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TV Lawyers Trivia Quiz

A quiz about lawyers portrayed on American television

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
TonyTheDad

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,143

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3136

Last 3 plays: Guest 35 (6/10), Guest 73 (2/10), Guest 73 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This 1970's teen sweetheart went on to portray Grace Van Owen, an assistant district attorney who later joined the firm McKenzie-Brackman on 'LA Law'. Hint

Melissa Gilbert

Maureen McCormick

Susan Dey

Valerie Bertinelli

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following characters is NOT a lawyer in the firm portrayed on 'The Practice'? Hint

Robert Donnell

James Berluti

Tommy Mullaney

Ellenor Frutt

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Question 3 of 10

3. This TV lawyer was first played in 1930's movies (6 times), then in a 1957-66 TV series (portrayed by Raymond Burr), and finally in over 2 dozen made-for-TV movies (also by Burr).

Answer: (First and Last Name)

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Question 4 of 10

4. This actor portrayed ADA Dan Fielding on 'Night Court'. Hint

Richard Moll

John Larroquette

Robert Conrad

Christopher Lloyd

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of Capt. Kirk's defense attorney in the 'Star Trek' episode 'Court Martial'? Hint

Samuel T. Cogley

Ben Finney

Areel Shaw

Phillipa Louvois

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who portrayed Douglas Wambaugh on the series 'Picket Fences'? Hint

Ray Walston

Alan Rachins

Tom Skerritt

Fyvush Finkel

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Question 7 of 10

7. This lawyer marries his wife on their first date. Even though their love grows, things are complicated by his parents (staunch Republicans) and her parents (freewheeling hippies). Hint

Montgomery Scott

Greg Montgomery

Christopher Knight

Michael Knight

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following TV characters is a lawyer? Hint

Cara Jean Lamb

Leonard McCoy

Tim O'Hara

Lucy Hatcher

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following TV characters is NOT a lawyer? Hint

Adam Stephens

Hamilton Burger

Richard Bay

Claire Kincaid

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following married lawyer couples were played by actors married to each other? Hint

Rosalind Shays and Leland McKenzie

Jamie Ross and Paul Robinette

Lindsay Dole and Bobby Donnell

Ann Kelsey and Stuart Markowitz

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 15 2024 : Guest 35: 6/10
Nov 06 2024 : Guest 73: 2/10
Nov 06 2024 : Guest 73: 5/10
Nov 06 2024 : Guest 174: 4/10
Nov 06 2024 : Guest 174: 3/10
Oct 22 2024 : Guest 107: 6/10
Oct 21 2024 : Guest 108: 7/10
Oct 20 2024 : ChristineSierra: 5/10
Oct 15 2024 : Guest 24: 8/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This 1970's teen sweetheart went on to portray Grace Van Owen, an assistant district attorney who later joined the firm McKenzie-Brackman on 'LA Law'.

Answer: Susan Dey

2. Which of the following characters is NOT a lawyer in the firm portrayed on 'The Practice'?

Answer: Tommy Mullaney

He was a lawyer on 'LA Law', played by John Spencer. Spencer played Chief of Staff Leo McGarry on 'The West Wing'.

3. This TV lawyer was first played in 1930's movies (6 times), then in a 1957-66 TV series (portrayed by Raymond Burr), and finally in over 2 dozen made-for-TV movies (also by Burr).

Answer: Perry Mason

4. This actor portrayed ADA Dan Fielding on 'Night Court'.

Answer: John Larroquette

5. What was the name of Capt. Kirk's defense attorney in the 'Star Trek' episode 'Court Martial'?

Answer: Samuel T. Cogley

Shaw was the prosecuting attorney, Finney was the alleged victim of Kirk's crime, and Louvois was the JAG Officer in the TNG episode 'The Measure of a Man'.

6. Who portrayed Douglas Wambaugh on the series 'Picket Fences'?

Answer: Fyvush Finkel

Walston and Skeritt played the judge and sheriff respectively on 'Picket Fences'. Rachins played Douglas Brackman on 'LA Law'.

7. This lawyer marries his wife on their first date. Even though their love grows, things are complicated by his parents (staunch Republicans) and her parents (freewheeling hippies).

Answer: Greg Montgomery

Title character on 'Dharma and Greg'. Interesting note: Dharma's hippie father is played by Alan Rachins, who played Douglas Brackman on 'LA Law'.

8. Which of the following TV characters is a lawyer?

Answer: Cara Jean Lamb

Cara Jean 'C.J.' was a lawyer on 'LA Law', played by Amanda Donohoe. O'Hara (Bill Bixby) was a newspaper reporter, McCoy (DeForest Kelley) was a doctor, and Lucy Hatcher (Marla Sokoloff) is the receptionist on 'The Practice'.

9. Which of the following TV characters is NOT a lawyer?

Answer: Adam Stephens

Adam was the Darrin and Samantha's son on 'Bewitched'. Bay is an ADA on 'The Practice', Burger was the DA on 'Perry Mason', and Claire Kincaid was an ADA on 'Law and Order'.

10. Which of the following married lawyer couples were played by actors married to each other?

Answer: Ann Kelsey and Stuart Markowitz

Played by Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker, they've been married since 1973. BTW, Ross and Robinette ('Law and Order') were never on their show together, much less married.

Source: Author TonyTheDad

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