Who Done It?
This British detective often solved cases without leaving his armchair.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
What is an echo?
A suspect claims they were home at 9 PM. But phone data shows their GPS pinged 5 miles away at 9:02. Is the alibi solid?
What is no?
What is no?
A suspect is found holding the murder weapon. Later, it’s revealed they picked it up after the crime. What is this type of clue called?
What is a red herring?
What word connects “detect,” “object,” and “truth”?
What is clue?
This animated Great Dane helped solve spooky crimes with a group of meddling kids in a Mystery Machine.
Who is Scooby Doo
Fingerprints are unique, but this other body part also leaves distinct patterns and can identify a person.
What is an ear (or retina)?
Arrange these in the correct order: Crime committed → Police called → Evidence collected → Suspect arrested.
What is: Crime committed, Police called, Evidence collected, Suspect arrested.
In the story, all signs point to the gardener but then we learn there was no garden. What literary device is this?
What is misdirection?
Unscramble this word to find something detectives search for: "EVDEECNIE."
What is EVIDENCE?
This teenage sleuth and daughter of a famous attorney has solved mysteries since 1930, often with her friends Bess and George.
Who is Nancy Drew?
A room has no windows and one door. The lightbulb is off. Inside is a man hanging from the ceiling and a puddle of water on the floor. What happened?
He stood on an ice block that melted.
The thief stole the painting between 7:00 PM and 7:30 PM. Witness A saw them at 6:50. Witness B saw them at 7:45. Who can confirm an alibi?
What is neither; both saw the person outside the theft window.
A detective assumes a break in because the window is shattered. But the glass is outside the house. What’s wrong with the assumption?
What is: The window was broken from the inside, not outside.
A riddle is left behind:"I’m first in crime but not in clue, I end the day, but start anew. Remove me once and truth is clear. What single letter am I?"
What is C? (C is the first letter of "crime," not "clue"; ends "public" and starts "cycle"; removing it from "conceal" gives "oneal"—nearly "one/all," playing on revealing truth.)
In the board game Clue, he’s the only suspect with a military title.
Who is Colonel Mustard?
A body is found in a locked room with a gunshot wound. No weapon is inside. The window is open, but there are no footprints in the fresh snow outside. What is the most logical explanation?
What is the gun was attached to a string or mechanism and pulled back out the window (or thrown away), or it was fired from outside before snow began falling)?
A train departs at 6:00 PM and takes 45 minutes. The suspect claimed they arrived at the destination at 6:30 PM. Can that be true?
What is no?
Everyone believes the killer wore gloves, but a single fingerprint is found on the doorknob. Why might this be misleading?
What is: The print could’ve been placed earlier or by someone else.
You find a scrap of paper with this message:“Every Fifth Letter Holds A Message Carefully Hidden.”What’s the hidden message?
What is “FLASH” (Take every 5th letter: E v e r y → F; F i f t h → L; L e t t e r → A; H o l d s → S; A → H)
This inspector always solved the crime by pretending to be clueless but never missed a detail.
Who is Columbo?
A man is found dead in a locked room. The walls are bare, the floor is clean, but the ceiling has a water stain. No signs of forced entry. What’s the most likely weapon?
What is ice (murder weapon melted)?
A video shows the suspect at a gas station at 2:12 AM, but the camera is 10 minutes fast. The murder occurred at 2:05 AM. Is the timeline airtight?
What is yes (they were at the gas station at 2:02 AM)?
A witness says they saw the suspect wearing red. But the crime took place at night under a blue light. What's the issue here?
What is: Color perception is distorted in that lighting unreliable detail.
The killer left this message: “43°39′N 79°23′W.” What is the significance?
What is: It's a GPS coordinate—likely the crime scene or clue location (Toronto, Canada).