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Quiz about So You Want to Be a Paralegal
Quiz about So You Want to Be a Paralegal

So You Want to Be a Paralegal? Quiz


Paralegals are not often represented in the field of entertainment, but I have found a few for you. Take this quiz and then answer the question again!

A multiple-choice quiz by zippolover. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
zippolover
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
357,854
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
348
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Question 1 of 10
1. Probably the most famous paralegal is Erin Brockovich. Which actress portrayed her in the biographical movie of the same name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. John Grisham is famous for his legal novels and often includes paralegals in them. Two examples are Rudy Baylor and his associate Deck Shifflet. In which book will you find them? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Della Street may not have had the title of Paralegal, but she certainly did the work of one. For whom did she work? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Michelle Monaghan plays a single mother who works as a paralegal in which 2008 action thriller? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A cartoon super-hero and his side-kick retired and became a lawyer and his paralegal. Which evening cartoon show is this? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "The Riches" was an American TV series which ran from 2007 to 2008 on FX. Aubrey McDonald was the Paralegal who managed to help guide the undereducated anti-hero out of several tough spots. Which alternate British comedian played the anti-hero? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "The Supernaturalist" is a science fiction novel set in the future where the Paralegals have become "hit lawyers" and go out to arrest contract breakers. Which author known for his popular, but strange children's series, wrote this "cyberpunk" novel? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which NBC television series ran for eight seasons and followed the law firm McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak and featured attorneys at the firm as well as various members of the support staff, including paralegals? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Mike Ross, played by actor Patrick J. Adams, was a brilliant college drop-out who accidentally became a Paralegal to escape a drugs bust. This was the start of which comedy drama series that began in 2011? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Rumpole of the Bailey" was made from 1978 to 1992 in the UK. Rumpole was a Barrister and the interaction between him and the Paralegal clerks was often an amusing though important part of the plot line. Who played Horace Rumpole? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Probably the most famous paralegal is Erin Brockovich. Which actress portrayed her in the biographical movie of the same name?

Answer: Julia Roberts

"Erin Brockovich" is a 2000 film. It is a true underdog story. Erin is a woman with no formal training who takes on a huge corporation and wins.
2. John Grisham is famous for his legal novels and often includes paralegals in them. Two examples are Rudy Baylor and his associate Deck Shifflet. In which book will you find them?

Answer: The Rainmaker

Rudy Baylor briefly worked as a Paralegal, but when he passed the bar examination, he took on Deck Shifflet as his paralegal. Deck had a law degree but had failed the bar examination six times.
3. Della Street may not have had the title of Paralegal, but she certainly did the work of one. For whom did she work?

Answer: Perry Mason

Perry Mason first appeared in the novels by Erle Stanley Gardner. He was also in TV series as well as made for TV movies. Della Street was billed as Mason's secretary but her duties included paralegal work too.
4. Michelle Monaghan plays a single mother who works as a paralegal in which 2008 action thriller?

Answer: Eagle Eye

Also starring Shia LaBeouf, the two play a pair who are brought together by an anonymous caller (Julianne Moore). They are forced into carrying out a plan by a possibly terrorist organization.
5. A cartoon super-hero and his side-kick retired and became a lawyer and his paralegal. Which evening cartoon show is this?

Answer: Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

Harvey Birdman was a superhero who starred in the Hanna-Barbera show "Birdman and the Galaxy Trio" in the 1960s. Avenger, a large purple eagle, was Harvey's old sidekick and became a paralegal with the change of career.
6. "The Riches" was an American TV series which ran from 2007 to 2008 on FX. Aubrey McDonald was the Paralegal who managed to help guide the undereducated anti-hero out of several tough spots. Which alternate British comedian played the anti-hero?

Answer: Eddie Izzard

Wayne and Dahlia Malloy (Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver) were the parents of an Irish Traveller family of con artists and thieves. The family were involved in a car accident that killed a very wealthy couple, the Riches. In the hopes of pursuing a "better life", they adopt the Riches' identities.
7. "The Supernaturalist" is a science fiction novel set in the future where the Paralegals have become "hit lawyers" and go out to arrest contract breakers. Which author known for his popular, but strange children's series, wrote this "cyberpunk" novel?

Answer: Eoin Colfer

Irish author Eoin Colfer is is best known for his series of eight science fiction fantasy novels about Artemis Fowl.

Lemony Snicket is the pen name of Daniel Handler who wrote "The Series of Unfortunate Events". Terry Deary wrote the "Horrible Histories" series.
8. Which NBC television series ran for eight seasons and followed the law firm McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak and featured attorneys at the firm as well as various members of the support staff, including paralegals?

Answer: L.A. Law

"L.A. Law" was an American television legal drama series that ran from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. "The New York Times" described it as "television's most serious attempt to date to portray American law and the people who practice it".
9. Mike Ross, played by actor Patrick J. Adams, was a brilliant college drop-out who accidentally became a Paralegal to escape a drugs bust. This was the start of which comedy drama series that began in 2011?

Answer: Suits

Prior to becoming a Paralegal, Ross paid his grandmother's nursing home fees by taking the LSAT and bar exam for others. Although he did not have the actual qualifications needed, he did have a photographic memory and natural intelligence. To escape the police he slipped into an interview room and the rest, as they say, is history.
10. "Rumpole of the Bailey" was made from 1978 to 1992 in the UK. Rumpole was a Barrister and the interaction between him and the Paralegal clerks was often an amusing though important part of the plot line. Who played Horace Rumpole?

Answer: Leo McKern

Horace W. Rumpole B.A. (Law) Oxon, was already in his sixties when the series started, although his actor Leo McKern was ten years younger. Rumpole would defend all comers as long as he believed that they were innocent.
Source: Author zippolover

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