Q 01/05

Which phrase do Law & Order's promos use for its habit of basing plots on real news stories?

A) Ripped from the headlines

B) Based on a true story

C) Stranger than fiction

D) Truth behind the news

Answer · why

A) Ripped from the headlines

Ripped from the headlines is the slogan for plots that echo real cases, yet such episodes carry a disclaimer that the story is fictional; one lawyer s...

Q 02/05

Michael Moriarty played which Executive Assistant District Attorney in Law & Order's first four seasons?

A) Ben Stone

B) Paul Robinette

C) Michael Cutter

D) Arthur Branch

Answer · why

A) Ben Stone

Ben Stone resigned in 1994, feeling responsible after one of his witnesses was murdered mid-trial, which opened the door to a new lead prosecutor.

Q 03/05

Which politician appeared as himself on SVU in 2016 to talk about the backlog of untested rape kits?

A) Joe Biden

B) Michael Bloomberg

C) Rudy Giuliani

D) Andrew Cuomo

Answer · why

A) Joe Biden

Joe Biden was vice president when he flew to New York to tape the cameo for the season-18 episode 'Making a Rapist'.

Q 04/05

Which two parts make up the original 'Law & Order' episode structure?

A) Crime and Autopsy

B) Trial and Appeal

C) Investigation and Trial

D) Verdict and Sentence

Answer · why

C) Investigation and Trial

Investigation and Trial: detectives chase the suspect in the first half and prosecutors try the case in the second, a design that made the prosecution...

Q 05/05

What is the nickname of the 'Law & Order' scene-transition sound effect?

A) The Gavel

B) The Chime

C) The Dun Dun

D) The Siren

Answer · why

C) The Dun Dun

The Dun Dun, which composer Mike Post calls 'The Clang', is a blend of synthesised noises that he thinks of as the stylised sound of a jail cell locki...