WorksheetsHistory of Mystery Terms and Facts
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The 1920's was the Golden Age of Mystery Fiction. Who wrote during this time and in what mystery style?
a)
Agatha Christie, hard-boiled
b)
Agatha Christie, cozy
c)
Raymond Chandler, hard-boiled
d)
Raymond Chandler, cozy
2.
an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed
a)
alibi
b)
alias
c)
mystery
d)
deception
3.
The reason "why" a crime was committed.
a)
method
b)
opportunity
c)
motive
d)
deduction
4.
A partner in a crime.
a)
suspect
b)
witness
c)
clue
d)
accomplice
5.
A false lead that throws the investigation off tack.
a)
clue
b)
opportunity
c)
red herring
d)
accomplice
6.
The great orator/lawyer who recreated the crime in the courtroom in ancient Rome.
a)
Christie
b)
Poe
c)
Cicero
d)
Sophocles
7.
First fictional detective and his foil:
a)
Auguste Dupin, LaSalle
b)
Auguste Dupin, Watson
c)
Sherlock Holmes, Watson
d)
Sherlock Holmes, LaSalle
8.
What major change occurred during the early and mid 1800's which allowed the common man more leisure time?
a)
American Revolution
b)
Suffrage
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Impressment
9.
A man is found dead Sunday morning. His wife calls the police. The policeman questioned the people that were there at the time of the man's death. The wife said she was sleeping, the gardener was picking vegetables, and the maid said she went to get the mail. The policeman immediately knew who murdered the man. Who murdered the man?
a)
Wife
b)
Maid
c)
Gardener
10.
Which is the name of the most popular radio shows in the 1940s?
a)
The Sniper
b)
The Shooter
c)
The Shadow
d)
The Snooper
11.
What is the name given to the type of mystery fiction written in the 1930s and 1940s by men like Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. Much of it was filled with sex and violence...
a)
cozy
b)
red herrings
c)
pulp
d)
penguin
12.
Who lives at 221B Baker Street
London, England and was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the 1880s?
London, England and was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the 1880s?
a)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
b)
Auguste Dupin
c)
John Cena
d)
Sherlock Holmes
13.
Who was featured in one of the first Detective Comics series in the 1940's ?
a)
Batman
b)
Spiderman
c)
Sherlock Holmes
d)
Auguste Dupin
14.
When did Edgar Allan Poe write?
a)
1940's
b)
1840's
c)
1780's
d)
1980's
15.
Another name for a detective/investigator.
a)
accomplice
b)
red herring
c)
culprit
d)
sleuth
16.
His building seemed overly quiet that night. It as a(n) ____________sign. He didn't feel comfortable about entering his apartment that. He should have listened to his ______________ because when he entered, he was killed.
a)
ominous, intuition
b)
ominous, pseudonym
c)
belligerent, intuition
d)
belligerent, pseudonym
17.
Two girls drove to Starbucks. They both ordered an Iced Caramel Macchiato. Girl A drank hers very fast and had finished 2 in the time it took Girl B to just drink one. All the drinks were poisoned. Which girl survived?
a)
Girl A
b)
Girl B
c)
Neither, because who would poison Starbuck's drinks?
d)
Both
18.
Collecting facts, pulling clues from a scene, narrowing down witnesses, and drawing a conclusion is the process of ....
a)
deduction
b)
irony
c)
suspense
d)
red herring
19.
The best synonym for the mystery term "suspense" would be...
a)
waiting
b)
killing
c)
mystery
d)
irony
20.
Who created the Twilight Zone?
a)
Agatha Christie
b)
Rodman Serling
c)
Sherlock Holmes
d)
Edgar Allan Poe
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