Name that crimefighter!

[Pendragon]

A little quiz for those of you interested in mystery\action stories!

1) Red haired religieuse from Ireland in the 600's.
2) Corpulent detective said to be the son of Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler. Nero Wolfe
3) Adventurer\Scientist\Detective from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building. Doc Savage, that is Clark Savage, Jr.
4) Soldier turned herbalist monk early 1100's. Brother Cadfael
5) Master of the 'little grey cells" Hercule Poirot
6) Always plays with a piece of string tying and untying complex knots while solving knotty crime cases.
7) Miss Brooke of lady detective fame.
8) The Master of Darkness
9) Rides in a black car with green headlights. Britt Reid, the Green Hornet
10) TV's team of "bad guys make the best good guys". Leverage
11) Author Jack Boyle's jewel theft\safecracker turned private eye.
12) Real life agency that brags "We never sleep!" The Pinkerton Detective Agency, founded by Allan Pinkerton
13) Supernatural sleuth who tells his adventures to Arkright, Jessop, Taylor, and Dodgson after dinner invitations.
14) The true name of "The Thinking Machine"
15) Sherlock Holmes' "smarter brother" Mycroft Holmes
16) Lawyer\Detective created by Baroness Orczy
17) Also known as "the blind detective, contemporary of Sherlock Holmes
18) Supernatural detective assisted by Dr. Trowbridge
19) The Gray Nemesis, born in the fires of personal tragedy of the loss to crime of his wife and daughter
20) Cocky thief and crime fighter also called Simon Templer The Saint
21) Star of twelve novels by SS Van Dine
22) Detective who wages a long war with arch-criminal Fu Manchu Sir Dennis Nayland Smith
23) TV sleuth who suffers form OCD Adrian Monk
24) Ross MacDonald's Southern California sleuth Lew Archer
25) Master of the locked room mystery, walks with two canes and wears a cape

BONUS: What is the real name of the crimefighter known as "The Shadow"? Kent Allard, former wartime spy known as The Dark Eagle

[PabloQ]

2. Nero Wolfe?
3. Doc Savage
5. Hercule Poirot
9. The Green Hornet
20. The Saint
23. Monk
24. Archer

Some tough stuff here, good job.

[Pendragon]

Correct on all! Oh, there's plenty more where these come from. Believe it or not I did this one totally from memory!

[Lokasenna]

I think number 4 is Cadfael. And 15 presumably is Mycroft Holmes? I suspect 16 is the Scarlet Pimpernel, though I've never read any of her stuff.

And why, oh why, is Jonathan Creek not on the list? Or if he is, why have I missed him?

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

When I saw "crimefighter," I was thinking comic book characters, in which case I'd probably actually know some of the answers.

[Volya]

The only one I can get is 15: Mycroft.

[Pendragon]

I think number 4 is Cadfael. And 15 presumably is Mycroft Holmes? I suspect 16 is the Scarlet Pimpernel, though I've never read any of her stuff.

And why, oh why, is Jonathan Creek not on the list? Or if he is, why have I missed him?

Correct on 4 and 15. Negative on 16, there are three detective\crime fighters by Baroness Orczy besides the Scarlet Pimpernel, who was a noble not a lawyer.

Johnathan Creek will appear in the next puzzle, provided we ever clear this one!

[Pendragon]

When I saw "crimefighter," I was thinking comic book characters, in which case I'd probably actually know some of the answers.

Possibly throw a couple of ones into the next bunch. Mainly want one's who have no powers, using wit, detection, and training...

[Pendragon]

The only one I can get is 15: Mycroft.
And right you are

[BienvenuJDC]

The Bonus is....
Lamont Cranston

[Pendragon]

The Bonus is....
Lamont Cranston
Afraid not! Lamont Cranston is occasionally The Shadow, but The Shadow is NOT Lamont Cranston! Gottcha! :yikes:

[BienvenuJDC]

Afraid not! Lamont Cranston is occasionally The Shadow, but The Shadow is NOT Lamont Cranston! Gottcha! :yikes:

But with the information that you provided...my answer is not incorrect...just not what you were looking for. So...in answering your question the second time...Kent Allard.

[Delta40]

22 is Nayland Smith

10 is Leverage? I'm not sure. I watch Hustle over Leverage any day but I think it's Leverage.

[BienvenuJDC]

12. Allan Pinkerton

[Pendragon]

But with the information that you provided...my answer is not incorrect...just not what you were looking for. So...in answering your question the second time...Kent Allard.

Right you are! I read that this question was given on a game show, and when the choices given did not include Kent Allard the contestant said none of the above. Told the answer was Lamont Cranston, he challenged the question and won. From the first several magazines it becomes clear that Cranston is the Shadow on occasion but that the Shadow isn't Cranston. He also is sometimes Henry Arnuld, financier, Fitz the janitor at Police Headquarters, Old Phineas Twamby, curio dealer, and others. None of these is his ID. In The Shadow Unmasks, the Shadow as Cranston has a mishap where the real Cranston is concerned, so he becomes his true self, Kent Allard, aviator and former spy. It is a perfect fit, since Allard was supposed to be in Central America recovering from a crash landing at the time The Shadow began his career. Allard also limps from an injury received during that crash making him all the more unlikely as the Shadow.

For Radio purposes. The Shadow became Lamont Cranston only because it was hard to fit disguise changes into an half-hour show. Hypnosis became his power though in the magazine it was a sort of ninja stealth that kept him unseen until he confronted the crook. Nice going!

[Pendragon]

22 is Nayland Smith

10 is Leverage? I'm not sure. I watch Hustle over Leverage any day but I think it's Leverage.

Correct on both!

[Pendragon]

12. Allan Pinkerton

Indeed, or The Pinkerton Detective Agency, or just The Pinkertons. The symbol of the firm was an open eye, with the slogan "We never sleep." This logo gave rise to an expresion concerning investigators: "Private Eye"

[Pendragon]

Nobody even googling to find answers? Two days and if I have no other answers, I close the game and give the answers. This hasn't worked out like I planned...:toetap05:

[Pendragon]

The Answers, sigh

Exclamation Name that crimefighter!
A little quiz for those of you interested in mystery\action stories!

1) Sister Fidelma by Peter Tremayne
2) Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout
3) Doc Savage, that is Clark Savage, Jr., Novels mostly by Lester Dent under house name Kenneth Robeson
4) Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters
5) Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie
6) The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy
7) Loveday Brooke by Catherine Louisa Pirkis.
8) The Shadow, Kent Allard, novels mainly by Walter B Gibson, under house name Maxwell Grant
9) Britt Reid, the Green Hornet, created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker
10) Leverage: Nate Ford, Sophie Deveraux, Elliot Spencer, Alec Hardison, and Parker (Never told if this is her first or last name)
11) Boston Blackie
12) The Pinkerton Detective Agency, founded by Allan Pinkerton
13) Thomas Carnacki, the Ghost Finder
14) Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen
15) Mycroft Holmes
16) Patrick "Skin O'My Tooth" Mulligan by Baroness Orczy
17) Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah,
18) Jules De Grandin by Seaburry Quinn
19) The Avenger, Richard Henry Benson, novels mainly by Paul Ernst, under house name Kenneth Robeson
20) Simon Templar The Saint by Leslie Charteris
21) Philo Vance by SS Van Dine
22) Sir Dennis Nayland Smith by Sax Rhomar
23) Adrian Monk
24) Lew Archer by Ross McDonald
25) Doctor Gideon Fell by John Dickinson Carr

BONUS: Kent Allard, former wartime spy known as The Dark Eagle

and there you have it...

[togre]

Thanks for the list, Pendragon! It was fun to check in on. To my shame I only got two answers fairly.

[Pendragon]

I'll set up another soon. Probably shortened to 15 + Bonus.

[Calidore]

It was interesting, and I'm sorry it didn't take off like you'd hoped.

Recently, when I was discussing someone's reading list in a fantasy thread, someone else popped in saying that he'd thought he know something about fantasy, but now it seems he didn't. That's what happened to me with this list. I only knew Doc Savage, Nero Wolfe, and Green Hornet (but was beaten to those), and a few others that I'd heard of after the fact. (Though I read the #19 books along with Doc Savage as a teen, but yet the "Gray Avenger" failed to ring a bell at all for some reason.)

[Pendragon]

Name the Crimefighter 2

1) Oriental sleuth played delightfully by horror master Peter Lorre
2) Real life old west character that described himself as "The Law West of the Pecos"
3) Chased after a priceless rare black avis
4) Actor Daniel Day Lewis' father writes about this strange sleuth
5) This amateur detective is a member of the House of Lords.
6) Honolulu detective with large family headed by his "Number One Son"
7) Brother teen detectives who have gone through many adventures and changes since first conceived by the Stratemeyer Syndicate
8) Tough female detective who has worked with Dick Tracey for years
9) EV Cunningham's Beverly Hills Japanese-American detective.
10) Oriental detective played by Boris Karloff in several films
11) Name given to Mack Bolan, indicative of his strict "dead or alive--preferably dead" policy in crimefighting
12) Holmes clone created by August Derleth
13) Story involving Sherlock Holmes written by Mark Twain
14) He is sometimes known as The Destroyer
15) Real life lawman who accidentally shot his own deputy in Abilene

BONUS: Name all of the young people who have served as Robin, Batman's Sidekick

Good luck, answers in two weeks, sooner if response stays low

[Pendragon]

Name the Crimefighter 2

1) Oriental sleuth played delightfully by horror master Peter Lorre Mr Moto
2) Real life old west character that described himself as "The Law West of the Pecos" Judge Roy Bean
3) Chased after a priceless rare black avis Sam Spade
4) Actor Daniel Day Lewis' father writes about this strange sleuth Nigel Strangeways
5) This amateur detective is a member of the House of Lords. Lord Peter Wimsey
6) Honolulu detective with large family headed by his "Number One Son" Charlie Chan
7) Brother teen detectives who have gone through many adventures and changes since first conceived by the Stratemeyer Syndicate Frank and Joe Hardy
8) Tough female detective who has worked with Dick Tracey for years Lizz Worthington
9) EV Cunningham's Beverly Hills Japanese-American detective. Masao Masuto
10) Oriental detective played by Boris Karloff in several films Mr Wong
11) Name given to Mack Bolan, indicative of his strict "dead or alive-- preferably dead" policy in crimefighting The Executioner
12) Holmes clone created by August Derleth Solar Pons
13) Story involving Sherlock Holmes written by Mark Twain A Double-Barreled Detective Story
14) He is sometimes known as The Destroyer Remo Williams
15) Real life lawman who accidentally shot his own deputy in Abilene Wild Bill Hickock

BONUS: Name all of the young people who have served as Robin, Batman's Sidekick

Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Timothy Drake, Stephenie Brown, and Damien Wayne

No players at all, not even using Google to look stuff up. Ah, well, perhaps I have overstayed my welcome...

[togre]

I did even worse on that one--only got the Hardy boys. My reading of mysteries in somewhat lacking, and I can't help feel google is cheating.

Sorry for the lack of response, Pen, but you made me smile on 2 different days with your list. Thanks!

[Pendragon]

May I make you smile again, togre. Using google still requires you to figure out exactly what to google that will give you the answer, so it's not really cheating!

Once more into the breach:

1) Holmes clone featured in thousands of adventure stories written by more than two hundred authors and published in countless story papers, magazines and comics. He also appeared in stage plays, radio dramas, movies and television serials.

2) TV crime fighter who has a pet cockatoo. Berretta
3) American tough guy sheriff who was immortalized in "Walking Tall" Sheriff Buford Puser eventually killed in the line of duty
4) Corrupt sheriff from Hazard County.
5) Feline star of Carole Nelson Douglas' series of mysteries, "The Cat ..."
6) Virginia backwoods puzzle solver with a religious sense of justice whose stories are told by his nephew.
7) Kathy Reichs' forensic anthropologist crime solver, in books and TV.
8) Martini shaken not stirred. James Bond Agent 007
9) Blight County Sheriff who does things his own way in the series by humor columnist Patrick F McManus.
10) Turn of the century Victorian MD who becomes a "medical juris-practitioner" according to his creator.
11) Roman Catholic Priest turned detective who was a contemporary of Sherlock Holmes.
12) In the actual stories in the pulps, this character was know only as the Phantom, cover blurbs notwithstanding.
13) Catholic Sister who in the course of the novels outlining her adventures come to be call "Dame" instead
14) Reporter Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats star in this long running series of mysteries.
15) Knighted amateur detective created by "Carter Dickson"

BONUS: Mark Twain character who acts as a detective\lawyer when his uncle stand accused of murder.

Goof luck and God Bless

Pen

[Calidore]

Memory now, Google later.

1. Batman, maybe?
2. Baretta
3. Sheriff Buford Pusser
8. James Bond

[Pendragon]

Memory now, Google later.

1. Batman, maybe?
2. Baretta
3. Sheriff Buford Pusser
8. James Bond

1. No. Batman as a Sherlock Holmes clone doesn't work very well. Holmes wasn't into costumes and jumping off buildings!

The other three are dead on!

[Pendragon]

May I make you smile again, togre. Using google still requires you to figure out exactly what to google that will give you the answer, so it's not really cheating!

Once more into the breach:

1) Holmes clone featured in thousands of adventure stories written by more than two hundred authors and published in countless story papers, magazines and comics. He also appeared in stage plays, radio dramas, movies and television serials. Sexton Blake

2) TV crime fighter who has a pet cockatoo. Berretta
3) American tough guy sheriff who was immortalized in "Walking Tall" Sheriff Buford Puser eventually killed in the line of duty
4) Corrupt sheriff from Hazard County. Sheriff Roscoe P Coltrane
5) Feline star of Carole Nelson Douglas' series of mysteries, "The Cat ..." Midnight Louie
6) Virginia backwoods puzzle solver with a religious sense of justice whose stories are told by his nephew. Uncle Abner
7) Kathy Reichs' forensic anthropologist crime solver, in books and TV. Dr. Temperance Brennan
8) Martini shaken not stirred. James Bond Agent 007
9) Blight County Sheriff who does things his own way in the series by humor columnist Patrick F McManus. Sheriff Bo Tully
10) Turn of the century Victorian MD who becomes a "medical juris-practitioner" according to his creator. Dr John Evelyn Thorndyke
11) Roman Catholic Priest turned detective who was a contemporary of Sherlock Holmes. Father Brown
12) In the actual stories in the pulps, this character was know only as the Phantom, cover blurbs notwithstanding. Richard Curtis Van Loan Magazine was The Phantom Detective, but Van Loan was just "The Phantom"
13) Catholic Sister who in the course of the novels outlining her adventures come to be call "Dame" instead Sister, latter Dame Frevisse
14) Reporter Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats star in this long running series of mysteries. The Cat Who... Series by Lilian Jackson Braun
15) Knighted amateur detective created by "Carter Dickson" Sir Henry Merrivale Carter Dickinson is AKA John Dickinson Carr


BONUS: Mark Twain character who acts as a detective\lawyer when his uncle stand accused of murder. Tom Sawyer The book is Tom Sawyer, Detective

Good luck and God Bless

Pen

And so it goes...