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Quiz about Harlow Doyle Private Eye
Quiz about Harlow Doyle Private Eye

Harlow Doyle, "Private Eye" Trivia Quiz

This is an "Adventures in Odyssey" quiz on my favorite character, Harlow Doyle. The quiz will cover several different episodes. Have fun and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by jddrsi_raven. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
jddrsi_raven
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
297,424
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
188
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Question 1 of 10
1. The first time we see Harlow Doyle, he has come to Odyssey from Chicago and is looking for cases to start. Jesse is his first real client. What does Harlow help Jesse find? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. In "Harlow Doyle Private Eye," while Harlow is looking for Jesse's lost faith, it comes to the listener's attention that Jesse plays on a Sunday morning soccer league. What are the colors of her team's uniform? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following Harlow Doyle episodes do both Rodney and Denver appear? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. In which episode does Harlow begin to tell his story about "the case of the washed up watermelon?" Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. "Didn't you? HA! Oo! HA! Did you hear that echo? HA! Hey that's neat!" In which episode does Harlow say this? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Which episode does Harlow use a new moped? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. "Well that's the way a lot of crimes are. You put out half the effort to get twice the results than you would have gotten, if you had just had put out twice the effort to get half the results from the effort you put in." Which episode contains this Harlow line? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Which episode does Harlow disguised as a carpet cleaner? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. In "The Case of the Candid Camera," Rodney asks Harlow if he was "Harlow Doyle, Pi (as in the math term). Harlow says it was P-I, and that the sign was kind of messed up. Who did he say made the sign? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. In "The Bad Hair Day," who was the one who asked Harlow to help him find the missing comic books? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The first time we see Harlow Doyle, he has come to Odyssey from Chicago and is looking for cases to start. Jesse is his first real client. What does Harlow help Jesse find?

Answer: Her faith

 First aired on June 27, 1992, "Harlow Doyle, Private Eye" is a story about Jesse and her faith. Jesse is first seen talking with Whit about how she seems to have lost her faith, because she isn't interested in church, or Sunday school, or her Tuesday night Bible study. Harlow Doyle insists that he can find her faith, and he'll even find it for free, because her case is the "only one I'm interested in right now!" We know that he actually did it for free because he didn't have any other cases at the time.
2. In "Harlow Doyle Private Eye," while Harlow is looking for Jesse's lost faith, it comes to the listener's attention that Jesse plays on a Sunday morning soccer league. What are the colors of her team's uniform?

Answer: Blue and Yellow

 In Harlow's interview with Mr. King, he mentions that Jesse gets the bookstore muddy with her cleats. King also says that Jesse wears a blue and yellow uniform, which is the colors for the city soccer league.
3. Which of the following Harlow Doyle episodes do both Rodney and Denver appear?

Answer: The Case of the Candid Camera

 Rodney appears in both "The Case of the Candid Camera," which debuted on October 10, 1992, and "The Bad Hair Day," which debuted on December 11, 1993. Denver only appears in "The Case of the Candid Camera." Lawrence Hodges appears in "The Boy Who Cried 'Destructo'!"
4. In which episode does Harlow begin to tell his story about "the case of the washed up watermelon?"

Answer: The Case of the Delinquent Diciples

 "The Case of the Delinquent Disciples" first aired on November 6, 1993. Harlow Doyle is asked by Whit to watch Connie's Bible Study class while he goes to talk to Connie. Just before Whit comes back with Connie, Harlow asks the class if they had heard the story about the "Case of the Washed Up Watermelon."
5. "Didn't you? HA! Oo! HA! Did you hear that echo? HA! Hey that's neat!" In which episode does Harlow say this?

Answer: Harlow Doyle, Private Eye

 Harlow gathers everyone together at the conference room at Whit's End to wrap up the case of Jesse's lost faith. Bart Rathbone tells Harlow, "You can't drag me into this Doyle, I didn't do nothing." Harlow says this line in response, and is impressed by the echo in the room.
6. Which episode does Harlow use a new moped?

Answer: The Boy Who Cried 'Destructo'!

 "The Boy Who Cried 'Destructo'!" made its Odyssey performance on January 15, 1994. Several times during the episode, Harlow uses his new moped to work his way around Odyssey. He and Lawrence use it to go to the cave of the Destructo headquarters. The supposed Destructo cave actually turns out to be a cave that is used by two bootleggers.
7. "Well that's the way a lot of crimes are. You put out half the effort to get twice the results than you would have gotten, if you had just had put out twice the effort to get half the results from the effort you put in." Which episode contains this Harlow line?

Answer: The Case of the Candid Camera

 Rodney and Denver had been found out and confronted by Harlow Doyle and Lucy Shultz. Harlow said this after Denver explained that he was more interested in the season passes to WaterWorld than he was about studying the Bible. Denver and Rodney were confused by this line and Harlow said "Uh...crime doesn't pay! Hehe, whew, got outta that one!"
8. Which episode does Harlow disguised as a carpet cleaner?

Answer: The Case of the Delinquent Diciples

 Harlow thinks that if he dressed as a carpet cleaner, no one would recognize him since he was under cover. He was noticed by someone on the street proving that his disguise was not effective.
9. In "The Case of the Candid Camera," Rodney asks Harlow if he was "Harlow Doyle, Pi (as in the math term). Harlow says it was P-I, and that the sign was kind of messed up. Who did he say made the sign?

Answer: His brother

 "Huh, oh, that's Harlow Doyle, P-I. Sign's kinda messed up, my brother did it. Uh, "Private Investigator." This is what Harlow told Rodney after Rodney asked him who he was.
10. In "The Bad Hair Day," who was the one who asked Harlow to help him find the missing comic books?

Answer: Sam

 Sam went to Harlow Doyle to ask for his help in finding Henry's missing comic books, and Rodney's pocket knife. He and Harlow go to the secret cave where the books were lost, and they discover what they think is a "bug-monster." In actuality it was a raccoon, which is what took the comic books and Rodney's pocket knife.
Source: Author jddrsi_raven

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