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Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu Trivia Quiz

This is my first quiz created about Mr. Monk from the books written by Lee Goldberg.

A multiple-choice quiz by ebon724. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ebon724

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
294,041

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
251

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Of the following, who was not a part of a shoplifting ring? Hint

a nun

a pregnant lady

an old man with an oxygen tank

a baby

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does Mr. Monk try to convince the mayor to do? Hint

kill every man with 6 fingers on his left hand

burn all of the trash

straighten Lombard Street

put him back on the force

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Question 3 of 10

3. Instead of a strike, what did the police force "catch"? Hint

the purple cold

a cold

blue flu

the green flu

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Question 4 of 10

4. The police force was really sick.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. The other police officers that remained at work treated Mr. Monk like "a scab".

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wasn't a detective under Captain Monk? Hint

Sparrow Porter

Cynthia Chow

Jack Wyatt

Frank Porter

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the "Golden Gate Strangler"? Hint

Geoff White

Bobby Knight

Bertrum Gruber

Charlie Herrin

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Question 8 of 10

8. How did Mr Monk show up the mayor? Hint

straightening the podium

solving the case faster than the mayor expected

making fun of him

quitting as captain

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Question 9 of 10

9. Bertrum Gruber "cheated".

True

False

10. According to Mr. Monk, what is the correct answer to this question: "If your car gets into a rear-wheel skid, you should, "A", turn the steering wheel in the same direction as the skid, "B", hold the steering wheel absolutely straight, "C", turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction of the skid." Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Of the following, who was not a part of a shoplifting ring?

Answer: a baby

Mr. Monk discovered that the pregnant women wasn't pregnant because she walked straight and didn't waddle. She also bent at the waist to pick up her purse. Clothes were found stuffed in her shirt.
The old man's oxygen tank was on empty for almost 5 minutes, meaning he didn't need it. Clothes were found in his tank.
The nun was wearing a habit of St Martha of Bethany, but she had a crucifix around her neck with Jesus on it. Nuns of that order only wear a simple gold cross.

2. What does Mr. Monk try to convince the mayor to do?

Answer: straighten Lombard Street

Mr. Monk is talking about this while the mayor wants to name him captain of homicide.

3. Instead of a strike, what did the police force "catch"?

Answer: blue flu

The police used this because striking was against the law.

4. The police force was really sick.

Answer: False

They were just calling in sick to use that as leverage to get their salaries back to where they were.

5. The other police officers that remained at work treated Mr. Monk like "a scab".

Answer: Yes

Mr. Monk would do anything to get the badge: "he disrespected the badge to get the badge".

6. Who wasn't a detective under Captain Monk?

Answer: Sparrow Porter

Sparrow is an assistant for her grandfather, Frank Porter.

7. Who was the "Golden Gate Strangler"?

Answer: Charlie Herrin

Bertrum Gruber turned Charlie Herrin in, Bobby Knight was a Texas Tech basketball coach and I just made Geoff White up.

8. How did Mr Monk show up the mayor?

Answer: straightening the podium

Mr. Monk went on television after the mayor. He straightened the podium, and he barely got out 3 sentences because it took over a minute because he had to fold his notecards perfectly.

9. Bertrum Gruber "cheated".

Answer: True

Bertrum Gruber got the information from a cop who couldn't collect the reward himself so he gave Gruber the information and they would split the money. Gruber then killed the cop, and was found out by Mr. Monk.

Answer: D

Mr. Monk said "D, pray!", even thoiugh there were only three options from which to choose, and was kicked out of Traffic School.

Source: Author ebon724

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