Child and Teen Detectives Trivia Quiz

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Mystery novels are some of the most popular books for kids with child detectives being some of the most popular characters through time. Arguably the most famous of these are Frank and Joe Hardy, the Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew. Debuting in the 1920s and 1930s, these teen detectives set the standard for all that followed and have remained popular and solving mysteries in books, films, TV series and video games for decades. The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew were created by Edward Stratemeyer and debuted in "The Tower Treasure" (1927) and "The Secret of the Old Clock" (1930) respectively.

Encyclopedia Brown, whose real first name is Leroy, is a young boy who appears in many short stories, often solving mysteries in his town of Idaville where his father is Chief of Police. Brown was created by Donald J. Sobol and debuted in 1963's "Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective". Sammy Keyes is a young girl who solves mysteries in her town of Santa Martina. She is sarcastic and tomboyish. She debuted in "Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief" by Wendelin Van Draanen in 1997.

Cherry Ames was a teenage nurse detective. She debuted in "Cherry Ames, Student Nurse" in 1947 by Helen Wells. Although originally a hospital nurse, Cherry Ames became an Army nurse who served during World War II. Brains Benton and his friend Jimmy Carson are the hero detectives of the "Brains Benton" series. Created in 1959 in "The Case of the Missing Message" by Charles Spain Verral, Brains Benton is tall and thin while Jimmy is average height and build. The two are opposites which often helps in their cases as they both have different skills.

Emil Tischbein is the protagonist of "Emil and the Detectives", a 1929 German book written by Erich Kastner and often considered the first mystery novel for young children. Harriet Welsch, better known as Harriet the Spy, debuted in "Harriet the Spy" in 1964. She is the creation of Louise Fitzhugh and is an aspiring writer who writes down all of her observations in her treasured notebook. Turtle Wexler is the heroine of the 1978 book "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin. She is an extremely smart 13-year-old girl who works to solve some inheritance shenanigans involving Samuel Westing. Ken Holt is the teenage son of a journalist who often winds up caught in thriller and adventure mysteries. He debuted in 1949's "The Secret of Skeleton Island" by Sam and Beryl Epstein.

All of the incorrect answers are also child characters, and one animal, from other novels. Peter Rabbit is a mischievous 6-year-old rabbit created by Beatrix Potter. Tom Brown is an 11-year-old boy whose school life is chronicled in the 1857 book "Tom Brown's School Days" by Thomas Hughes. Margaret Simon is an 11-year-old girl whose growing up is told in the book "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret", a 1970 book by Judy Blume. Ramona and Beezus Quimby are two sisters whose lives are told in the "Ramona" series by Beverly Cleary. They debuted in "Beezus and Ramona" in 1955. Scout Finch is the narrator and protagonist of "To Kill a Mockingbird" a 1960 novel by Harper Lee. Ender Wiggins is the titular character of Orson Scott Card's 1985 novel "Ender's Game". He is a young boy who attends Battle School for child prodigies. Katniss Everdeen is the heroine of Suzanne Collins's "Hunger Games" series. She is a teenager who lives in the impoverished District 12 and is forced to compete in a life-or-death battle for the entertainment of the Capitol.

Annemarie Johansen is the heroine of Lois Lowry's 1989 book "Number the Stars" who helps her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen avoid capture by Nazis. Carrie White is the title character of Stephen King's 1974 novel "Carrie". Danny and Walter Budwing are two young brothers who appear in the 2002 fantasy novel "Zathura" by Chris Van Allsburg.