What is the traditional emergency number in the United Kingdom?
Answer999
The UK introduced 999 in 1937.
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The basics
Police K-9 units work with which animals?
AnswerDogs
K-9 is a pun on canine.
Going deeper
In which city is INTERPOL's headquarters?
AnswerLyon
INTERPOL's General Secretariat is in Lyon, France.
Which number works as an emergency number across the European Union?
Answer112
112 reaches emergency services in every EU country.
Italy's Carabinieri are what kind of force?
AnswerA national gendarmerie
The Carabinieri are a military-status national police.
Expert level
In which year was London's Metropolitan Police founded?
Answer1829
The Metropolitan Police Act passed in 1829.
Which US city is often credited with the first organized public police department, in 1838?
AnswerBoston
Boston's department dates to 1838.
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