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Quiz about Joseph Wambaughs Hollywood Station

Joseph Wambaugh's 'Hollywood Station' Quiz

This was a great book with spectacular characters.

A multiple-choice quiz by segletesw3. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
segletesw3

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
279,650

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
151

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which city is the book set in? Hint

New York

Los Angeles

Boston

Long Beach

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Question 2 of 10

2. Flotsam and Jetsam are the first two characters we meet. How did they get their nicknames? Hint

They drive fast

They angered the Captain

They avoid work

They are surfers

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Question 3 of 10

3. What vehicle code section did Fausto write Darth Vader for? Hint

Swinging a light saber at tourists

Fighting with Superman

Operating a bike on the streets wearing a headset

Operating a car while wearing a helmet

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the character we first meet as he is on his way to a hardware store to purchase mouse traps? (He is a methamphetamine user.) Hint

Farley Ramsdale

Gregori Apramian

Viktor Chernenko

Cosmo Betrossian

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the homeless man's name who observes the mail theft, and later gives that information to the police? Hint

Trombone Teddy

Filmore U. Bracken

Untouchable Al

Tony Matos

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Question 6 of 10

6. How did Hollywood Nate get his nickname? Hint

He likes to sit under the Hollywood sign

He wants to be an actor

His last name is Holland

His father is rich

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does the B.M. in B.M. Driscoll stand for? Hint

Baron M�nchhausen

Bullet Machine

Babe Magnet

Bicycle Maniac

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was Mag Takara's partner during most of the deployment? Hint

Wesley Drubb

Andi McCrea

Fausto Gamboa

Benny Brewster

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did the Oracle die? Hint

Shoot in the chest

A stroke while he slept

Car crash

Heart attack

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Question 10 of 10

10. What were the Oracle's instructions when he died? Hint

Scatter his ashes from the Hollywood sign

A quiet family service

A full police burial

Scatter his ashes into the ocean

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which city is the book set in?

Answer: Los Angeles

Hollywood is a Division of the Los Angeles Police Department.

2. Flotsam and Jetsam are the first two characters we meet. How did they get their nicknames?

Answer: They are surfers

Flotsam had his name in Hollywood Division first. When Jetsam came from the Mounted Platoon, he was partnered with Flotsam.

3. What vehicle code section did Fausto write Darth Vader for?

Answer: Operating a bike on the streets wearing a headset

Operating a bicycle (or vehicle) while both ears are obstructed by a headset other than hearing aid devices is a violation of California Vehicle Code 27400.

4. What is the name of the character we first meet as he is on his way to a hardware store to purchase mouse traps? (He is a methamphetamine user.)

Answer: Farley Ramsdale

Viktor is the detective who is a hard worker and always polite. Gregori is the Georgian bartender. Cosmo is the Armenian criminal who had robbed the jewelry store and killed the guard at the ATM robbery.

5. What is the homeless man's name who observes the mail theft, and later gives that information to the police?

Answer: Trombone Teddy

Untouchable Al is the homeless man who can defecate on command. Filmore U. Bracken is the homeless man who got into a fight with Trombone Teddy. Tony Matos is a made-up homeless man.

6. How did Hollywood Nate get his nickname?

Answer: He wants to be an actor

During the book, Hollywood Nate Weiss is continually working to get his Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card and make an Indie film.

7. What does the B.M. in B.M. Driscoll stand for?

Answer: Baron M�nchhausen

It refers to the man who "invented illnesses resulted in medical treatment and hospitalization, a disorder that came to be known in the psychiatric community as Munchausen syndrome."

8. Who was Mag Takara's partner during most of the deployment?

Answer: Benny Brewster

Wesley Drubb was Hollywood Nate's partner. Fausto Gamboa was Budgie Polk's partner. Andi McCrea worked the Homicide detail of Hollywood Division.

9. How did the Oracle die?

Answer: Heart attack

A loud motorcycle roared as the Oracle clutched his chest, so a woman assumed he had been shot.

10. What were the Oracle's instructions when he died?

Answer: Scatter his ashes from the Hollywood sign

Fausto scattered the ashes from the top of the Y in the Hollywood sign. Semper cop.

Source: Author segletesw3

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