A Nancy Drew A-Z character challenge!

See if you can complete the following, using only the first name of a Nancy Drew character from any of the games. Super Challenge: Try to include a character from each of the 19 games!

Ace the horse (SHA)--only as an example
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

When you complete this, feel free to post your answers under Comments. I'll post your answers on Friday! Good luck and have fun! :D

What is Carson Drew's middle name?

This question sure had a wide range of responses! Here's how the voting turned out:

Randolph--4
Matthias--0
Edmund--1
Phinnaeus--0
Campbell--5
Lawrence--5
Bradford--3
Vaughn--1

It looks like you were all too smart to fall for Matthias and Phinnaeus! (Although I did some research and found these were common names used before the turn of the last century when Carson would have been named!)

Congratulations to those of you who said Campbell! This bit of information can be found in book #56 The Thirteenth Pearl and surprisingly, it's the only mention of his middle name in any of the Nancy Drew books.

Now for this week's poll...I thought it would be fun to ask what your favorite Nancy Drew activity really is: Reading the books, playing the games, or watching the movies/TV shows. To vote in the poll, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Thanks so much for taking the time to vote!! :D

Spot the Difference puzzle answers!

Patches, Debbie, Melissa, and Jewel you all did great!! Thank you all so much for posting and for all the time I know you spent working on this puzzle!

The 12 differences are: [Water is missing from fountain, squirt nozzle on hose is missing, tree tile has been added, bridge tile is missing, green leaf on floor is missing, pink flower is missing, another pink flower has been added, palm branch has been added, planter base has changed from round and silver to square and brown, leaf on man-eating plant is missing, window bar is missing, hanging light has been added.]

The bonus difference is:[The wire is missing and the wood panel has changed color to the left of the fountain.]

I have another spot the difference puzzle idea in mind for July! :D

A Nancy Drew spot the difference puzzle!

Can you spot 12 differences in these pictures of the conservatory at Blackmoor Manor? Bonus: There is one more difference that is pretty tricky to spot! Can you find it, too?

Feel free to submit your answers under "Comments" if you find them. I'll wait to post them until Friday, along with the answers. Have fun!! :D

Where do YOU think ND21 will take place?

The results are in and it was really close! Here's how the voting ended for where you think the next Her Interactive game (ND21) will take place:

In River Heights--2
In the United States--6
Outside the United States--7
On board a cruise ship--5

It will be really interesting to find out where the setting for the next game will take place! I'm really looking forward to watching the trailer at the end of Ransom of the Seven Ships to find out!

Now for this week's poll! Since it's Father's Day, I thought it would be appropriate to honor Nancy's father with a trivia question: What is Carson Drew's middle name?

To vote, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Even if you don't know the answer, go ahead and give it a try! You might surprise yourself! Thanks again for your great support and for taking the time to vote!! :D

Crossword puzzle answers!

Thanks everyone! I'm so glad you enjoyed the puzzle! Alex, Grace, Jewel, and scoutout14, you did an excellent job solving this!! You really know your Nancy Drew games trivia!! Here are the answers:

Across: [tape, reading, Frank and Joe Hardy, eleven, Monty, snowshoes, donut, Tubby, Mayan, quarter, Bob, purple rose]

Down: [hangman, I see you, Blackmoor Manor, five, Helena Berg, worms, crab]

I want to ask those of you who have been working the puzzles a few questions, which will help me design puzzles in the future.

1) Of the following Nancy Drew puzzles that I've posted in my blog, which types you would like to see me do again? Choose as many as you want:

Sudoku
Secret Message Puzzle
Scavenger Hunt
Spot the Difference Puzzle
Story Puzzle (How It Could Have Happened)
Crossword Puzzle

2) Do you enjoy puzzles based on the books, the games, or a mix of both?

Thanks for your input! I really appreciate it. I also have some ideas for new puzzles if I can figure out how to make it so you can easily post your answers (if that makes sense!). :D

A Nancy Drew crossword puzzle!

The following questions all come from the Her Interactive Nancy Drew computer games. Hint: There is one question for each of the 19 games in the Adventure series.

When you think you know the answers, feel free to post under "Comments." I'll wait to post them until Friday when I post the answers. Good luck and I hope you have fun!! :D

ACROSS
3 What does Harlan have all cued up?
4 What is Kyler Mallory doing when you aren't talking to her?
6 Who does Nancy see on the beach in Hawaii?
8 How many dolls did Camille have in her collection?
9 What is the name of the mechanical magician at the Royal Palladium Theater?
11 What does Lou Talbot not let you borrow?
12 What is the security guard eating in STFD?
13 What is the name of your employer in Titusville?
15 What kind of artifacts do you find in the museum in Washington DC?
16 What do you need to play the pinball machine in Maxine's Diner?
17 What is the name of the horse you ride at Shadow Ranch?
18 What is Marie Antoinette holding?

DOWN
1 What game does JJ like to play?
2 What does the picture say to you as you walk up the stairs in MHM?
5 Where does Nancy stay in England?
6 How many buzzard statues do you find in Bruno Bolet's garden?
7 Who does Nancy share a room with in Venice?
10 What does Nancy say "Ewww" about in Em's Emporium?
14 What is Nancy talking to when she says, "Fight the power little one" at Snake Horse Harbor?

What is the name of Nancy's cat?

It appears this one was a little trickier than I thought it would be! Here's how the voting turned out:

Snowball--5 votes
Watson--3 votes
Spunky, Twinkles, and Pepper--2 votes
Whiskers--1 vote

Five of you had it right! Congratulations!! In the original version of #17 The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk, Nancy is given a white Angora cat as a token of appreciation and names her Snowball. Unfortunately, she's never mentioned again in any of the other books.

For this week's poll, I thought it would be interesting to see where everyone thinks the next Nancy Drew computer game (ND21) will take place, since we don't know the name of the game or any details about it yet.

To vote in the poll, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Thanks so much for voting!! :D