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Crime TV Series Trivia

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Crime TV Series Trivia

Welcome to crime TV series trivia!

Overview

Crime dramas explore criminal investigations and justice.

Questions

Q1: What is Law and Order about?

A legal drama following cops and prosecutors.

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Q2: Who created Law and Order?

Dick Wolf created this long-running series.

Q3: What is True Detective about?

Two detectives investigate a ritualistic murder.

Q4: What is Mindhunter about?

FBI agents develop criminal profiling methods.

Q5: What is Dexter about?

A forensic analyst who is secretly a serial killer.

Q6: Who starred in Dexter?

Michael C. Hall played the title character.

Q7: What is Criminal Minds about?

An FBI team profiles violent criminals.

Q8: What is The X-Files about?

Agents investigate unexplained crimes and phenomena.

Q9: Who starred in The X-Files?

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson starred.

Q10: What is CSI about?

Crime scene investigators solve murders through forensics.

Q11: What is NCIS about?

Naval detectives investigate military crimes.

Q12: What is Homicide about?

Baltimore detectives solve murders.

Q13: What is The Wire about?

An exploration of Baltimore's drug trade.

Q14: What is Columbo about?

An eccentric detective solves murders.

Q15: Who played Columbo?

Peter Falk played the iconic detective.

Q16: What is Monk about?

An obsessive-compulsive detective solves crimes.

Q17: Who played Adrian Monk?

Tony Shalhoub played the detective.

Q18: What is Psych about?

A fraudulent psychic helps solve crimes.

Q19: Who starred in Psych?

James Roday and Dulé Hill starred.

Q20: What is Leverage about?

A team of con artists helps the underdog.

Q21: What is Bones about?

A forensic anthropologist solves murders.

Q22: Who played Dr. Temperance Brennan?

Emily Deschanel played the lead role.

Q23: What is Castle about?

A mystery writer assists police investigations.

Q24: Who played Richard Castle?

Nathan Fillion played the writer.

Q25: What is Rizzoli & Isles about?

A detective and medical examiner solve crimes.

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