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The Mary Tyler Moore Show was set in this city.

What is Minneapolis? The show won 29 Emmy Awards.  

100

Roquefort, Stilton, and Gorgonzola belong to this generic cheese type.

What is blue? Roquefort is from France; Stilton is from England, and Gorgonzola is from Italy. Stilton and port wine make a nice dessert pairing.

100

 This TV sitcom tells the tale of a fateful trip that started from a tropic port for 
 “a three-hour tour

What is  Gilligan’s Island? 

100

He is no. 2 in Mayberry.

Who is Barney Fife? Andy Taylor is the sheriff, and Barney is his deputy.

100

 This a short test.

What is quiz? Do you remember taking pop quizzes in school?

200

The Bob Newhart Show, starring Bob Newhart and Suzanne Pleshette, was set in this city.

What is Chicago? Newhart, his next sitcom, was set in rural Vermont

200

Gruyére and Emmentaler belong to this type of cheese.

What is Swiss? Swiss cheeses are used in sauces and fondue because they melt easily

200

And the band played on” comes to mind when you think about this ocean disaster

 What is Titanic?

200

Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord) says, “Book ’em Danno” in this TV series.

What is Hawaii Five-O? “Danno” is Danny Williams, played by James MacArthur.

200

They were nervous and doing this in their boots.

What is quaking?

300

The radio station WKRP broadcast from this city in a 1980s sitcom

 What is Cincinnati? 950s.

300

This fried cheese is served with a marinara sauce.

What is mozzarella?

300

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If you are greeted by Julie the cruise director, served drinks at the bar by Isaac, assisted by the ship’s purser Gopher, seen by Dr. Adam Bricker, and the entire ship of fools is commanded by Captain Merrill Stubin, you would be traveling on the Pacific Princess on this TV show

 What is The Love Boat?

300

Books about this amateur sleuth provide many hours of mystery reading for young girls.

 Who is Nancy Drew?

300

 A prefix indicating “four.”

 What is quad? For example, a quadrant is one of four equal parts.

400

Alice was set in this western city.

What is Phoenix?

400

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This is one of the two soft, round cheese wheels with a rind you can find in any grocery store.

What is Brie or Camembert? Brie has a larger fat content because cream is added to it.

400

 Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau take their misadventures to a cruise liner in this 1997 film from the Grumpier Old Men franchise.

 What is Out to Sea?

400

The original NCIS is set in Washington, D.C.; its two spin-offs are set in one of these two cities

What is Los Angeles or New Orleans?

400

 A small game bird

 What is quail?

500

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Lou Grant was set in this city

What is Los Angeles? 

500

 Feta is usually made from the milk from one of these two animals.

What is sheep or goat? It’s a Greek cheese. The traditional Greek salad is made primarily with cucumbers, tomatoes, feta, and Kalamata olives—no lettuce.

500

 This is the term for a ship found at sea without any occupants.

What is a Ghost Ship?

500

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 He is Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective creation.

 Who is Hercule Poirot? He is the detective in the TV drama Poirot, and he is the detective in Murder on the Orient Express

500

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A traitor or collaborator.

What is quisling?

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