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Agatha Christie and Nursery Rhymes

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Agatha Christie and Nursery Rhymes game quiz
"Agatha Christie has used a number of popular nursery rhymes in her works. This quiz is about the rhymes and the part they play in her stories."

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1. Which novel is based on the nursery rhyme 'Sing a Song of Sixpence'?
    Sad Cypress
    A Pocket Full of Rye
    N or M?
    Nemesis


2. One of Christie's most famous novels is 'And Then There Were None' based on the rhyme 'Ten Little Indians'. As per the rhyme, one of the characters 'chopped himself in halves'; who was it?
    Rogers
    Wargrave
    Vera
    Lombard


3. 'Mistress Mary Quite Contrary' is a nursery rhyme used by Christie in the short story 'How does Your Garden Grow'. What is the connection between the rhyme and the story?
    Poisoned oyster shells are hidden in the garden
    It features a garden that refuses to grow
    The person killed is named Mary
    The garden has a poisonous berry plant used in the crime


4. 'Three Blind Mice' is a famous nursery rhyme. Which novel of Christie uses this rhyme as its theme?
    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
    The Big Four
    Death in the Clouds
    None of these


5. 'One, Two, Buckle My Shoe' is a Hercule Poirot novel where Poirot catches the murderer after noticing the murderer's unbuckled shoe.
    True
    False


6. 'Five Little Pigs' is a Poirot novel where Poirot solves a sixteen year old mystery. This novel is based on the nursery rhyme 'This little pig'. Who in the novel is referred to as the little pig who went to market?
    Meredith Blake
    Phillip Blake
    Elsa Greer
    Angela Warren


7. 'Hickory Dickory Dock' is yet another Poirot mystery based on a nursery rhyme by the same name. What is the connection between the story and the rhyme?
    A mouse that ran down a clock
    There is absolutely no connection
    A mouse that ran up a clock
    A house on Hickory Road


8. 'There was a crooked man' is a popular nursery rhyme. Which Agatha Christie novel is based on this rhyme?
    Answer: (Two Words)


9. 'N or M?' is Tommy-Tuppence spy thriller. Which of the following famous nursery rhymes has a part to play in the novel?
    Jack and Jill
    Goosey Goosey Gander
    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
    Johnny Johnny


10. Let's end with a slightly tough one. Which short story features the rhyme 'That rabbit has a pleasant face'?
    The Tape Measure Murder
    Double Sin
    The Market Basing Mystery
    The King of Clubs


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Compiled May 25 13