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Witness for the Prosecution

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Witness for the Prosecution game quiz
"This quiz is about Agatha Christie's work 'Witness for the Prosecution' - the short story, the play, the film and the made-for-TV movie. I promise not to give away the ending or any of the plot twists. "

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1. 'Witness for the Prosecution' first appeared in 1933 as a short story in which book?
    The Tuesday Club Murders
    The Hound of Death
    The Mousetrap and Other Stories
    Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories


2. Agatha Christie adapted the short story as a play which opened in London on October 28th, 1953 (although the first performance had actually been in Nottingham a month earlier). Which of the following comments did Agatha Christie make about the stage production?
    Agatha Christie made all of these comments
    "It was one of my plays that I liked best myself."
    "I can safely say that that was the only first night I have enjoyed."
    "I didn't want to write it. I was terrified of writing it."


3. Which major character appeared in the play but not in the original short story?
    Sir Wilfred Robarts, QC
    All of these choices are correct
    Mr Mayhew, the solicitor
    Carter, Sir Wilfred's Chief Clerk


4. Who was the 'witness for the prosecution'?
    Mrs Mogson
    Emily French
    Romaine Vole
    Janet Mackenzie


5. In 1957, 'Witness for the Prosecution' was made into a movie. Marlene Dietrich played the title role. What was her character's name in the movie?
    Roxanne Meyer
    Christine Heilger
    Christine Helm
    Romaine Heilger


6. The 1957 movie starred Charles Laughton as an aging barrister recovering from a heart attack. Against his doctor's advice, he decides to take on one last case. His bossy nurse, Miss Plimsoll, was played by Elsa Lanchester. What was the relationship between Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester during the making of the movie?
    They were husband and wife
    They were having an affair
    They were brother and sister
    They were merely colleagues


7. 'Witness for the Prosecution', 1957, was nominated for six Academy Awards. How many did it win?
    None
    Four
    Two
    Six


8. For one of the major stars, 1957's 'Witness for the Prosecution' was to be the last film he completed before he died of a heart attack less than a year later. Which star?
    Charles Laughton
    Tyrone Power
    Billy Wilder
    John Williams


9. Which major female character appeared in the 1957 movie but did not appear in the original short story or play?
    The mysterious Mrs Mogson
    Greta, Sir Wilfred's typist
    Miss Plimsoll, Sir Wilfred's nurse
    Janet Mackenzie, the housekeeper


10. 'Witness for the Prosecution' was re-made as a TV-movie in 1982. By whom was the central character of Leonard Vole played?
    Bill Bixby
    Beau Bridges
    Roddy McDowall
    Anthony Andrews


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