History of Mystery
Famous Detectives
Mystery Authors
Mystery Novels
Mystery Story Elements
100

What was one of the most popular radio shows that debuted in August 1930? 

 

What was The Shadow?

100

Who is considered the most famous Detective of all time?

Who is Sherlock Holmes?

100

Identify the type of writing Dorothy Sayers uses.

Novelistic fiction.

100

When was Nancy Drew Created?

When was 1930? 

100

What are the most used elements of mystery?


What is Crime, Murder, and lies.

200

Who was the first fictional detective in modern mystery, created in 1841?

Who is Auguste C. Dupin?

200

Who is not all fake and not all real?

Who is Charlie Chan?

200

Infer why Edgar Allen Poe's health declined after his wife Virginia died.

What is Depression, Suicide attempt, and failed romances.

200

What was Dorothy L.  Sayers first novel?

What was Whose body?

200

Who was known as the master of hard-boiled  detective fiction?

Who was Dashiell Hammett?

300

Who created Nancy Drew?

Who is Carolyn Keene? 

 

300

Who Did Dashiell Hammet create?

Who is Sam Spade?

300

Draw a conclusion of what Cicero inspired in the writing community.

What is Mystery Writing?

300

How many novels was Perry Mason in?

What is 80 Novels?

300

What mystery style is which a murder victim is found inside an apparently sealed enclosure and the detective’s challenge is to discover the murderer’s modus operandi?

What is "The Locked Room"?

400

In 1968, Ed McBain created one of the most popular mystery shows in history. Its 2010 reboot is still on today. 

What is Hawaii Five-O?

400

Who solved mysteries in a small village and was a “Spinster”?

Who is Miss Jane Marple?

400

Identify who made Perry Mason?

Who is Erle Stanley Gardner?

400

Connect the details of what author made a crime-fighting team in 1929?

Who is Ellery Queen and his father Richard Queen?

400

What story element is Ellery Queen?

What is a Pseudonym?

500

Also in 1968, William Link and Richard Levingson created another popular TV show with this title character.

Who is Columbo?

500

Who was introduced in 1933 by Erle Gardner?

Who is Perry Mason?

500

Ed McBain is a pseudonym for which author?

Who is Evan Hunter?

500

What was written by Agatha Christie in 1934?

What was the Murder on the Orient Express?

500

What is in almost every mystery and widely known as “Nail-Biting”?

What is Suspense?

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