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Quiz about Novels by Kathy Reichs
Quiz about Novels by Kathy Reichs

Novels by Kathy Reichs Trivia Quiz


Kathy Reichs is a forensic anthropologist whose main character, Temperance Brennan, is now used in the Fox hit series "Bones". How well do you know her novels?

A multiple-choice quiz by TNO40. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
TNO40
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
235,370
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
600
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Question 1 of 10
1. Asked to assist in the recovery and identification of plane crash victims, Temperance Brennan stumbles upon a body part that doesn't belong to any of the plane's passengers. What is the title of this book? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Temperance travels to Guatemala to assist in exhuming and identifying victims of the civil war, when she is asked to assist in the search of four young woman. Which book is this? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Temperance fills in for a colleague, teaching a field class, and ends up investigating several murders, leading to a doctor selling organs. In which novel is all this happening? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In which book is a 2000 year old skeleton found and Tempe travels to Israel to return the find? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The skeletons of three young women are found in the cellar of a pizza parlor. In which novel does this happen? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A serial murderer dismembers his victims and buries the different body parts in separate graves in which book? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Temperance investigates a house fire in Montreal and finds a link to a cult in Texas and South Carolina in which book? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In which book is a biker gang responsible for several murders in Montreal, involving rival bikers as well as innocent bystanders? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Baby bones are found in a wood stove, the baby's mother disappeared. A small plane crashes in North Carolina, its passengers burnt beyond recognition. And then there are the remains unearthed by Boyd, Tempe's dog. In which book is all this happening? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Kathy Reichs' novels are available in many languages. What her first book, "Deja Dead" called in German? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Asked to assist in the recovery and identification of plane crash victims, Temperance Brennan stumbles upon a body part that doesn't belong to any of the plane's passengers. What is the title of this book?

Answer: Fatal Voyage

The body part, a foot, belongs to a murder victim, who fell prey to a group of select people using canibalism during their initiation rites.
The novel is based on Reichs' work with disaster recovery.
2. Temperance travels to Guatemala to assist in exhuming and identifying victims of the civil war, when she is asked to assist in the search of four young woman. Which book is this?

Answer: Grave Secrets

Kathy Reichs traveled to Guatemala as part of a human rights team and uncovered a mass grave filled with burned men, women, and children. She used this experience for the novel "Grave Secrets".
3. Temperance fills in for a colleague, teaching a field class, and ends up investigating several murders, leading to a doctor selling organs. In which novel is all this happening?

Answer: Break No Bones

Tempe's life is in danger as she investigates. Someone throws a bottle at her head, her husband gets shot, and she gets threatend by an angry land developer. When she thinks all is under control, another attempt at her life is made.
4. In which book is a 2000 year old skeleton found and Tempe travels to Israel to return the find?

Answer: Cross Bones

The premise of this book reminded me a lot of Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" where religious belief is put in question.
The novel weaves in Reichs' travel to Israel.
5. The skeletons of three young women are found in the cellar of a pizza parlor. In which novel does this happen?

Answer: Monday Mourning

The real life case of skeletons found beneath a pizza parlor became a case for archeologists after carbon 14 dating placed the time of death prior to 1955.
6. A serial murderer dismembers his victims and buries the different body parts in separate graves in which book?

Answer: Deja Dead

The book is based on Kathy Reichs' first serial murder investigation. It won the Arthur Ellis Award for first novels.
7. Temperance investigates a house fire in Montreal and finds a link to a cult in Texas and South Carolina in which book?

Answer: Death Du Jour

This book draws on work Kathy Reichs did for the Catholic Church and mass murder/suicides by members of the Solar Temple.
8. In which book is a biker gang responsible for several murders in Montreal, involving rival bikers as well as innocent bystanders?

Answer: Deadly Decisions

Les Hells Angels du Quebec and the bones Kathy Reichs investigated because of this biker group provided the inspiration for this book.
9. Baby bones are found in a wood stove, the baby's mother disappeared. A small plane crashes in North Carolina, its passengers burnt beyond recognition. And then there are the remains unearthed by Boyd, Tempe's dog. In which book is all this happening?

Answer: Bare Bones

Kathy Reichs looked at moose remains for wildlife agents and added this experience to the book.
10. Kathy Reichs' novels are available in many languages. What her first book, "Deja Dead" called in German?

Answer: Tote lügen nicht

"I Fryktens Grep" is the Norwegian title, "Deja Morta" is the Brazilian title, and "Pridem Ta Zabit" is the Slovakian title.
Source: Author TNO40

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