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The World of Nancy Drew Trivia Quiz

This is my second quiz about the absolutely wonderful Nancy Drew series. Have fun and good luck! (This quiz covers all of the Nancy Drew series except for "Nancy Drew on Campus" and the original yellow Nancy Drew hardbacks.)

A multiple-choice quiz by HappyDaysFan. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
HappyDaysFan

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
178,505

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
706

Last 3 plays: Guest 80 (4/10), Guest 107 (4/10), Guest 47 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In "Portrait in Crime" (Nancy Drew Files #49), what is the name of the man who is killed in the boating accident about a week before the story begins? Hint

Christopher Scott

Sasha Petrov

Tommy Gray

Nicholas Scott

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "The Mystery of the Jade Tiger" (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #104), what did Nick Finney give to Terry Kirkland to take care of before he became MIA in the Vietnam War? Hint

his letters from home

a jade dragon

a trunk

a silver earring

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "Without a Trace" (Nancy Drew: Girl Detective #1), what kind of fruit/vegetables are being destroyed in gardens around the community? Hint

zucchinis

potatoes

tomatoes

carrots

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "Courting Disaster" (Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Super Mystery), Nancy is investigating on the set of a musical, "Beauty and the Beat". Where does this investigation take place? Hint

Charleston, South Carolina

Los Angeles, California

Knoxville, Tennessee

New York City, New York

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Question 5 of 10

5. In "Something to Hide" (Nancy Drew Files #41), around what holiday is it? Hint

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas

Memorial Day

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "In Search of the Black Rose" (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #137), what college are they visiting? Hint

Harvard University

University of Kentucky

Yale University

Oxford University

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "Tour of Danger" (Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Supermystery), what is discovered under false bottoms in the Japanese vases? Hint

diamonds

electronic components

money

pearls

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "High Marks for Malice" (Nancy Drew Files #32), who do Nancy and Ned find unconsious at the foot of the bell tower at Basson College? Hint

Cassandra Denton

Linc Sheffield

Maria Arnold

Jim Pickering

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "The Mystery of the Masked Rider" (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #109), what is the name of the horse owned by Colleen Healey? Hint

Nightingale

Topflight

Mr. Sunshine

Diego

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "False Impressions" (Nancy Drew Files #43), who has a look-alike? (At the end of the first chapter.) Hint

Ned

Nancy

Bess

George

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "Portrait in Crime" (Nancy Drew Files #49), what is the name of the man who is killed in the boating accident about a week before the story begins?

Answer: Nicholas Scott

Nicholas Scott is killed in a boating accident. His uncle, Christopher Scott, a local artist, has been missing for a while, and Nancy's friend Tommy has asked Nancy to step in to find him. Read the book to find out what happens!

2. In "The Mystery of the Jade Tiger" (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #104), what did Nick Finney give to Terry Kirkland to take care of before he became MIA in the Vietnam War?

Answer: a trunk

Nick gave Terry his trunk. Terry later finds out that a jade tiger is hidden in the false bottom. Read to find out more!

3. In "Without a Trace" (Nancy Drew: Girl Detective #1), what kind of fruit/vegetables are being destroyed in gardens around the community?

Answer: zucchinis

Nancy's neighbor, Bradley Geffington, has asked her to investigate the mystery of why his zucchini have been being destroyed. Her other neighbor, Mr. Harold Safer, has been suspected of doing it. It's actually quite interesting...

4. In "Courting Disaster" (Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Super Mystery), Nancy is investigating on the set of a musical, "Beauty and the Beat". Where does this investigation take place?

Answer: Charleston, South Carolina

Nancy has been asked to investigate the invasions of a masked intruder on the set of a musical starring popular television veejay Terry Alford. Can she solve the mystery in time for the show to go on? You never know...

5. In "Something to Hide" (Nancy Drew Files #41), around what holiday is it?

Answer: Halloween

It is close to Halloween, and Nancy and her friends attend a costume party near the end of the book. At this party, Nancy is kidnapped and held captive! I wonder what happens to her...

6. In "In Search of the Black Rose" (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #137), what college are they visiting?

Answer: Oxford University

Nancy and her friends Bess and George are on a trip to England with Nancy's father- and they uncover a mystery at Oxford! They are searching for a mysterious black rose that holds the key to the mystery. Will they ever find it?

7. In "Tour of Danger" (Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Supermystery), what is discovered under false bottoms in the Japanese vases?

Answer: pearls

In the first chapter of this book, Nancy and her friends are checking in to their Japanese hotel, and Nancy sees the police surround an elderly woman and arrest her for smuggling because the vase she bought as a souvenir had crashed to the floor, revealing hundred of stolen pearls. Read it to find out what happens to her!

8. In "High Marks for Malice" (Nancy Drew Files #32), who do Nancy and Ned find unconsious at the foot of the bell tower at Basson College?

Answer: Linc Sheffield

Ned takes Nancy with him to visit his good friend Linc Sheffield at Basson College in Maryland. They wait for Linc to meet them at the bell tower, but he never shows up, so they go ask for him at a nearby dorm. While waiting for him, Nancy finds him passed out cold at the foot of the bell tower...

9. In "The Mystery of the Masked Rider" (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #109), what is the name of the horse owned by Colleen Healey?

Answer: Nightingale

Nightingale, Colleen's beloved horse, is about to get hurt! Several people want to buy her, and since she is such a good show jumper, others are jealous. Nancy's out to stop the person trying to hurt her, but will she succeed?

10. In "False Impressions" (Nancy Drew Files #43), who has a look-alike? (At the end of the first chapter.)

Answer: Nancy

Nancy and her friends are having a quiet night at home watching a movie, when suddenly there is a knock on the door. It is Chief McGinnis, Nancy's policeman friend, and he tells her that she is under arrest for stealing. Of course Nancy didn't do it, but who did?

Source: Author HappyDaysFan

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