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