Q 01/05

Which pen name is credited on the Hardy Boys series, although many different ghostwriters wrote the books?

A) Victor Appleton

B) Franklin W. Dixon

C) Carolyn Keene

D) Arthur M. Winfield

Answer · why

B) Franklin W. Dixon

Franklin W. Dixon never existed. The name was a house pseudonym, so the byline stayed the same whichever writer was hired, and the writers were barred...

Q 02/05

Which girl detective was created as a counterpart after the Hardy Boys books became an instant hit?

A) Nancy Drew

B) Trixie Belden

C) Judy Bolton

D) Cherry Ames

Answer · why

A) Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew arrived in 1930, three years after the brothers. Their creator launched her precisely because the boys' books had sold so well so quickly.

Q 03/05

Which actor played Joe Hardy opposite Parker Stevenson's Frank in the 1977 ABC mystery series?

A) Leif Garrett

B) Vincent Van Patten

C) Shaun Cassidy

D) Willie Aames

Answer · why

C) Shaun Cassidy

Shaun Cassidy was the first actor cast, as producers wanted someone like his half-brother David. He was 18 when the show premiered in January 1977, si...

Q 04/05

In The Tower Treasure, what disguise do the Hardy Boys work out that the speeding driver was wearing?

A) A false beard

B) An eye patch

C) A chauffeur's cap

D) A red wig

Answer · why

D) A red wig

A red wig explained why witnesses disagreed about the thief's hair colour. The boys later found it in the woods where a stolen jalopy had been abandon...

Q 05/05

In The Tower Treasure, which friend of the Hardy Boys has his yellow jalopy stolen by the thief?

A) Biff

B) Chet

C) Tony

D) Phil

Answer · why

B) Chet

Chet Morton lost a tire to the same thief soon afterwards, and that second theft helped the brothers find the abandoned car.