Round 4: Motive

The names you’ve been working with today are indeed the names of all the suspects who were there when Tom died. And putting together that last round gave me an idea for round number four. It made me think of other famous people who have the same first name as our suspects.

Below, you will see several different sections for our fourth round…

First, you will see 10 questions, each of which you must answer.

In the second section, there is a list of all 10 suspects. For each one, take the answer which, if pulled from the first section, and attached to that given first name, would yield the full name of a famous person. By way of a hint, for each name, you have a series of blanks next to that name followed by a number in parentheses, which tells you how many letters are in that last name. Note: This is a mix and match, every answer for section 2 comes from section 1.

So, for example, in the first section, if I gave you the clue (Carnival _____ Line), that would give you the answer "cruise." If, in section 2, one of the names was

Tom __ __ __ __ __ __ (6)

This means that if you take one of the answers in section 1 that is six letters and attach it to the end of the first name Tom, you'd get the name of a famous person. So in this case, that name would be Tom Cruise.

At the bottom of section 2, you'll see two final questions: 1) What do these 10 famous people have in common? The answer to that question is also the motive of our killer. 2) Can you answer the question Tom got right when he played this game the week before his death? The answer to that question is a person with a link to one of the 10 famous people whose name you will form in section 2. The link connecting the answer to one of those 10 people is the same as the link that connects our victim Tom to the person who killed him.

Scoring this round: 3 points for each trivia question you get right in section 1. In section 2, you don't get any points (or any money) for forming the famous person's name, but it will help you solve the murder, and yes, you can still use $5 to buy the names of any of those famous people. But note, for those final 2 questions at the bottom of section 2, you cannot buy the right answer. Whenever you have finished section 1, submit that round to get your points and money for how you did, but then you can keep on working on section 2. You DO NOT need to submit your answers to section 2 as it does not impact scoring or money. But those answers could help you solve this case!

Section 1:

10 Trivia Questions

Note: Some of these questions point out that they are only looking for the first or second word of what might otherwise be a two-word answer. Each answer is exactly one word long. When you have your answers for this section, submit them on your phone. This is the section for which you will score points and earn money, not section 2.

Last name of the actress who portrays Miranda Hobbes in multiple TV shows and movies
Signed into law in 2012 by Barack Obama, the ____ act was a law intended to encourage funding small businesses to put Americans back to work after the financial crisis
Developed and distributed by Gen Digital (formerly Symantec), _______ Antivirus has a 25% market share of all antivirus software in the US as of 2017
First word of the name of the official residence of the British royal family since 1837
The Battle of Little Big Horn took place on land that is now part of this US state, nicknamed the Treasure State and Big Sky Country
Last name of the actor who played White House Chief of Staff in Aaron Sorkin's "The American President" before graduating to the role of Commander in Chief in a later Sorkin TV series
Last name of an iconic literary figure who has been portrayed onscreen by the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Downey Jr and Sir Ian McKellen, among others
"The _____," a song by Tina Turner, got a spike in popularity when an acoustic version of it was performed in Schitt's Creek
Eric _______ played point guard for the LA Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans, before joining the Shanghai Sharks in 2022
Last name of the abusive high school football coach in the film Varsity Blues.

Section 2:

List of Notable People

Each of the answers from section 1 will fit into the blanks below. (We’ve given you the number of letters in the name in parentheses so you don’t have to count.) You will not submit your answers to any of these questions as you will neither get points nor money for how you do. But solving them could help you solve the murder!

Charlie __ __ __ __ __ (5)
Joe __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (7)
Lindsey __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (10)
Richard __ __ __ __ __ (5)
Edward __ __ __ __ __ __ (6)
Pete __ __ __ __ (4)
Katie __ __ __ __ __ __ (6)
Drew __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (7)
Val __ __ __ __ __ __ (6)
Steve __ __ __ __ (4)

Two Final Questions

Please note: You cannot use your money to buy the correct answer to any of the questions in this section.

1) What do these 10 famous people have in common? The answer to that question is also the motive of our killer.

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2) Can you answer the question Tom got right in the trivia game a week before his death? The answer to that question is a person with a link to one of the 10 famous people whose name you formed in section 2. The link connecting the answer to one of those 10 people is the same as the link that connects our victim Tom to the person who killed him.

“On February 1, 2023, the final player ever drafted by the Montreal Expos retired, 19 years after the organization had moved to DC and become the Washington Nationals. This serves as one of the great what-if moments in sports as he never played a single inning for the team, instead returning to school, before ultimately becoming one of the greatest sports figures of the 21st century. He is currently a national TV commentator. Who was that player?”

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