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Perry Mason Plots and Titles Trivia Quiz

Ten questions about the plots of the popular "Perry Mason" novels of Erle Stanley Gardner. Read the plot and identify the title of the book. (May contain some spoilers !)

A multiple-choice quiz by deepakmr. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
deepakmr

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
278,994

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Mason's client was in a mess! The district attorney could claim that Nadine Farr had blackmailed Mosher Higley into giving her a home, education and making her a legatee under his will. This book starts off with a stunning confession under truth serum. Hint

The Case of the Nervous Accomplice

The Case of the Demure Defendant

The Case of the Cautious Coquette

The Case of the Long Legged Models

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Question 2 of 10

2. Two girls, Dorrie Ambler and Minerva Minden - one with an appendectomy scar and one without; one accused of murdering the other. And in the end, Perry stuns the court by proving that the accused and the deceased were one and the same. Hint

The Case of the Duplicate Daughter

The Case of the Mischievous Doll

The Case of the Green Eyed Sister

The Case of the Fabulous Fake

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Question 3 of 10

3. A businessman, a blonde, a blackmailer and a motel. When the blackmailer is found dead, the businessman Stewart Bedford is arrested for murder. This case involves one of Mason's famous razzle dazzles, a switching trick with fingerprints leaving the DA a frustrated man! Hint

The Case of the Blonde Bonanza

The Case of the Careless Cupid

The Case of the Deadly Toy

The Case of the Gilded Lily

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Question 4 of 10

4. A puzzled waitress flees a hotel. Featuring a cop-killer case, Mason has a client with an impossible story and the police suspect Mason of being the murderer! This was the first Mason novel filmed for television. Hint

The Case of the Fugitive Nurse

The Case of the Worried Waitress

The Case of the Moth Eaten Mink

The Case of the Vagabond Virgin

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Question 5 of 10

5. Morley Thielman is dead, and his secretary Janice is accused of the murder! Two Mrs. Theilmans, the mysterious A B Vidal and a courtroom climax with Mason maneuvering the case to prevent the prosecution from arguing their case. Hint

The Case of the Bigamous Spouse

The Case of the Stepdaughter's Secret

The Case of the Shapely Shadow

The Case of the Drowning Duck

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Question 6 of 10

6. Mason's client Selma Anson is accused of murdering her husband a year ago. A panicky Selma flees and Mason not only saves her but launches a stunning counter offensive which includes a lie detector test - not to prove guilt, but to prove innocence! Hint

The Case of the Careless Cupid

The Case of the Terrified Typist

The Case of the Queenly Contestant

The Case of the Lonely Heiress

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Question 7 of 10

7. Horace Selkirk's son is dead and he wants to convict his former daughter-in-law for the murder and wants Mason's help. A toy printing press is a key evidence in the case. Featuring a young boy, a gun and a dog. Hint

The Case of the Lucky Legs

The Case of the Empty Tin

The Case of the Baited Hook

The Case of the Deadly Toy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ethel Garvin is dead and Edward Garvin is arrested on charges of murder. The case starts with Mason discovering a girl outside his window with a gun, who slaps him and escapes! Featuring a share holders meeting, proxies, a dictaphone and a clock that chimes. Hint

The Case of the Haunted Husband

The Case of the Buried Clock

The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom

The Case of the Daring Decoy

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Question 9 of 10

9. 36-24-26! One look and Della Street knew those measurements could not belong to Mason's pretty blonde client. A blackmail case, a murder, an accident and an antique showroom, this case is won by Mason using a coat found at the scene of the crime. Hint

The Case of the Borrowed Brunette

The Case of the Fabulous Fake

The Case of the Footloose Doll

The Case of the Calendar Girl

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Question 10 of 10

10. An accident happens and Mason is searching for the car that was involved. He is surprised when he find two cars with both owners confessing to the accident. Featuring a client who tricks Mason into taking the case, Mason ends up making Sergeant Holcomb look like a fool! Hint

The Case of the Demure Defendant

The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Golddigger's Purse

The Case of the Cautious Coquette

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: The Case of the Demure Defendant

This Mason novel first published in 1956 features Nadine Farr who thinks she poisoned her uncle Mosher Higley. The book involves a bottle of lead shot which is the key clue to the mystery !

Answer: The Case of the Mischievous Doll

First published in 1963, this novel is about two look alike girls; in the end Mason realises in the nick of time that there was only one girl and saves an innocent girl from the gallows!

Answer: The Case of the Gilded Lily

This Mason novel was published in 1949 and features a blackmail case and a switching of fingerprints which confuses the DA and his witness.

Answer: The Case of the Moth Eaten Mink

"The Case of the Moth Eaten Mink" was first published in 1952 and was the first Mason case to be televised. Featuring a cop-killer case, the book ends with a shoot out with Lt. Tragg killing the villain who is none other than the head of the vice-squad!

Answer: The Case of the Shapely Shadow

First published in 1960, this book involves a twenty dollar bill which is a key issue in the case! In a stunning courtroom maneuver, Perry tricks the prosecution into handing the case to the jury without an argument. The jury takes just a few minutes to acquit Mason's client.

Answer: The Case of the Careless Cupid

"The Case of the Careless Cupid" was published in 1968 and starts with a shadowing case and ends with Mason unraveling the murder in the court room. An interesting facet of this case is how Mason uses the lie detector test to declare his client innocent and counters the DA's malicious media campaign.

Answer: The Case of the Deadly Toy

This Mason novel was published in 1959 and features an interesting case where the murderer is supposed to be a young boy who has shot his father by mistake. Horace Selkirk tries to bully Mason into helping him, but in the end Mason plays a switching of witnesses trick which leaves Selkirk and the DA in tangles!

Answer: The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom

First published in 1949, this case features a man with two wives; just as he is about to be arrested for bigamy, his first wife is found dead. Perry solves the case with the aid of a witness - the same girl who slaps him at the start of the case.

Answer: The Case of the Fabulous Fake

"The Case of the Fabulous Fake" was first published in 1969. Mason's client is trying to find out who was blackmailing her brother and ends up being accused of murder! The case ends with Mason using a coat found at the scene of the crime. Mason makes the murderer wear the coat and makes him confess to the crime.

Answer: The Case of the Cautious Coquette

This novel, published in 1949, features a client who tries to trick Mason into taking her case. She succeeds and ends up making Mason an accessory in the case. Mason tricks Holcomb and a witness into a false identification and makes Holcomb look like a fool in court. Mason solves the case, but doesn't get a fee.

Source: Author deepakmr

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