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"The Wire": Season Three Trivia Quiz

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.

A multiple-choice quiz by bedjackson. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bedjackson

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
240,781

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
1783

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (14/15), Guest 206 (11/15), Guest 71 (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who did McNulty want the target to be in season three? Hint

Clay Davis

Nick Sobotka

Stringer Bell

Rawls

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who was released from prison in episode one? Hint

Avon Barksdale

D'Angelo

Wee-Bey

Dennis "Cutty" Wise

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was Omar disguised as when he conned his way into Avon's stash house? Hint

Stringer Bell

An old man in a wheelchair

A pizza delivery man

An old lady with a cane

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Question 4 of 15

4. Why did McNulty visit prison? Hint

To taunt Avon

D'Angelo's death was suspicious

To pick up a prisoner

To visit his son

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who did Councilman Carcetti try to recruit as a spy? Hint

Daniels

Clay Davis

Commissioner Burrell

Rawls

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who did Cheese kill that caused the team to blow the wire? Hint

His girlfriend

Sydnor

Dazz

His dog

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Question 7 of 15

7. How many vials was Det. Dozerman trying to buy when he was shot? Hint

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Question 8 of 15

8. How did Bunny Colvin solve the drug problem in his district? Hint

He didn't enforce drug laws in three areas

He changed the names of drugs

He had the major dealers in his district killed

He "wired" the light posts in the district

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who was Daniels sleeping with in season three? Hint

Cheryl

Marla Daniels

Rhonda Pearlman

Kima Greggs

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was Bunk Moreland's schoolmate? Hint

'Beadie' Russell

McNulty

Omar

Mayor Royce

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where did Stringer Bell go to school? Hint

Baltimore Community College

University of Maryland

Georgetown University

Maryland State University

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Question 12 of 15

12. What did Cutty do to help the kids from the neighborhood? Hint

He took them on a visit to prison

He started a midnight basketball program

He opened a boxing gym

He taught them to "safely" sell drugs

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Question 13 of 15

13. How much did crime decrease in Major Colvin's district? Hint

14 percent

12 percent

37 percent

6 percent

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Question 14 of 15

14. Why was Avon mad when Stringer ordered the hit on Omar? Hint

Avon liked Omar

He orders the hit on a Sunday

Avon knew about the "wire"

Stringer didn't "run things"

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who killed Stringer Bell? Hint

Clay Davis' men

McNulty

Omar and Brother Mouzone

Avon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who did McNulty want the target to be in season three?

Answer: Stringer Bell

McNulty believed that Bell was the mastermind behind all the drug trade in Baltimore, and defied Daniels to chase him.

2. Who was released from prison in episode one?

Answer: Dennis "Cutty" Wise

Cutty knew Avon and Wee-Bey in prison, but Cutty was noncommittal, and thought about going straight. D'Angelo was acquitted of charges in episode one/season one.

3. What was Omar disguised as when he conned his way into Avon's stash house?

Answer: An old man in a wheelchair

Omar made stealing drugs an art form. Omar and his "girl" looked harmless until that familiar shotgun came out.

4. Why did McNulty visit prison?

Answer: D'Angelo's death was suspicious

McNulty discovered evidence that D'angelo was murdered and went to prison to check things out.

5. Who did Councilman Carcetti try to recruit as a spy?

Answer: Commissioner Burrell

Carcetti was an ambitious politician and wanted Burrel in his pocket.

6. Who did Cheese kill that caused the team to blow the wire?

Answer: His dog

In this case, "my dog" meant my dog.

7. How many vials was Det. Dozerman trying to buy when he was shot?

Answer: 3

Maj. Bunny Colvin was very upset and these three trivial vials sent him on his crusade to at least "see" a change before he retired.

8. How did Bunny Colvin solve the drug problem in his district?

Answer: He didn't enforce drug laws in three areas

He moved all the dealers into "free zones" where no police were allowed to interfere with the drug trade. The dealers called these areas "Hamsterdam".

9. Who was Daniels sleeping with in season three?

Answer: Rhonda Pearlman

Rhonda discovered that Daniels was sleeping in the office after separating from his wife, and one thing lead to another.

10. Who was Bunk Moreland's schoolmate?

Answer: Omar

In a particularly dramatic scene, Bunk told of a time when people like Omar protected him from the street, and wouldn't let him get into trouble, when people like Omar saw that he had a brain and kept him safe.

11. Where did Stringer Bell go to school?

Answer: Baltimore Community College

McNulty found Bell's cell phone number through the BCC Admissions office.

12. What did Cutty do to help the kids from the neighborhood?

Answer: He opened a boxing gym

Cutty started a boxing gym, and later asked Avon Barksdale for money to improve it.

13. How much did crime decrease in Major Colvin's district?

Answer: 14 percent

Bunny Colvin was caught bragging that the West Side of Baltimore had experienced a 14 percent decrease in felonies since "Hamsterdam" was created.

14. Why was Avon mad when Stringer ordered the hit on Omar?

Answer: He orders the hit on a Sunday

Stringer ordered the hit on a Sunday when Omar was taking his Grandma to church.

15. Who killed Stringer Bell?

Answer: Omar and Brother Mouzone

They chased Stringer up the stairs until he had nowhere to go. Omar told Stringer that Avon gave him up. Then Omar and Mouzone unloaded on Stringer in one of condominiums he had hoped to create. When McNulty found out, he was very angry. He had Stringer's warrant ready to go, and he felt like he lost a brother.

Source: Author bedjackson

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