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About This Quiz
Everyone likes to think of themselves as very observant, but not everyone could hack it as a detective. On a scale from Nancy Drew to the Pink Panther, how good a detective are you? Take this quiz to find out!
How are you at solving riddles?
I can play Tetris and chess at the same time.
I do the New York Times crossword on Sunday, in ink.
I can do medium level Sudoku.
I beat easy level Minesweeper.
How observant are you?
Nothing gets by me.
I have been known to not notice the occasional spousely haircut.
I notice big stuff but rarely the smaller things.
One time, my colleagues turned my desk around and moved all my stuff in my office to match, and it took me six months to notice.
Are you a good listener?
I'm the best.
I'm quite good.
I can get distracted.
What was the question again?
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What's your signature look?
I wear sensible clothes because I don't need to advertise.
I have a fabulous mustache.
I wear a suit.
I wear a monocle and twin-peaked hat.
How's your general knowledge?
I'm a polymath.
I'm Jack of all trades.
I'm Jack of a few trades.
I'm Jack of no trades.
How good are you at research?
I have a PhD in getting a PhD.
I'm very good.
I am only OK.
I don't do research. Instinct is all I need.
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Do you have contacts within law enforcement?
They keep trying to recruit me.
My sister is a cop.
I once dated a cop.
No, I avoid the Fuzz.
Do you have contacts in the underworld?
Yes. I can leave my car running in a bad neighborhood and no one will touch it.
I know a couple guys.
I know a guy who knows a guy.
No, that's scary.
More crimes happen at night. Are you a night owl?
I'm whatever I need to be.
I'm a night owl, yes.
Not really, but I can handle it if I drink enough coffee.
I'm a lark.
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How fast a reader are you?
I am already on the next question.
A minute per page.
Three minutes per page.
Hang on, I'm still reading.
Could you charge money for detecting?
I already make a living that way.
I have once.
I plan to.
Ha, no.
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Do you know how to spot a liar?
Yes, it's so obvious.
Most of the time.
Not really.
I think so. That, or I'm being taken for a ride basically 24/7.
Can you lie your way into anywhere?
I'm answering this from inside your house.
I have gatecrashed my share of parties.
I once used a fake ID to buy beer.
I can't lie, I get all shaky.
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Do people ever tell you things they probably shouldn't?
Weirdly often
Sometimes
Occasionally
Only my mom. I wish she wouldn't.
Are you good at seeing patterns?
I am basically Rain Man.
I am pretty great.
I can crochet a pattern.
I can see lines but not patterns.
Once you have excluded the impossible, what remains?
The truth, however improbable.
The possible!
The solution?
You should never exclude the impossible.
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If literature has taught us anything, it's that the best detectives get invited where the murders are, before the murder happens. Has that ever happened to you?
All the time
Once
No, but there was a murder after I left once.
No, that's creepy.
How many times have you seen "The Mousetrap?"
I was in "The Mousetrap" in college.
I saw it once.
I saw it as a kid but I don't remember it.
What is "The Mousetrap?"
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What detective shows do you watch?
All of the detective shows.
"Silent Witness," "CSI," and "Law & Order"
"Bones"
"Angel"
How many Nancy Drew books have you read?
All of them
A few
None, but I watched the TV show.
I dated a girl called Nancy once. She was cool. It didn't work out.
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How about The Hardy Boys?
All of them
Most of them
One of them
Didn't the Hardy Boys have a number 1 hit in 1998?
How would you look for footprints?
With my eyes and a torch
With my eyes
With a laser
With a magnifying glass
You found a footprint! What does it mean?
Someone trod here, and I can tell roughly when, and what shoe they had on.
Someone was here!
The murderer was here!
No idea.
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In Scotland, you see a sheep. It's black. What does it mean?
At least one sheep in Scotland is black - on at least one side.
One sheep in Scotland is black.
Sheep in Scotland are black.
The killer hid behind a sheep.
You find a candlestick covered in blood. Who killed Colonel Mustard?
There's not nearly enough information here to say.
Probably Mrs. Mustard. It's usually the spouse.
I don't know, but they used a candlestick.
Colonel Mustard killed himself! This is his candlestick. It's the only possibility.
You've killed someone. How do you cover it up?
I create a perfect trail of clues leading to their neighbor.
A shovel, a bag of lime, and hope for the best!
I send myself an email from their phone expressing what great friends we are.
I confess. I can't handle the strain.
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