Which 1929 novel introduced the fictional detective Ellery Queen?
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The Roman Hat Mystery
80 Crime And Detective Fiction Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
In the film The French Connection, what is the name of Gene Hackman’s detective character?
Answer
Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle
In the 1974 film Murder on the Orient Express, which actor plays Hercule Poirot?
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Albert Finney
Which detective appears in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”?
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C. Auguste Dupin
In The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, what is Lisbeth Salander’s profession?
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Computer hacker
In the 1974 film The Conversation, what kind of professional is Harry Caul?
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Surveillance expert
In the 1944 film Laura, which actress plays the title character?
Answer
Gene Tierney
In Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes canon, which story is Holmes’s first published appearance?
Answer
A Study in Scarlet
In the 1941 film The Maltese Falcon, what is Sam Spade’s profession?
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Private detective
What is the name of the fictional detective in the television series Luther?
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John Luther
In the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, which actor plays Hannibal Lecter?
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Anthony Hopkins
Which novel is the first book in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series?
Answer
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Which novel introduced Ian Rankin’s Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus?
Answer
Knots and Crosses
In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 film The 39 Steps, which actor plays Richard Hannay?
Answer
Robert Donat
Which real-life case inspired Truman Capote’s 1966 nonfiction crime book In Cold Blood?
Answer
The Clutter family murders
What is the title of the first novel in Henning Mankell’s Wallander series?
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Faceless Killers
In the television series Poirot, what is the name of Hercule Poirot’s loyal secretary?
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Miss Felicity Lemon
Which 1930 novel introduced Agatha Christie’s detective Miss Marple?
Answer
The Murder at the Vicarage
Which fictional detective is the narrator of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe stories?
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Archie Goodwin
In Agatha Christie’s novel The ABC Murders, what do the killer’s clues form?
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The alphabet
Which actor played detective Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry film series?
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Clint Eastwood
In the 1954 film Rear Window, what is L. B. Jefferies’s profession?
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Photographer
In the television series Murder, She Wrote, what is Jessica Fletcher’s occupation?
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Mystery writer
Which actor played private investigator Philip Marlowe in the 1946 film The Big Sleep?
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Humphrey Bogart
What is the name of the detective in G. K. Chesterton’s Father Brown stories?
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Father Brown
In the film L.A. Confidential, which 1950s city police department do the detectives serve?
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Los Angeles Police Department
Which novel by Umberto Eco centers on murders at a medieval Italian abbey?
Answer
The Name of the Rose
What is the name of the fictional detective played by Peter Falk in Columbo?
Answer
Lieutenant Columbo
In the 1944 film Double Indemnity, who wrote the screenplay with Billy Wilder?
Answer
Raymond Chandler
Who played Hercule Poirot in the television series Agatha Christie’s Poirot?
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David Suchet
Who wrote The Talented Mr. Ripley, the 1955 novel featuring Tom Ripley?
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Patricia Highsmith