The Wire Trivia

You have the right to remain curious. For this week's TV show trivia, we have The Wire Trivia. The show was groundbreaking in its depiction of crime on the streets from both sides of the law. As always, the show is 3 rounds, 10 questions each. Each round dorky, geeky, and nerdy respectively, gets harder than the last. When you're done, be sure to share your scores with me on social media. I have a quick update on the Patreon tiers. If you haven't already joined, there are now two tiers. The original tier, $5.00 a month is still there. You get ad free episodes and some cool gifts every three months. These include stickers and AT shirt. If you only want ad free episodes and don't want the gifts, there is now a $1.00 a month tier. Both help keep the show running. Visit patreon.com/dorky Geeky Nerdy OK, that's enough chatter. I'm your host, Brian Rollins. This is the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast and let's hit the streets. The dorky round Number one who played Detective Jimmy McNulty? Dominic West #2 What late actor played Lieutenant Cedric Daniels? Lance Reddick #3 Wendell Pierce played what police detective? William Bunk Moreland Pierce was the first actor cast in the series #4 The Wire takes place in which US city? Baltimore, MD #5 What actor portrayed Russell Stringer Bell? Idris Elba Number six. Sonia Sohn plays what police detective Kemah Greggs #7 headed by kingpin Avon. What organization was being investigated by the Baltimore PD? The Barksdale organization #8 Beginning in season five, we start to follow the events in What City newspaper? The Baltimore Sun #9 What was the nickname of Joseph Stewart? Proposition Joe #10 Starting in season four, what middle school becomes part of the show's focus? Edward J Tillman Middle School The geeky round Number one What network initially aired The Wire? HBO #2 What is the show's theme song? Way Down in the hole #3, Though a different cover is used in each season. Who wrote way down in the Hole? Tom Waits #4 What was the nickname of Reginald Cousins Bubbles? The character was based on a real life informant. Possum #5. What was the title of the pilot episode? The Target number six? Unlike most TV shows and movies, The Wire does not use a soundtrack, but does use what type of music, diegetic music or source cues. The music comes from within the scene itself, like a radio or jukebox #7 which U.S. President is an outspoken fan of the series, calling it his favorite TV show. Barack Obama #8 who played Avon Barksdale Wood Harris #9 played by Method Man. What was the nickname of Melvin Wagstaff? Cheese #10? Which police officer leaves the force to become a teacher? Roland Prez Prezbaluski The nerdy round Number one For how many seasons did The Wire run? Five seasons #2 In what year did The Wire premiere? It started in 2002 #3 Who is credited with creating The Wire? David Simon #4 Prior to writing books and this series, who did David Simon work for the Baltimore Sun? He worked the city desk for 12 years #5 much of the writing staff followed Simon from what previous police series on NBC, Homicide. Life on the Streets, Number six. What was the title of the final episode? Dash 30 Dash. It's a journalistic term to denote the end of a story #7 beginning the series as a City Councilman. Tommy Carcetti ends the series holding what office? Governor of Maryland #8 Season 2 introduces characters from the IBS union. What is IBS short for International Brotherhood of Stevedores? Stevedores are dockworkers #9 which character killed the most people during the show? Chris Parlow. He's responsible for 11 on screen deaths and 35 in total #10 what crime syndicate was operated in the Highland Town neighborhood of Baltimore? The Greeks. And we are back at the station or the hideout. Regardless of which side of the law you land on, I hope you had fun. We'll be back with more TV trivia next week with 30 more questions. Here's a hint of what's coming in episode 290. 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