Yuma Sun e-Edition

It’s a mystery trivia quiz

BY JOHN CROOK

Questions:

1) Amanda Burton is well known to TV whodunit fans as Dr. Sam Ryan in the “Silent Witness” series of mysteries. In what field did Dr. Ryan specialize?

2) What famous horror movie actor preceded Dame Diana Rigg as host during the early seasons of “Masterpiece Mystery!” (previously known as “Mystery!”)?

3) The witty drawings of this beloved artist have animated the credit sequences of “Mystery!” for years. Can you name him?

4) Married sleuths Tommy and Prudence Beresford (James Warwick, Francesca Annis) have solved some of the cases on “Mystery!” What is Prudence’s nickname?

5) Regarded by some as the world’s greatest character actor, this Irish thespian portrayed French Inspector Jules Maigret for PBS. Who is he?

6) Has Helen Mirren ever won an Emmy for her acclaimed portrayal of Superintendent Jane Tennison in the “Prime Suspect” episodes of “Mystery!”?

7) What popular Oxford copper never acknowledged his first name, apparently because it’s so terrible? 8) Roy Marsden brought to complex life Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh, a character created by what mystery author?

9) For many “Mystery!” fans, Jeremy Brett always will be the ideal embodiment of what classic detective?

10) Who played the title character in “Rumpole of the Bailey”?

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