DETECTIVE TRIVIA CHALLENGE #1

Detective Trivia Challenge #1

T.V. Detectives

Listed below are three super-sleuth detectives from popular television shows. Under each is a list of information from the show. One item listed is false. Can you tell which?

THE ROCKFORD FILES

Jim Rockford   

On the show he:

            a. is played by actor James Garner.

b. was a former culinary chef before becoming a Private Investigator.

            c. doesn’t usually carry a gun.

d. lives in a trailer on the beach.

            e. drove a Firebird.

MAGNUM P.I.

Thomas Magnum

On the show he:

            a. Is played by Tom Selleck.

            b. Was a navy SEAL and Office of Naval Intelligence officer before he turned P.I.

            c. lives in a beach house on a private estate in Hawaii called Robin's Nest.

            d. had free rent in exchange for providing security for a beach resort.

            e. drove a Ferrari.

MURDER SHE WROTE

Jessica Fletcher

On the show she:

a. played by Angela Lansbury.

b. is an amateur detective who writes mystery novels.

c. has a long standing romance with the town police chief.

d. is a retired school teacher and a widow.

e. she's often seen riding her bike around town.

FALSE INFORMATION:

Jim Rockford   b. He was a pardoned former convict at Alcatraz.

Thomas Magnum  d. He had free rent in exchange for providing security for the estate.

Jessica Fletcher c. Has only a few almost-romantic interests on the show.