Murder Must Advertise

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What was the name of the advertising agency in which the "accident" had taken place? Saatchi and Saatchi Darling's Advertising Co. Armstrong and Hankin Ltd Pym's Publicity Ltd

2. Who was the victim of the accident? Charles Parker Killarney Smith Hector Puncheon Victor Dean

3. Which female member of staff had been to Oxford? Miss Rossiter Mrs Johnson Miss Parton Miss Meteyard

4. Which of these books was NOT in Mr Bredon's office when he first arrived? Alice in Wonderland Directory of Directors All about Cocoa The Times Atlas

5. Which female character in the book was romantically linked to the already married Mr Tallboy? Pamela Dean Mary Parker Dian de Momerie Ethel Vavasour

6. In which pub did Hector Puncheon acquire the innocent looking packet of sodium bicarbonate, which turned out to be cocaine? The Stag at Bay, Drury Lane The Yelverton Arms, Soho The White Swan, Covent Garden The White Stag, Wapping

7. Which of the office boys became Mr Bredon's sidekick, helping establish alibis and running errands for him? A devout fan of Sexton Blake! Wilfred Cotterill Joseph Potts Bill Jones Sam Tabbitt

8. Mr Bredon worked on several different accounts during his time in the agency. But for which firm did he produce a major advertising coup? Tomboy Toffee Twentyman's Teas Farley's Footwear Whifflets

9. How did Mr Mountjoy the drug distributor meet his end? He was run over by a lorry in Piccadilly He was pushed under an underground train His throat was cut He fell down a spiral staircase

10. Which newspaper was the innocent means of informing the drug world where the next consignment of drugs could be picked up? The Morning Star The Evening Banner The Evening Comet The Daily Shout