TV or not TV Trivia Quiz

Answer: Angie Harmon

While all the choices were female leads on "Law and Order", ADA Abbie Carmichael was played by Angie Harmon. She played the role from 1998 through 2001. Harmon went on to play a police detective on "Rizzoli & Isles" which aired from 2010 to 2016.

Answer: cote

A cote, from the French word for "side", is a shed or coop for small domestic animals, especially pigeons. An estuary is the mouth of a river, where the tide meets the stream. A warren is defined as "interconnecting rabbit burrows". An apiary houses bees.

Answer: Rocky

"Rocky", a film released in 1976, won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The plot revolved around a small-time Philadelphia boxer who gets a chance to fight the World Heavyweight Champion. Sylvester Stallone played the eponymous Rocky Balboa who fights to become a "somebody".

Answer: Fibber McGee and Molly

"Fibber McGee and Molly" was a radio comedy (radcom?) which ran from 1935 to 1959. One of the most popular shows of its time, it starred real-life married couple Jim and Marian Jordan. The show revolved around a blue-collar husband and wife, with the husband prone to be a 'storyteller', and the wife both forgiving and supportive.

Answer: Courtney B. Vance

Angela Bassett became a household name with her portrayal of Tina Turner in "What's Love Got to Do with It" in 1993. In 1997 she married actor Courtney B. Vance. Vance has been in movies which include: "The Hunt for Red October" (1990) and "Space Cowboys" (2000). In 2016 he won an Emmy for his role as Johnnie Cochran on "American Crime Story".

Answer: Jethro Bodine

Jethro Bodine was the goodhearted, dimwitted nephew of Jed Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies" which ran from 1962 to 1971. Jethro was played by Max Baer Jr., who was the son of heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer. Baer Jr. was typecast in the role and had difficulty finding work after the sitcom ended. He wound up becoming a screenwriter, producer and director.

Answer: Columbia

The Ivy League schools include Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, University of Pennsylvania and Cornell. Cornell is located in New York, but it is upstate in Ithaca. Columbia, the oldest university in New York, was established in 1784. It is located at 116th Street and Broadway in New York City.

Answer: Abbey Bartlet

Stockard Channing first came to fame as 'Pink Lady' Rizzo in the 1978 musical "Grease". In 1980 she was the star of the eponymous "Stockard Channing Show". Since then she has appeared on countless television shows, including "The West Wing" where she portrayed a doctor and the president's wife, Abbey Bartlet. The Aaron Sorkin drama ran from 1999 to 2006.

Answer: David McCallum

"The Man from U.N.C.L.E" (1964-1968) was one of TV's earlier spy dramas, with a jazz score typical of television in the 1960s (like "Peter Gunn"). The show pitted the forces of good, i.e., the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement, against the evil enemies of peace, i.e., THRUSH. Our heroes were Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin, played by David McCallum.

Answer: NCIS

The show "NCIS", which began in 2003, stands for Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and is set in Washington, District of Columbia (#7). Mark Harmon (#1) plays Special Agent Leroy Jethro (#6) Gibbs. Gibbs' boss is Leon Vance (#5) who is played by Rocky (#3) Carroll. Gibbs is assisted by Dr. Mallard, played by David McCallum (#9), Abb(e)y (#8) Sciuto, agents Tim McGee (#4) and Ziva David, played by Cote (#2) de Pablo.