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Quiz about Fifteen Minutes of Law Enforcement
Quiz about Fifteen Minutes of Law Enforcement

Fifteen Minutes of Law Enforcement Quiz


Do you remember these incidents from film and television where the characters ended up on the wrong side of the law?

A multiple-choice quiz by zorba_scank. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
zorba_scank
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
336,352
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
571
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Question 1 of 10
1. In which movie does Margaret Tate (played by Sandra Bullock) get into trouble with the authorities for plotting to get into a fake marriage to avoid deportation after her visa expires? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of the lead characters on the television sitcom "Full House" landed in jail on the day of his wedding? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In Season 1 of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", Will and Carlton were arrested on charges of stealing a car. Were they guilty of the crime?


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these "Friends" characters had a comparatively rough childhood and admitted to resorting to mugging people while living on the streets? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the 2009 film "The Hangover", four friends who are in Las Vegas for a bachelor party wake up the next morning with no memory of the previous night only to find the groom missing. Why do they end up in prison while searching for him? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. On "The Simpsons", Lisa Simpson is arrested for falsely registering herself at a department store wedding gift registry and sentenced to six months of juvenile detention.


Question 7 of 10
7. In Season 7 of "Bewitched", Darrin is arrested for stealing a bedwarmer during a tour of the 'House of Seven Gables' in Salem. What does the bedwarmer turn out to be? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which two members of the main cast of "How I Met Your Mother" were jailed for urinating in public? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Cal Hockley (played by Billy Zane) is furious to find a nude sketch of his fiancée and decides to frame her lover - the artist who drew the portrait. He slips an expensive necklace into the artist's coat and has him arrested for theft. Which luxury liner forms the backdrop for this story?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. Which long running television sitcom's series finale ended with all four members of the main cast being sentenced to one year imprisonment? Hint



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1. In which movie does Margaret Tate (played by Sandra Bullock) get into trouble with the authorities for plotting to get into a fake marriage to avoid deportation after her visa expires?

Answer: "The Proposal" (2009)

Margaret Tate is the editor in chief at a major publishing company who is suddenly faced with losing her job when she realises she has been too busy to renew her visa and will now be deported. As an escape route, she bribes her assistant Andrew Paxton (played by Ryan Reynolds) into marrying her in exchange for a promotion.

A disgruntled ex-employee tips off the immigration authorities and Tate is faced with felony charges and a possible prison sentence if the marriage is proved to be a sham.
2. Which of the lead characters on the television sitcom "Full House" landed in jail on the day of his wedding?

Answer: Jesse Katsopolis

Wishing for one last adventure before he settles down to married life, Jesse Katsopolis sets out for a skydive just before the wedding ceremony. Unfortunately he gets stuck in a tree after jumping and then gets into trouble with a local farmer after jumping into his truck, ruining the tomatoes loaded there by his fall and then trying to steal the truck to reach the wedding on time leading to him being jailed. Luckily for him, his bride Becky bails him out of jail in time for the wedding.
3. In Season 1 of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", Will and Carlton were arrested on charges of stealing a car. Were they guilty of the crime?

Answer: No

Uncle Philip and his partners plan a trip to Palm Springs and Carlton volunteers to drive down one of their cars. In Palm Springs, Will and Carlton are pulled over by the cops who refuse to believe their story and assume they have stolen the car. Later the two of them pretend to confess to the robbery on live television hoping Uncle Philip will see them on air and come to their rescue.
4. Which of these "Friends" characters had a comparatively rough childhood and admitted to resorting to mugging people while living on the streets?

Answer: Phoebe Buffay

Phoebe had a turbulent childhood and ended up living on the streets after her mother committed suicide while her father was in prison. In a flashback episode it is shown that one of the people mugged by Phoebe turns out to be Ross from whom she stole a comic book.
5. In the 2009 film "The Hangover", four friends who are in Las Vegas for a bachelor party wake up the next morning with no memory of the previous night only to find the groom missing. Why do they end up in prison while searching for him?

Answer: They steal a police car.

While they do all the four things listed, they are arrested for stealing a police car. Phil (played by Bradley Cooper) tries to work out a deal to get them released by convincing the cops it would reflect badly on them that a couple of tourists were able to steal a cop car and ends up working out a bargain which involves the three of becoming unwilling participants in a demonstration of stun guns to school kids.
6. On "The Simpsons", Lisa Simpson is arrested for falsely registering herself at a department store wedding gift registry and sentenced to six months of juvenile detention.

Answer: False

It is Bart who tries to pull off this prank and then use the gifts he receives to claim store credit. He gets caught by Chief Wiggum and is unable to bribe him with the gifts because the Chief only accepts cash.
7. In Season 7 of "Bewitched", Darrin is arrested for stealing a bedwarmer during a tour of the 'House of Seven Gables' in Salem. What does the bedwarmer turn out to be?

Answer: A warlock

The bedwarmer was enchanted and had actually followed Samantha and Darrin throughout the tour eventually landing up in their car. The tour guide assumes that the two were trying to steal it and has them arrested. Samantha realises that the bedwarmer is actually a warlock who was trapped in it by her sister Serena in the 1600s and tries to get them out of this mess.
8. Which two members of the main cast of "How I Met Your Mother" were jailed for urinating in public?

Answer: Lily and Barney

In the Thanksgiving episode in Season 1, Robin and Ted are shocked to find Barney volunteering in the neighbourhood soup kitchen. Later on it is revealed that it is part of the community service he has to do after being arrested for peeing on a church wall one drunken night.

In the same episode, Lily leaves Marshall's parents' house after an argument and desperate to find out if she's pregnant is forced to pee on a pregnancy test by the side of the road. She gets caught and ends up in jail with Marshall having to bail her out.

Barney gets arrested again in Season 5 after he is pulled over for speeding and the officer discovers his many traffic violations.
9. Cal Hockley (played by Billy Zane) is furious to find a nude sketch of his fiancée and decides to frame her lover - the artist who drew the portrait. He slips an expensive necklace into the artist's coat and has him arrested for theft. Which luxury liner forms the backdrop for this story?

Answer: Titanic

"Titanic" (1997): the movie begins with a team of treasure hunters combing the wreck of the Titanic looking for the 'Heart of the Ocean', an expensive necklace with a blue diamond. Rose (played by Kate Winslet) had received the necklace as an engagement present from her fiancé. Unknown to anyone else, the necklace had been with her all these years and she finally drops it into the ocean at the end of the movie.
10. Which long running television sitcom's series finale ended with all four members of the main cast being sentenced to one year imprisonment?

Answer: Seinfeld

The four are on their way to Paris to celebrate the NBC deal Jerry and George have managed to strike for producing a television series. The plane has to make an emergency landing at a small town on the way where they see an overweight man getting carjacked and instead of helping him, make fun of him and even film the episode.

This results in them getting arrested under a new law that has recently been decreed. A lengthy trial ensues which they end up losing and the judge sentences them to a year in prison.
Source: Author zorba_scank

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