Classic Detective Shows

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Instructions: Test your knowledge of classic TV detective and mystery shows!

1.
Which TV detective was famous for his rumpled raincoat, cigar, and the line 'Just one more thing...'?
A
Kojak
B
Rockford
C
Mannix
D
Columbo
2.
What was the name of the detective show starring Tom Selleck set in Hawaii?
A
The Rockford Files
B
Jake and the Fatman
C
Magnum, P.I.
D
Hawaii Five-O
3.
Which detective show featured Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett and the famous line 'Book 'em, Danno'?
A
The Streets of San Francisco
B
Cannon
C
Barnaby Jones
D
Hawaii Five-O
4.
Who played the title role in the mystery series 'Murder, She Wrote'?
A
Betty White
B
Angela Lansbury
C
Jean Stapleton
D
Helen Mirren
5.
Which bald detective, played by Telly Savalas, was known for sucking on a lollipop?
A
Kojak
B
Ironside
C
McCloud
D
Baretta
6.
Which detective show featured a cockatoo named Fred and the catchphrase 'Don't do the crime if you can't do the time'?
A
Baretta
B
Adam-12
C
Starsky & Hutch
D
The Mod Squad
7.
What was the name of Jim Rockford's answering machine, a running gag on The Rockford Files?
A
It was called 'Rocky'
B
It always malfunctioned
C
He never had an answering machine
D
It played funny messages from callers at the start of each episode
8.
Which detective show featured a wheelchair-bound former police chief played by Raymond Burr?
A
Longstreet
B
Cannon
C
Perry Mason
D
Ironside
9.
Which husband-and-wife detective team was featured in the 1970s-80s show 'Hart to Hart'?
A
David and Maddie Hayes
B
Nick and Nora Charles
C
Jonathan and Jennifer Hart
D
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford
10.
Which actor played the suave British spy Simon Templar in the 1960s TV series 'The Saint'?
A
Roger Moore
B
Sean Connery
C
David Niven
D
Patrick McGoohan
11.
What was the profession of the main character in 'Quincy, M.E.' played by Jack Klugman?
A
Private investigator
B
District attorney
C
Police detective
D
Medical examiner
12.
Which 1960s detective show featured a team of hip young undercover cops and the tagline 'One white, one black, one blonde'?
A
The Mod Squad
B
The Rookies
C
Adam-12
D
S.W.A.T.
13.
Which detective show featured Dennis Weaver as a rural lawman who moves to New York City?
A
Hec Ramsey
B
Banacek
C
McCloud
D
McMillan & Wife
14.
What was unique about the format of each Columbo episode?
A
It was filmed in real time
B
Each episode had two possible endings
C
The killer was revealed at the beginning, not the end
D
Columbo narrated the entire episode
15.
Which 1975 detective show starred David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser as plainclothes cops who drove a red Ford Gran Torino?
A
Starsky & Hutch
B
The Streets of San Francisco
C
Cagney & Lacey
D
CHiPs

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