Test your knowledge about mystery & crime by answering these fun questions! You will receive feedback after each response, along with your score at the end of the quiz.
Question 1: Who created the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?
Correct answer: Arthur Conan Doyle
Question 2: What is the term for a crime scene clue that misleads investigators?
Correct answer: Red herring
Question 3: Which real-life serial killer was also known as the "Whitechapel Murderer"?
Correct answer: Jack the Ripper
Question 4: What is the term for a professional who examines evidence in criminal cases?
Correct answer: Forensic scientist
Question 5: Which fictional detective is known for his "little grey cells"?
Correct answer: Hercule Poirot
Question 6: What does the term "alibi" mean in crime investigations?
Correct answer: Proof of being elsewhere during the crime
Question 7: What does "CSI" stand for in crime investigations?
Correct answer: Crime Scene Investigation
Question 8: What is the legal term for a formal charge of a crime?
Correct answer: Indictment
Question 9: What type of evidence includes fingerprints and DNA?
Correct answer: Forensic evidence
Question 10: Who wrote "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"?
Correct answer: Stieg Larsson
Question 11: Who wrote "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," considered the first modern detective story?
Correct answer: Edgar Allan Poe
Question 12: What is a "locked room mystery"?
Correct answer: A crime in an impossible-to-escape location
Question 13: What nationality is Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot?
Correct answer: Belgian
Question 14: Which case inspired the first use of fingerprinting in forensic science?
Correct answer: The 1892 Argentine case of Francisca Rojas
Question 15: Who wrote "Murder on the Orient Express"?
Correct answer: Agatha Christie
Question 16: When was the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list first published?
Correct answer: 1950
Question 17: What is "hacking" in cybercrime?
Correct answer: Unauthorized access to computer systems
Question 18: What is the profession of Jeff in Hitchcock's "Rear Window"?
Correct answer: Photographer
Question 19: What is DNA analysis primarily used for in forensics?
Correct answer: Identifying individuals
Question 20: Which infamous 1920s murder case involved two wealthy students?
Correct answer: Leopold and Loeb
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