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There is more to be learned in the village of St Mary Mead than one might expect, especially for a perceptive resident such as Miss Jane Marple. Her village experiences stand her in good stead wherever she goes.
49 Miss Marple quizzes and 582 Miss Marple trivia questions.
1.
  Miss Marple Mysteries    
Collection Quiz
 12 Qns
Agatha Christie wrote 12 full-length novels featuring the character Miss Marple. In this quiz select the novels featuring Miss Marple while avoiding those Christie novels in which the character does not appear.
Average, 12 Qns, Stoaty, Nov 29 24
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Stoaty gold member
Nov 29 24
124 plays
2.
  The Body in the Library (1942)   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the major characters in this Agatha Christie novel with their descriptions. (NO SPOILERS)
Easier, 10 Qns, MotherGoose, Jan 13 22
Easier
MotherGoose editor
Jan 13 22
375 plays
3.
  A Pocket Full of Rye (1953)   top quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the major characters in this Agatha Christie novel with their descriptions. (NO SPOILERS)
Easier, 10 Qns, MotherGoose, Aug 24 22
Easier
MotherGoose editor
Aug 24 22
262 plays
4.
  4.50 From Paddington (1957)   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the major characters in this novel with their description. (NO SPOILERS)
Easier, 10 Qns, MotherGoose, Nov 04 21
Easier
MotherGoose editor
Nov 04 21
391 plays
5.
  Sleeping Murder (1976)   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the major characters in this Agatha Christie novel with their description. (NO SPOILERS)
Easier, 10 Qns, MotherGoose, Nov 04 21
Easier
MotherGoose editor
Nov 04 21
300 plays
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  The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1962)   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the major characters in this Agatha Christie novel with their descriptions. (NO SPOILERS)
Easier, 10 Qns, MotherGoose, Nov 04 21
Easier
MotherGoose editor
Nov 04 21
273 plays
7.
  Nemesis (1971)   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the major characters in this novel with their description. (NO SPOILERS)
Easier, 10 Qns, MotherGoose, Nov 04 21
Easier
MotherGoose editor
Nov 04 21
297 plays
8.
One of Miss Marple's best; this also boasts a fascinating cast of characters and an affectionate picture of a post WWII English village. Warning! The solution is revealed in this quiz!
Average, 20 Qns, jouen58, Jun 28 13
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1962 plays
9.
  The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This 1962 novel featuring Miss Marple concerns a beautiful, but emotionally fragile film star seemingly stalked by tragedy. The solution is revealed in the quiz. Good Luck!
Average, 15 Qns, jouen58, Mar 21 20
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Mar 21 20
1283 plays
10.
  The Body in the Library   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
When the body of a young blonde turns up in the library at Gossington Hall, Miss Marple must solve the crime before other lives, and reputations, are destroyed. (Contains spoilers!)
Average, 15 Qns, jouen58, Oct 05 05
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trivia question Quick Question
Where did Dr. Lloyd see Miss Barton (or the woman posing as her) after she had supposedly died?

From Quiz ""The Thirteen Problems" - The Eighth Problem"




11.
  The Moving Finger (1943)   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the major characters in this novel with their description. (NO SPOILERS)
Easier, 10 Qns, MotherGoose, Nov 04 21
Easier
MotherGoose editor
Nov 04 21
215 plays
12.
  Miss Marple A to Z (almost!)   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Miss Jane Marple lives in St. Mary Mead, in England. She has investigated many cases. This quiz deals with the characters in the books, including the victims and murderers. It deals with the full-length novels only. Warning - spoilers ahead! Enjoy!
Average, 25 Qns, JaneMarple, Nov 23 09
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1349 plays
13.
  The Murder at the Vicarage   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Adultery, theft, a mysterious, beautiful woman, and finally murder (in the vicar's study)! Enter Miss Jane Marple, the unlikeliest criminal investigator in the history of crime fiction.
Average, 20 Qns, jouen58, Jan 28 14
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1597 plays
14.
  The World of Miss Marple   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's travel to the little village of St Mary Mead, to visit Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.
Average, 10 Qns, agony, Dec 23 23
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Dec 23 23
2076 plays
15.
  Agatha Christie's "They Do It with Mirrors"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this novel, Miss Marple pays a visit to her friend, Carrie Louise Serrocold, whose frail health is cause for concern. However, there are other far more sinister things going on at Stonygates.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, May 27 17
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16.
  The Moving Finger    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I hope you enjoy my quiz on Agatha Christie's classic tale of poison pen letters and murder.
Average, 10 Qns, LindaC007, Jan 26 24
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Jan 26 24
1085 plays
17.
  A Caribbean Mystery   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Miss Marple is having trouble enjoying the sun in this Agatha Christie novel. That is until a murder happens and the elderly spinster can finally enjoy her Caribbean vacation.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Oct 09 18
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Oct 09 18
323 plays
18.
  Miss Marple in "A Murder is Announced"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this classic written by Agatha Christie, Miss Marple investigates a strange home invasion during which the burglar was killed. However, there is more to this mystery than meets the eye.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Apr 30 18
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Apr 30 18
356 plays
19.
  'Sleeping Murder' by Agatha Christie   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Jane Marple has yet another murder mystery on her hands, this one dating back 18 years. Warning: The killer will be revealed in this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Oct 05 05
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819 plays
20.
  Agatha Christie-Miss Marple Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Fans of Agatha should enjoy this quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, carolinecaleb, Nov 07 14
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2183 plays
21.
  Miss Marple    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten questions on one of my favourite detectives - Miss Jane Marple. The questions concern both the short stories and full length novels. Hope you enjoy it :-)
Average, 10 Qns, JaneMarple, May 15 06
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1601 plays
22.
  The Tuesday Night Club Murders    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Raymond West has graciously invited us to join the Tuesday Night Club. His aunt, Miss Jane Marple, will be there. Are you ready to solve some mysteries? Let's go!
Average, 10 Qns, LindaC007, Oct 05 05
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725 plays
23.
  Agatha Christie's "Nemesis"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is based on the Agatha Christie novel "Nemesis" which stars Miss Marple.
Average, 15 Qns, miaow, May 25 22
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miaow
May 25 22
1413 plays
24.
  A Murder is Blanked Out    
Fun Fill-It
 15 Qns
Fill in the summary of Agatha Christie's "A Murder is Announced" by filling in the blanks with the missing character names. Warning: Spoilers ahead!
Tough, 15 Qns, Joepetz, Jun 03 23
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Jun 03 23
114 plays
25.
  "Murder at the Vicarage" with Miss Marple   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Miss Jane Marple was created by Agatha Christie, and "Murder at the Vicarage" was the first full-length novel to feature her. This deals with the book and not any TV series. Warning - Spoilers ahead!
Average, 15 Qns, JaneMarple, Mar 29 08
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592 plays
26.
  Agatha Christie "4:50 From Paddington"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's a quiz based on Agatha Christie's classic novel "4:50 From Paddington". Make sure that you should not attempt the quiz if you have not read the book, as it may spoil your interest by revealing the whole plot.
Easier, 10 Qns, apurv05, Jun 19 11
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564 plays
27.
  The "Tuesday Club Murders" by Agatha Christie   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is one of my favorite collections of short stories by any author. I have given you 2 questions from each of the twelve stories and a final question to round off the quiz!
Average, 25 Qns, mamafargo, Dec 31 05
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610 plays
28.
  A Pocket Full of Rye   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Inspector Neele is perplexed when his prime suspect in a murder case ends up being the next victim. Miss Marple lends a hand as they set out to unmask the killer. Warning: the killer will be revealed.
Average, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, May 15 06
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709 plays
29.
  At Bertram's Hotel    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
When Miss Marple arrives at Bertram's Hotel for a holiday, can murder be far behind? Caution: spoilers!
Average, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, May 15 06
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539 plays
30.
  What do you know about A Murder is Announced?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is one of Agatha Christie's most popular Miss Marple mysteries.
Average, 10 Qns, marplefan, May 06 16
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281 plays
31.
  Miss Marple Mixture    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is based on the twelve full-length novels of Miss Jane Marple, and not the short stories. It is mostly about the first name of characters. There are no spoilers in this quiz. Enjoy the quiz!
Average, 15 Qns, JaneMarple, Sep 04 18
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JaneMarple gold member
Sep 04 18
777 plays
32.
  Miss Jane Marple    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Agatha Christie created the character Miss Jane Marple. This is a quiz all about her and the books in which she starred. Enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, miaow, Oct 06 20
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Oct 06 20
1726 plays
33.
  'Murder With Mirrors'--Miss Marple    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
When Miss Jane Marple visits an old friend, can murder be far behind? Warning: the killer will be revealed at the end of the quiz!
Average, 15 Qns, LindaC007, Oct 05 05
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1401 plays
34.
  Miss Marple Mania    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quick quiz about the adventures of Miss Jane Marple in the books by Agatha Christie.
Average, 10 Qns, alias_russia, Sep 08 08
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688 plays
35.
  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Second Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz deals with the chapter entitled "The Idol House of Astarte" in the book "The Thirteen Problems". *Warning - Spoilers*
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Jul 18 09
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255 plays
36.
  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Fourth Problem.    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the fourth problem in "The Thirteen Problems" entitled "The Bloodstained Pavement". *spoilers*
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Jul 25 09
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237 plays
37.
  "The Thirteen Problems" by Agatha Christie    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is based on the short story collection, "The Thirteen Problems". It is also known as "The Tuesday Night Club Murders". This quiz deals with some small details in the stories, and spoilers may be revealed. Help Miss Marple solve the mysteries.
Average, 15 Qns, JaneMarple, Oct 06 05
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472 plays
38.
  Who is Jane Marple?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You know Miss Marple? Ten questions about her!
Average, 10 Qns, Sosias, Oct 03 20
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Oct 03 20
914 plays
39.
  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Tenth Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the tenth problem in the Miss Marple book "The Thirteen Problems". It is entitled "A Christmas Tragedy". *spoilers*
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Jan 28 23
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Jan 28 23
234 plays
40.
  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Seventh Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the Miss Marple book "The Thirteen Problems" specifically the seventh problem entitled "The Blue Geranium".
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Aug 03 09
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260 plays
41.
  "The Thirteen Problems" - The First Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the first problem posed in the Agatha Christie book "The Thirteen Problems". *Warning - spoilers*
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Jul 31 09
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278 plays
42.
  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Third Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the third problem in "The Thirteen Problems" by Agatha Christie entitled "Ingots of Gold".
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Jul 22 09
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216 plays
43.
  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Fifth Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the 5th problem in the book "The Thirteen Problems". *spoilers*
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Aug 07 09
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225 plays
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  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Eleventh Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the chapter entitled "The Herb of Death", the eleventh chapter in the Miss Marple book "The Thirteen Problems" by Agatha Christie. *spoilers*
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Aug 15 09
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203 plays
45.
  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Eighth Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the Miss Marple book "The Thirteen Problems" specifically the eighth problem entitled "The Companion".
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Aug 06 09
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209 plays
46.
  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Sixth Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the chapter entitled "The Thumb Mark of St. Peter" in the Miss Marple book "The Thirteen Problems". *spoilers*
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Jul 31 09
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205 plays
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  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Twelfth Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the 12th chapter entitled "The Affair at the Bungalow" in the Miss Marple book "The Thirteen Problems" by Agatha Christie. *spoilers*
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Aug 23 09
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192 plays
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  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Thirteenth Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the Agatha Christie book "The Thirteen Problems" which features Miss Marple. This quiz relates to the thirteenth problem entitled "Death by Drowning". *spoilers*
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Aug 29 09
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234 plays
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  "The Thirteen Problems" - The Ninth Problem    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the ninth problem in the Miss Marple book "The Thirteen Problems" entitled "The Four Suspects". *spoliers*
Average, 10 Qns, amyvsmith, Apr 11 22
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Apr 11 22
199 plays
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Miss Marple Trivia Questions

1. "A Caribbean Mystery" begins with Miss Marple in St. Honore and recovering from a recent illness. Who paid for Miss Marple's trip?

From Quiz
A Caribbean Mystery

Answer: Her nephew, Raymond

Miss Marple frequently talks about her nephew Raymond West, an author, and how he treats her to things. Raymond paid for her vacation to St. Honore in the Caribbean. However, Miss Marple finds the beaches and the sun to be boring as there is no adventure around - at first.

2. At the beginning of the story, Ruth Van Rydock tells her old friend, Miss Jane Marple, that she is worried about her sister and Miss Marple's friend, Carrie Louise Serrocold. What reason does Ruth give for having these worries?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "They Do It with Mirrors"

Answer: None, it it just a feeling she has.

Ruth tells Miss Marple that she really has no particular reasoning for having the feelings she does. Nonetheless, she asks Miss Marple to go visit Carrie Louise and investigate. Miss Marple agrees and goes to visit Carrie Louise at her house, Stonygates.

3. What was the relationship between Letitia Blacklock and Dora Bunner?

From Quiz A Murder is Announced

Answer: Old school friends

Miss Blacklock and her sister hadn't seen Dora in many years. But then Dora wrote to Miss Blacklock out of the blue looking for help because she had fallen on hard times. Miss Blacklock immediately invited Dora to make her home with her in Chipping Cleghorn, an offer the destitute Dora gratefully accepted.

4. What is the alternate title given to this book?

From Quiz Agatha Christie "4:50 From Paddington"

Answer: What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!

Mrs. Elspeth McGillicuddy was Miss Marple's friend in the book and saw a murder on the train overtaking hers. Only Miss Marple believed her story.

5. What time did Sir Henry Clithering go down to breakfast?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" - The Thirteenth Problem

Answer: 10:15

Sir Henry was staying with Colonel and Dolly Bantry. Sir Henry goes to breakfast at what is described as a guestly hour.

6. Who does Jane Helier pretend that her story is about?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" - The Twelfth Problem

Answer: Her friend

Even though Jane initially pretends that the story she is about to tell is about her friend, the other guests know that it is really about her. Indeed, it is only a matter of a few sentences before she gives herself away.

7. Who tells this story?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" - The Eleventh Problem

Answer: Dolly Bantry

Dolly Bantry warns that she is not a very good storyteller before she starts. Nevertheless, the abruptness of her story shocks the guests. They take it in turns to question her to gain more information.

8. Miss Marple begins this chapter with her village tale. In it, half a crown was taken from whose bag?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" - The Ninth Problem

Answer: Mrs. Trent

Miss Marple quickly tells how Mrs. Trent's cleaning lady was suspected of stealing the money even though she was innocent. She uses this to highlight the fact that being under suspicion is hardest on those who are innocent.

9. Who tells this story?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" - The Seventh Problem

Answer: Col. Arthur Bantry

It is at this point in the book that the people telling and trying to solve the mysteries change. Miss Marple is invited to the home of Colonel and Dolly Bantry after Sir Henry Clithering is also invited to dinner and asked who he would like to bring along.

10. What relation is Mabel to Miss Marple?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" - The Sixth Problem

Answer: Niece

Miss Marple tells this story about her niece Mabel who has written to her in distress following the death of her husband, Geoffrey.

11. Who tells this story?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" - The Fifth Problem

Answer: Mr Petherick

Mr Petherick is a solicitor so has seen his fair share of legal cases. He therefore chooses to put forward a case involving a problem with a client's will.

12. Who tells this story?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" - The Fourth Problem.

Answer: Joyce Lempriere

Joyce tells this story which happened when she was travelling and sketching one summer in a place called Rathole.

13. Over what holiday does this story take place?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" - The Third Problem

Answer: Whitsuntide

Raymond says that he was going down to spend Whitsuntide with a man whom he had met fairly recently.

14. Who tells the story of "The Idol House of Astarte"?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" - The Second Problem

Answer: Dr. Pender

Dr. Pender tells the story which happened when he was a younger man.

15. Who tells the first story?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" - The First Problem

Answer: Sir Henry Clithering

Sir Henry Clithering starts the ball rolling telling stories. He is a retired police officer so has many cases and mysteries at his disposal.

16. Who is the victim in Miss Marple's first full length novel "Murder at the Vicarage"?

From Quiz Miss Marple Mania

Answer: Colonel Protheroe

Colonel Protheroe, the most hated man in St. Mary Mead, is the first victim in a Miss Marple novel. "Murder at the Vicarage" was first published in October 1930.

17. "Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe would be doing the world a service". Who says this?

From Quiz "Murder at the Vicarage" with Miss Marple

Answer: Reverend Leonard Clement

Reverend Clement is the Vicar of St Mary Mead. Colonel Protheroe, the local magistrate, wishes to talk to him about the church funds. Colonel Protheroe lives at Old Hall with his second wife, Anne, and his daughter from his first marriage, Lettice.

18. A is for announced, and "A Murder is Announced". Who was the owner of Little Paddocks, where a murder is supposed to occur?

From Quiz Miss Marple A to Z (almost!)

Answer: Letitia Blacklock

This was first published in 1950. Letitia, however, is not as she first appears. When an advertisement, in the local newspaper, says a murder will happen at Little Paddocks, everybody goes there. Letitia considers the advertisement a joke, but it stops being a joke when the lights go out and a gunman appears. Luckily, Miss Marple is staying nearby.

19. Between which years was Miss Marple likely to have been born?

From Quiz Who is Jane Marple?

Answer: Between 1871 and 1880

It can be worked out using the information in "They Do It with Mirrors" in which Carrie Louise Serrocold, Miss Marple's friend in Florence, appears (they must have "similar" ages). Mildred was born when Carrie was 17 years old. In 1934, Mildred married at 40 years of age and Carrie Louise was between 55 and 60 years.

20. What was Chief-Inspector Davy better known as?

From Quiz At Bertram's Hotel

Answer: Father

He was nearing his retirement and appeared to be even more elderly than he was.

21. What kind of poison was found in Adele's tea?

From Quiz A Pocket Full of Rye

Answer: Cyanide

Taxine was used to poison Rex. Cyanide acts very quickly as compared to taxine and traces of it were found in Adele's tea.

22. What was the earlier name of Hillside?

From Quiz 'Sleeping Murder' by Agatha Christie

Answer: St. Catherine's

The Elworthys who bought the house after Mrs. Findeyson died changed the name to Hillside. They felt St. Catherine's sounded too 'Popish'.

23. Christie wrote this novel while simultaneously working on another mystery featuring Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. What was the other novel?

From Quiz The Body in the Library

Answer: N or M?

"N or M?" was a murder mystery involving espionage; Christie incorporated a nursery rhyme (as she so often did) as part of the plot; in this case, "Goosey, Goosey Gander". In her autobiography, Christie writes "I had decided to write two books at once...I believed that if I wrote two books, and alternated the writing of them, it would keep me fresh at the task." While she was at work on these two books, England was in the thick of the Second World War; she found that keeping busy helped her to deal with the anxieties of the war.

24. In "The Tuesday Night Club", how much is Mr Jones to benefit by, from his wife's death?

From Quiz "The Thirteen Problems" by Agatha Christie

Answer: £8,000

Raymond West, Miss Marple's nephew, decides to create a club. Each person in the club must tell a mystery story, to which only they know the answer, and the other members have to figure it out. The storyteller can change names. There is Raymond himself (a writer), Joyce Lempriére (an artist), Sir Henry Clithering (until lately Commissioner of Scotland Yard), Dr Pender (elderly clergyman of the parish), Mr Petherick (the solicitor) and finally Miss Marple. In "The Tuesday Night Club", Sir Henry tells the story of a Mrs Jones who dies from food poisoning, but all is not what it seems. Miss Marple solves the mystery with the mention of "Hundreds and Thousands".

25. What was the first name of Mrs Lestrange in "The Murder At The Vicarage"?

From Quiz Miss Marple Mixture

Answer: Estelle

"The Murder At The Vicarage" introduces us to Miss Marple. It was first published in 1930. The local Colonel of Saint Mary Mead has been found murdered in the Vicar's study and Miss Marple investigates and solves the case before the local Inspector, Inspector Slack.

26. The title of the novel refers to a line from the poem "The Lady of Shalott", which is frequently quoted in the story. Who was the author of this poem?

From Quiz The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side

Answer: Alfred Lord Tennyson

The poem tells the tragic story of the mysterious Lady of Shalott, who has been told that a curse will befall her if she sets eyes on Camelot. Consequently, she spend her days before a mirror watching the daily events of Camelot reflected through her window, which she weaves into a long tapestry on her loom. Disaster befalls her when she sees Lancelot in her mirror and is compelled to turn and gaze at him out of the window. At this point, according to the poem: "Out flew the web and floated wide; The mirror crack'd from side to side; 'The curse is come upon me' cried The Lady of Shalott." This passage comes to Dolly Bantry's mind when she sees the strange "basilisk" look come over Marina Gregg's face at the reception at Gossington Hall, only she misremembers "curse" as "doom". Shortly afterward, Heather Badcock (who had been talking to Marina at the time) suddenly takes ill and dies.

27. In the "Tuesday Club Murders" who first suggests forming a club to meet on Tuesdays with each member offering a problem for the others to solve?

From Quiz The "Tuesday Club Murders" by Agatha Christie

Answer: Joyce Lempriere

Raymond West, Miss Marple's nephew, is the first to bring up the subject of unsolved mysteries. Joyce is the one who actually comes up with the idea of forming a club.

28. Why did Jerry Burton move to the town of Lymstock?

From Quiz The Moving Finger

Answer: Jerry was recouping from injuries suffered in a plane crash.

Jerry Burton needed a nice, quiet place, away from the London bustle, to recoup from a plane crash, and Lymstock seemed perfect. It was quiet, out of the way without being remote, and he did not know anyone in town. Joanna, his very urban sister, went along with him. They leased Little Furze, the Victorian house of Miss Emily Barton and settled into village life. Then one day they receive an anonymous poison pen letter---and the mystery begins.

29. Christie states that she got the idea for Miss Marple from the pleasure she took in creating the doctor's sister in this previous novel.

From Quiz The Murder at the Vicarage

Answer: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

In her biography, Christie states that Miss Marple's creation probably originated from the pleasure she got in creating the character of Caroline Sheppard in "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". "She had been my favorite character in the book- an acidulated spinster, full of curiosity, knowing everything, hearing everything, the complete detective service in the home."

30. What is the name of the village where Miss Jane Marple lives?

From Quiz Miss Marple

Answer: St. Mary Mead

Miss Marple does sometimes leave St. Mary Mead, however, to solve some of her mysteries!

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