Anthropologists on TV Trivia Quiz

Answer: Temperance Brennan

Kathy Reichs is the author, and real-life forensic anthropologist who created the character. Jordan Cavanaugh was the forensic pathologist on the NBC series "Chasing Jordan."

Answer: Zach Addy

Zach Addy, played by Eric Millegan, earned his PhD in Anthropology during the second season of "Bones." Hodgins, played by T.J. Thyne, is an entomologist (bugs). Angela Montenegro, played by Michaela Conlin, is a forensic artist and computer specialist. And Camille Saroyan, played by Tamara Taylor, is a pathologist/coroner.

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

The Jeffersonian Institute is a Washington-based research laboratory which assists the federal government in complex criminal investigations. Their link with the government is FBI Agent Seeley Booth, played by David Boreanaz.

Answer: Michael Shanks

Spader played Jackson in the motion picture. Nemec played Jonas Quinn, who filled in for Jackson when the good doctor ascended to another plane. Judge played Teal'c, an alien who assisted the team at Stargate.

Answer: Debra Messing

Messing played Doctor Sloan Parker, an anthropologist researching genetic mutations in humans linked to global warming. The show lasted 13 episodes, from January to March 1998; but there was a silver lining - its failure freed up Messing for her Emmy-award winning turn as Grace Adler.

Answer: Louis Gossett, Jr

Louis Gossett played Oliver, a Columbia University professor of anthropology, who was assisted by his daughter. The shows were produced by Dick Wolf, shortly before he began "Law and Order." The other detectives in the lineup were Columbo, Kojak and B.L. Stryker.

Answer: "Shadow Chasers"

"Shadow Chasers" had a brief life: 14 episodes, only 9 which were shown on network television. Trevor Eve landed on his feet, however. He spent the 2000s as Superintendent Peter Boyd on "Waking the Dead," a BBC version of "Cold Case."

"Shadow Squad" was a British police procedural from the 1950s (1957-1959). "Mythbusters" is a documentary series on the Discovery Channel.

Answer: Lost

Dr Charlotte Staples Lewis (C.S. Lewis) is a graduate of Oxford. She is a native of the island on "Lost", which led to her interest in finding her roots. The stress of traveling through time eventually killed her. Lewis was originally supposed to be an American, but producers liked Mader's accent so much they changed the character's nationality.

Answer: Ray Walston

"My Favorite Martian" aired from September 1963 to May 1966. Uncle Martin's Martian name was Exigius 12 1/2. Bill Bixby played Tim O'Hara on the series. Christopher Lloyd played Martin in the 1999 feature film. Jonathan Harris voiced Martin in "My Favorite Martians," a 1973 animated version of the series.

Answer: David Julian Hirsh

David Julian Hirsh played Josh. Since the 2004-2005 series, he has made several films and played a nurse on the Jada Pinkett medical drama "Hawthorne."
James A Woods (not to be confused with James Woods), played Steve; Andrew Tarbet played Eric; Alex Epstein was the creator and chief writer on the show.
"Naked Josh" was on for only 26 episodes, but was well received critically. It won two Gemini Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy.