| Question | Answer |
| At what game was Sam Westing a master? | Chess |
| When asked the secret of his success, what was Sam Westing's reply? | Clean living, hard work, and fair play |
| What does JJ in JJ Ford stand for? | Josie-Jo |
| What is Turtle Wexler's real name? | Tabitha-Ruth |
| What does Turtle tell Baba is her real name? | Alice |
| What is Baba short for? | Flora Baumbach |
| What's odd about referring to Otis Amber as a delivery boy? | He's a 62 year-old man |
| Why didn't Violet get married? | She drowned, may have killed herself, didn't want to marry the politician, loved someone else |
| How many children did Sam Westing have? | One , a daughter named Violet |
| What did Angela and Violet have in common? | They looked alike |
| How did Turtle get her nickname? | Her mother thought she looked like a turtle the way her head stuck out of her blanket as a baby |
| What was the emergency Dr. Wexler was called away for instead of attending the first meeting, according to Turtle? | An emergency Packer's game in Green Bay (football game) |
| What kind of doctor is Jake Wexler? | Podiatrist |
| What does EJ Plum stand for? | Edgar Jennings |
| What's the lawyer's name? | Edgar Plum |
| What two words did someone mutter over and over after leaving the Westing House? | Purple waves |
| How did Westing's will freak out the heirs? | He somehow predicted their responses |
| How many heirs were invited to play the Westing game? | 16 |
| What did Theo aspire to be? | A writer |
| What did Angela really want to do? | Go to medical school |
| What was Turtle surprisingly good at during the game? | Playing the stock market |
| What did turtle Wexler say her job was? | Witch |
| What was funny about Angela's job when read aloud to the group? | She wrote none but her fiancée thought she wrote nun! |
| What's Crow's first name? | Berthe Erica |
| What song do the clues start to resemble? | America the Beautiful |
| What did Turtle do after reading her clues? | Ate them! |
| How long did each stripe on the candle burn? | 30 minutes |
| What did Samuel Westing say happened to him? | That his life was taken by one of the heirs |
| Why did Turtle get to sell her candles? | The snow storm took the power out |
| What was Turtle's crutch? | Her braid |
| Who decided to stop smiling? | Judge Ford |
| How did Judge Ford know Sam Westing? | She lived in his house as a child, daughter of his employees |
| What did Turtle say all quotations came from? | The Bible and Shakespeare |
| Who knew shorthand? | Sydelle Pulaski and |
| Who is the author of The Westing Game? | Ellen Raskin |
| Why is Sydelle Pulaski accused of using shorthand to write gibberish? | Because she wrote the will in Polish! |
| Who does Angela remind of Violet and why? | Flora Baumbach because she made a wedding dress for both women, and the women looked alike |
| What is Dr. Wexler up to on the side and how do we know? | Turtle says, I know you're a bookie |
| Where does a message appear that becomes a communication spot? Who posts/what is first message? | Sydell Pulaski puts a sign in the elevator asking for the return of important business papers of no value to anyone but the owner |
| What kind of car does the judge drive? | Mercedes |
| What is Turtle's first stock purchase? | 200 shares of SEA at $15.25 per share |
| What does the fire department say is the cause of the bombs going off? | Gas explosions from covered snow ducts blocking ventilation |
| What does fire department recommend doing to prevent further explosions? | Air out the kitchen before lighting ovens |
| What are the businesses in the building and where are they located? | Shin Hoo's Restaurant on top (5th) floor,
Theodorakis Coffee Shop on ground floor (in lobby).
Dr. Wexler's office, also on ground floor |
| How many kids does the doorman say he has? | 6 |
| Why and after how long was the doorman fired from Westing Company? | For trying to organize a union after working there 20 years |
| Who did not want to share clues? | Sandy Alexander McSouthers doorman |
| What was Sandy's whole name? | Alexander McSouthers |
| Who started saying Boom! all the time and who else did it later? | Otis Amber then Mrs. Hoo |
| What kind of intern is Denton Deere? | Plastic surgery |
| Why won't Chris sign his check? | He's lonely and wants his partner to keep visiting |
| What were some Westing Paper Products? | Diapers, handkerchiefs, paper towel |
| What apartment does Judge Ford live in and who notices this? | 4D, Chris |
| Who shows the tenants the apartments? | Barney Northrup |
| What is the name of the building and what is odd about it? | Sunset Towers, which face east (sun sets in the west) and is only a 5-story building (no towers)! |
| What is Grace Wexler's middle name? | Windsor |
| What is Grace Wexler's maiden name? | Windkloppel |
| Who was in the car accident with Sam Weston? | Dr. Sidney Sikes |
| What happens after the car accident? | Weston disappears disfigured
Dr. Skies retired with limp and became coroner |
| Who are the partners for the game? | |
| What does Sam Westing call himself sometimes in the game? | Uncle Sam |
| How much is the Westing Estate said to be worth? | |
| What does Judge Ford do with her share of the checks and why? | Sign them over to her partner because she earns a good living and he struggles to support a large family |
| Who turns out to be Mrs. Westing? | Crow |
| Why can't there be an autopsy of Sam Westing's body? | They think it's already been embalmed to cremate, but it's really a wax figure |
| What does Westing say about the clues in the game? | It's not what you have, it's what you don't have that counts |
| What is Otis Amber's middle name? | Joseph |
| What was Otis Amber's level of education? | Fourth-grade drop-out |
| How old is Sydelle Pulaski? | 50 |
| What was the mistake made in gathering the heirs? | Supposed to be Sybil Pulaski, not Sydelle Pulaski |
| What clues send Turtle looking for the fourth identity of Windy Windkloppel? | The one who wins the windfall will be the one who finds the ... Fourth.
Sam WESTing, Barney NORTHrup, Sandy McSOUTHers
Sandy said ashes scattered to the winds |
| Who is stealing stuff and why? | Mrs. Hoo to raise money to go to china |
| How does the judge unknowingly pay back Sam Westing for her education? | It had cost $10,000 and she signed over her half to Sandy McSouthers from each $10,000 check. And Sandy McSouthers turned out to be Sam Westing. |
| Who invented the foot insole? | James Shin Hoo, but Sam Westing said it was his idea |
| What did James Hoo add to his name and why? | Shin, so his Chinese restaurant's name would sound more authentic |
| Who was a running star and what competitive events did he win? | Doug Hoo |
| Why did Crow limp? | Dr. Wexler cut out a corn (off her foot) |
| Who acted as lawyer in the end? | Turtle |
| Who is the fourth identity of Windy Windkloppel and where does he live? | Julian R. Eastman, 4 Sunrise Lane |
| How did turtle figure out that Barney Northrup and Sandy McSouthers were the same man? | Bruised shin
She only kicked Northrup |
| Who else took on four names? | Turtle Alice Tabitha-Ruth |
| What holiday did Sam Westing wish everyone happy ...? | Fourth of July |
| How many pairs of partners played the Westing Game? | 8 |
| On what day did the potential tenants receive their letters? | July 4th |
| How did the letter begin? (What was the greeting?) | Dear Lucky One, |
| Who were the letters from? | Barney Northrup |
| Who was Angela Wexler's assigned partner? | Sydelle Pulaski |
| Otis Amber's partner? | Berthe Erica Crow |
| James Shin Hoo's partner? | Grace Windsor Wexler |
| J.J. Ford's partner? | Alexander (Sandy) McSouthers |
| D. Denton Deere's partner? | Christos (Chris) Theodorakis |
| Flora Baumbach's partner? | Turtle Wexler |
| Jake Wexler's partner? | Madame Sun Lin Hoo |
