# The Daily Feud: The Mystery Feud by Elendil's Heir \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 29, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013 "2008-12-29T01:25:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/41 "2008-12-29T17:25:34Z")
1. Murder on the Orient Express 2. Maltese Falcon 3. Raymond Chandler 4. Inspector Poirot 5. Sam Spade 6. Professor Moriarity 7. The butler did it 8. The Maid 9. Poison 10. Library ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/42 "2008-12-29T17:39:00Z")
1. Hound of the Baskervilles 2. Murder on the Orient xpress 3. Arthur Conan Doyle 4. Morse 5. Sherlock Holmes 6. Moriarty 7. The butler did it 8. The narrator 9. Gun 10. The study ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/43 "2008-12-29T17:45:07Z")
1. Murder on the Orient Express 2. Maltese Falcon 3. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 4. Hercule Poirot 5. Sherlock Holmes 6. Professor Moriarty 7. The butler did it 8. The cop who we don’t yet know is crooked 9. Gun 10. Conservatory ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/44 "2008-12-29T20:11:51Z")
1. _Ten Little Indians_ 2. _The Maltese Falcon_ 3. Agatha Christie 4. Lenny Briscoe 5. Sherlock Holmes 6. Professor Moriarity 7. The butler did it. 8. The narrator 9. Knife 10. The Library 11. a.k.a. _And Then There Were None_ 12. Followed closely by the governess, at the direction of the children in the nursery, of course. ETA - It seems I chose the wrong Christie mystery. Rats. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/45 "2008-12-29T21:11:52Z")
1. Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie 2. Clue 3. Agatha Christie 4. Hercules Pirot 5. Sherlock Holmes 6. Professor Moriarity 7. The butler did it! 8. Mother 9. Knife 10. The Conservatory (Someone has to be last) ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/46 "2008-12-29T21:23:13Z")
> [@OtakuLoki](#): > > ETA - It seems I chose the wrong Christie mystery. Rats. You and me both! I even started off with Orient Express but then figured, everyone knows And Then They Were None/Ten Little Indians. Grrr. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/47 "2008-12-29T22:27:32Z")
Time’s up! 1. Name a mystery novel. **1. Murder on the Orient Express 18** 2. The Hound of the Baskervilles 9 3. And Then There Were None 7 4. The Maltese Falcon 2 5. Farewell My Lovely 1 6. The Big Sleep 1 7. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 1 8. The Remorseful Day 1 9. Name a mystery movie, different than the novel above. **2. The Maltese Falcon 15** 10. Murder on the Orient Express 8 11. Clue 5 12. Chinatown 2 13. The Thin Man 2 14. Citizen Kane 1 15. Death on the Nile 1 16. Evil Under the Sun 1 17. Gosford Park 1 18. Murder by Death 1 19. Rear Window 1 20. Sixth Sense 1 21. The Seven Percent Solution 1 22. Name a mystery author or screenwriter. **3. Agatha Christie 25** 23. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 8 24. Raymond Chandler 4 25. Dashiell Hammett 1 26. Edgar Allen Poe 1 27. Ellery Queen 1 28. Name a fictional police detective. **4. Lt. Columbo 8** 29. Inspector Clouseau 6 30. Sgt. Joe Friday 5 31. Inspector Lestrade 4 32. Hercule Poirot 3 33. Inspector Morse 3 34. Dick Tracy 2 35. Adam Dalgelish 1 36. Adrian Monk 1 37. Charlie Chan 1 38. Frank Drebin 1 39. Gil Grissom 1 40. Lenny Briscoe 1 41. Mc Bain 1 42. Richard Jury 1 43. Sherlock Holmes 1 44. Name a fictional private detective. **5. Sherlock Holmes 23** 45. Sam Spade 8 46. Philip Marlowe 3 47. Adrian Monk 1 48. Hercule Poirot 1 49. Jim Rockford 1 50. Lord Peter Whimsey 1 51. Mike Hammer 1 52. Nero Wolfe 1 53. Name a noteworthy fictional villain. **6. Professor Moriarty 37** 54. Dr. Fu Manchu 1 55. Lex Luthor 1 56. The Joker 1 57. Name a mystery cliche. **7. The butler did it 29** 58. Locked room mystery 3 59. Detective gathers suspects together to reveal the killer 2 60. Pass 2 61. Corpse in the Library 1 62. Fight on top of moving train 1 63. Red herring 1 64. The murdered witness 1 65. Other than the butler, name an unlikely suspect. \*\*8. Policeman/Detective 10 66. The maid 10\*\* 67. The narrator 6 68. The spouse 3 69. The ex 2 70. The mistress/femme fatale 2 71. Mother 1 72. Mother-in-law 1 73. The devoted daughter 1 74. The estranged sibling 1 75. The killer in the Murder of Roger Ackroyd 1 76. The vicar 1 77. The victim 1 78. Name a murder weapon. **9. Gun 23** 79. Knife 7 80. Poison 5 81. Ice pick 2 82. Arsenic 1 83. Candlestick 1 84. The Hands of Mr. Ottermole 1 85. Name a room in Clue. **10. The Library 15** 86. The Conservatory 11 87. The Billiard Room 5 88. The Dining Room 5 89. The Ballroom 1 90. The Hall 1 91. The Parlor 1 92. The Study 1 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/48 "2008-12-29T22:34:25Z")
And the winner is ~~~drumroll~~~ **astorian**!!! Way to go! ::flings confetti:: **Astorian** got all ten top answers. Excellent!!! Thanks for playing, everyone! And thanks to **Elendil’s Heir** for providing a fun Feud. \*\*1. astorian 507.50 \*\* 2. Spoons 477.50 3. robardin 447.50 4. MsWhatsit 445.00 5. cmkeller 442.50 6. Sigmagirl 437.50 7. Thudlow Boink 435.00 8. Dolores Reborn 430.00 9. Kobal2 427.50 10. OtakuLoki 410.00 10. brownie55 410.00 12. 42fish 407.50 12. bluecanary 407.50 14. NDP 405.00 14. Tangent 405.00 16. gonzomax 392.50 17. The Tof 387.50 18. critter42 367.50 18. Elendil’s Heir 367.50 18. This’ll Do 367.50 18. Cunctator 367.50 18. ShibbOleth 367.50 23. Mahaloth 365.00 24. Avarie537 362.50 25. Gangster Octopus 360.00 26. Fretful Porpentine 330.00 27. susan 325.00 28. Freudian Slit 320.00 29. Scarlett67 312.50 30. Baker 310.00 31. WormTheRed 300.00 32. jali 297.50 33. Key Lime Guy 295.00 33. tarragon918 295.00 35. 3acresandatruck 285.00 36. Johnny Q 252.50 37. El\_Kabong 247.50 38. anyrose 232.50 39. notfrommensa 225.00 40. RealityChuck 105.00 ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/49 "2008-12-29T22:49:57Z")
Hey **Loki**! Wtf are you doing up there!?! Get down here will ya 😃 And a grand thank you to \*\*Rebo \*\*and **Elendil’s Heir** for a nifty Feud! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/50 "2008-12-29T23:30:03Z")
I need some mo’ pie please, mo pie pleeeeeze… Gee I thought I was out of touch with the consensus,but jeez, next to last…sniff next time I am going to cheat…yea, that;s the ticket, i am going to cheat. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/51 "2008-12-30T00:18:55Z")
Ed: Dang, two hours too late. I would’ve had a score of 136, completely missing questions 8 and 10 (with the Lounge). ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/52 "2008-12-30T00:39:43Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > I need some mo’ pie please, mo pie pleeeeeze… I have a homemade chicken pot pie in the oven - you want some of that? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/53 "2008-12-30T00:42:38Z")
1. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 2. Murder on the Orient Express 3. Agatha Christie 4. DCI Endeavour Morse 5. Sherlock Holmes 6. Professor Moriarty 7. A locked room murder 8. A passing tramp 9. Poison (Arsenic if a specific poison is required) 10. The library Edit : Dang, that’s what I get for not reading the thread… Dolores, two answers you have for 18 are actually the same. The killer in the Murder of Roger Ackroyd is… The narrator(Just in case someone hasn’t read it). ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/54 "2008-12-30T01:23:31Z")
> [@MHaye](#): > > Dolores, two answers you have for 18 are actually the same. Which one is 18 again? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/55 "2008-12-30T01:27:05Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Which one is 18 again? 😕 Oh, he meant #8. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/56 "2008-12-30T01:37:28Z")
I demand a drug test. Otak does not belong at 10. There is clearly a component here which must account for the outrageous results. The Worm is in the ground where worms belong. Otak is not where he should be. I want a recount. I want everyone to be tested. TILT,TILT,TILT ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/57 "2008-12-30T01:53:56Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > I demand a drug test. Otak does not belong at 10. There is clearly a component here which must account for the outrageous results. > The Worm is in the ground where worms belong. Otak is not where he should be. I want a recount. I want everyone to be tested. TILT,TILT,TILT And you’re trying to claim you belong at #16? Or are you just pissed that I beat you even when you did so well? 😃 **Worm** , don’t worry, I’ll be back where I belong, soon. ---
**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/58 "2008-12-30T01:58:21Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Which one is 18 again? 😕 Freudian Slit is correct. I meant q8 but missed the “q” key. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/59 "2008-12-30T04:34:01Z")
Tied for 18th! Woohoo! Many thanks again, **DoloRebo**. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/60 "2008-12-30T13:49:08Z")
Woo-hoo! Second place! (How I got there is a mystery. :)) Thanks for the fun Feud, **Dolores** and **Elendil’s Heir**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013.md?page=4)