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Criminal Minds: Take This Trivia Quiz!
Criminal Minds is the kind of show that gets under your skin. Through 15 seasons, and one "explosive" series finale, the Emmy-nominated CBS procedural, starring Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, and Kirsten Vangsness, spun chilling tales of serial-killer crime. But has the show gotten in your brain, too?
QUIZ: Are you a Criminal Minds expert?
It's time to put your knowledge to the test. Go ahead, and take a stab at our Criminal Minds trivia quiz!
What does BAU mean?
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Behavioral Analysis Unit.
The BAU is a part of the FBI -- in the real world and in the world of Criminal Minds!
What is Spencer Reid's IQ?
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187.
True-crime buffs will note the IQ of Matthew Gray Gubler's character matches the penal-code number that defines homicide in California. (That's either an Easter egg, good writing -- or both!)
What are the names of Jennifer "JJ" Jareau's sons?
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Henry and Michael.
The children are played by Mekhai and Phoenix Andersen, the real-life sons of A.J. Cook, who plays Jareau. On the show, the boys are the sons of Jareau and her husband Will LaMontagne (Josh Stewart).
What loved ones did Penelope Garcia lose in the 1990s?
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Her mother and stepfather.
A drunken driver was to blame for the deaths. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Kirsten Vangsness' fan-favorite character dropped out of college, and became a hacker.
What does Jareau confess to Reid while being held at gunpoint in Season 14?
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That she has always loved Reid.
In Season 15's "Awakenings," Jareau reaffirms her love, but tells Reid she is committed to her husband and their family, and that she hopes she and Reid can remain friends.
Derek Morgan's son is named after two people. Name them.
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Hank Morgan and Spencer Reid.
Hank Spencer Morgan is born in the Season 11 episode, "A Beautiful Disaster." His namesakes are his dad's father, and his dad's BAU colleague, natch. Morgan (Shemar Moore) knows how to pick 'em.
What is Reid's favorite kind of donut?
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Chocolate frosted with sprinkles.
Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) brings some of the precious pastries when she returns to the BAU in Season 12's "Taboo."
How many times has David Rossi been married?
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Four.
Rossi (Joe Mantegna) is one busy man. His tally includes three marriages that ended in divorce -- and the Season 14 remarriage to Ex-Wife No. 3, the former Kystall Richards (Gail O'Grady).
What two words does Prentiss repeat over and over in her head while being held captive by Mr. Scratch?
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Wheels up.
Prentiss says the catchphrase, borrowed from the BAU's Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner (Thomas Gibson), kept her sane during the ordeal.
Why does Morgan initially call Garcia "Baby Girl"?
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He doesn't know her name.
As we learn in a flashback in Season 3's "Tabula Rasa," the magnanimous Garcia doesn't react poorly to "Baby Girl." She tells Morgan she's "been called worse" -- the two become tight, and "Baby Girl" sticks.
Who abducts Tara Lewis' brother?
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Mr. Scratch.
The notorious serial killer, aka Peter Lewis (Bodhi Elfman), terrorizes Lewis (Aisha Tyler) and her family in Season 12's "Mirror Image."
Who's responsible for the death of Luke Alvez's best friend Phil Brooks?
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Jeremy Grant
The sadist (Johnny Messner) fatally shot Phil (Corey Reynolds) in Season 14's "Luke." Alvez (Adam Rodriguez) is destroyed by the news.
Why does Matt Simmons' son David get suspended from school?
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He hit a classmate.
As the child explains in Season 14's "Rule 34," he was upset another boy made a crack about law-enforcement officers, like his dad (Daniel Henney), getting killed in the line of duty.
How many languages does Prentiss speak -- NOT counting English?
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Six.
Born to a U.S. ambassador, and well-traveled as a youth, Prentiss has mastered Arabic, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, and Greek.
In the series pilot, who is called back to duty to investigate "The Seattle Strangler"?
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Jason Gideon.
We're told the BAU special agent (Mandy Patinkin) had been on a six-month medical leave.
How old was Spencer Reid when he graduated high school?
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12.
Reid went on to obtain three BAs and three PhDs. So, yes, as he says in the show's pilot, he's a genius.
Why does Kate Callahan leave the BAU?
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She wants to spend time with her family.
Her resignation in Season 10's "The Hunt" is prompted by her pregnancy. Callahan (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is already a mother to her orphaned niece, Meg, and she wants to devote a year to her new child.
Alex Blake is reminded of a personal trauma after Reid has a brush with death in Season 9. What is it?
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Her son's death.
The Reid incident reminds Blake (Jeanne Tripplehorn) of her late son, who died of a neurological disease when he was 9. The linguistics expert resigns following the case.
Gideon has a hobby that involves his favorite animal. And that is ...?
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Gideon is obsessed with birds and bird-watching.
In one episode, he even purchases a rare bird painting from the Smithsonian.