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Quiz about Agatha ChristieMiss Marple Trivia

Agatha Christie-Miss Marple Trivia Quiz


Fans of Agatha should enjoy this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by carolinecaleb. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
68,059
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2145
Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (10/10), Guest 173 (10/10), Guest 213 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Here's an easy one to start with-what is Miss Marple's first name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of the following is NOT a Miss Marple story? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following IS a Miss Marple story? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which Miss Marple mystery takes place because of a character Miss Marple meets in 'A Carribbean Mystery'?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. What is the name of the English village where Miss Marple lives? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In which story does Miss Marple solve a mystery of a murder her friend, Mrs. McGillicuddy, witnesses on a train moving alongside her train? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the name of Miss Marple's insufferable nephew?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 8 of 10
8. Which Miss Marple novel concerns a writer of poison pen letters? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is not a favorite hobby of Miss Marple? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the last Miss Marple book to be published?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Here's an easy one to start with-what is Miss Marple's first name?

Answer: Jane

Miss Jane Marple became one of the most beloved, famous, and copied detectives of all time.
2. Which of the following is NOT a Miss Marple story?

Answer: The Big Four

'The Big Four' was a Hercule Poirot novel, all the rest starred Miss Marple.
3. Which of the following IS a Miss Marple story?

Answer: The Body in the Library

In 'The Body in the Library', the body of a young girl is found in takes place in Colonel and Dolly Bantry's library. It was my first Agatha Christie novel, and still one of my favorites!
4. Which Miss Marple mystery takes place because of a character Miss Marple meets in 'A Carribbean Mystery'?

Answer: Nemesis

Miss Marple meets Mr. Jason Rafiel in 'A Caribbean Mystery' and in his will, he sends her on a garden tour because he knows she will find and solve an old murder mystery along the way.
5. What is the name of the English village where Miss Marple lives?

Answer: St. Mary Mead

St. Mary Mead is a typical English village. Miss Marple is famous for finding 'village parallels' for characters she encounters in her mystery-solving career. She believes that evil is alive and well in a small English village, as it is everywhere else.
6. In which story does Miss Marple solve a mystery of a murder her friend, Mrs. McGillicuddy, witnesses on a train moving alongside her train?

Answer: The 4:50 From Paddington

They are all train mysteries, but in 'The 4:50 From Paddington' (also titled 'What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw'), Mrs. McGillicuddy looks out her window and witnesses a murder on another train. 'Murder on the Calais Coach' was another title for the famous 'Murder on the Orient Express'.
7. What is the name of Miss Marple's insufferable nephew?

Answer: Raymond West

Raymond is an author and is very generous to his aunt-often treating her to trips and theater outings, but his pompous and superior attitude bothers her.
8. Which Miss Marple novel concerns a writer of poison pen letters?

Answer: The Moving Finger

The other three take place in St. Mary Mead, but Miss Marple is called in by the vicar's wife in another small village to solve the poison pen mystery and the murders.
9. What is not a favorite hobby of Miss Marple?

Answer: canasta

The bird-watching and the snooping go hand-in-hand, and the knitting helps establish Miss Marple as an 'innocent' old lady.
10. What is the last Miss Marple book to be published?

Answer: Sleeping Murder

'Sleeping Murder', published in 1976 (although it was written much earlier, around 1940), was the last Miss Marple book to appear.
Source: Author carolinecaleb

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