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8 Quiz Questions on Famous Detectives

Here are 8 Famous Detectives Questions that are provided for your Quiz or Trivia Night at no cost. Scroll to the bottom to see the answers.




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I am a character created by Dashiell Hammett with an alliterated name. I have appeared in books and films and been protrayed by Bogey. Who am I ?

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The 1988 comedy movie "without a clue" was losely based on Sherlock Holmes, who played the Holmes like character ?

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Allan Pinkerton, the founder of the first detective agency in the United States, foiled an assassination attempt against who in 1861 ?

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Which fictional detective appeared in the novels "Playback" and "The Big Sleep" ?

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Which detective first appeared in Agatha Christie's first novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1920 ?

Hercule Poirot
Miss Marple
Superintendent Battle
Colonel Race

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In A Scandal in Bohemia which famous detective does Irene Adler outwit ?

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Captain Arthur Hastings is the sidekick of which fictional detective ?

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I am a fictional young female detective created by Edward Startemeyer and introduced in 1930. Who am I ?

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