The Three Investigators - Quiz
  • 1. When did EUROPA decide to stop publishing episodes based on Kosmos Verlag templates?
A) Beginning of 2005
B) Beginning of 2006
C) End of 2007
D) May 2007
  • 2. Which two radio plays were already recorded when EUROPA discontinued payments to Kosmos?
A) DiE DR3i and Die Drei ???
B) Spur ins Nichts and ...und der Geisterzug
C) Spuk im Netz and Der Fluch des Drachen
D) Episode 7 and Episode 8
  • 3. Which parent company gained the German rights to Arthur's creations in 2006?
A) EUROPA
B) Kosmos Verlag
C) University of Michigan
D) Sony Music Entertainment
  • 4. What was the name of the new audio book series developed by EUROPA after the legal changes?
A) Die Drei ???
B) DiE DR3i
C) Spur ins Nichts
D) Der Fluch des Drachen
  • 5. Why did EUROPA avoid using the name 'Die Drei ???'?
A) Lack of voice actors
B) Contractual expiration with the author
C) Low popularity
D) Protection of the brand
  • 6. Which two novels faced a provisional disposal regarding their sale?
A) Spuk im Netz and Der Fluch des Drachen
B) Die Drei ??? and DiE DR3i
C) The initial German episodes
D) Spur ins Nichts and ...und der Geisterzug
  • 7. On what date did the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf overturn the verdict against Kosmos?
A) May 13, 2007
B) May 13, 2006
C) November 30, 2007
D) January 1, 2005
  • 8. Who did the Higher Regional Court identify as the rightful inheritor of Robert Arthur's works?
A) Sony BMG
B) Kosmos Verlag
C) University of Michigan
D) Robert Arthur's children
  • 9. What was the final release date for Episodes 7 and 8 of DiE DR3i?
A) 13 May 2007
B) 30 November 2007
C) 30 November 2006
D) 1 January 2005
  • 10. What was the result of the negotiations between Kosmos and Sony BMG?
A) A total ban on audio books
B) The bankruptcy of EUROPA
C) A merger of the two companies
D) An extrajudicial agreement
  • 11. What is the slogan of The Three Investigators?
A) We Investigate Anything
B) The Three Question Marks
C) We Solve Any Mystery
D) Riddles Unanswered
  • 12. Who is the chauffeur that supports the boys in their cases?
A) Alfred Hitchcock
B) Chief Reynolds
C) Titus Jones
D) Worthington
  • 13. What is Jupiter's former stage name?
A) Baby Fatso
B) The Scrapyard Kid
C) Junior Detective
D) Little Jupiter
  • 14. Why do clients often joke about the question marks on the business card?
A) They think it means the boys doubt their own abilities
B) They think it is a math club symbol
C) They think it is a gang sign
D) They think it is a printing error
  • 15. How old was Jupiter when his parents died?
A) Six years old
B) Four years old
C) Two years old
D) Eight years old
  • 16. Which of these is a skill Jupiter uses to extract information from suspects?
A) Using physical intimidation
B) Hacking into police databases
C) Acting less intelligent than he is
D) Bribing the suspects
  • 17. What was the profession of Jupiter's parents?
A) Scrapyard owners
B) Ballroom dancers
C) Private investigators
D) Police officers
  • 18. What do the Three Investigators share a knack for doing?
A) Fixing cars
B) Professional acting
C) Dancing
D) Interpreting clues
  • 19. Who created The Three Investigators book series?
A) Hector Sebastian
B) William Arden
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) Robert Arthur Jr.
  • 20. Which country has produced over 200 books directly for its market?
A) Germany
B) United States
C) England
D) France
  • 21. What is the primary method used to explain mysterious events in the series?
A) Supernatural intervention
B) Scientific explanation
C) Religious revelation
D) Fortune telling
  • 22. What is the name of the U.S. publisher that still holds some rights to the books?
A) Kosmos
B) Random House
C) Penguin Books
D) HarperCollins
  • 23. How many books were in the original series published between 1964 and 1987?
A) 200 books
B) 43 finished books
C) 11 books
D) 56 books
  • 24. Who is the fictional writer that replaced Alfred Hitchcock in the series introductions?
A) Titus Jones
B) Hector Sebastian
C) Skinny Norris
D) Marc Brandel
  • 25. Which character serves as the nemesis of the Three Investigators?
A) Alfred Hitchcock
B) Titus Jones
C) Hector Sebastian
D) Skinny Norris
  • 26. Which principle does Jupiter Jones implicitly use to solve mysteries?
A) The Law of Probability
B) Occam's Razor
C) Hitchcock's Theory
D) The Scientific Method of Deduction
  • 27. What happens in the first book, The Secret of Terror Castle?
A) Jupiter bluffs his way into Alfred Hitchcock's office
B) The boys encounter Bigfoot
C) The boys find an ancient Egyptian mummy
D) The boys travel to Germany to solve a crime
  • 28. Which author wrote the most books that compromised the series theme by including genuine supernatural events?
A) Robert Arthur
B) William Arden
C) Peter Lerangis
D) Mary Virginia Carey
  • 29. How many books in total did Random House publish between 1964 and 1990?
A) 200 books
B) 56 books
C) 11 books
D) 43 books
  • 30. In what year did a German author team start writing new books for Kosmos?
A) 1964
B) 1993
C) 1990
D) 2011
  • 31. Who was one of the original illustrators for the series?
A) Harry Kane
B) Hector Sebastian
C) Robert Arthur
D) Alfred Hitchcock
  • 32. What is Pete's official role in the Three Investigators?
A) Head of Security
B) Second Investigator
C) Chief Investigator
D) Records and Research
  • 33. What is Pete's favorite exclamation?
A) Gleeps!
B) Holy cow!
C) Eureka!
D) Great Scott!
  • 34. What is the profession of Pete's father?
A) Librarian
B) Business journalist
C) Sports writer
D) Special effects technician
  • 35. Which character serves as Records and Research?
A) Bob Andrews
B) Robert Arthur
C) Jupiter Jones
D) Peter Crenshaw
  • 36. Where does Bob work part-time?
A) Hollywood studio
B) Jones's scrapyard
C) Local library
D) Newspaper office
  • 37. What was the cause of Bob's leg fractures?
A) Falling from a tree
B) Rolling down a hill
C) A car accident
D) A fight in the scrapyard
  • 38. In what year was the Three Investigators series invented?
A) 1968
B) 1964
C) 1994
D) 1991
  • 39. Which German publisher acquired the German-speaking exploitation rights in 1968?
A) EUROPA
B) Franckh-Kosmos
C) Random House
D) University of Michigan
  • 40. When did Random House stop paying royalties to the University of Michigan?
A) 1992
B) 1999
C) 1969
D) 2002
  • 41. What equipment is found inside the Three Investigators' headquarters?
A) A garage
B) A kitchen
C) A bedroom
D) A darkroom
  • 42. Which company holds the rights to the Three Investigators brand name and books as of February 2008?
A) Sony BMG
B) USM
C) Europa
D) Kosmos
  • 43. Which entity retains the rights to use audio material and stage shows for The Three Investigators?
A) Sheba Prokashoni
B) Lademann
C) Kosmos
D) Europa
  • 44. In the Bangladeshi version 'Tin Goyenda', what is the name used for Jupiter Jones?
A) Robin Milford
B) Kishor Pasha
C) Shutki Terry
D) Musa Aman
  • 45. Which character replaces Alfred Hitchcock in the Bangladeshi 'Tin Goyenda' series?
A) Victor Simon
B) Boris Bavarian
C) Davis Christopher
D) Hector Sebastian
  • 46. How many books were published in Bangladesh by the National Book Fair of 2020?
A) 43
B) 234
C) 13
D) 152
  • 47. In Germany, what name was Jupiter Jones changed to in the Kosmos translations?
A) Kishor Pasha
B) Peter Shaw
C) Bob Andrews
D) Justus Jonas
  • 48. What is the target audience for the spin-off series 'Die Drei ??? Kids'?
A) A much younger audience
B) Adults between 20 and 45
C) Academic researchers
D) Teenage girls
  • 49. In the Bangladeshi version, the stories featuring Gina and her dog Ruffian were adaptations of which series?
A) Sherlock Holmes
B) The Hardy Boys
C) Nancy Drew
D) The Famous Five
  • 50. What is the Greek title of The Three Investigators?
A) Trio Detektif
B) Teen nanhay suraghrasaan
C) Oi Treis Ntetektiv
D) Bal Secret Agent
  • 51. Who published The Three Investigators in Greece since 1990?
A) Psichogios Publications
B) Mondadori
C) Kaiseisha
D) Ferozsons
  • 52. In the Indian version of the books, who is Ranga?
A) Bob
B) Jupe
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) Pete
  • 53. What is the name of the publisher for the Indian version of the books?
A) Forlagshuset
B) Siedmiorog
C) Gramedia Pustaka Utama
D) Khel Khiladi Prakashan
  • 54. Which Indonesian publisher released the Trio Detektif books?
A) Clássica Editora
B) Nihon Publishing
C) Gramedia Pustaka Utama
D) Psichogios Publications
  • 55. What is the pen name used by the translator Shraga Gafni in Israel?
A) Saleem Ahmed Siddiqui
B) Maqbool Jahangir
C) Avner Carmeli
D) Ulrich Krauße
  • 56. In Italy, the Three Investigators were published in which series?
A) Taleem-o-Tarbiat
B) Find Your Fate
C) Os melhores livros juvenis
D) Il giallo dei ragazzi
  • 57. In Japan, which company illustrated the 1976 books?
A) Dynamic Productions
B) Ferozsons
C) Kaiseisha
D) Nihon Publishing
  • 58. What is the title of the Latin translation of The Curse of the Dragon?
A) Oi Treis Ntetektiv
B) Teen nanhay suraghrasaan
C) Trio Detektif
D) De Tribus Investigatoribus et Fato Draconis
  • 59. How many books were published in Norway by Forlagshuset?
A) 4
B) 23
C) 61
D) 10
  • 60. In the Pakistani version, what is the name of the Mercedes Benz driver?
A) Umber
B) Naseem
C) Allahdad
D) Aaqib
  • 61. What is the Pakistani name for Jupiter Jones?
A) Aaqib
B) Allahdad
C) Naseem
D) Umber
  • 62. How many original stories have been published in Poland?
A) 4
B) 20
C) 13
D) 61
  • 63. What is the Russian name for the Three Investigators series?
A) Tre Deckare
B) Три сыщика
C) Детский детектив
D) Traja pátrači
  • 64. In which country were the books published by Mladé Letá?
A) Sweden
B) Russia
C) Slovakia
D) Spain
  • 65. How many books were translated and published in Slovakia?
A) 43
B) 100
C) 99
D) 26
  • 66. What is the name of the new Latin-American edition of the books?
A) Traja pátrači
B) Los Tres Investigadores
C) Tre Deckare
D) Los tres detectives
  • 67. Who directed the 1984 audioplays released by Rainbow Communications?
A) Tony Bilbow
B) Edward Kelsey
C) Robert Arthur
D) Alfred Hitchcock
  • 68. Which actor played Jupiter in the 2007 German film?
A) Nick Price
B) Chancellor Miller
C) Julius Weckauf
D) Cameron Monaghan
  • 69. Who plays the role of Bob in the new 2023 film series?
A) Julius Weckauf
B) Nevio Wendt
C) Levi Brandl
D) Chancellor Miller
  • 70. In which computer game can players find a mission titled 'Hitch and the Three Investigators'?
A) The Secret of Terror Castle
B) Wreckers' Rock
C) The Secret of Skeleton Island
D) ELEX II
  • 71. How many novels are included in the new continuation series planned by Elizabeth Arthur?
A) 99
B) 26
C) 12
D) 43
  • 72. When were the first three books of the new continuation series made available?
A) 2023
B) August 2027
C) 2026
D) March 2025
  • 73. Which Swedish publisher released the original 43 books?
A) Rainbow Communications
B) B. Wahlströms
C) Mladé Letá
D) Sony Pictures
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