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Who Wrote Them? Crime Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by mash_freak. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mash_freak

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
281,582

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2285

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (9/10), Guest 174 (7/10), Guest 2 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. To start, all you have to tell me is who wrote the Poirot stories.

Answer: (Two Words or Surname, Female Author)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who created Lord Peter Wimsey? Hint

Agatha Christie

Dorothy L Sayers

Arthur Conan Doyle

Colin Dexter

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Question 3 of 10

3. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the Sherlock Holmes books.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who created the detective Charles Wycliffe? Hint

W J Burley

G K Chesterton

Margery Allingham

Ian Rankin

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Question 5 of 10

5. Many television watchers have heard of Inspector Morse, but who wrote the novels? Hint

Peter Dickinson

Colin Dexter

G K Chesterton

Reginald Hill

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Question 6 of 10

6. Temperance "Bones" Brennan was created by which author? Hint

Agatha Christie

Kathy Reichs

Colin Wilcox

Arthur Conan Doyle

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Question 7 of 10

7. Name the character penned by Georges Simenon.

Answer: (Two Words or Surname)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Brother Cadfael, the herbologist monk and detective was penned by whom? Hint

Julia Spencer-Fleming

Ellis Peters

Ngaio Marsh

Colin Dexter

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Question 9 of 10

9. Dalziel and Pascoe were a famous detective team. But were they written by the famous P. D. James?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote the Tommy and Tuppence books? Hint

Ruth Rendell

Georgette Heyer

Agatha Christie

Val McDermid

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Apr 08 2024 : Guest 2: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To start, all you have to tell me is who wrote the Poirot stories.

Answer: Agatha Christie

Not only was she a prolific crime writer, she also wrote several romance novels under the name Mary Westmacott.

2. Who created Lord Peter Wimsey?

Answer: Dorothy L Sayers

Dorothy L Sayers was a polymath, known also for her essay writing and translations from various classical and modern languages to English.

3. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the Sherlock Holmes books.

Answer: True

The Sherlock Holmes stories were originally published in series in a popular magazine of the time. Conan Doyle killed off his character after writing him too much, but due to popular demand he was brought back in "The Return of Sherlock Holmes".

4. Who created the detective Charles Wycliffe?

Answer: W J Burley

The original Wycliffe books were a leisurely stroll through the beautiful Cornish settings, but the TV series was an up to date police drama series, starring Jack Shepherd as Wycliffe.

5. Many television watchers have heard of Inspector Morse, but who wrote the novels?

Answer: Colin Dexter

Endeavour Morse, the Oxford detective, was created by Colin Dexter, and played by John Thaw in the brilliant television series.

6. Temperance "Bones" Brennan was created by which author?

Answer: Kathy Reichs

Kathy Reichs is herself a forensic scientist, and Bones is an almost autobiographical character, who is portrayed by Emily Deschanel in the TV series "Bones".

7. Name the character penned by Georges Simenon.

Answer: Jules Maigret

I know this is the wrong way round, but I like a little variation in quizzes! Simenon was Belgian and a prolific writer, but his most famous creation crossed the channel, and is now known to so many by Michael Gambon's portrayal in the television series "Maigret".

8. Brother Cadfael, the herbologist monk and detective was penned by whom?

Answer: Ellis Peters

Edith Pargeter wrote the Cadfael books under the pseudonym of Ellis Peters, and the novels have been turned into a successful television series, starring Derek Jacobi who faithfully brings Peters' creation to the screen.

9. Dalziel and Pascoe were a famous detective team. But were they written by the famous P. D. James?

Answer: No

Dalziel and Pascoe were created by Reginald Hill, and are now a famous TV series as well. Adam Dalgliesh was the famous sleuth penned by House of Lords life peer P. D. James.

10. Who wrote the Tommy and Tuppence books?

Answer: Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie the queen of crime fiction also wrote the Tommy and Tuppence books, in addition to the Poirot and Miss Marple novels, along with some other one off stories.

Source: Author mash_freak

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