with a specialty in trace evidence. He had a recurring role in seasons 2 - 4 and became a regular in season 5.

The show premiered on 22 September 2004 with season 5 commencing in 2008.

The characters first appeared in an episode of "CSI: Miami", in season two, called "MIA/NYC Nonstop" where Horatio (from "CSI: Miami") follows a trail to New York to find his case overlaps one that Mac (from "CSI: NY") is working on.

Answer: NCIS

Ziva David is the Mossad liaison officer who has appeared in seasons 3 - 6.

Donald "Ducky" Mallard is the chief medical examiner from seasons 1 - 6.

Abby Sciuto is the forensic specialist, also in seasons 1 - 6.

The show began on 23 September 2003 with season 6 commencing in 2008.

The NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) conducts criminal investigations involving the United States Navy and Marine Corps.

The show's NCIS's are part of the Major Case Response Team and are based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington DC.

The show is a spin off from "JAG" where they were introduced in a two part episode in season 8.

Answer: Without A Trace

Samantha "Sam" Spade, Martin Fitzgerald and Vivian "Viv" Johnson.

All three characters are FBI Missing Persons Unit special agents and all of them have been in seasons 1 - 6, although Martin did not appear until the end of season 1.

The show first aired on 26 September 2002 with season six commencing in 2008.

The show is set in New York City and revolves around a FBI Missing Persons Unit.

Each episode begins with a scene,or scenes, from somebodies life and then we see them vanish.

The team then works against the clock to try to find the person - a running count of 'hours missing' is shown at the beginning of each new scene.

Much of the story is shown in a series of flashbacks as we see what each witness remembers from their perspective.

The show is unique in that it is the only US drama to have two Australians and a Briton playing Americans in its regular cast.

Anthony LaPaglia (who plays Jack Malone) and Poppy Montgomery (who plays Samantha Spade) are both Australian.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste (who plays Viv Johnson) is English.

Answer: Criminal Intent

Alexandra Eames is the senior detective who has been Goren's partner for seasons 1 - 7.

Captain Daniel Ross has appeared in seasons 6 and 7.

Megan Wheeler is the junior detective who worked with Logan in seasons 6 and 7.

The show first screened on 30 September 2001 with season 7 being aired in 2008.

It follows the detectives of the Major Case Squad in the NYPD who investigate high profile cases - usually murders.

Seasons 1 - 4 had detectives Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames solving all the cases but, as of season 5, they introduced a second team of detectives and the episodes alternate between the two teams.

The second team has consisted of Mike Logan and one of his partners - Carolyn Barek, Megan Wheeler and Nola Falacci.

As with the other 'Law And Order' shows the program begins with a voice-over during the opening credits:

"In New York City's war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Major Case Squad. These are their stories."