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Quiz about BackTranslated French Agatha Christie Titles
Quiz about BackTranslated French Agatha Christie Titles

Back-Translated French Agatha Christie Titles Quiz


Yet another quiz on international titles that does not require you to speak the actual language, this time focusing on French. Tell me the Christie book from the back-translated French title and the clue. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by PearlQ19. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
PearlQ19
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
357,201
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
490
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Le couteau sur la nuque" ("The Knife in the Neck): A rather unpleasant aristocrat is found murdered, and the method is precisely what it says in the title. Which Poirot novel is it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Je ne suis pas coupable" ("I Am Not Guilty"): Poirot rushes to the aid of a woman wrongfully accused of murder in this courtroom drama. Which is the English title? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "La dernière enigme" ("The Last Enigma"): While this was not the last book Agatha Christie wrote, it was the last to be published and intended as the conclusion of the Miss Marple series. Which is the English title?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 4 of 10
4. "Les indiscrétions de Hercule Poirot" ("The Indiscretions of Hercule Poirot"): This title may refer to the fact that Poirot infiltrates the grieving family of a recently deceased millionaire under the false name of "Mr. Pontarlier" in this book. Which novel is it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Le cheval à bascule" ("The Rocking Horse"): A rocking horse called "Truelove" plays a pivotal role in this late Christie novel about a long-forgotten Secret Service affair and an elderly couple of formidable amateur spies. Which is the English title? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "La fête du potiron" ("The Feast of the Pumpkin"): This French title is basically a synonym of the original English title, which I would like you to fill in the blank below. For simplicity, spell the first word the modern way, without an apostrophe.

Answer: (Two Words, no apostrophe)
Question 7 of 10
7. "La plume empoisonnée" ("The Poison Pen"): Even though this is a Miss Marple mystery, Miss Marple only makes an appearance towards the end of the book, which is narrated by a nice young ex-soldier called Jerry Burton. Which is the novel? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Poirot joue le jeu" ("Poirot Plays the Game"): Poirot's only reason for being there when murder is committed is that he can't say no when his friend Ariadne Oliver asks a favor. And to think that it was really a game at the start! Which is the novel? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Le major parlait trop" ("The Major Talked Too Much"): Yes, the first victim is a major, and yes, he talked indeed too much, which is why he meets an early demise. Which novel is it? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Cinq heures vingt-cinq" ("Twenty-Five Minutes Past Five"): At 5:25 p.m., a message of death is received during a séance held solely out of boredom. And when a concerned friend goes to check on the purported victim, he is indeed dead. Which standalone Christie novel is this? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Le couteau sur la nuque" ("The Knife in the Neck): A rather unpleasant aristocrat is found murdered, and the method is precisely what it says in the title. Which Poirot novel is it?

Answer: Lord Edgeware Dies (a.k.a. "Thirteen At Dinner")

First published in 1933, this Poirot novel features a simple but ingenious plot twist and a memorable villain. Christie scholars have described Hastings as at his dumbest in this book.
There is also a film version starring Sir Peter Ustinov as Poirot, Faye Dunaway as Jane Wilkinson, and David Suchet (who would later play Poirot to perfection in the TV series of the same name) as the chief of police.
2. "Je ne suis pas coupable" ("I Am Not Guilty"): Poirot rushes to the aid of a woman wrongfully accused of murder in this courtroom drama. Which is the English title?

Answer: Sad Cypress

I am aware that I have used this book in almost every Christie title quiz I've made, but it is one of only a handful of books that really has a different title in each language and is not simply translated literally. (It is called "Morphine" in Germany, by the way.) "Sad Cypress" was first published in 1940. Agatha Christie later regretted that she used Poirot in this book.
3. "La dernière enigme" ("The Last Enigma"): While this was not the last book Agatha Christie wrote, it was the last to be published and intended as the conclusion of the Miss Marple series. Which is the English title?

Answer: Sleeping Murder

"Sleeping Murder" was withheld from publication until after Agatha Christie's death in 1976. While it is generally assumed that it was written during the Blitz, the research of John Curran has shown that it must have been written later than that: rough idea sketches referring to "Helen" and "Cover Her Face" appear on a page headed "1947" in Agatha Christie's notebooks, and recognizable elements of the storyline are developed in the same notebook.
4. "Les indiscrétions de Hercule Poirot" ("The Indiscretions of Hercule Poirot"): This title may refer to the fact that Poirot infiltrates the grieving family of a recently deceased millionaire under the false name of "Mr. Pontarlier" in this book. Which novel is it?

Answer: After the Funeral (a.k.a. "Funerals Are Fatal")

"After the Funeral" (1953) is probably more famous under the title of "Murder at the Gallop", the second Miss Marple movie starring Margaret Rutherford. Only devoted Christie readers know that it is actually a Poirot story.
5. "Le cheval à bascule" ("The Rocking Horse"): A rocking horse called "Truelove" plays a pivotal role in this late Christie novel about a long-forgotten Secret Service affair and an elderly couple of formidable amateur spies. Which is the English title?

Answer: Postern of Fate

"Postern of Fate" was published in 1973 and was the last novel Christie wrote. The elderly couple referred to in the question is, of course, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. It is a pity that Agatha Christie did not write more Tommy and Tuppence books, seeing as these two have been with her for her entire career: her second book, "The Secret Adversary", and her very last one, "Postern of Fate", both use them as the main characters.
6. "La fête du potiron" ("The Feast of the Pumpkin"): This French title is basically a synonym of the original English title, which I would like you to fill in the blank below. For simplicity, spell the first word the modern way, without an apostrophe.

Answer: Halloween Party

"Hallowe'en Party" (1969) was only a moderate success (at least in Christie terms; for many other authors, the same degree of success would probably be classified as remarkable). It was the second time Christie used a child (albeit an unpleasant one) as the murder victim.
7. "La plume empoisonnée" ("The Poison Pen"): Even though this is a Miss Marple mystery, Miss Marple only makes an appearance towards the end of the book, which is narrated by a nice young ex-soldier called Jerry Burton. Which is the novel?

Answer: The Moving Finger

"The Moving Finger" was one of a whopping three books to be published in 1942 (the other two being "The Body in the Library" and "Five Little Pigs"). Of the three, only "The Moving Finger" has the distinctive wartime atmosphere that also characterizes "N Or M" or "Taken At the Flood".
8. "Poirot joue le jeu" ("Poirot Plays the Game"): Poirot's only reason for being there when murder is committed is that he can't say no when his friend Ariadne Oliver asks a favor. And to think that it was really a game at the start! Which is the novel?

Answer: Dead Man's Folly

"Dead Man's Folly" was published in 1956 and marked the beginning of the period when Agatha Christie grew tired of Poirot. The two Poirot novels that followed this one three and seven years later, respectively, both strive to put the Belgian in the background: in "Cat Among the Pigeons", he doesn't appear for the first time until halfway through the novel, and in "The Clocks", the narrative focuses heavily on Colin Lamb.
9. "Le major parlait trop" ("The Major Talked Too Much"): Yes, the first victim is a major, and yes, he talked indeed too much, which is why he meets an early demise. Which novel is it?

Answer: A Caribbean Mystery

"A Caribbean Mystery" was published in 1964 and was directly followed by yet another Marple story, "At Bertram's Hotel", one year later. It is a solid whodunit and also features one of Christie's most memorable supporting characters: the billionaire Jason Rafiel, who would later make a posthumous appearance in "Nemesis."
10. "Cinq heures vingt-cinq" ("Twenty-Five Minutes Past Five"): At 5:25 p.m., a message of death is received during a séance held solely out of boredom. And when a concerned friend goes to check on the purported victim, he is indeed dead. Which standalone Christie novel is this?

Answer: The Sittaford Mystery (a.k.a. "Murder At Hazelmoor")

"The Sittaford Mystery" was first published in 1931 and features a Christie heroine very typical of her earlier books. It was also the first full-length novel to feature the supernatural (or rather a clever semblance thereof). Seemingly supernatural forces also play a role in "Dumb Witness," "Death Comes As The End" and "The Pale Horse." The short stories collected in "The Hound of Death" and "While the Light Lasts," on the other hand, are genuine tales of the supernatural.
Source: Author PearlQ19

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