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Emily Arundell's fox terrier Bob holds the key to unravelling the mystery of her death. Poirot and Hastings end up with the eponymous dog.
3 Dumb Witness quizzes and 30 Dumb Witness trivia questions.
1.
  Dumb Witness    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Emily Arundell wrote to Hercule Poirot when she suspected that a member of her family had attempted to murder her. Unfortunately, the letter reached him two months later; by then she had already died. Caution: spoilers.
Average, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Oct 06 05
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2.
  Agatha Christie's "Dumb Witness"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another Christie classic with a very difficult to guess solution. CAUTION: CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jul 25 09
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3.
  Dumb Witness    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Hercule Poirot and Captain Arthur Hastings have to investigate a murder, where it seems a dog's ball is to be blamed. WARNING - spoilers contained in this quiz! It concerns the book and not the TV adaptation.
Average, 10 Qns, JaneMarple, Oct 09 19
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Oct 09 19
207 plays

Dumb Witness Trivia Questions
1. Who told Miss Arundell that she could easily be bumped off?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Dumb Witness"

Answer: Charles

Miss Arundell would not give Charles the money and he thought he could intimidate her into giving it to him.

2. Whom did Emily Arundell suspect to have caused her accident?

From Quiz Dumb Witness

Answer: Charles Arundell

In a conversation with Emily a few days before the incident, Charles had warned her not be so tight-fisted with her money. He had issued a thinly veiled threat that her refusal to part with her money could lead to her being 'bumped off'. Thus it was only natural that she suspected him to have caused her accident.

3. What is one of the things that Bella does that bothers Theresa?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Dumb Witness"

Answer: Bella dresses the same way, only with cheaper clothes

This little tidbit is actually more important than it seems. Miss Lawson thought she saw Theresa set the trap at the top of the stairs, but it was actually Bella.

4. What was the name of Emily's dog?

From Quiz Dumb Witness

Answer: Bob

Bob had a rubber ball which he often left on the stairs after he finished playing with it. Charles on his way to dinner once slipped on it and almost broke his neck which planted the idea of staging such an accident in the killer's mind.

5. Why was Emily disappointed with her niece, Bella?

From Quiz Dumb Witness

Answer: She had married a Greek.

Emily had an inherent dislike for foreigners, especially Greeks, Turks and Argentines. Dr. Tanios was a capable doctor and had charming manners but she was still wary of him. The fact that he had lost most of Bella's money while speculating did not help matters. When Hastings suggests that Dr. Tanios seems too affable a person to be a murderer, Hercule Poirot mentions a few other murderers he had caught in previous cases with a similar disposition.

6. Who did Miss Arundell leave her money to?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Dumb Witness"

Answer: Miss Lawson

Miss Arundell changed her will before she died because she didn't want any of her greedy nieces or nephew to get it.

7. Who had taken arsenic from the garden shed with the intention of poisoning Emily?

From Quiz Dumb Witness

Answer: Theresa Arundell

Theresa thought it would be an easy way of getting rid of her aunt but found that she wasn't cold-blooded enough to go through with it. Charles had also thought of poisoning his aunt and discussed the use of arsenic with the gardener.

8. Who was originally blamed for Emily's first fall?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Dumb Witness"

Answer: Bob

Everyone thought that Bob left his ball on the stairs, but that was not the case. A trip wire was set up at the top of the stairs.

9. To whom did Emily Arundell leave the bulk of her estate?

From Quiz Dumb Witness

Answer: Miss Lawson

Miss Lawson had only been with Emily Arundell for a year and Emily seemed to have no special liking for her. Also, Miss Lawson was hardly the kind of person who could be charged with unduly influencing Emily into altering her will. Emily was afraid that Charles had caused her accident and had shown him the new will as a precaution against further such 'accidents'. She had no plans to leave her money outside the family.

10. What are the first names of the Sisters Tripp?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Dumb Witness"

Answer: Julia and Isabela

The Sisters Tripp saw a halo form around Emily's head right before she died.

11. What did Emily do with the medicine that Jacob got for her?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Dumb Witness"

Answer: Poured it down the sink

Emily did not trust Jacob, however the medicine was actually good and would have caused her no harm.

12. Whom did Miss Lawson claim to have seen kneeling on the stairs, the night before Emily had her accident?

From Quiz Dumb Witness

Answer: Theresa Arundell

On being questioned by Hercule Poirot, Miss Lawson claimed to have seen Theresa Arundell kneeling on the stairs the night before Emily's accident. Miss Lawson remembered that the smell of varnish had been very strong and she had heard a soft tapping on the stairs. In her mirror, she had seen a woman on the stairs who was wearing a brooch with the initials T.A. on it. Theresa had a similar brooch and she was sure that it had been her that night.

13. What poison was used to kill Miss Arundell?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Dumb Witness"

Answer: Phosphorus

Phosphorus pills were substituted for Emily's prescribed pills. Arsenic was briefly suspected when a batch from the gardener's supply went missing.

14. What kind of poison did Poirot suspect was used to kill Emily?

From Quiz Dumb Witness

Answer: Phosphorus

The symptoms of phosphorus poisoning were the same as yellow atrophy of the liver. Since Emily Arundell had suffered from liver trouble for many years, no foul play was suspected. Dr. Grainger, Emily's family physician, had lost his sense of smell during a bout of flu and thus couldn't detect the garlic odour of her breath which was a distinct sign of phosphorus poisoning. Poirot's only clue was that Emily's breath was phosphorescent on the night of her death.

15. Besides Emily, who is murdered in the novel?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Dumb Witness"

Answer: No one else

Bella committed suicide. Poirot convinced her into doing so to protect Jacob's life.

16. Who did Miss Lawson give Bob to as a token of her appreciation?

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Dumb Witness"

Answer: Poirot

Ironically, Poirot is not fond of dogs. Hastings had a connection with Bob almost immediately.

17. Who murdered Emily Arundell?

From Quiz Dumb Witness

Answer: Bella Tanios

Bella was unhappy with her husband and she didn't like living in Smyrna, Greece. She hoped the money her aunt left her would help her begin a new life in England with her two children.

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