Mystery Quiz

Something someone does that is against the law is a _____________

• mystery

• clue

• crime

• detective

Something that is secret and unknown is ______________

• suspect
• mystery
• alibi
• crime

A person who is believed to have POSSIBLY committed the crime

• sleuth
• victim
• detective
• suspect

A fact or object that helps to solve mysteries is a ___________

• clue

• crime

• suspect

• alibi

Something that helps prove who committed the crime is __________

• mystery
• evidence
• suspect
• red herring

Another name for a detective is ______________

• mystery
• victom
• alibi
• sleuth

Someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information is _____________

• victim
• suspect
• detective
• witness

An excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime is _____________

• evidence
• alibi
• red herring
• victim

A person who investigates mysteries and gathers information is a _____________

• victim
• red herring
• mystery
• detective

A false lead that throws the investigator off track is a ____________

• red herring

• mystery

• clue

• alibi