Cops Of The World Trivia Quiz

Answer: 999

That number is also used to contact fire services, ambulance services and the Coast Guard. As well as 999, many police services have numbers for contacting police exchanges in non-emergencies. There are 43 individual forces in England and Wales, one in Northern Ireland, and a further eight in Scotland.

Answer: Italy

The foundation of a police service in Italy dates back to 1852. Several separate policing arms united into one State Police organisation in 1981.

Answer: Brazil

Polícia Militar are the Military Police. As the name suggests, the force is concerned with state affairs, while a civil police force investigates 'ordinary' crime.

Answer: (A) Blue, (B) Green

Until Ireland was partitioned in 1921, the entire island was policed by the Royal Irish Constabulary. After partition, the 26 counties of the Republic gained a new force, An Garda Siochana, while the six counties of Northern Ireland were policed by the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

The RUC metamorphosed into the Police Service of Northern Ireland in 2001. Officers of An Garda Siochana, more familiarly known as Gardai (plural) or Garda (singular), wear blue uniforms. These uniformed officers do not carry weapons.

Some plain-clothed detectives are armed. Officers of the PSNI wear green uniforms and all carry personal protection weapons.

Answer: 000

Each state has its own police service and there is also an Australian Federal Police service. The first professional police service was established in the then British colony of New South Wales, in Sydney in 1833.

Answer: Lyon, France

Interpol was set up in 1923 and more than 180 police forces from around the world are affiliated. Its full name is The International Criminal Police Organization.

Answer: Parking violations

The FBI was established in 1908. Its headquarters are in Washington DC and it has 56 field offices USA-wide. The FBI motto is "Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity." Its most famous director was, of course, J Edgar Hoover, who held the position from 1924 to 1972.

Answer: Norway

Twenty-seven local police districts make up the one service for all of Norway.
According to their official website (www.politi.no): "All police officers are trained to be generalists, able to fulfil every aspect of ordinary police work, including criminal investigation as well as patrolling and maintaining public order,"

Answer: Politie

The Netherlands has 25 police regions, each with its own force. They are mainly responsible for regional crime and security. A national police force is responsible for national affairs.

Answer: The Mounties

In a such a vast country as Canada, there were initially different police services. In 1920, the Royal Northwest Mounted Police absorbed the Dominion Police and become the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The RCMP website claims: "The RCMP is unique in the world since it is a national, federal, provincial and municipal policing body. We provide a total federal policing service to all Canadians and policing services under contract to the three territories, eight provinces (except Ontario and Quebec), more than 190 municipalities, 184 Aboriginal communities and three international airports."