Mystery writers
Mystery characters
Mystery's History
Vocab
Sherlock Holmes
100
The first person to ever write a mystery.
What is Edgar Allan Poe.
100
The most popular fictional mystery character.
What is Sherlock Holmes.
100
The year on which the First mystery was written.
What is 1841.
100
An action that is against the law.
What is a Crime.
100
Sherlock Holmes Partner in solving crimes.
What is Dr. Watson.
200
The author of the Sherlock Holmes series.
What is Arthur Conan Doyle.
200
The young girl crime solver created by Carolyn Keene.
What is Nancy Drew.
200
The year in which the first Sherlock Holmes mystery was created.
What is 1887.
200
A fact or object that gives information toward solving the crime.
What is a Clue.
200
The residence of Sherlock Holmes.
What is 221B Baker Street.
300
The first master of hard-boiled detective fiction.
What is Dashiell Hammett.
300
The Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie.
What is Hercule Poirot.
300
The first person to write a mystery.
What is Edgar Allen Poe.
300
A person who has knowledge about a crime.
What is a Witness.
300
Sherlock Holmes' arch nemesis.
What is Professor Moriarty.
400
The single most popular mystery writer of all time.
What is Agatha Christie.
400
A band of four gypsies and a dog that solve mysteries.
What is the Scooby Gang.
400
The first ever mystery bookstore.
What is Murder Ink.
400
Drawing a conclusion.
What is Deduction.
400
Sherlock Holmes' IQ score.
What is 190.
500
The author that has written the most mysteries.
What is Agatha Christie.
500
The extremely popular detective created in the late 1920's by Ellery Queen.
What is Ellery Queen.
500
The year in which the first weekly radio detective show was introduced.
What is 1930.
500
A reason that a person does something — can include anger, hatred, love, or greed.
What is a Motive.
500
The only fictional character that has been portrayed in more films than Holmes.
What is Dracula.
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