TV Medical Examiners Trivia Quiz

Answer: CSI

Al was the medical examiner for Clark County in Nevada. He graduated from Johns Hopkins with a Masters in Physiology. His first job as medical examiner was in Arlington, Virginia before he and his family moved to Nevada. Al loved cats, but hated rats. He and his wife became grandparents while living in Nevada. Al Robbins was played by Robert David Hall.

Answer: CSI: Miami

Alexx was the Miami-Dade county medical examiner. Alex was a former ER doctor before becoming a medical examiner. She was married with a daughter and a son. Alex brought alcoholic treatment groups into the morgue to show them the consequences of drinking and driving. Alex left the medical examiner's office in 2009 to spend more time with her family. Alexx Woods was played by Khandi Alexander.

Answer: Bones

Cam was the youngest medical examiner in New York. She left New York to work at the Jeffersonian Institute due to better working conditions at the institute. Cam was afraid of snakes, rats, and spiders. While working at the Jeffersonian Institute, Cam adopted her ex-fiancee's daughter. Cam married former Jeffersonian Institute intern Arastoo Vazir. Together, they adopted three boys. Camille Saroyan was played by Tamara Taylor.

Answer: Law & Order

Elizabeth was the Assistant Chief medical examiner at the New York City Office of Medical Examiners. She studied to be a surgeon but realized she didn't like cutting into living people. Elizabeth loved to read and was a book reviewer for a magazine. She loved listening to classical music. Elizabeth was last seen in New York City in 2011. Elizabeth Rodgers was played by Leslie Hendrix.

Answer: Waking the Dead

Eve Lockhart created the first body farm in the United Kingdom. She began her career excavating graves in foreign countries. When the cold case unit in London lost their medical examiner, Eve Lockhart joined the unit. Besides being a medical examiner, Eve was a forensic toxicologist. Eve Lockhart was played by Tara FitzGerald.

Answer: NCIS

Jimmy joined NCIS as Assistant Chief Medical Examiner in 2004 when Gerald Jackson left NCIS. Jimmy was married with a daughter named after his Donald Mallard's mother, Victoria. He was slightly diabetic and very loyal to his friends and family. When Donald Mallard retired from his position as medical examiner, Jimmy became Chief Medical Examiner of NCIS. Jimmy Palmer was played by Brian Dietzen.

Answer: Crossing Jordan

Jordan Cavanaugh was the assistant medical examiner for Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She was a cardiovascular surgeon until a doctor's mistake caused the death of a patient and she was asked to keep it quiet. Jordan worked with Detective Woody Holt in the police department to find her mother's killer. Jill Hennessey played Jordan Cavanaugh.

Answer: Homicide: Life on the Streets

Julianna once worked as a medical examiner in New York, but returned to Baltimore to work at the medical examiners office in 1996. She was fired from the Baltimore medical examiners office, in 1998, after she refused to alter an autopsy report to keep the city of Baltimore from having to pay a hefty settlement. Julianna Cox was played by Michelle Forbes.

Answer: NCIS: New Orleans

Loretta Wade was the medical examiner for Jefferson Parish County in New Orleans. She was a graduate of Harvard and owned the apartment building that NCIS agent Meredith Brody lived in. Loretta had two adopted sons. She was with NCIS agent Christopher LaSalle when he died in the hospital. Loretta Wade was played by CCH Pounder.

Answer: Rizzoli & Isles

Maura Isles was the adopted daughter of Arthur and Constance Isles. Her biological parents were mobster Patrick Doyle and Hope Martin. She was allergic to Ibuprofen. Maura went to boarding school at age ten. She attended Boston Cambridge University. She left the medical examiners office to live in Paris while she worked on her novel. Maura Isles was played by Sasha Alexander.

Answer: Hawaii 5-0

Max Bergman was the Honolulu medical examiner. He was mainly seen working with the 5-0 task force. Max's biological mother was killed by a serial killer named The Trashman after returning to the church where she left him as a baby. Max was allergic to shrimp and dressed as Keanu Reeves characters for Halloween.

He sold his fossil collection to buy a Camaro like the car Danny Williams drove. Max left Hawaii in January 2017 to work with Doctors Without Borders in Africa. He returned in 2019 to spend Halloween with 5-0 and introduce them to his newly adopted son, Tunde. Max Bergman was played by Masi Oka.

Answer: Law & Order: SVU

Melinda was an Air Force doctor who left the military after two tours in the Persian Gulf. She worked for the Manhattan medical examiners office. While in the morgue, Melinda was shot by the mother of a victim Melinda had autopsied. She hated cold weather and would send one of her techs to get a body during cold weather. Melinda Warner was played by Tamarie Tunie.

Answer: Quincy, M.E.

Quincy was a former Navy Captain. He lived on a houseboat in Marina Del Rey. Quincy was the medical examiner for Los Angeles. His first name was never known, but it began with an 'R'. He sold his houseboat after he remarried. Quincy was played by Jack Klugman.

Answer: NCIS: LA

Rose was the Los Angeles medical examiner and worked with the NCIS team stationed in Los Angeles. She had an attraction to Nate Gertz, but the relationship never went anywhere because Nate stayed in the Middle East after the conclusion of a mission. Rose Schwartz was played by Kathleen Perkins.

Answer: Hawaii 5-0

Noelani took over as medical examiner for Honolulu and 5-0 when Max Bergman left Hawaii in 2017. Noelani solved the death of her uncle after it was incorrectly ruled a suicide. She learned how to surf in 2020. Noelani was not only a medical examiner, but a forensic archaeologist. Noelani Cunha was played by Kimee Balmilero.