# BUMP - BUMP!! Law & Order Trivia. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053 "2005-03-17T21:21:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/41 "2005-03-20T19:25:31Z")
> [@brianjedi](#): > > What job did DA Adam Schiff take when he left the DA’s office? There was a throwaway reference to him working on behalf of Holocaust survivors, trying to get their money from the Swiss, or something, which I thought was a disservice to Steven Hill’s long tenure on the show. Which _Sex and the City_ actress is a killer? ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/42 "2005-03-20T19:49:05Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Which _Sex and the City_ actress is a killer? While they all slay me, the correct answer is Cynthia Nixon in an early episode based on the Bernard Goetz incident. What was the name of Jerry Orbach’s character when he appeared as a defense attorney? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/43 "2005-03-21T18:48:08Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > He showed him the cigar burns on his arm from the last time he was arrested. He didn’t confess then, so why wouldn’t he confess now unless Logan really did threaten to blow his brains out? Correct! (That whole episode was fantastic). What 2005 Oscar nominee was in an earlier episode as a call girl? ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/44 "2005-03-21T20:02:51Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > What 2005 Oscar nominee was in an earlier episode as a call girl? Didn’t Laura Linney play the gal who murdered the visiting Japanese businessman? (Earlier, in Japan, said Japanese businessman had essentially consigned Linney to life in a brothel on the pretense of offering her employment as a singer.) ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/45 "2005-03-21T20:28:15Z")
> [@Labdad](#): > > Didn’t Laura Linney play the gal who murdered the visiting Japanese businessman? (Earlier, in Japan, said Japanese businessman had essentially consigned Linney to life in a brothel on the pretense of offering her employment as a singer.) Correct. IIRC, she read a bunch of books on battered wife syndrome, then killed him and used that as a defense. ---
**Author:** ![dasgupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@dasgupta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasgupta)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/46 "2005-03-21T20:50:47Z")
> [@Green Bean](#): > > GB2: What are the names of the two fake universities that are used on the show? Stuyvesant and Hudson. I can’t recall which one is named college, and which is university. I’ll try to come up with some questions of my own. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/47 "2005-03-22T00:32:24Z")
> [@Julius Henry](#): > > What was the name of Jerry Orbach’s character when he appeared as a defense attorney? Wasn’t it McCoy? > [@](#): > > GB1: Name an actor or actress who has appeared in 11 episodes of the various L&Os–playing 10 different characters. I am highly interested in this one! I know I will go :smack: once the answer is revealed. 1. Explain the connection between _Pretty Woman_ and L&O. (I’m not looking for Julia Roberts here.) 2. Name at least one “To be continued” episode, where a former suspect pops up again in another case. 3. Explain how the following characters were written off the show: Abbie, Robinette, Jamie, Nora. 4. Recently, what famous catchphrase from L&O has been making the rounds? 5. What famous actor, known only for his voice in several movies, appeared as a defense attorney? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/48 "2005-03-22T00:33:37Z")
> [@dasgupta](#): > > Stuyvesant and Hudson. I can’t recall which one is named college, and which is university. > > I’ll try to come up with some questions of my own. I think it’s Hudson University. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/49 "2005-03-22T01:09:54Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Name at least one “To be continued” episode, where a former suspect pops up again in another case. The one with Larry Miller, who killed his wife in the earlier episode, and was in the later one being threatened by the mob for a different crime. > [@](#): > > 1. Recently, what famous catchphrase from L&O has been making the rounds? I’m not sure where “the rounds” are, but I would love it if it were “I this because I’m a lesbian?” > [@](#): > > 1. What famous actor, known only for his voice in several movies, appeared as a defense attorney? Roscoe Lee Browne (the Narrator from **Babe** , among other things) was in a couple of episodes, but I don’t think he was a defense attorney. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/50 "2005-03-22T06:09:11Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > 1. Name at least one “To be continued” episode, where a former suspect pops up again in another case. David Groh (from Rhoda!) as Dr. Lowenstein. A despicable character. A more recent L&O character _also_ played on the X-Files. Which actor and which episode? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/51 "2005-03-22T12:37:41Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > I’m not sure where “the rounds” are, but I would love it if it were “I this because I’m a lesbian?” That’s the one I was looking for. > [@](#): > > Roscoe Lee Browne (the Narrator from **Babe** , among other things) was in a couple of episodes, but I don’t think he was a defense attorney. That’s not the one I’m thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/52 "2005-03-23T17:39:30Z")
> [@](#): > > What does Jack McCoy drive? Per Claire Kincaid in the episode “Rebels” McCoy drives a Honda, which a bike shop salesman refers to disparagingly as a “rice burner.” > [@](#): > > List the regular cast members who are recovering alcoholics. Captain Don Cragen (now on SVU) and Det. Lennie Briscoe (late and lamented) were both “in the program” and Jack McCoy is on and off the wagon depending on the situation. > [@](#): > > Name the regular cast members who also appeared as regular cast members in **Oz**. There’s one more now, on L&O Trial by Jury: Kirk Acevedo (D.A.I. Salazar/Alvarez on Oz) > [@](#): > > GB3: The former Mrs. Rudolph Giuliani is a regular guest star. What part does she play? The correct character name for Donna Hanover is Judge Deborah Bourke. > [@Dooku](#): > > The one with Larry Miller, who killed his wife in the earlier episode, and was in the later one being threatened by the mob for a different crime. In the first Larry Miller episode, “Coma,” he played a comedy club owner named Dobson who hired a crackhead comedian to murder his wife. Only after he was tried and acquitted did Briscoe and Logan discover the connection between Miller and the crackhead. In the second episode, “Encore,” Miller’s second wife (who was his mistress first time around) was killed by yet another hired hitman and with a very convoluted path which included a fingerprint on a subway slug, Dobson was convicted. Miller also poopped up on L&O as himself a couple of years ago in the episode “Smoke” which was the “ripped from the headlines” deal based on Michael Jackson dangling the baby. My questions: TL1: Which of the following real-life cases weren’t ripped from the headlines for an L&O episode? a.) The D.C. snipers case b.) The “yuppie muderer” Robert Chambers c.) The Menendez brothers case d.) The Lorena Bobbit case e.) The Nancy Kerrigan assault case TL2: Which regularly appearing police officer was revealed to be corrupt and on an organized crime payroll? TL3: Which regular cast member’s kids were frequent recurring “scenic players?” TL4: In addition to _The Practice_ and _Oz_, **8** of the regular cast members from _Third Watch_ have appeared on L&O (original series). Name them. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/53 "2005-03-23T18:04:14Z")
> [@TeaElle](#): > > In the first Larry Miller episode, “Coma,” he played a comedy club owner named Dobson who hired a crackhead comedian to murder his wife. Only after he was tried and acquitted did Briscoe and Logan discover the connection between Miller and the crackhead. In the second episode, “Encore,” Miller’s second wife (who was his mistress first time around) was killed by yet another hired hitman and with a very convoluted path which included a fingerprint on a subway slug, Dobson was convicted. Correct, but there’s another one. > [@](#): > > My questions: > TL1: Which of the following real-life cases weren’t ripped from the headlines for an L&O episode? > a.) The D.C. snipers case > b.) The “yuppie muderer” Robert Chambers > c.) The Menendez brothers case > d.) The Lorena Bobbit case > e.) The Nancy Kerrigan assault case **c** > [@](#): > > TL2: Which regularly appearing police officer was revealed to be corrupt and on an organized crime payroll? **Profaci, during the Law and Order move.** > [@](#): > > TL4: In addition to _The Practice_ and _Oz_, **8** of the regular cast members from _Third Watch_ have appeared on L&O (original series). Name them. **I know the woman cop, the redhead, appeared as a woman who got pregnant to frame her boss. The older, heavier cop appeared as the husband of a woman who helped her lover torch his construction site. (sorry, I don’t know names off Third Watch.)** ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/54 "2005-03-23T18:27:00Z")
There are some mighty sharp Law & Order mavens here. Hats off to you all. I don’t have the recall of who played what where, so my questions are more story-based: Both Ben Stone and Jack McCoy earned their promotions to Executive ADA by successfully prosecuting a high-profile case. Who were the defendants, and how did each case come back to haunt the prosecutor? An easy one: What’s the name of the fictional crime family most often referred to throughout Law & Order? Name at least three stories that end with a person taking his own life. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/55 "2005-03-23T18:36:23Z")
Sorry, **ivylass** but the correct answer to my “which of these cases was not ripped from headlines” is actually “none of the above.” All of the stories were turned into L&O episodes. I’ll admit that was slightly unfair. Since you don’t know character or actor names, I’ll consider my Third Watch question still technically open. > [@](#): > > An easy one: What’s the name of the fictional crime family most often referred to throughout Law & Order? That would be the Massucci family. ---
**Author:** ![Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/56 "2005-03-23T19:03:38Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > Both Ben Stone and Jack McCoy earned their promotions to Executive ADA by successfully prosecuting a high-profile case. Who were the defendants, and how did each case come back to haunt the prosecutor? Re Stone, that was the Phillip Swan case. Swan (Zeljko Ivanek), representing himself, scores a re-trial and subsequently an acquittal. He tries to sue Ben for violating his civil rights, but ends up back in jail after Stone gets him for another murder, which covered up his first crime. One of my favorite eps. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/57 "2005-03-23T19:04:05Z")
**Teaelle** , can you refresh my memory with the Menendez Brothers case on L&O? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/58 "2005-03-23T19:27:16Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > Both Ben Stone and Jack McCoy earned their promotions to Executive ADA by successfully prosecuting a high-profile case. Who were the defendants, and how did each case come back to haunt the prosecutor? Well **Ass For A Hat** got the Ben Stone one (I guess we’re using IMDb now ;)) so I’ll take the McCoy one. He was sleeping with a former Assistant ADA who withheld evidence from the defense so McCoy could get promoted and they could take a beach vacation. A good episode for the “Is he sleeping with Claire” debate. The former lover says “You are sleeping with him, aren’t you?” ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/59 "2005-03-23T19:27:36Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > Both Ben Stone and Jack McCoy earned their promotions to Executive ADA by successfully prosecuting a high-profile case. Who were the defendants, and how did each case come back to haunt the prosecutor? For McCoy, he achieved a high profile conviction, against a child-killer and unbeknownst to him, his assistant/lover had pressured a witness to “fudge” the truth a little. When the conviction was overturned, he went after his former assistant, now in private practice, and charged her. She ended up surrendering her license. Bonus…where did Jack take his assistant to celebrate this win and his promotion? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053/60 "2005-03-23T19:28:50Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > The former lover says “You are sleeping with him, aren’t you?” Actually, I think she says, with a knowing look, “You know Jack, don’t you?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-bump-law-order-trivia/295053.md?page=4)