Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships Quiz

Answer: The Broken Anchor

First published in 1983, "The Broken Anchor" is the 70th title in the "Nancy Drew Mystery Stories" book series. The other title options listed are also actual books in the same series. The use of exotic/mysterious/remote locations is one of the features that has made the "Nancy Drew" books so popular over the years; and it greatly contributes to the visual potential of the video games.

Answer: a Spanish treasure fleet believed lost in island waters 300 years ago

In addition to the treasure mystery, the game offers the chance to interact with animals from the island's eco-sanctuary, sail and scuba dive in the waters around the island, and play at different levels of difficulty. Smuggling, disappearances, and damage to various watercraft are all plot points in the story.

Answer: Washington

Her Interactive was founded in 1995 as a subsidiary of another video game company, American Laser Games; and its success enabled it to become independent from, and eventually to buy out, its parent company. Responding to the historic male-centeredness of the video gaming industry, Her Interactive states on its website that its mission is to create "high quality, fun, and inspiring games for girls of all ages." Begun in 1998, its series of "Nancy Drew" games is its most successful product line, with sales in the tens of millions.

Answer: Bahamas

The setting interweaves sailing exploration, pirate treasure lore, and exotic locales and animals with the more routine mystery adventure elements. The Bahamas is made up of over 700 large and small islands near Florida and is a member of the British Commonwealth.

Answer: George Fayne and Bess Marvin

George (Georgia) Fayne and Bess Marvin are cousins and Nancy's best friends. Bess is portrayed as slightly flighty and excitable; George as the more practical and, importantly in the video games, the more tech savvy. They are fixtures in the Nancy Drew stories, and no Nancy Drew collection would be complete without them.

Ned Nickerson and Hannah Gruen are Nancy's boyfriend and housekeeper; Bonita Granville and Emma Roberts are actresses who played Nancy Drew in films from the late 1930's and 2007, respectively. And Meg and Jo Marsh are the two older sisters from Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women."

Answer: Dread Isle

In the original book it's called Anchor Island, just one of several departures from the text of the source book. Some characters and other locations are also renamed, added to, or deleted from the story in order to modernize it, increase the number and variety of activities, and make the story more visually appealing. This is a common practice across the entire series.

Answer: Bess Marvin

Nancy comes to suspect that she and her friends were lured to the island for a larger purpose and that finding Bess and her kidnappers will be just the beginning of solving the whole mystery. As things develop, she's proven right; and the treasure hunt becomes an integral part of the search for her missing friend and her abductors.

Answer: an Amazon parrot

A wisecracker, Coucou overhears things that may help with the search, but won't give up her secrets without bribery in the form of a yummy treat. Coucou refers to her great-grandmother Loulou, a parrot who was a character in an earlier Nancy Drew game, "Curse of Blackmoor Manor," and who also utilized the information-for-treats approach to mystery solving.

Answer: poisoning by an exotic flower

There is also salvation from explosions, sailing crack-ups, and puzzle-solving missteps. These reprieves are quite helpful in avoiding removal from the case, serious injury, and even death; and also provide lots of options to players who want to "try out" various scenarios.

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

The quote is from Poe's "The Raven." Poe's writings are featured in several Nancy Drew stories. Adventurers on the island may also discover more puzzles, some containing hints about where to dive on sunken ships, previews of upcoming mysteries, and more homages to past adventures.