Detective Dingo vs. the Crime of the Century

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1. Dingo begins with Miss 1910s. He says: "The security guard outside this door has been killed and you are a suspect." Miss 1910s: "I could never take a life. I have lost four loved ones and could never inflict the same on anyone else." Which of her stories could not be true? "My older brother was killed in the battle of Gallipoli in 1915." "My younger brother was killed in the fighting at Passchendaele in 1917." "My mother died in the Spanish flu pandemic in 1919." ?My fiance was travelling from New York to London on the Titanic when it sank.?

2. Next, Dingo asks Professor 1920s what he knows about the guard?s death. Professor 1920s: "Murdered? The poor man. But why would I leave my decade with so many works of literature to keep me busy? Just last night I read four 1920s classics." Which of these couldn't the professor have read during the 1920s? "The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell "Ulysses" by James Joyce

3. Madame 1930s is shocked when Dingo asks her if she committed the crime. She cries: "Oh my no! With all of the danger in the world, I am too frightened to leave my home, let alone my decade!" Madame 1930s claims there are four things that scare her the most, but Dingo knows she could not know about one of them if she had never left her decade. Which one? Atomic Bombs The German invasion of Poland The Hindenburg Disaster The Spanish Civil War

4. Mrs 1940s is frantically trying to keep her children entertained when Dingo arrives to question her. She says: "Do I look like I have time to leave my decade, let alone commit a murder? Last night I was right here with my kids." Which one of her following statements must be a lie if she has really never left her decade? "The twins were playing with their Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls." "Michael almost fell down the stairs chasing after his new slinky." "Jackie was shaking his Magic Eight Ball around all night." "Little Suzy was playing with her brand new Barbie Doll."

5. The happy 1950s family appear shocked to hear the news of the previous night?s murder. Mr 1950s says: "Killed? The poor man! Well my family and I have never left our decade, and last night we were tied up playing our favourite board games." But Dingo sees a game on the family's table that they could not own if they had really never left their decade. Which one? Yahtzee Monopoly Trivial Pursuit Scrabble

6. Dingo now asks a young, hip, 1960s Dude what he knows about the murder. 1960s Dude replies: "Me? I couldn't have killed her, man! I couldn't tear myself away from the Beatles marathon on the radio - I couldn't stand to miss my four favourites." But Dingo is suspicious because one of the songs he names is performed by another band! Which song? Something Satisfaction Revolution Yesterday

7. Dingo questions Ms 1970s: "Do you know anything about the murder that took place outside this door last night?" Ms 1970s: "That time warp door? Never been through it. I'm way too obsessed with all the 1970s dance crazes. Last night I was perfecting four of them." Which of these wouldn't she have been dancing in the 1970s? The Hustle The Nutbush The Time Warp The Macarena

8. Predictably, the gorgeous 1980s Babe also denies any knowledge of the crime. She says: "Me? Kill a man? You're crazy! I'm way too busy playing these excellent computer games we have in the 1980s to ever leave my decade." But in her room, Dingo sees a computer game she couldn't have owned had she really never left the 1980s. Which one? Pacman Donkey Kong The Sims Frogger

9. Finally, Dingo asks Dr 1990s what he was doing during the time of the murder. Dr 1990s: "Well, I must confess I was indulging in a little popular culture. I watched four of my favourite 1990s movies." From Dr 1990s' reviews, Dingo suspects the doctor did not watch one of these movies. Which one? "I just couldn't take my eyes off Bruce Willis's powerful performance in 'Schindler's List'." "Anthony Hopkins was absolutely chilling as that cannibal in 'The Silence of the Lambs'." "Kevin Spacey was incredible in 'American Beauty'." "Tom Hanks gave the performance of his life in 'Forrest Gump'."

10. Safely back to Australia in the year 2008, Detective Dingo now knows that all of his suspects are liars, but he believes that only one of those lies has implicated someone in the crime. Will Dingo?s determination of the murderer literally be a matter of life and death? Possibly: Australian law has a death penalty but nobody has received this sentence since 1967. No: only career criminals are executed in Australia. No: there is no death penalty in Australia in the year 2008. Yes: the death penalty is the mandatory sentence for convicted murderers in Australia.