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Agatha Christie's Novels and Stories

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Introduction:
"Devoted Christie readers only - this quiz is about most of Agatha's novels and short stories. Take care that this quiz doesn't spoil the ending of a novel you haven't read yet... Enjoy!"


1. What is so special about the 'Murder on the Orient Express'?
    Poirot can't solve the mystery
    nothing
    Poirot covers the real murderer(s)
    There was no murder. Ratchett committed suicide


2. A Prima Donna sings the role of 'Tosca' for the last time, using the performance to kill the singer who plays Scarpia. Which short story is it?
    The Gipsy
    The Voice In The Dark
    Sing A Song Of Sixpence
    Swan Song


3. Which novel takes place in Ancient Egypt?
    Death On The Nile
    Death Comes As The End
    Evil Under The Sun
    Appointment With Death


4. Who committed 'The ABC Murders'?
    Answer: (Two Words - first and last name)


5. What do 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' and 'Endless Night' have in common?
    the I-narrator was in both novels the murderer
    both novels don't take place in England
    nothing
    in both novels, the I-narrator isn't Arthur Hastings but another friend of Poirot


6. Which of the following short stories does NOT contain supernatural aspects?
    The Call of Wings
    The Mystery of the Blue Jar
    The Lamp
    The Red Signal


7. What was Tommy's and Tuppence's first case?
    The Secret Adversary
    N or M?
    Partners in Crime
    By The Pricking Of My Thumbs


8. 'The Tuesday Night Club' is collection of stories, all told by one of Miss Marple's friends and relatives. Who tells the story of 'The Blood-Stained Pavement'?
    Answer: (first and last name or first name only)


9. Who killed Eleanor Vansittart in 'Cat Among The Pigeons'?
    Adam
    Ann Shapland
    Miss Chadwick
    Shandra


10. Which case involves the following characters: Poirot, Sir Charles Cartwright, 'Egg' Lytton-Gore, Sir Bartholomew Strange?
    Three Act Tragedy
    Taken At The Flood
    The Hollow
    Third Girl


11. 'The Mysterious Affair At Styles': Did Alfred Inglethorp kill his wife?
    Yes
    No


12. Amyas Crale was obviously killed by his wife Caroline. Caroline died in jail, but before, she swore to her daughter Carla that she was innocent. Sixteen years after the crime, Carla wants Poirot to reconsider the case. Which novel is it?
    After The Funeral
    Sad Cypress
    Sparkling Cyanide
    Five Little Pigs


13. Did Poirot and Miss Marple ever meet?
    Yes
    No


14. Who was the murderer in 'Sleeping Murder'?
    Jackie Afflick
    Walter Fane
    Dr. Kennedy
    Major Erskine


15. True or false: 'Easy To Kill' is a Miss Marple novel?
    True
    False


16. How many victims are there in 'A Murder Is Announced'?
    Answer: (a number)


17. Who of the following characters from 'Hercule Poirot's Christmas' is NOT related to Simeon Lee?
    David Lee
    Stephen Farr
    Pilar Estravados
    Inspector Sudgen


18. Poirot's best friend is Arthur Hastings. In which of the following stories does Hasting NOT appear at all?
    The Chocolate Box
    The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
    The Adventure of the Western Star
    The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding


19. Who solves 'The Mystery of the Blue Train'?
    Poirot
    Tommy and Tuppence
    Miss Marple
    Superintendent Battle


20. Who was the murderer in 'The Seven Dials Mystery'?
    Answer: (first and last name or first name only)


21. Who was the first victim in 'And Then There Were None'?
    Ethel Rogers
    none of these
    Vera Claythorne
    Lawrence Wargrave


22. Which of the 'Labours of Hercules' deals with a schoolgirl who vanished?
    The Stymphalean Birds
    The Apples of the Hesperides
    The Arcadian Deer
    Girdle of Hippolyta


23. In which short story does the wall-paper in the victim's room play an important role?
    The Blue Geranium
    The Case of the Perfect Maid
    The Companion
    How Does Your Garden Grow


24. 'Lord Edgware Dies' - who killed him?
    Carlotta Adams
    Geraldine Marsh
    Ronald Marsh
    Jane Wilkinson


25. Which novel deals with the story of Nick Buckley?
    Nemesis
    Why Didn't They Ask Evans
    Peril At End House
    Elephants Can Remember


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