Hercule Poirot Trivia

1. What is the name of Hercule Poirot's secretary?

From Quiz Hercule Poirot Will Know

Answer: Felicity Lemon

Felicity Lemon is the ideal secretary to Hercule Poirot. She is efficient, tidy, and understanding, fitting in perfectly with Poirot's lifestyle. (Of course, because Poirot is obsessed with keeping things in order!)

From Quiz The Tiny Little Details - About Hercule Poirot

Answer: Chief of police

Poirot was Chief of Police in Brussels at the time he speaks of. During the early 1900s, Belgium was policed by the Rijkswacht/Gendarmerie, and formally a part of the Army. If Poirot was the Chief responsible for the nation's capital, he would most likely have held the rank of lieutenant colonel or colonel!

From Quiz Poirot Catches Some Smaller Fry

Answer: Espionage

Bauerstein had the strange habit of wandering around at night, and with a name hinting to German ancestors when Britain was at war with Germany this was highly suspicious. He got away with it, though. Christie's first novel was released in 1920 in the US, 1921 in the UK. The start of a long lasting career. Wilhelm von Brincken was a famous spy; he even made it into the movies.

From Quiz The Hercule Poirot Novels of Agatha Christie

Answer: Styles Court

Published in 1920, 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles' was the first Agatha Christie who dunnit novel. It is the novel also which introduces us to the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The story is narrated by Captain Hastings who will be a sidekick to Poirot in many later novels also. The novel concerns a murder at a large country house situated in the county of Essex, U.K.

From Quiz The Wonderful Mind of Hercule Poirot

Answer: an egg

Hercule Poirot is described in many books written by Agatha Christie as being very particular, with his egg shaped head, very fine moustache and he is always mentioning his 'little grey cells'.

From Quiz Short Stories with Hercule Poirot

Answer: Against sea sickness

"The stomach and the brain must be in harmony(...) You breathe in - and out - slowly, so - turning the head left to right and counting six between each breath."

From Quiz Hercule Poirot's A to Z (nearly!)

Answer: A prison wardress

Mrs Boynton is holidaying in Jerusalem with her large family. Her stepchildren do not like her very much. Hercule Poirot is also holidaying in Jerusalem. Mrs Boynton died of digitalis poisoning.

From Quiz "Poirot's Problems" Part Three

Answer: Christine

This was first published in 1941. Poirot is on holiday near Devon but is not enjoying himself until somebody is murdered.

From Quiz "Poirot's Puzzles" Part Two

Answer: Norman

This was first published in 1935. Poirot is flying from Paris to London, when a murder is committed.

From Quiz Poirot Investigates

Answer: The Adventure of "The Western Star"

Miss Mary Marvell, a film star, visits our Belgian friend after receving letters suggesting that her diamond was going to be stolen.

From Quiz The Labours of Hercules (1947)

Answer: grow vegetable marrows

"I am going to attend - seriously - to the cultivation of vegetable marrows". Sherlock Holmes was the one who turned to bee-keeping. Poirot's friend, Dr Burton, felt he should study the classics.

From Quiz "Poirot's Puzzling Problems"

Answer: "The Murder on the Links"

The local business man has been kidnapped and presumed murdered. Masked men had broken into his house and tied up his wife. Hastings meets his future wife, Dulcie Duveen, whom he nicknames "Cinderella", in this book. The book was first published in 1923.

From Quiz Captain Hastings

Answer: Thirty years old

Captain Hastings is the narrator of Agatha Christie's first published book, "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" (1920). Captain Hastings had been sent home to recoup from wounds suffered at the Front. After spending some months in a Convalescent Home, he was given a thirty-day leave. Hastings was invited to spend his leave at Styles Court by an old acquaintance, John Cavendish. Describing Cavendish, Hastings says, "He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years." This tells us that Hastings was around thirty years old when he helped Poirot investigate "The Mysterious Affair At Styles". We are told, in "Curtain" (1975), that the events depicted in "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" happened in 1916.

From Quiz All About Ariadne

Answer: eight

Mrs. Oliver appears in eight Agatha Christie novels- one with Parker Pyne, six with Hercule Poirot, and one as the friend of Mark Easterbrook, who stumbles onto a mystery.

From Quiz Hercule Poirot

Answer: Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov made Poirot humourous, which to me was a good thing. He portrayed Poirot in other films such as 'Death on the Nile' and 'Appointment with Death'. Poirot has been portrayed by many actors such as Albert Finney and David Suchet. In the '30s he was played by Austin Trevor and in 1965 by Tony Randall. More recently Alfred Molina played Poirot in a remake of 'Murder on the Orient Express'.

From Quiz Hercule Poirot

Answer: Achille ('The Big Four')

Thank God I had to read 'Antigone' in school, or otherwise I wouldn't have known the French names of three other ancient Greek heroes for the multiple choice! Poirot told Hastings he had a twin brother, so that he could fake his own death and yet go on investigating.

From Quiz Hercule Poirot Will Know

Answer: Inspector Japp

Hastings describes Japp as "a little, sharp, dark, ferret-faced man" when he first meets him in 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles'. Poirot sometimes believes Japp to be a fool, but that isn't always so. It's just Poirot being arrogant and trash-talking other smarties to make himself look even smarter. Still, despite Poirot's banter, he and Japp have a good relationship throughout the books.

From Quiz Poirot Catches Some Smaller Fry

Answer: Theft

"Do not steal" Poor Flora! A difficult mom, a parsimonious uncle- and therefore she was very short of money. So she yielded to temptation and took some of her uncle's money. Alas, it was the evening uncle Roger was murdered. "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" was released in 1926 and made it to No. 49 of "Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century".

From Quiz The Hercule Poirot Novels of Agatha Christie

Answer: Dentist

Published in 1940, the novel 'One, Two Buckle My Shoe' starts with a visit by Poirot to his dentist who is shortly afterwards found dead in his surgery. This is the final Poirot novel in which Chief Inspector Japp is featured. The title of the novel is taken from the first line of a popular children's nursery rhyme.

From Quiz The Wonderful Mind of Hercule Poirot

Answer: Li Chan Yem

The last member of 'The Big Four' is a Chinaman named Li Chang Yen who is a large political figure. Madame Olivier is a famous scientist, Abe Ryland is an American multi millionaire and Claud Darrel is an English amateur stage actor.

From Quiz Short Stories with Hercule Poirot

Answer: Because their name is Robinson

A few months earlier the flat was rented by two spies who used the name Mr and Mrs Robinson. Afterward these spies needed to find a real Mr and Mrs Robinson to take their place.

From Quiz Hercule Poirot's A to Z (nearly!)

Answer: Fox Terrier

He is at first blamed for the death of his mistress, Emily Arundel. It is believed that Emily fell over Bob's ball, and fell down the stairs. However, she wrote to Poirot before her death - and this letter did not arrive until Emily was dead.

From Quiz "Poirot Investigates" by Agatha Christie

Answer: 50, 000 pounds

Poirot and Hastings investigate the case when both the diamonds are stolen.

From Quiz "Poirot's Problems" Part Three

Answer: Angela

This was first published in 1943, and also made into a play. A young woman asks Poirot to help her clear her mother's name, who died sixteen years earlier.

From Quiz "Poirot's Puzzles" Part Two

Answer: Alexander

This was first published in 1935. Poirot keeps receiving anonymous letters from a murderer who boasts where he will strike next.

From Quiz Poirot's Puzzles Part One

Answer: Jack

This was first published in 1923. Poirot and Hastings receive an urgent letter from France to come immediately, but they are too late. Captain Hastings meets his wife in this book.

From Quiz Poirot Investigates

Answer: Chinese

There was, of course, no such person. Lady Yardly staged the robbery to hide the fact that she had given the original diamond to Gregory Rolf, a fact she feared would come to light when her husband wanted to sell the jewel.

From Quiz "Poirot's Puzzling Problems"

Answer: "The Big Four"

"Black Coffee" was Agatha Christie's first original play, and it featured Poirot. "The Big Four" combines Poirot and Hastings with an international crime syndicate. The book was first published in 1927.

From Quiz All About Ariadne

Answer: Cards on the Table

Mrs. Oliver meets Hercule Poirot at the home of Mr. Shaitana. During a game of bridge, their host is murdered, and she insists on helping Poirot solve the crime.

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