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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. THUNDER BE
Answer: The Burden
This is a novel Christie wrote under the psuedonym of Mary Westmacott.
2. REARS YUM SIDE
Answer: Murder Is Easy
Superintendant Battle is the detective in this book, which was first published in 1939.
3. BE CHEAPEN RENT SLAMMER
Answer: Elephants Can Remember
Poirot solves this mystery. Ariadne Oliver, the mystery writer, is also in this book.
4. ZOO DRAWS RET
Answer: Towards Zero
"Towards Zero", first published in 1944, has a murder solved by Superintendant Battle. It has also been converted into play form.
5. NEW MID BUSTS
Answer: Dumb Witness
In this book Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of Emily (who wrote a letter to him before her death).
6. THREE NEED RENO WHEN TAN
Answer: And Then There Were None
Also known as "Ten Little Niggers" or "Ten Little Indians", it has been made into a play, a movie, and stands as one of Christie's best thrillers ever.
7. CARP GAINED SLINKY
Answer: Sparkling Cyanide
First published in 1945, the murder of Rosemary Barton is solved in this book.
8. BREED COPS FREE PUNT
Answer: Tuppence Beresford
She is a detective character, married to Tommy Beresford. Her real name is Prudence. They are a satirical detction couple, and feature in books "The Secret Adversary", "Partners In Crime", and "By The Pricking Of My Thumbs".
9. STAY RAMMED
Answer: St Mary Mead
This is the village in which Miss Jane Marple lives. In many movies, Miss Marple is played by Angela Lansbury (of "Murder, She Wrote" fame - character Jessica Fletcher).
10. FROG CURED ARK MOB
Answer: Go Back For Murder
This is featured in the set of plays under the production of "The Mousetrap".
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