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Ten-Four! Trivia Quiz

Officer Brown is a cop in a radio car touring the streets of Unknownsville. He needs to keep in touch with Mavis, the radio controller back at HQ using 10- codes conforming to the Association of Public Communication Officers (APCO) standard.

A multiple-choice quiz by simey2000. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
simey2000

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
341,728

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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551

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Question 1 of 10

1. Officer Brown has just started his shift. He has a full cup of coffee and is ready for his shift. As he pulls out of the garage he reports to Mavis that he is 10-8.

What does APCO code 10-8 mean? Hint

Ready for action

In service

Need a rest break

Arrived on scene

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Question 2 of 10

2. After a while Mavis comes over the radio with a report of a prowler near Unknownsville College. Officer Brown is nearby so he tells Mavis that he is en route to the scene.

What APCO radio code does he use? Hint

10-17

10-4

10-20

10-1000000

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Question 3 of 10

3. Officer Brown arrives at Unknownsville College. Using the APCO code, he informs Mavis that he is 10-23. What has he just told her? Hint

He wants a records check carried out

He has lost his gun

He has arrived at scene

He has spilt his coffee

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Question 4 of 10

4. Officer Brown has finished looking around Unknownsville College but finds nothing suspicious. He returns to his car to find that his colleague, Officer Blue, has just reported that he has a suspect in custody. His final report is 'assignment complete'. What APCO code does Officer Blue use? Hint

10-34

10-3

10-24

10-22

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Question 5 of 10

5. Officer Brown gets back into his car and returns to his patrol. As he drives along he gets a radio message requesting him to 10-25 with his friend, Officer Red, at the coffee shop.

What is APCO code 10-25? Hint

Report to (meet)

Urgent

Call by phone

Relay to

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Question 6 of 10

6. After a quick coffee with Officer Red, Officer Brown is making his way back to his patrol car when he spots a suspicious car. His interest piqued, he walks back to his radio car and requests an APCO code 10-28 from Mavis.

What is a 10-28? Hint

Out of service

In service

Ownership Information

Stand by

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Question 7 of 10

7. The information he receives back is worrying. The car is owned by a notorious villain called Blowers ya-Headov. There are outstanding warrants on the guy but Officer Red has already gone. Officer Brown gets back onto his radio and requests 10-33 to his location.

What is a 10-33? Hint

Enroute

Report to (meet)

Help me quick (emergency)

Out of service

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Question 8 of 10

8. The situation takes a turn for the worse as Blowers ya-Headov appears with five of his friends, each of which appears to be well armed. Officer Brown needs to warn the approaching backup so he reports an APCO code 10-30.

What did the orignal 10-30 mean (not the expanded code)? Hint

Busy

Danger/Caution

Petrified

Stand by

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Question 9 of 10

9. Officer Brown sees that the gang are getting ready to leave. He requests an estimated arrival time for his backup from control.

What is the ACPO code for estimated arrival time? Hint

10-4

10-26

10-5

10-6

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the nick of time, five squad cars arrive and the gang are surrounded. No shots are fired and everyone is safe. Officer Brown returns to the station to book his arrests in. Before getting out of his car he needs to tell control that he is out of service for calls.

What is the ACPO code for 'out of service'? Hint

10-7

10-21

10-14

10-28

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Officer Brown has just started his shift. He has a full cup of coffee and is ready for his shift. As he pulls out of the garage he reports to Mavis that he is 10-8. What does APCO code 10-8 mean?

Answer: In service

The code 10-8 means 'In service', as in available for calls. The options 'Ready for action' and 'Need a rest break' do not exist, while the code for 'Arrived on scene' is 10-23.

Answer: 10-17

The code 10-17 means 'En route'.

10-20 is the code for 'Location' and is typically used to inform control where the officer is if they leave their vehicle. 10-4 means 'OK', while 10-1000000 does not exist.

3. Officer Brown arrives at Unknownsville College. Using the APCO code, he informs Mavis that he is 10-23. What has he just told her?

Answer: He has arrived at scene

The code 10-23 means 'Arrived at scene'. There are no codes for losing your gun or spilling your coffee, while the code for a 'Records check' is 10-29.

Answer: 10-24

The code 10-24 means 'Assignment complete', while 10-3 means 'Stop transmitting'. The code 10-22 means 'Disregard', and 10-34 means 'Time', as in "What is the time?"

Answer: Report to (meet)

The code 10-25 means 'Report to (meet).

The code 10-21 means 'Call by phone', which would be used for a private conversation. The code 10-18 means 'Urgent', and 10-5 means 'Relay to', which would typically be used for passing messages on to superiors.

Answer: Ownership Information

Code 10-28 means 'Ownership information', as in who is the registered owner.

The code 10-8 means 'In Service'; 10-12 means 'Stand by'; and 10-7 means 'Out of Service'.

Answer: Help me quick (emergency)

'Report to (meet)' is a code 10-25, while 'Out of Service' is 10-7. 'En route"' is code 10-17.

8. The situation takes a turn for the worse as Blowers ya-Headov appears with five of his friends, each of which appears to be well armed. Officer Brown needs to warn the approaching backup so he reports an APCO code 10-30. What did the orignal 10-30 mean (not the expanded code)?

Answer: Danger/Caution

If he wanted to report 'Busy', he would use the code 10-6. There is no code for 'petrified', while 'Stand by' would be code 10-12.

9. Officer Brown sees that the gang are getting ready to leave. He requests an estimated arrival time for his backup from control. What is the ACPO code for estimated arrival time?

Answer: 10-26

The code 10-4 means 'OK'; code 10-5 means 'Relay to'; and code 10-6 means 'Busy'.

Answer: 10-7

The other codes are 10-14 - 'Message/Information'; 10-21 - 'Call by phone'; and 10-28 - 'Ownership information'.

Source: Author simey2000

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