Season 1
What is the nickname of the low-rise housing projects where D'Angelo Barksdale's crew operates?
The Pit
What is the number of the shipping container where the "canary" (the 13 bodies) was discovered?
Container 312
What is the specific name of the abandoned area near the Vincent Street projects that Major Colvin designates as the primary "Hamsterdam" zone?
The Terrace
What is the name of the middle school attended by Duquan, Namond, Randy, and Michael?
Edward J. Tilghman Middle School
What is the name of the fictional "serial killer" Jimmy McNulty creates to secure funding for the department?
The Homeless Killer
Which detective is famously caught by his colleagues "polishing his mahogany" (sleeping) at his desk early in the investigation?
Detective Polk
What is the specific name of the local union headed by Frank Sobotka?
IBS Local 47
Stringer Bell attempts to go "legit" by investing in real estate. What is the name of the development company he uses as a front?
B&B Enterprises
What specific brand of lollipop is Snoop seen buying at the hardware store in the iconic opening scene?
How Many Licks? (or "Blow Pops")
Scott Templeton wins a Pulitzer Prize for his fabricated stories. What was the name of the "homeless" man Scott claimed to have met, who supposedly lived under a bridge?
Walter
To track the Barksdale pagers, the detail has to crack a code. What specific mathematical pattern are they using to scramble the phone numbers?
The Jump Code (Numbers opposite each other on a standard keypad)
Before joining the detail, Brother Mouzone is sent from New York to protect Proposition Joe's interest. What is the name of his silent, ever-present assistant?
Lamar
Cutty Wise struggles to open his boxing gym. What is the specific name of the deacon who helps him navigate the city's red tape and bureaucracy?
Deacon Melvin Williams (Real-life inspiration for the show)
To keep the murders hidden, Chris and Snoop use a specific brand of quick-drying powder to help decompose the bodies in the vacants. What is it?
Quicklime (Calcium hydroxide)
In the final season, we see Bunk investigating the "vacants" murders. What is the specific brand of "new and improved" nail gun that Chris Partlow and Snoop use?
The Hilti DX 460
After being demoted to the "marine unit" in the past, McNulty is obsessed with a specific cold case involving a woman found in the harbor. What was her name?
Nadya
Beadie Russell is a Port Authority officer, but what was her specific job before joining the force?
A toll booth collector
During a meeting with the New Day Co-Op, Proposition Joe mentions he has a "nephew" who is a talented basketball player. What is that nephew's name?
Draneton
What is the "rank" or official title of the social studies teacher who gets a pie in the face from the students, leading to the "corner" vs. "classroom" boy experiment?
Mrs. Duquette
What is the name of the Baltimore Sun City Editor who is the only one consistently skeptical of Scott Templeton's reporting?
Gus Haynes
In the Season 1 finale, what is the name of the project where Wallace is hiding out before he returns to Baltimore and meets his fate?
Cambridge (on the Eastern Shore)
What is the real name of the Greek’s second-in-command, known to the police throughout the season simply as "Spiros Vondas"?
Spiros Litsas (revealed via his passport at the end)
When the Western District officers are cleaning up Hamsterdam, which specific officer is caught on camera by a news crew throwing a desk out of a window?
Officer Anthony Colicchio
When Bubbles' young protégé Sherrod dies from a hot shot, Bubbles turns himself in. What was the specific name of the substance Bubbles used to "spike" the vial that Sherrod accidentally took?
Cyanide
In the series finale, Bubbles is finally allowed "upstairs" for dinner. What is the name of his sister who finally forgives him?
Rae