Answer: Willie Nelson
In the eleventh episode of the first season, Willie Nelson was in San Francisco for a concert, and after he had confronted his road manager, Sonny Cross, about embezzling money, Cross ended up dead outside of a radio station where he and Nelson were doing an interview. The only witness was a blind woman, Wendy Mass, who identified Nelson as the culprit by the sound of his voice. Monk didn't believe that Nelson was guilty, partially because he and Trudy were fans of Nelson's, but also because he found inconsistencies in the story that Mass told. When he later found out that Mass had grown up in Tampa and that Cross had been arrested there, he began to unravel the story. During the investigation, Nelson had Monk join his band for a performance of "Georgia on My Mind" with Monk doing a clarinet solo, but Monk ended up whistling instead after one of the band members put the clarinet in his mouth. But at the end of the episode, Monk did play the clarinet as Nelson played "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" at Trudy's grave. In an interview, Tony Shalhoub (Monk) admitted that he had learned to play the clarinet for the episode: "They found this simple piece and they brought this guy in who taught me and I'd never played a wind instrument before, but it was really fun to do it".
From Quiz: Mr. Monk and the Music
Answer: She had an affair.
Trudy has made a video in which she confesses to having an affair with a married law professor. She insists that she did not know the professor was married. However, the information disclosed helps Monk put together many pieces of a current homicide case.
From Quiz: 8.16 "Mr. Monk and the End" Part 2
Answer: Trudy
It's Christmas time and Monk is enjoying the moment with Trudy. It's interesting to note how Monk is imbued with confidence and appears to be quite happy.
From Quiz: 8.15 "Mr. Monk and the End" Part 1
Answer: Mr. Monk
Natalie almost always calls her boss Mr. Monk. She says, "I can't call him by his first name. It's just not me." Captain Stottlemeyer and Randy call him Monk while Dr. Kroger, Dr. Bell, and Sharona call him Adrian.
From Quiz: Natalie Teeger Trivia
Answer: Chess
Adrian Monk, played by Tony Shaloub, was playing chess with his assistant Sharona, played by Bitty Schram. When Sharona found out that her queen could be captured by Monk's bishop, she licked the queen because she knew he wouldn't touch it. Monk declared that Sharona forfeited the game because it was illegal to lick a queen.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk Goes Back to School!
Answer: Adrian
Adrian Monk, a homicide investigator from San Francisco, is a genius with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). His strange quirks and way of thinking makes him completely separate from the rest of the world and his peers.
From Quiz: Are You a Monkophile?
Answer: By fixing a man's buttons on his sweater
Monk spotted a man nearby who had buttoned his sweater up wrong. Monk wouldn't leave the man alone like Sharona insisted, and ended up missing Tanday. By the time Monk turned around, Tanday had passed.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man
Answer: Yellow
The keyboard was white and had yellow highlighting over it. It was also wavy and unusual looking.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk and the Candidate
Answer: SAT
Everyone was beginning the SAT at the academy in hopes of getting high scores. Of course, after the teacher's death, the SAT test had to be postponed.
From Quiz: Mr Monk Goes Back to School
Answer: The Cooper Clan
Mr. Monk repeatedly mentioned the name of the show when he was exclaiming how happy he was to meet Christine. She was his favorite childhood actress.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk's Favorite Show
Answer: To make sure he didn't drop anything.
Mr. Monk put a letter in the mailbox and was ready to follow the mailman to make sure he didn't drop his letter. Unfortunately for Monk, Captain Stottlemeyer had a case for him and he was ordered to leave. To suit Monk, Captain had Lt. Disher to follow the mailman.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico
Answer: Clarinet
Even the famous country singer Willie Nelson has proposed that Monk play clarinet with him live on the radio!
From Quiz: You think you know Mr. Monk?
Answer: Dutch Calvinist
This comes up when a cop at the scene of the murder suggests that Nicole Vasquez smoked. Monk says no and points to a picture of John Calvin (the founder of Calvinism). "No, she was a Dutch Calvinist. They consider their body to be a holy chalice..." as explanation to why she wouldn't smoke.
From Quiz: "Monk" Season 1
Answer: Kate
Kate Ashcombe was played by Kate Trotter. Harry Ashcombe is a former SFPD commissioner.
From Quiz: "Mr. Monk and the Psychic"
Answer: Bitty Schram
Elizabeth Natalie "Bitty" Schram is an American actress who was born on July 17, 1968, ironically from New Jersey.
From Quiz: An Ode to Sharona Fleming
Answer: At Trudy's old house
Unknowingly, Monk finds himself in Trudy's old house, trying to make her favourite dinner on the anniversary of the day they met.
From Quiz: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum"
Answer: outside of the grocery store
Mr. Monk first met his friend when they bumped into each other outside the grocery store. Mr. Monk dropped his bags and later throws them away, because they fell on the ground, and went back into the store to buy some new groceries.
From Quiz: "Mr. Monk Makes a Friend"
Answer: Trudy
Monk's beloved wife, Trudy, was an investigative reporter who was murdered. Monk spent years trying to find her killer.
From Quiz: Monk the "Defective Detective"
Answer: Dale Biederbeck
In "Mr. Monk Goes to Jail" Tim Curry reprises the role of Dale "The Whale," originally played by Adam Arkin. Elliott D'Souza was played by Mark Tymchyshyn in "Mr. Monk and the Playboy." Lochlyn Munro played the mobster, "Fat Tony" Lucarelli, in "Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather." In "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever" Josh Stamberg played FBI Agent Grooms.
From Quiz: The "Monk" Key
Answer: adrian
Adrian Monk is an obsessive-compulsive detective.
From Quiz: "Monk" Basics
Answer: milk
Miranda, the candidate's wife, asks Monk how he can solve anything:
"I'm told you're germophobic, afraid of the dark, heights, crowds, and milk."
Sharona responds:
"We're working on the milk. We're making great progress on the milk."
From Quiz: "Monk": Season 1
Answer: 45
They didn't use Tony Shalhoub's real age, he was born on October 9, 1953.
From Quiz: The "Monk" Quiz
Answer: "Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico"
Shortly thereafter the Captain and the Lieutenant drive up and ask Monk to go to Mexico. Another USPS collection box is featured in "Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect".
From Quiz: The Visual 'Monk'
Answer: Mr. Monk And The Very, Very Old Man
The captain promised his flaky wife that he'll have Monk check into what she thinks is murder, but what he thinks is a natural death. They both agreed that whatever Monk determined to be the case, she'd either drop the subject, or the captain would investigate it. He was surprised and upset that Monk determined that the very, very old man was indeed murdered.
From Quiz: More "Monk" Quotes!
Answer: Mr. Monk And The TV Star
The TV star whose ex-wife is murdered offers Randy a bit part on his show. Randy, taking it as seriously as he takes himself, practices his one line over and over again, opening himself up for Sharona's usual criticism.
From Quiz: Quotes From "Monk" Episodes
Answer: A famous actor's ex-wife.
The actor's name is Brad Terry.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk and the TV Star
Answer: Leland
The Captain told Monk to call him Leland during off duty hours when he was staying with Monk in "Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man".
From Quiz: Monk and Friends
Answer: adrian
It's said quite a few times.
From Quiz: "Monk", the TV Show
Answer: Betty Buckley
Although Betty Buckley first debuted on Broadway in 1969, she was perhaps better known initially as an actress for her role as Abby on the television show "Eight is Enough". But her later roles as the original Broadway Grizabella in "Cats" and as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard" established her as one of the major voices on Broadway. In "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater", Monk and Sharona (Bitty Schram) were in the audience when Gail (Amy Sedaris) appeared to stab her co-star to death during a play, and when Cheryl Fleming (Buckley) arrived later for a visit, she expected Sharona and "her partner" Monk to vindicate Gail. Although Gail had insisted that she used the prop knife, her co-star was found with a real knife plunged into him, and Monk had to determine how it happened in front of the audience. When Monk and Sharona discovered that Gail's understudy had pushed for the co-star to be hired, they realized that she may have helped Gail out of the starring role in the play. Although Amy Sedaris appeared in a few episodes of the show, Betty Buckley only appeared in this episode.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk and the Music
Answer: Ethan Rickover
Trudy attended law school at Berkeley. It was there that she had a brief liaison with one of her law professors. His name is Ethan Rickover who is portrayed by Craig Nelson.
From Quiz: 8.16 "Mr. Monk and the End" Part 2
Answer: She is killed with a car bomb.
Monk's wife is afraid that she is being followed. She runs to her car, gets in and turns the key. Next, there is a thunderous explosion and she dies as a result of a car bomb. This tragedy has a profound effect upon Monk. It his quest to find the culprit responsible for the murder of his wife.
From Quiz: 8.15 "Mr. Monk and the End" Part 1
Answer: Davenport
Natalie's family, the Davenports, own a major toothpaste company, which she wants nothing to do with. Mr. Monk's former assistant Sharona had the last name Fleming.
From Quiz: Natalie Teeger Trivia
Answer: Ellison
When Monk arrived at the school, he met the janitor. While Sharona was trying to find out what had happened at the school, Monk was asking the janitor if he knew his wife. He said her name was Trudy Ellison and that she was valedictorian. Sharona finally had to stop Monk because he was rambling.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk Goes Back to School!
Answer: Mr. Monk
Natalie, Monk's assistant from the middle of Season 3 and on, is played by Traylor Howard. In a behind-the-scenes dispute, Bitty Schram, the actress who played Sharona, Monk's first assistant, left the show for unclear reasons. However, it is speculated that it was mainly a money dispute.
From Quiz: Are You a Monkophile?
Answer: Furniture sales
Monk, Sharona, the Captain, and Randy all went to his furniture store to interrogate him. Trevor heard the news about Gwen's death on the TV at his store, and quickly turned it off, upsetting the customers who were watching.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man
Answer: He thought he had left his stove on.
Every time Monk would go to examine a section of the crime scene, he would turn to Sharona and ask her did she make sure the stove was off. He even left the crime scene and didn't finish inspecting because he wanted to go make sure the stove was off.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk and the Candidate
Answer: Trudy
Monk mentioned several times that Trudy went to the school. He even pointed out to Sharona which tree she sat under. When they were in the office, you could see a picture of Trudy on the tennis team.
From Quiz: Mr Monk Goes Back to School
Answer: Rapp
Christine's name is shown on her book several time when Monk is at the book signing. Monk also says it repeatedly when he was telling the captain how much he liked her.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk's Favorite Show
Answer: He looked like a drug dealer.
Once they crossed the border, Sharona was asked to see her passport. Mr. Monk was sitting in the passenger seat and she told him to take them off because he looked like a drug dealer. The police were more suspicious because Monk had quite a few suitcases with him as well.
From Quiz: Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico
Answer: 16 collar, 33 long
And, don't forget that must be controlled by his preferred shirt inspector, #8!
From Quiz: You think you know Mr. Monk?
