1. Major Despard and Rhoda Dawes first met and fell in love in 'Cards on the Table'. In which later novel do they reappear as a married couple? N or M? Dumb Witness The Pale Horse The Clocks

2. Which of the following was Agatha Christie's only period novel? Appointment with Death Murder in Mesopotamia Death Comes as the End Death on the Nile

3. Agatha Christie sometimes repeated a particular plot device in two or more novels. One such theme was that of the co-conspirators pretending to hate each other in an effort to hide the fact that they are partners in crime. Which of the following novels was this theme NOT used in? Death in the Clouds Endless Night The Mysterious Affair at Styles Death on the Nile

4. Which was the first Hercule Poirot novel to be set extensively in the courtroom? Sad Cypress Dumb Witness Evil Under the Sun The Big Four

5. Which Christie novel was an expansion of her earlier short story 'Yellow Iris'? Answer: (Two Words either of the two titles accepted)

6. There are several interesting ways in which Hercule Poirot stumbled onto a case. Which of the following books began with the death of Poirot's dentist? One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Hickory Dickory Dock Cat Among the Pigeons Five Little Pigs

7. Revenge, money, love – all of these murder motives have been used by Agatha Christie in various novels. However, one of the most interesting motives for murder I've come across was when the first murder was committed as a 'dress rehearsal' for the actual one. Which Christie novel did this occur in? Three Act Tragedy Third Girl A Murder is Announced The Body in the Library

8. In 'Death on the Nile', Hercule Poirot attempts to warn the murderer before the crime has been committed. His advice, however, goes unheeded. In which later novel does he refer to this incident? Curtain: Poirot's Last Case Hercule Poirot's Christmas Appointment with Death Taken at the Flood

9. Policemen, doctors, narrators – Agatha has used all of these as murderers. In a shocking twist, a twelve-year-old girl is the murderer in one of the Christie novels. Which novel was it? Ordeal by Innocence Crooked House Murder is Easy Dead Man's Folly

10. And finally, what connects the first nine novels? Answer: (One Word Hint: It's the murder weapon)