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    How much do you know about The Wire?

    What is the 'pit' in The Wire and what does it refer to?

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    A meeting place; refers to the community.
    A physical location in housing projects where drugs are retailed, often a yard or street corner; refers to the lowest and most visible level of the drug trafficking hierarchy, where young people begin their criminal career.Correct
    A training place; refers to education.
    A place of detention; refers to prison.

    The 'pit' in The Wire refers to a physical location in housing projects where drugs are retailed, often a patio or street corner. It is the lowest and most visible level of the drug trafficking hierarchy, where young people begin their criminal career and face the brutality of the street.

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