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Holmes and Poirot

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Holmes and Poirot game quiz
"Agatha Christie’s “Hercule Poirot” and Sir Conan Doyle’s “Sherlock Holmes” are two of the greatest fictional detectives. This quiz has ten questions on some common features and plots of the Poirot and Holmes novels."

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1. When we are first introduced to Poirot's friend Hastings, we learn that he has just returned from the war front. Holmes's sidekick Watson is also shown as having returned from a war when he first meets Holmes. Which war was Watson involved in?
    Boer War
    First World War
    Afghan War
    Second World War


2. The address of Sherlock Holmes's house is well known – 221B, Baker Street. Where does Poirot stay?
    Whitehaven Manor
    Whitehorse Mansions
    Whitehaven Mansions
    Whitehorse Apartments


3. In the second Holmes novel, Watson meets his love and marries her. Similarly, Hastings meets his love in the second Poirot novel; what is her name?
    Bella Duveen
    Cynthia Murdoch
    Mary Morstan
    Dulcie Duveen


4. Mrs. Hudson is Sherlock Holmes's long time housekeeper; who takes care of Poirot’s needs at home?
    None of these
    Miss Lemon
    Georges
    Ariadne Oliver


5. One of the Poirot novels features a Holmes like detective, whom Poirot mocks. What is the name of this detective?
    Chief Inspector Japp
    M. Giraud
    M. Hautet
    Superintendent Battle


6. ‘The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly’ is a Poirot story where a father organises the kidnapping of his own son. This is based on a similar Holmes story, which is it?
    The Boscombe Valley Mystery
    The Adventure of the Crooked Man
    A Scandal in Bohemia
    The Adventure of the Priory School


7. ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ is a famous novel where Poirot allows the killer(s) to escape after consulting his colleagues in the case. Which is the similar Sherlock Holmes story where Holmes allows the murderer to get away?
    The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
    The Adventure of the Reigate Square
    The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
    The Adventure of the Resident Patient


8. ‘The Veiled Lady’ is a Poirot story featuring a young girl being blackmailed by an odious character named Lavington. This theme of the story is similar to a famous Holmes story; do you know which?
    The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot
    The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
    The Adventure of the Empty House
    The Red-Headed League


9. ‘A Scandal in Bohemia’ is the first short story featuring Sherlock Holmes. Which was the first short story that featured Hercule Poirot?
    The Affair at the Victory Ball
    Double Sin
    The Cornish Mystery
    Murder in the Mews


10. In the ‘Adventure of the Final Problem’, Holmes dies in the Reichenbach falls in a fight with Professor Moriarty. ‘Curtain’ is a novel that features Poirot’s death; how does he die?
    He shoots himself
    He dies of a heart attack
    He is killed by the villain Norton
    He is poisoned by Hastings daughter


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