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Perry Mason on the Case Trivia Quiz

The clue is usually in the question ! Can you spot the titles of these Perry Mason cases as created by Erle Stanley Gardner in books. Some of the tales also appeared in the television series.

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

Author
Philian

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
132,130

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Arlene Ferris wanted to avoid the attentions of her office boss. "Don't be a prude," he said but she turned him down flat. He later ends up dead. Which case is this for Perry Mason? Hint

The Case of the Lazy Lover

The Case of the Waylaid Wolf

The Case of the Belligerent Boss

The Case of the Amorous Auditor

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Question 2 of 15

2. It's so convenient when someone dies and money comes your way. When Perry Mason investigates the attentive doctor, the dedicated nurse and the loving relatives, he is starting on which case? Hint

The Case of the Lucky Legatee

The Case of the Woebegone Will

The Case of the Horrified Heirs

The Case of the Tricky Attorney

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Question 3 of 15

3. Perry Mason is consulted about whether a woman can marry again after her husband's death seven years before in an air-crash. This is "The Case of the Curious ... " Hint

Bride

Coquette

Widow

Bridegroom

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Question 4 of 15

4. Gladys Foss has disappeared. The doctor she works for has died. The two had a rendezvous in Phoenix. The widow wants some answers in "The Case of the ... Nurse" Hint

Runaway

Nubile

Negligent

Fugitive

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Question 5 of 15

5. "Sexy Spook Startles Spooners" is the headline. Pretty soon Perry Mason finds himself involved in murder once more in "The Case of the ... Ghost" Hint

Ghastly

Glamorous

Gruesome

Gorgeous

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Question 6 of 15

6. A frightened young woman runs in to Perry's office and is set some legal work to do. It is "The Case of the Terrified Typist" but what is it she leaves in a wad of chewing gum under her desk? Hint

a credit card

diamonds

a gun

a pawn ticket

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Question 7 of 15

7. Perry Mason's cases are complicated enough but even he is baffled when he runs into a woman who pretends to be a wheelchair user and to be unmarried as well. This is "The Case of the ... Spinster". Hint

Second

Silent

Sinister

Spurious

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Question 8 of 15

8. When Della invites Perry down to the beach to meet a beautiful girl who is bursting out her costume you know that trouble is sure to follow. Pretty soon he is involved in "The Case of the Blonde ... " Hint

Bonanza

Sunbather

Bombshell

Beautician

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Question 9 of 15

9. They caught the woman with the vivid coloured hair with the diamonds in her possession. Mason tried to prove it was a frame-up but pretty soon the case is murder. It is "The Case of the ... " Hint

Grey-haired Granny

Blue-Eyed Brunette

Beautiful Blonde

Restless Redhead

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Question 10 of 15

10. What do you do when you suspect your patient is being poisoned? Nellie Conway turns to Perry Mason. Soon after she is exposed as a thief when her employer shines ulta-violet on her hands. Which case? Hint

The Case of the Dangerous Dust

The Case of the Fiery Fingers

The Case of the Naturalist's Nurse

The Case of the Technical Trap

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Question 11 of 15

11. Nobody likes blackmailers. When Binney Denham is found dead in a pool of blood the only one who feels sorry is the one of the victims that ends up in court. But isn't the evidence a little too convincing in: Hint

The Case of the Blackmailer's Bullet

The Case of the Gilded Lily

The Case of the Well-Planted Clue

The Case of the Confident Witness

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Question 12 of 15

12. It starts with a hit and run accident and it leads to murder. Along the way Mason meets an attractive girl who likes to flirt but who takes very good care she doesn't get too involved in murder in: Hint

The Case of the Tempestuous Temptress

The Case of the Willing Woman

The Case of the Cautious Coquette

The Case of the Delicious Doll

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which was the first ever "Perry Mason" case, written by Erle Stanley Gardner in 1933? Hint

The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Caretaker's Cat

The Case of the Fan-dancer's Horse

The Case of the Black-eyed Blonde

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the name of the last full-length "Perry Mason" story published after Erle Stanley Gardner's death? Hint

The Case of the Amorous Aunt

The Case of the Phantom Fortune

The Case of the Fenced-In Woman

The Case of the Vagabond Virgin

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is remarkable about "The Case of the Terrified Typist"? Hint

Perry Mason and Della Street get married

Perry gets beaten up by Sergeant Holcomb

We get to meet Paul Drake's sister.

It is the only case he ever lost.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Arlene Ferris wanted to avoid the attentions of her office boss. "Don't be a prude," he said but she turned him down flat. He later ends up dead. Which case is this for Perry Mason?

Answer: The Case of the Waylaid Wolf

The clue is in the word "Wolf". Later on spoiled Loring Lamont ends up dead and Arlene ends up employing Perry Mason. Hamilton Burger (the D.A.) moves in for the kill when he suspects Perry has planted evidence on Arlene's behalf.

2. It's so convenient when someone dies and money comes your way. When Perry Mason investigates the attentive doctor, the dedicated nurse and the loving relatives, he is starting on which case?

Answer: The Case of the Horrified Heirs

It is really a story of two widows. Loretta Trent is the one with all the money. Virginia Baxter is the one that ends up in the neatest of frames.

3. Perry Mason is consulted about whether a woman can marry again after her husband's death seven years before in an air-crash. This is "The Case of the Curious ... "

Answer: Bride

"Coquette" is a word used by Erle Stanley Gardner in another of his titles. "If it hadn't been for you, I'd have been convicted of murder" is what the client says to Perry at the end of the case. Della Street, the ever faithful secretary, also plays a significant role in this case.

4. Gladys Foss has disappeared. The doctor she works for has died. The two had a rendezvous in Phoenix. The widow wants some answers in "The Case of the ... Nurse"

Answer: Fugitive

"Begin in the middle," says Mason to his client as he gets the non-grieving widow to tell her story. He always likes to do things the unusual way. Della has already summed up Mrs. Malden as an "expensive toy" for Dr. Malden to keep up.

5. "Sexy Spook Startles Spooners" is the headline. Pretty soon Perry Mason finds himself involved in murder once more in "The Case of the ... Ghost"

Answer: Glamorous

"They've got a bunch of gorillas covering the district attorney and he isn't in the happiest of moods this afternoon," reports Paul Drake to Perry Mason as he tries to get some information on a vital witness. Do you really think that Hamilton Burger ends up smiling?

6. A frightened young woman runs in to Perry's office and is set some legal work to do. It is "The Case of the Terrified Typist" but what is it she leaves in a wad of chewing gum under her desk?

Answer: diamonds

The cops were searching the building for a young woman who had been in the private rooms of a jewellery company just along the corridor. Perry keeps quiet and pretty soon he is up to his neck in a case of murder.

Answer: Spurious

In this case Perry talks about his moment of revelation. He compares it to an optical illusion when you think you see a flight of black stairs going up but what you actually are looking at is a flight of white stairs going down. Lies turn into truth. Truth turns into lies and that's how he realised that the woman was "spurious" or false.

Answer: Bonanza

Only Erle Stanley Gardner could come up with a contract which seems to be about selling clothes but which is actually a trick so that an unscrupulous man can cash in on the jackpot or the bonanza.

9. They caught the woman with the vivid coloured hair with the diamonds in her possession. Mason tried to prove it was a frame-up but pretty soon the case is murder. It is "The Case of the ... "

Answer: Restless Redhead

This story gives us a vivid insight into cross-examination technique. In the opening chapter Mason generously shows a young attorney how to break down the lies of a witness. Later on there's a trial for murder. As Mason says at the end, "There isn't any normal routine when you're dealing with redheads."

Answer: The Case of the Fiery Fingers

The poison that Nellie gives to Perry Mason for analysis turns out to be four aspirin tablets. This is another one of those cases where Mason turns over his evidence to Lieutenant Tragg so that the police can get the credit.

Answer: The Case of the Gilded Lily

The case centred around fingerprints that were intended to prove that a woman had been at the scene of the crime. Perry backs his hunch and Sergeant Holcomb ends up looking a fool once again. To "gild the lily" is to try to improve on something that doesn't need improving.

Answer: The Case of the Cautious Coquette

Mason realises that pleading guilty to a hit and run accident is a good way of building an alibi for another, much more serious crime. "It's a trap of some sort," Drake said.
"Well, the bait interests me, Paul."
"That's the theory on which traps are constructed," Drake said.

13. Which was the first ever "Perry Mason" case, written by Erle Stanley Gardner in 1933?

Answer: The Case of the Velvet Claws

Before this time Gardner had written lots of short-stories for "Black Mask" and other detective magazines. Pretty soon afterwards he was writing the "Perry Mason" stories on a factory basis with a team of stenographers and typists.

14. What is the name of the last full-length "Perry Mason" story published after Erle Stanley Gardner's death?

Answer: The Case of the Fenced-In Woman

Of course there could be a lot more "Perry Mason" stories out there if they ever produced in book-form all the episodes from the various television series. Certainly some of the stories were inspired by ideas that Erle Stanley Gardner put forward to other writers.

15. What is remarkable about "The Case of the Terrified Typist"?

Answer: It is the only case he ever lost.

You can be sure that though Perry loses in court, his real client does not suffer for it. There is also a television "Perry Mason" story in which he loses the trial and the appeal and his client is put on Death Row. Even then you know what is going to happen.

Source: Author Philian

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