History of Mystery
What was one of the most popular radio shows that debuted in August 1930?
What was The Shadow?
Who is considered the most famous Detective of all time?
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
Identify the type of writing Dorothy Sayers uses.
Novelistic fiction.
When was Nancy Drew Created?
When was 1930?
What are the most used elements of mystery?
What is Crime, Murder, and lies.
Who was the first fictional detective in modern mystery, created in 1841?
Who is Auguste C. Dupin?
Who is not all fake and not all real?
Who is Charlie Chan?
Infer why Edgar Allen Poe's health declined after his wife Virginia died.
What is Depression, Suicide attempt, and failed romances.
What was Dorothy L. Sayers first novel?
What was Whose body?
Who was known as the master of hard-boiled detective fiction?
Who was Dashiell Hammett?
Who created Nancy Drew?
Who is Carolyn Keene?
Who Did Dashiell Hammet create?
Who is Sam Spade?
Draw a conclusion of what Cicero inspired in the writing community.
What is Mystery Writing?
How many novels was Perry Mason in?
What is 80 Novels?
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"?
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?
Who solved mysteries in a small village and was a “Spinster”?
Who is Miss Jane Marple?
Identify who made Perry Mason?
Who is Erle Stanley Gardner?
Connect the details of what author made a crime-fighting team in 1929?
Who is Ellery Queen and his father Richard Queen?
What story element is Ellery Queen?
What is a Pseudonym?
Also in 1968, William Link and Richard Levingson created another popular TV show with this title character.
Who is Columbo?
Who was introduced in 1933 by Erle Gardner?
Who is Perry Mason?
Ed McBain is a pseudonym for which author?
Who is Evan Hunter?
What was written by Agatha Christie in 1934?
What was the Murder on the Orient Express?
What is in almost every mystery and widely known as “Nail-Biting”?
What is Suspense?