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Quiz about Cop Geography Where Are These TV Cop Shows Set

Cop Geography: Where Are These TV Cop Shows Set? Quiz

How much do you know about classic TV cop and detective shows? Do you remember what U.S. cities they were set in?

A multiple-choice quiz by JimHadar. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JimHadar

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,015

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Adding a new darker edge to police dramas, "The Shield" was set in which U.S. city? Hint

Houston

Detroit

Los Angeles

Chicago

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Barney Miller" brought laughs to the 1970s police show landscape. In what city did Barney and his fellow cops protect the public? Hint

Kansas City

Denver

Memphis

New York

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Question 3 of 10

3. The 1980's detective show Simon & Simon was based in what city? Hint

New Orleans

San Diego

Miami

Seattle

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Nash Bridges" was a CBS hit for six seasons. In what seaside city did it take place? Hint

San Francisco

Virginia Beach

Los Angeles

Boston

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Question 5 of 10

5. The NBC drama "Third Watch" profiled the lives & careers of what major city's police & firefighters? Hint

New York City

Chicago

Philadelphia

St. Louis

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Question 6 of 10

6. Robert Urich starred in "Spenser: For Hire" on ABC Network for 3 seasons. What town was its setting? Hint

Pittsburg

Boston

Las Vegas

Dallas

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Homicide: Life on the Street" featured cops like Bayliss, Pembleton and Giardello solving murders in which 'charming' American city? Hint

Cleveland

Nashville

Buffalo

Baltimore

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Question 8 of 10

8. Groundbreaking police drama "Hill Street Blues" ran for seven seasons on NBC. What city did Andy Renko, Bobby Hill, Mick Belker and fellow cops protect & serve? Hint

Chicago

Minneapolis

Pittsburg

No city was actually named

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Cold Case" on CBS solved old, sometimes forgotten crimes in which 'lovely' city? Hint

Philadelphia

Orlando

Atlanta

Des Moines

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the classic show "Adam-12", veteran officer Pete Malloy and rookie cop Jim Reed patrolled the mean streets of which major American city? Hint

New York City

Los Angeles

Houston

Miami

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Adding a new darker edge to police dramas, "The Shield" was set in which U.S. city?

Answer: Los Angeles

Vic Mackey & his co-workers prowled the Rampart area of Los Angeles for seven seasons on the F/X Network. Many of their activites though made us wonder who were the real criminals!

2. "Barney Miller" brought laughs to the 1970s police show landscape. In what city did Barney and his fellow cops protect the public?

Answer: New York

The Big Apple, New York, was served by Barney, Wojo, Harris, Fish, and the gang from the 12th precinct.

3. The 1980's detective show Simon & Simon was based in what city?

Answer: San Diego

Brothers Rick & A.J. Simon helped clients in sunny San Diego as private investigators. The series ran on CBS from November 1981 to January 1989. Gerald McRaney (Rick) would go on to star in the popular sit-com "Major Dad" the following year. A co-star in later years of the show was Tim Reid as police lieutenant "Downtown" Brown. Reid had earlier played the outrageous "Venus Flytrap" on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinatti".

4. "Nash Bridges" was a CBS hit for six seasons. In what seaside city did it take place?

Answer: San Francisco

The Golden Gate bridge & other wonders of beautiful San Francisco served as a backdrop for Don Johnson (Nash) and Cheech Marin (Dominguez) to catch the bad guys.

5. The NBC drama "Third Watch" profiled the lives & careers of what major city's police & firefighters?

Answer: New York City

The fire and police stations were located across from each other at the fictional corner of King and Arthur streets in NYC, thus the precinct was known as Camelot.

6. Robert Urich starred in "Spenser: For Hire" on ABC Network for 3 seasons. What town was its setting?

Answer: Boston

Spenser and his shaven-head friend Hawk (Avery Brooks) worked the historic Boston area. Brooks next big role would be far, far away in space as Captain Benjamin Sisko on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". Robert Urich (Spenser) would tragically die from cancer in 2002. Early in his career Urich starred in the hit cop show S.W.A.T.

7. "Homicide: Life on the Street" featured cops like Bayliss, Pembleton and Giardello solving murders in which 'charming' American city?

Answer: Baltimore

Baltimore, nicknamed "Charm City", was the setting for the first tv drama to ever win three Peabody Awards (1993, 1995, 1997). Cast member Richard Belzer would reprise his role as Detective John Munch in a different police drama, "Law & Order: SVU", a rare occurence in television.

8. Groundbreaking police drama "Hill Street Blues" ran for seven seasons on NBC. What city did Andy Renko, Bobby Hill, Mick Belker and fellow cops protect & serve?

Answer: No city was actually named

Ahh a tricky one! No city was actually given, although the police cars shown in the series matched those used at the time by the Chicago police department. Dennis Franz from the series would go on to megastardom in another groudbreaking cop show, "NYPD Blue".

9. "Cold Case" on CBS solved old, sometimes forgotten crimes in which 'lovely' city?

Answer: Philadelphia

The City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, was the setting for this drama that featured flashbacks with period clothes and music. Philadelphia also serves as the backdrop for the unrelated series of crime novels "Badge of Honor" by author W.E.B. Griffin.

10. In the classic show "Adam-12", veteran officer Pete Malloy and rookie cop Jim Reed patrolled the mean streets of which major American city?

Answer: Los Angeles

"Adam-12" was yet another show focusing on the LAPD. The show was a creation of Jack Webb, who of course gave us another legendary police drama, "Dragnet". "Adam-12" lasted seven seasons on NBC (1968-75).

Source: Author JimHadar

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