Main Characters
Who are the 4 main kid detectives?
Stanley, Felix, Charlotte, and Gertie
Where does Mr. Franklin try to bury the diamond?
His backyard
What is the name of the police chief who doesn’t like the kids?
Chief Abrams
What is the name of the four friends’ detective agency?
The Math Inspectors
True/ False: The kids use complicated gadgets like lasers to solve crimes
False! They just use their brains and math.
How old are Stanley and his friends?
12 years old
Where was the diamond taken from?
A jewelry store in town
What treat does Sheila Blump sell?
Chocolate truffles
What is the name of the diamond that gets stolen?
The Claymore Diamond
True! Mr. Franklin stole the diamond so that his jewelry store could get more money
What animal is eating Felix’s food?
His cat
What state does the mystery take place?
New York
The English club
What is the motto of the four friends’ detective agency?
”Numbers never lie”
True/ False: Christopher Anderson stole The Claymore Diamond
False! He was arrested wrongly because the police thought that he was a bad guy
Which team member uses awesome computer skills to look up local records online?
Felix
Where does Stanley’s mom help the kids sneak into?
The jewelry store
Who do the police arrest first because they think they are the robber?
Christopher Anderson
How do the kids prove that the police arrested the wrong guy?
They use math to show that he couldn’t have traveled that fast in such a short amount of time
True/ False: Chief Abrams likes working with the kids because he thinks they have good ideas
False! Chief Abrams doesn’t like the kids because he doesn’t know that they are very smart and good at solving crimes.
What is Charlotte’s “superpower” that helps the team remember crime scenes?
She has a photographic memory
Where does the team like to hang out and drink milkshakes while talking about clues?
Mabel’s Diner
Who writes an article in the school paper saying that math is totally boring?
Polly Partridge
What trick did the real bad guy pull to try to get money?
Insurance fraud
True/ False: Polly Partridge makes and sells chocolate truffles
False! Sheila Blump makes chocolate truffles