Can you answer the following questions on famous fictional and real life cops and robbers?
1 | In April 1980, what became the first British TV series to feature a female police detective as the leading character? The Gentle Touch |
2 | Which memeber of the 1963 Great Train Robbery gang escaped from prison 15 months into his sentence? Ronnie Biggs |
3 | In which childrens TV show might you have come across PC McGarry? Camberwick Green |
4 | Who founded the Metropolitan Police Force in 1829? Robert Peel |
5 | What was the nickname of Harry Alonzo Longabaugh who took part in many bank and train robberies in the late 19th and early 20th century? The Sundance Kid |
6 | In the world of film, who's prime directives were to "Serve The Public Trust", "Protect The Innocent" and "Uphold The Law" as well as a fourth "Classified" directive? Robocop's |
7 | Which two actors played the title role of thief Thomas Crown in the 1968 and 1999 films called "The Thomas Crown Affair"? Steve McQueen (1968) and Pierce Brosnan (1999) |
8 | Which TV police show is set in the fictional town of Ashfordly in Yorkshire? Heartbeat |
9 | What were the surnames of the bankrobbers Bonnie and Clyde? Parker and Barrow |
10 | Which fictional detective is the principal character of the 1964 novel "From Doon With Death", the 2005 novel "End In Tears" and 18 other novels in between? Inspector Wexford |
Tie Break | In which year did the first ever bank robbery take place in the USA? 1831 |