The Westing "Game"
Characters
Rhymes with...
...Westing...
This and that...
TDQs
100

How many heirs played the game?

What are 16?

100

Avid bird watcher

Who is Chris Theodarakis

100

I'll take TWO Kung Pow Chicken's from this person's fancy restaurant

What is Mr. Hoo

100

Catches on fire early in the novel?

What is the Westing House?

100

What type of doctor is Jake Wexler?

What is a podiatrist?

100

How many Westing heirs were at the reading of Mr. Westing's will?

What is 14?

200

How many teams were formed for the Westing Game?

What are 8 teams?

200

The secret to this character's success: "Clean living, hard work, and fair play".

Who is Samuel Westing?

200

Judge Ford thinks this attorney's a BUM!

Who is E.J. Plum?

200

A game involving a murder mystery?

What is The Westing Game?

200

Two sandwiches, Sandy's flask filled with orange pop, a flashlight, her mother's silver cross to ward off vampires

What are items that Turtle brought with her to help get thru the all-night vigil at the Westing House?

200

True or False, E.J. Plum was the last heir to enter the meeting for the reading of the Westing will.

What is False?

300

Why Grace Wexler was angry that Angela was paired with Sydelle Pulaski?"

What is because her perfect daughter was paired with a freak?

300

This doctor was involved in a near-fatal car accident with Mr. Westing just before Mr. Westing disappeared from sight!

Who is Dr. Sidney Sikes?

300

Where Mr. Westing's corpse was found inside his home?

What is the four-post BED?

300

Allegedly was murdered!

Who is Sam Westing?

300

Why Turtle wanted to stay all night at the Westing home?

What is to earn money to buy a subscription to The Wall Street Journal?

300

While at the reading for the will, why did Grace remove Turtle's coat, even though Turtle was cold?

What is "cruelty" or "meanness"...simply wanted to embarrass Turtle as Turtle was wearing a hand me down dress that was at least two sizes too large.

400

Why do you think that Mr. Westing paired Dr. Deere and Chris Theodarakis together?

What is because maybe he thought that Dr. Deere might be able to help Chris with his neurological condition?



400

But no one paid any attention to her...?

Who is Sydelle Pulaski?

400

In court, this person is the LORD?

Who is Judge J.J. Ford?

400

Estimated at 200 million +

What is the Westing fortune?

400

Every mystery has to have at least one of these!

What is a main character

400

True or False: J.J. Ford believes that E.J. Plum was an excellent attorney who was well-equipped to handle the reading of Mr. Westing's will?

What is False?

500

What are the rules to The Westing Game?

What are:

- Each pair will receive $10k

- Each pair will receive one set of clues

- Forfeits: If any player drops out, their partner must leave the game. The pair must return the money. Absent pairs forfeit the $10k; their clues will be held until the next session

- Players will be given two days' notice of the next session. Each pair may then give one answer.

- Object of the game is to win.

500

This character was a bookie?

Who is Jake Wexler?

500

False clue or bearing is also known as a...?

What is a Red Herring?

500

Name of the company the Sam Westing created?

What is the Westing Paper Products Corporation?

500

Characters, Setting, Plot, Problem, Solution?

What are five elements of a mystery?

500

What was the second medical diagnosis that Dr. Deere gave Chris Theodarakis in chapter 5

What is "Traveling sporadic myositis"?

600

List all 8 pairs put together as a team in "The Westing Game"

Who are :

Angela/Sydelle

Grace/Mr. Hoo

Jake/Madame Hoo

Turtle/Flora Baumbach

Judge Ford/Alexander McSouthers

Doug Hoo/Theo Theodarakis

Crow/Otis Amder

Sydelle Pulaski/Angela Wexler

600

The attorney who read the Westing will?

Who is E.J. Plum?

600

This is a hink pink...what is a "Mean Teacher"

What is a "Harsh Marsh"?

600

List three luxurious amenities that Sunset Towers had?

What are: Central AC, high speed elevator, one-way glass, maid service and a uniformed doorman, lake front property?

600

"Sandy" is a nickname for what name of a heir in "The Westing Game"?

Who is Alexander McSouthers?

600

Name all 16 heirs to Sam Westing's fortune 

Who are Jake, Grace, Angela and Turtle Wexler, Sydelle Pulaski, Flora Baumbach, Crow, Theo and Chris Theodarakis, Otis Amber, Judge J.J. Ford, Dr. Denton Deere, Mr. Hoo and Madame Hoo, Alexander "Sandy McSouthers?