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Theatre Mysteries

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Introduction:
"This quiz is about some shows that deal with mysteries (as opposed to musicals, comedies or dramas). It may be tough if you're not into the genre."


1. In my opinion, the best play of the genre is 'Sleuth'. Who wrote it?
    Marsha Norman
    David Rabe
    Wendy Wasserstein
    Anthony Shaffer


2. 'Equus' is a bit of a stretch here. The play doesn't deal with identifying who committed the crime; it focuses on a different issue.
    If a crime was committed
    Where the crime was committed
    Why the crime was committed
    When the crime was committed


3. 'Mousetrap' was a huge hit with a long, long run. Who wrote it?
    Tony Kushner
    Peter Shaffer
    David Mamet
    Agatha Christie


4. This play is the longest running off-Broadway non-musical.
    'Murderer'
    'Getting Away With Murder'
    'Whodunit'
    'Perfect Crime'


5. The author of 'Deathtrap' also wrote this popular novel.
    'The Exorcist'
    'Rosemary's Baby'
    'The Prize'
    'Strangers When We Meet'


6. 'The Letter' was turned into a good Bette Davis movie. Who was the author of the play?
    Somerset Maugham
    Ambrose Bierce
    Ayn Rand
    Thornton Wilder


7. 'Witness for the Prosecution' was a big hit. To whom does the title refer?
    The suspect
    The suspect's wife
    The victim
    The victim's husband


8. 'Murder in the Cathedral' may not fit comfortably with the other entires here, but it does concern murder. Who wrote it?
    Brendan Behan
    Ezra Pound
    Terence Rattigan
    T.S. Eliot


9. Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' was described as 'The Macbeth Murder Mystery' in a famous essay by this writer.
    James Thurber
    Will Rogers
    Ogden Nash
    Al Capp


10. 'Ten Little Indians' was a classic whodunit. By what other titles is it known?
    'And Then There Were None'
    'In The Zone'
    'Night of January 16'
    'Foxfire'


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