Barney Miller TV Trivia Quiz

Barney Miller: 12th Precinct
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Barney Miller: 12th Precinct
Twelve questions revisit precinct life through workplace comedy, recurring detectives, running gags, music, and unusual visitors.
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Barney Miller trivia returns to a New York police workplace where conversations, strange suspects, dry humor, and clashing personalities mattered as much as arrests. The questions cover the squad room, detective quirks, running jokes, the theme music, and a successful spinoff.
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Linda 12 / 12 3:31
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Geno 11 / 12 1:15
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Todd 11 / 12 1:33
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Stephanie 11 / 12 1:42
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Barry 11 / 12 1:49
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Linda 12 / 12 3:31
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Geno 11 / 12 1:15
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Todd 11 / 12 1:33
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Stephanie 11 / 12 1:42
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Barry 11 / 12 1:49
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What This Quiz Covers

The quiz covers precinct life in Manhattan, the squad's workplace setting, detective nicknames and outside interests, a famously bad beverage, the distinctive opening music, and a recurring character who later received a separate series.

Trivia Study Guide ›
  1. Where do most scenes on Barney Miller take place?
  2. In which New York City borough is the precinct on Barney Miller located?
  3. Which recurring squad-room beverage became a running joke because of its poor quality?
  4. Which actor played the weary veteran detective Phil Fish on Barney Miller?
  5. Which television network originally aired Barney Miller?
  6. Which actor played the calm, patient captain at the center of Barney Miller?
  7. Which instrument gives the Barney Miller opening theme its instantly recognizable first notes?
  8. Which Barney Miller character later became the focus of a separate television series?
  9. Which detective on Barney Miller pursues writing as a serious interest outside police work?
  10. Which detective is known for calmly supplying obscure facts and intellectual observations?
  11. Which detective is usually known by the nickname Wojo?
  12. Which producer co-created Barney Miller and became closely associated with its character-driven style?
Barney Miller: 12th Precinct
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