Q 01/05

Under what collective pseudonym are the Nancy Drew books published?

A) Franklin W. Dixon

B) Laura Lee Hope

C) Victor Appleton

D) Carolyn Keene

Answer · why

D) Carolyn Keene

The other three are Stratemeyer Syndicate pen names for the Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins and Tom Swift.

Q 02/05

Who created Nancy Drew as a female counterpart to the Hardy Boys?

A) Horatio Alger

B) Howard Garis

C) Leslie McFarlane

D) Edward Stratemeyer

Answer · why

D) Edward Stratemeyer

His book-packaging firm, the Stratemeyer Syndicate, hired ghostwriters to write from his outlines.

Q 03/05

In what year did the first Nancy Drew books appear?

A) 1930

B) 1935

C) 1941

D) 1948

Answer · why

A) 1930

The first four titles came out together and were an immediate success.

Q 04/05

How many novels made up the original Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series by the time it ended in 2003?

A) 56

B) 100

C) 150

D) 175

Answer · why

D) 175

It remains the longest-running series to feature the character.

Q 05/05

In what fictional town does Nancy Drew live?

A) Bayport

B) Lakeport

C) Shopton

D) River Heights

Answer · why

D) River Heights

Bayport belongs to the Hardy Boys, Lakeport to the Bobbsey Twins and Shopton to Tom Swift.

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