Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers discussion

First person asks a Jeapordy like question.
Second person answers the question. Answer must be in the form of a question.

Then the second person leaves a new question.
e.g.

First Person: This Record Label was named after a nickname of Detroit

Second Person:
Detroit

This word that follows golden, silver & gin in cocktail names refers to the addition of soda water

Continue from Message #3541 by Betsy


What is Game of Thrones?

0n March 24, 1989, this ship in Prince William Sound released a huge oil spill after a collision, causing an ecological catastrophe.

What is the Exxon-Valdez?


These can be seen an average of 243 days a year in Fairbanks.

What are the Northern Lights?

This TV show about a doctor working off his college debt took place in a small town in Alaska.

What is Northern Exposure?

This British series (1977-83) featured the agents of CI5, and starred Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins.

What is The Professionals?


On March 26, 1979, these two basketball greats met in the NCAA Men's basketball championship game. One played for the Michigan State Spartans, the other played for the Indiana State Sycamores.

Who are Larry Bird and Magic Johnson?

This New England state capital has the same name (except for a slight spelling difference) as a city in southern France which has the Saint Clement aqueduct running through it.

What is Montpelier, Vermont?

France has a large number of decorated caves from the upper Palaeolithic era, with the most famous being this one.

What is Lascaux?

In April of 1930, these oblong creme-filled snack cakes were introduced.

What are Twinkies?

What is the cosmetic company that uses the door-to-door approach and is found all over the world?

What is Avon?

On April 9, 1865, this man surrendered his army to U.S. Grant.

Who is General Robert E. Lee?

In the TV series the Dukes of Hazzard, this kind of car was called General Lee.

What is a Dodge Charger?

On April 12, 1888, Cecil Kimber, founder of this famous British sports car company, is born in England.

What is MG car company?

The portrait of this president was left unfinished by artist Elizabeth Shoumatoff when he died in April of 1945, although she later made a finished version.

Who was FDR?


The portrait of this British Prime Minister described it as “a remarkable example of modern art.” That was not meant as a compliment.

Who was Winston Churchill?

On April 16, 2007, a mass shooting took place at this school by a Korean student.

What is Virginia Tech?

This fictional detective was very proud of his "little grey cells" and his mustache.

Who was Hercule Poirot?

The failed invasion of Cuba in April of 1961 is usually referred to by this term.

Bay of Pigs

Auguste Dupin ,who many consider the first detective, appeared in what literary work by Edgar Allan Poe?

What is The Murders in the Rue Morgue ?

Calabash pipe

What is a type of tobacco pipe typically made from a Calabash gourd, or sometimes mahogany.

In 1906, earthquake and fire destroyed nearly 75% of this city.

What is San Francisco?

April 22 is known for the observance of this day.

What is Earth Day?

April 23 is known for the observance of this day

What is World Book Day?

This 1983 song by Sting and the Police won two Grammy awards.

(@betsy i was actually looking for St. George's Day)

What is "Every breath you take"?

Who wrote the Game of Thrones books?

Who is George R.R. Martin?

This skyscraper was dedicated by turning on its lights on May 1, 1931.

What is the Empire State Building?

This book about a classics teacher in Bern, Switzerland meets a woman on a bridge and leaves his teaching job to travel to Portugal. Went on to be a bestseller.

What is Night Train to Lisbon?

This book takes place in Russia between the 20s and 50s, and is the story of of a man placed under house arrest at the Holel Metropol.

What is "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles

This song by Sting was a relative hit in 1988 from his album "Nothing Like The Sun".

I'll take a guess. What is 'We'll Be Together'?

In 1986 this man became the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby.

@Betsy I was looking for "Englishman in New York"

Who is Willie Shoemaker?

Founded in Montreal in 1786, this brewery is the oldest brewery in North America and continues to produce beer on the site of the original brewery.

(Sorry, I wasn't sure what 'relative hit' meant.)

What is Molson?

This horse was disqualified from winning the 2019 Kentucky Derby.

@betsy relative: something having, or standing in, some relation or connection to something else.

What is Maximum Security?

The comic book character made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 (cover dated March 1963), and received his own title in May 1968.

(What I meant was since there were a couple of "hits", I didn't know which you were referring to.)

Who is Iron Man?

This man was the tutor for Alexander III of Macedon until the age of 16.

Who is Aristotle?

This country supergroup had Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and this other great country singer.

Who is Kris Kristofferson?


On May 7, 1915, this ship sank after being torpedoed by German submarines.

What is the Lusitania?

May 13, 1917, was the first of 6 visits by a 'heavenly' visitor to 3 children in this Portuguese town.

What is Fatima?


On May 13, 1938, Louis Armstrong and his band recorded this New Orleans Jazz classic for Decca Records.

What is 'When the Saints Go Marching In?

This blonde singer and movie actress recently died. She was famous for her work with animals, and her roles with Cary Grant and Rock Hudson.

Sorry to hear she died. Who is Doris Day?

Day starred with Jimmy Stewart in this Hitchcock thriller.

What is The Man Who Knew Too Much?

The above movie featured this song performed by Doris Day, which won an Oscar.

What is "Que sera, sera!"

Doris Day appeared with and had a lifetime bond with this actor, who ultimately died from AIDS.

Who was Rock Hudson?

In 1959 Day and Hudson starred together in this romantic Oscar-winning film.

What is Pillow Talk?

This pair of actors portrayed Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the late 1930s and 1940s.

Who are Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce?

In May of 1796, Edward Jenner administered the first vaccine for this disease, saving the lives of many.

What is Smallpox?


This fast food restaurant chain first opened on May 15, 1940, in San Bernardino.

What is McDonald's?

This loveable funny guy from the Carol Burnett Show died yesterday.

Who was Tim Conway?

Steve McQueen is known for his film work, but he also starred as a bounty hunter in this series on television.

What is "Wanted Dead or Alive"?

This bounty hunter has a popular tv series where they capture wanted criminals in Hawaii

Who is Dog the Bounty Hunter?

In May of 1849 this man received a patent. He later became President, making him the only Chief Executive to hold one.