Q1. Who was Encyclopedia Brown?
Ans: He was a young boy named Leroy Brown, nicknamed “Encyclopedia” for his vast knowledge.
Q2. Why was he called ‘Encyclopedia’?
Ans: Because his head was filled with facts, just like an encyclopedia.
Q3. Who was Chief Brown?
Ans: He was Encyclopedia’s father and the Chief of Police in Idaville.
Q4. When did Chief Brown usually discuss cases?
Ans: He discussed difficult cases at the family dinner table.
Q5. What kind of mysteries did Encyclopedia solve?
Ans: He solved cases that even the police found difficult.
Q6. What crime was Tim Nolan suspected of?
Ans: He was suspected of a jewellery store hold-up.
Q7. Who was Daniel Davenport?
Ans: He was Nolan’s friend and suspected partner in the robbery.
Q8. Where did Nolan and Davenport first meet?
Ans: They met in prison in South Carolina.
Q9. What was Nolan’s profession after prison?
Ans: He started a palm-tree nursery in Idaville.
Q10. What happened during the Diamond Mart robbery?
Ans: A clerk thought she recognized Nolan when one robber’s mask slipped.
Q11. Why wasn’t Nolan arrested?
Ans: There was no solid proof and the clerk refused to testify.
Q12. What illness did Nolan suffer from?
Ans: He had a bad heart and eventually died of a stroke.
Q13. What did Nolan leave in his will?
Ans: He left everything, including his nursery, to Davenport.
Q14. What strange clue was found with the will?
Ans: A sheet with four words: Nom, Utes, Sweden, Hurts.
Q15. Who first tried to interpret the four words?
Ans: Mrs. Brown tried but failed to make sense of them.
Q16. What question did Encyclopedia ask about the clue?
Ans: He asked if there was a young fir tree in Nolan’s nursery.
Q17. What was the connection between the four words and the days of the week?
Ans: They were coded forms of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Q18. What was the “fifth word”?
Ans: It was “Fir” for Friday.
Q19. Where was the jewellery hidden?
Ans: Inside a jug of earth beneath a young fir tree in Nolan’s nursery.
Q20. How did Encyclopedia solve the mystery?
Ans: By decoding Nolan’s four-word clue using the calendar as the key.