Ellery Queen - The TV Show
The quiz is all about the show developed for television in 1975
Quiz created by: Dino
1. Where and when was the show set?
(#) Los Angeles 1950s
(#) Chicago 1930s
(#) New York 1940s
(#) Las Vegas 1950s
2. What actor played Ellery's father?
(#) David Wayne
(#) Harry Morgan
(#) Tom Bosley
(#) Karl Malden
3. What occupation does Ellery's father have?
(#) Journalist
(#) Medical Examiner
(#) Surgeon
(#) Police Inspector
4. Who is Simon Brimmer?
(#) Policeman
(#) Radio Show Detective
(#) Hard-boiled writer
(#) Storyteller
5. What actor played Simon Brimmer?
(#) Mel Ferrer
(#) John Hillerman
(#) Gary Burghoff
(#) David Doyle
6. Who is Frank Flannigan?
(#) Newshawk
(#) Policeman
(#) Private eye
(#) Hard-boiled writer
7. Who composed the theme music accompanying the opening credits of the show?
(#) Elmer Bernstein
(#) Burt Bacharach
(#) Lalo Schifrin
(#) John Barry
8. How does Sgt.Velie curiously refer to Ellery?
(#) Junior
(#) E.Q.
(#) Sonny
(#) Maestro
9. How many episodes were based on actual Ellery Queen stories?
(#) 7
(#) none
(#) 2
(#) 1
10. When does the murder take place in "The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne"?
(#) At a gathering after the "Crime Writers of America" award dinner
(#) On New Year's Eve
(#) During a radio interview
(#) While the victim is speaking to Ellery on the phone
11. What film noir star guest-starred in "The Adventure of the Judas Tree"?
(#) John Garfield
(#) Dana Andrews
(#) Robert Forster
(#) Victor Mature
12. What actor played Ellery Queen?
(#) James Franciscus
(#) Tim Hutton
(#) Bill Bixby
(#) Jim Hutton
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