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"Nancy Drew" Computer Games Trivia Quiz

You've played the games, but have you really played them? Interesting and obscure trivia about various games from the series awaits. Dare to play?

A multiple-choice quiz by pent2go. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
pent2go

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
343,511

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
203

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Question 1 of 15

1. In the original "Secrets can Kill" game, there are several phone numbers scattered in the game that you can call, none of which were helpful for completing the game. The phone number 555-5253 had no useful purpose in this game, but it would become unintentionally useful in the "Nancy Drew "game following it. The phone number is named after which character? Hint

Daryl Gray

Jake Rogers

Hal Tanaka

Mitch Dillon

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Question 2 of 15

2. Scott Carty was the voice of young handyman "Charlie Murphy" in "Message in a Haunted Mansion". In several later games in the series, including "The Final Scene", he would play the voice of which character? Hint

Frank Hardy

Carson Drew

Joe Hardy

Ned Nickerson

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of the following is not required to reach the ending of "Treasure in the Royal Tower"? Hint

Activate the ski lift

Get trapped in the elevator

Watch the video tape in Professor Hotchkiss's room

Tell Jacques Brunais to defrost the chicken legs

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Question 4 of 15

4. In "Secret of the Scarlet Hand", Nancy can snoop through Henrik's desk and find a brown journal. The journal mentions someone named "Big Bunny". If Nancy chooses the right topics of conversation, she can discover that this is the nickname of which character? Hint

Alejandro del Rio

Poppy Dada

Taylor Sinclair

Joanna Riggs

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Question 5 of 15

5. In many "Nancy Drew" games, there is no real way to identify who the culprit is until the very end.

This villain, voiced by Bob Heath, wasn't so smart when he used an anagram of his own name as an alias to commit crimes! Who is it? Hint

Dwayne Powers

Helena Berg

Emily Griffen

Scott Varnell

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Question 6 of 15

6. How many of the following are required to reach the ending of "Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake"?

1. Testing the well water
2. Re-organizing the file folders in Moon Lake's Ranger Station
3. Getting Red Knott's cassette player from Em's Emporium
4. Opening the safe belonging to William Akers in the cellar Hint

Three of the four

One of the four

None of the four

Two of the four

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Question 7 of 15

7. The puzzle underneath "Zebra Rock" in "The Secret of Shadow Ranch" can be made easier by doing what? Hint

Using gloves while lifting the rock

Lifting the trapdoor up and down ten times

Wearing Aunt Bet's hat

Collecting five Dry Creek coins

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which game features "ABC Media's Audiophonic Fun Menu"? Hint

The Final Scene

Danger by Design

Shadow at the Water's Edge

Warnings at Waverly Academy

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Question 9 of 15

9. In "Danger by Design", two of the three villains are never even seen in the game!

However, we can know who they are because of what item? Hint

Nancy's cellphone

Dieter von Schwesterkrank's camera

Newspaper

Television

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which of Jane's games in "The Curse of Blackmoor Manor" do you not have to play? Hint

Skull and Bones

Bul

Petroglpyh Punch

Jigsaw Puzzle

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Question 11 of 15

11. "Samantha Quick" was first mentioned in what game? Hint

The Phantom of Venice

Secret of the Old Clock

Curse of Blackmoor Manor

The Final Scene

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Question 12 of 15

12. In the original "Secrets can Kill", there is a way to prevent yourself from completing the game. What does this involve? Hint

Aunt Eloise's safe

Matchbook inside the boiler room

Glass cutters inside Jake's locker

Envelope from Daryl

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Question 13 of 15

13. Besides Nancy, Bess, George and the Hardy Boys, who was the only character who appeared in person in more than one game, as of the first twenty "Nancy Drew" computer games? Hint

Professor Hotchkiss

Tino Balducci

Dwayne Powers

Charleena Purcell

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the fastest way (as well as the easiest) to obtain Pa Pennies in "Trail of the Twister"? Hint

Repairing circuit boards

Sucking up prairie dogs

Searching for shining coins around the Antenna

Land Rush

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is the fastest way to develop the photos in the darkroom in "Danger by Design" Hint

Flush the toilet in the darkroom ten times

Throw all bottles in the toilet

Develop the photos in the light

Use the flashlight on the door when going into the darkroom

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Jake Rogers

If you look on a telephone keypad, the connection between the phone number and the character becomes more obvious. The letters underneath the numbers "5253" on a standard telephone spell the name "JAKE".

This number would cause a glitch in the following game. In "Stay Tuned for Danger", dialing this number in Mattie's apartment teleports you to the WorldWide Broadcasting studio, possibly saving significant time in the process of beating the game.

Answer: Ned Nickerson

Ned Nickerson is Nancy's boyfriend. Scott Carty would play the voice of Ned in "Treasure in the Royal Tower", "The Final Scene", "The Curse of Blackmoor Manor", "The Creature of Kapu Cave", "The White Wolf of Icicle Creek", "Legend of the Crystal Skull", "The Phantom of Venice", "The Haunting of Castle Malloy", "Warnings at Waverly Academy", "The Captive Curse" and "Alibi in Ashes".

3. Which of the following is not required to reach the ending of "Treasure in the Royal Tower"?

Answer: Get trapped in the elevator

You can enter the hole in the elevator shaft even if you don't get trapped in it. You can avoid the elevator trap scene by calling the elevator instead. Oddly enough, you can ask the culprit why they trapped you in the elevator, even though you were never trapped in it. What an oversight!

Answer: Taylor Sinclair

The journal tells us that "Big Bunny" confided in Henrik about his nefarious plans. Poppy Dada, also known as Penelope Daddle, mentions Taylor's nickname when Nancy calls her. This clue almost proves who the culprit is.

5. In many "Nancy Drew" games, there is no real way to identify who the culprit is until the very end. This villain, voiced by Bob Heath, wasn't so smart when he used an anagram of his own name as an alias to commit crimes! Who is it?

Answer: Dwayne Powers

The game in question is "Stay Tuned for Danger". Dwayne Powers, owner of a talent agency, hired himself as a stage hand named "Owen W. Spayder", which is an anagram of "Dwayne Powers". This evidence could be the nail in the coffin for going to jail.

6. How many of the following are required to reach the ending of "Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake"? 1. Testing the well water 2. Re-organizing the file folders in Moon Lake's Ranger Station 3. Getting Red Knott's cassette player from Em's Emporium 4. Opening the safe belonging to William Akers in the cellar

Answer: None of the four

You do not need to know that there is high levels of arsenic in the water. You do not need to find out Mickey Malone's "unlucky number" from the file folders either. You do not need to know what the birds sound like to take pictures of them, and the journal inside the safe is not needed to complete the game as well.

7. The puzzle underneath "Zebra Rock" in "The Secret of Shadow Ranch" can be made easier by doing what?

Answer: Lifting the trapdoor up and down ten times

By lifting the trapdoor up and down ten times, you remove the wooden pieces surrounding the puzzle. This makes it far easier to find a way through the infuriating maze.

8. Which game features "ABC Media's Audiophonic Fun Menu"?

Answer: The Final Scene

You can reach this by calling the Library of Congress at 1-202-555-5000 early in the game. It allows you to hear all the music in the game.

9. In "Danger by Design", two of the three villains are never even seen in the game! However, we can know who they are because of what item?

Answer: Newspaper

Gunther Schmeck and Ernst Schmeck are the two people talking to Minette at the end of the game. In the final day of the Paris newspaper, you can read about who they are.

10. Which of Jane's games in "The Curse of Blackmoor Manor" do you not have to play?

Answer: Skull and Bones

Petroglyph Punch is required for the glow sticks.

Bul is required to find the first secret passageway.

The jigsaw puzzle must be completed to make Jane return the telescope.

Skull and Bones is not required, but a similar game is played with "Betty" near the entrance to the manor.

11. "Samantha Quick" was first mentioned in what game?

Answer: The Final Scene

Samantha Quick was a stage name Simone Mueller suggested for Nancy in "The Final Scene". Nancy would pretend to be Samantha Quick later on in "The Phantom of Venice", and would get a strange phone call from her about this.

12. In the original "Secrets can Kill", there is a way to prevent yourself from completing the game. What does this involve?

Answer: Envelope from Daryl

You must receive the envelope to complete the game. You can opt not to take it, stopping you from continuing on in the game.

13. Besides Nancy, Bess, George and the Hardy Boys, who was the only character who appeared in person in more than one game, as of the first twenty "Nancy Drew" computer games?

Answer: Dwayne Powers

Dwayne Powers would appear in "Stay Tuned for Danger" and "Ransom of the Seven Ships". Dwayne is the only person in the series (as of the 20th game) to be the villain in more than one game.

14. What is the fastest way (as well as the easiest) to obtain Pa Pennies in "Trail of the Twister"?

Answer: Land Rush

Land Rush can be played inside Pa's store. By quickly exiting after starting a game, you will receive lots of pennies. This is the ideal way to obtain the very expensive mystery item from the store.

15. What is the fastest way to develop the photos in the darkroom in "Danger by Design"

Answer: Use the flashlight on the door when going into the darkroom

You can flush the toilet to complete the puzzle quicker than normal, getting yourself an Easter Egg in the process. However, the flashlight is even faster, although it doesn't get you the Easter Egg.

Source: Author pent2go

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