Fictional Characters from California Quiz

Answer: Howard

Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg) was raised in Pasadena. He is the only one of the original five main characters to be originally from California. Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) is originally from New Jersey. Sheldon Cooper is originally from Texas.

His childhood is told in the spin off series "Young Sheldon". Raj Koothrappoli (Kunal Nayyar) is originally from India. Penny (Kaley Cuoco) is from Nebraska. Bernadette and Amy (Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik) who joined the series in season are originally from California.

Answer: Harry Bosch

Harry Bosch is a LAPD detective (at the time of his debut) who was created by author Michael Connelly. He is named after the famous artist Hieronymus Bosch. After he retired from the police force, Bosch became a private detective. He is portrayed on the television series "Bosch" by Titus Welliver.

Answer: Minnesota

Brendan and Brenda Walsh are twins portrayed by Jason Priestley and Shannen Doherty. Initially, they have trouble adjusting to the rich and glamorous lifestyle of Beverly Hills, especially in regards to their snobby classmates. The series also stars Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Luke Perry and Tori Spelling. "Beverley Hills, 90210" has spawned several spinoffs and companion series since its debut in 1990.

Answer: Ghostface

The "Scream" franchise primarily focuses on Neve Campbell's character Sidney Prescott. Each film in the franchise more or less follows the same pattern. It appears the Ghostface wants to kill Sidney and then taunts her throughout the film. However, several other people wind up being brutally murdered.

It then is revealed that Sidney or someone close to her is actually the motive for committee the murder spree. In the climax of the films, Ghostface will try to kill Sidney but will be stopped by someone else.

The franchise also stars Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Liev Schreiber.

Answer: The McFlys

The most well-known of the McFlys is Marty, played by Michael J. Fox. Marty is the time traveling protagonist of the series. He is close friends with Dr. Emmett Brown and loves his unusual inventions. Other members of the McFly family are Marty's parents George and Lorraine (Crispin Glover/Jeffrey Weissman and Lea Thompson) and his brother and sister Dave and Linda (Marc McClure and Wendie Jo Sperber).

Answer: Clint Eastwood

Harry Callahan is something of an antihero. While a member of law enforcement, Dirty Harry likes to break as many rules as possible in the pursuit of justice, hence his nickname "Dirty". "Dirty Harry" is the first film in the franchise and debuted in 1971.

The case in that film is loosely based on the real-life Zodiac killings that plagues and intrigued California in the 1960s. Sequels to "Dirty Harry" are "Magnum Force", "The Enforcer", "Sudden Impact" and "The Dead Pool".

Answer: In Dubious Battle

"In Dubious Battle" like many Steinbeck novels focuses on the plight of manual laborers in Depression-era California. In this novel, the focus is on fruit pickers led by Jim Nolan and London. Jim Nolan is young and only starting to come into his political views regarding fair treatment of manual laborers.

This novel focuses primarily on the labor leaders and their striking efforts and planning labor strikes. The novel was adapted into a film starring Vincent D'Onofrio as London and Nat Wolff as Jim.

Answer: Karana

"Island of the Blue Dolphins" focuses on Karana, whose real name is Won-a-pa-lei. Karana's village is swindled by Russian sailors who attempted to swindle the villagers and many Native Americans wind up dying in battle, including Karana's father the chief. The new chief decides to relocate his tribe to the California mainland. Karana and her brother Ramo are accidentally left behind. Karana must live alone on her tribe's former island when her brother is killed by dogs.

"Island of the Blue Dolphins" is a fictionalized version of a similarly true story about a girl named Juana Maria who lived on San Nicholas Island and was the last known living member of the Nicoleno Tribe when she died in 1853.

Answer: Phoenix Wright

Phoenix Wright is a newbie defense lawyer who takes clients whose cases appear to be doomed to the point no experienced lawyer will take them. Typically his clients are on trial for murder. Aided by his assistant Maya (who calls him Nick) Phoenix investigates the underlying crime and typically stumbles upon evidence to clear his client.

When he presents the evidence in court, he typically yells "objection" very loudly and points in a dramatic fashion to the actual culprit. Phoenix debuted in the Nintendo Game Boy Advance game "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney".

Answer: Shipwreck

Hector Delgado goes by the name Shipwreck because he grew up around the dockyards and because of his background in the Navy. In addition to his knowledge of the sea, Shipwreck is also an expert on firearms and prefers using firearms in combat and not bombs or other tools. He debuted in the 1985 comic "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero".