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Some Roderick Alleyn quizzes based on the book series by Ngaio Marsh

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1.
  Final Curtain    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this Roderick Alleyn mystery by Ngaio Marsh, Alleyn investigates the poisoning death of an eccentric and short fused actor whose descendants are even zanier than he is.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jun 08 18
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Joepetz
207 plays
2.
  Overture to Death    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Overture to Death" is a classic mystery novel starring Ngaio Marsh's gentlemanly Scotland Yard Inspector Roderick Alleyn. During a church charity play, the pianist is shot dead when the piano has been booby trapped with a pistol.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jun 08 18
Average
Joepetz
224 plays
3.
  Death in a White Tie    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Death in a White Tie" is mystery novel written by Ngaio Marsh and featuring Inspector Roderick Alleyn. Blackmail and murder cast shadows over a debutantes ball and it is up to Alleyn and his right hand man Inspector Fox to straighten things out.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Mar 12 18
Average
Joepetz
218 plays
4.
  Surfeit of Lampreys    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this Roderick Alleyn mystery written by Ngaio Marsh, an aristocrat is murdered in a lift after just denying his brother desperately needed funds. There are plenty of members of the Lamprey family to suspect but there are too many suspects.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Feb 22 19
Average
Joepetz
Feb 22 19
194 plays
5.
  Spinsters in Jeopardy    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this Roderick Alleyn novel by Ngaio Marsh, Alleyn and his family mix business with pleasure on their vacation to France. Alleyn investigates a possible drug ring and a cult but his wife's worst fears come true when their young son Ricky is kidnapped.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Nov 02 19
Average
Joepetz
Nov 02 19
191 plays
6.
  Scales of Justice    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Something is fishy in the English countryside when a dead trout is found next to the dead body of a well respected Colonel. This book features Ngaio Marsh's detective Roderick Alleyn.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Aug 11 18
Average
Joepetz
Aug 11 18
195 plays
7.
  Grave Mistake    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Inspector Roderick Alleyn and his partner Fox travel to the British countryside to investigate the strange death of Sybil Foster, a wealthy woman who was believed to have committed suicide for no reason.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jan 14 19
Average
Joepetz
Jan 14 19
163 plays
8.
  Roderick Alleyn Novels by Plot    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the title of the Roderick Alleyn novel to its basic plot description. Alleyn is a gentleman detective created by Ngaio Marsh.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Feb 15 19
Average
Joepetz
Feb 15 19
186 plays
9.
  Hand in Glove    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Hand in Glove" is a mystery novel featuring Ngaio Marsh's gentleman detective Roderick Alleyn. In this case, Alleyn investigates the death of Harold Cartell, a man who who has no problems voicing his unpopular opinions.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Sep 29 18
Average
Joepetz
Sep 29 18
160 plays
10.
  More Roderick Alleyn Novels by Plot    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Roderick Alleyn is the gentleman detective created by Dame Ngaio Marsh. Match these ten Alleyn novels to their plots.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Feb 06 19
Average
Joepetz
Feb 06 19
164 plays
11.
  Even More Roderick Alleyn Novels by Plot    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the title of the book starring Ngaio Marsh's gentleman detective Roderick Alleyn to its basic plot description.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Feb 08 19
Average
Joepetz
Feb 08 19
168 plays
12.
  A Man Lay Dead    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Ngaio Marsh's debut mystery novel featuring her gentleman detective Roderick Alleyn and his new friend, journalist Nigel Bathgate.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Mar 09 22
Average
Joepetz
Mar 09 22
112 plays
13.
  Enter a Murderer   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Ngaio Marsh's second Roderick Alleyn novel "Enter a Murderer". This is the first of many theatrically set mystery novels for which Marsh would become best known for.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, May 01 22
Average
Joepetz
May 01 22
116 plays
14.
  The Nursing Home Murder    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on the 1935 mystery novel "The Nursing Home Murder" starring Ngaio Marsh's gentleman detective, Roderick Alleyn, as he investigates the death of an important politician who was murdered after having an operation.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, May 20 22
Average
Joepetz
May 20 22
126 plays
15.
  Vintage Murder    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Ngaio Marsh's "Vintage Murder" which sees her gentleman detective, Roderick Alleyn, travel to Marsh's native New Zealand for the first time. But his vacation quickly turns into a busman's holiday. WARNING: Spoiler in Question 10.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jul 30 22
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Joepetz
Jul 30 22
111 plays
16.
  Artists in Crime    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Ngaio Marsh's classic mystery novel "Artists in Crime" which features her gentleman detective Roderick Alleyn as he meets his future wife, painter Agatha Troy, for the first time. Spoilers ahead!
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Aug 04 22
Average
Joepetz
Aug 04 22
124 plays
17.
  Death at the Bar    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A deadly game of darts is the centerpiece of this 1940 Roderick Alleyn novel by Ngaio Marsh. However, darts are not the only deadly object in the seaside village of Ottercombe.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Oct 08 22
Average
Joepetz
Oct 08 22
93 plays
18.
  Death in Ecstasy    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'm in ecstasy over my 700th quiz. Fortunately, I fared better than Cara Quayne who died in ecstasy in this 1936 classic mystery featuring Ngaio Marsh's gentleman detective, Inspector Roderick Alleyn.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jul 17 22
Average
Joepetz
Jul 17 22
101 plays
19.
  Colour Scheme    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Ngaio Marsh's 1943 novel "Colour Scheme" which sees Alleyn in his second venture to New Zealand where he hunts down an enemy agent on the brink of World War II. This is the first Alleyn novel to be set during the war.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Jan 25 23
Average
Joepetz
Jan 25 23
58 plays
20.
  Death and the Dancing Footman    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Ngaio Marsh's 1941 murder mystery novel "Death and the Dancing Footman" in which Inspector Alleyn investigates the murder of a man during a snowed-in house party.
Average, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Feb 18 23
Average
Joepetz
Feb 18 23
54 plays
21.
  Died in the Wool    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on Ngaio Marsh's classic mystery novel "Died in the Wool" featuring the gentleman detective Roderick Alleyn in New Zealand.
Tough, 10 Qns, Joepetz, Mar 08 23
Tough
Joepetz
Mar 08 23
61 plays

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