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Easy Elizabeth Peters Mix Trivia Quiz

Elizabeth Peters is one of my favorite authors. Her books are funny, but also exciting. This quiz deals mostly with her Vicky Bliss, Amelia Peabody, and Jacqueline Kirby series. Enjoy! (Some information taken from her official website www.mpmbooks.com.)

A multiple-choice quiz by purplerhino13. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
purplerhino13

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,198

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

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Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is Amelia Peabody's son's nickname? Hint

Tut

Ramses

Imhotep

Charley

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Question 2 of 20

2. In what era are the Amelia Peabody books set? Hint

Elizabethan era

Post-WWII era

Middle Ages

Victorian era

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who is Amelia's best friend?

Answer: (First name only)

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Question 4 of 20

4. Is Emerson Amelia's husband's first name?

Yes

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which country is the primary setting of the Vicky Bliss mystery "Night Train to Memphis"?

Answer: (no hint)

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Question 6 of 20

6. In the Vicky Bliss mysteries, what is Sir John Smythe's real last name? Hint

Smith

Tregarth

Foggington-Smythe

Trent

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Question 7 of 20

7. In which novel do we first meet Sir John? Hint

Naked Once More

Street of the Five Moons

The Camelot Caper

Borrower of the Night

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Question 8 of 20

8. What is the name of Vicky Bliss' cat?

Answer: (no hint)

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Question 9 of 20

9. True or false: Schmidt, Vicky Bliss' boss, is tall, thin, and has an obsession with American country music.

True

False

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which Vicky Bliss mystery is set in Rome? Hint

Borrower of the Night

Trojan Gold

Street of the Five Moons

Silhouette in Scarlet

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Question 11 of 20

11. In which Amelia Peabody mystery does Emerson suffer from amnesia? Hint

The Last Camel Died at Noon

Seeing a Large Cat

Crocodile on the Sandbank

The Snake, The Crocodile, and the Dog

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Question 12 of 20

12. What is Vicky Bliss' profession? Hint

Egyptologist

art historian

musician

detective

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Question 13 of 20

13. What is Jacqueline Kirby's original profession?

Answer: (think books)

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Question 14 of 20

14. What profession does she take up later in the series? Hint

romance author

editor

animal trainer

journalist

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Question 15 of 20

15. What is the most recent Jacqueline Kirby mystery as of October 2002?

Answer: (3 words)

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Question 16 of 20

16. What color hair does Vicky Bliss have?

Answer: (no hint)

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Question 17 of 20

17. True or false: The Mystery Writers of America named Elizabeth Peters a Grandmaster in 1998.

True

False

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Question 18 of 20

18. In which non-series Elizabeth Peters' books does protagonist Laurie investigate mysterious music at Idlewood, her family's Maryland home?

Answer: (3 Words, first word "The")

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Question 19 of 20

19. Under what pseudonym does Elizabeth Peters write suspense novels?

Answer: ("The Dancing Floor" was written under this name)

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Question 20 of 20

20. What is Elizabeth Peters' real name? Hint

Barbara Mitchell

Barbara Mertz

Elizabeth Mease

Elizabeth Michaels

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Amelia Peabody's son's nickname?

Answer: Ramses

As a child, Ramses has a fascination with mummifying small rodents.

2. In what era are the Amelia Peabody books set?

Answer: Victorian era

The books start in the Victorian era, though the most recent (as of Oct. 2002) Amelia Peabody mysteries occur during World War I.

3. Who is Amelia's best friend?

Answer: Evelyn

By the end of the first book in the series, they have become sisters-in-law because they both marry one of the Emerson brothers.

4. Is Emerson Amelia's husband's first name?

Answer: No

Though he prefers to be called Emerson, his given name is actually Radcliffe.

5. Which country is the primary setting of the Vicky Bliss mystery "Night Train to Memphis"?

Answer: Egypt

This is the most recent Vicky Bliss mystery as of Oct. 2002.

6. In the Vicky Bliss mysteries, what is Sir John Smythe's real last name?

Answer: Tregarth

Though the suave art thief does his best to keep his surname under wraps, John is his actual first name. (I have to admit I've always had a thing for him.)

7. In which novel do we first meet Sir John?

Answer: The Camelot Caper

Though "The Camelot Caper" is not officially in the Vicky Bliss series (since Vicky herself does not even appear in the book), John does play a role in this book.

8. What is the name of Vicky Bliss' cat?

Answer: Clara

Vicky acquires her cat during her adventures in "Trojan Gold."

9. True or false: Schmidt, Vicky Bliss' boss, is tall, thin, and has an obsession with American country music.

Answer: False

While Schmidt does develop an interest in country music in "Night Train to Memphis", he has never been tall, nor is he thin.

10. Which Vicky Bliss mystery is set in Rome?

Answer: Street of the Five Moons

This is the book in which Vicky first meets John.

11. In which Amelia Peabody mystery does Emerson suffer from amnesia?

Answer: The Snake, The Crocodile, and the Dog

This was actually the first Elizabeth Peters book I ever read, and it got me hooked.

12. What is Vicky Bliss' profession?

Answer: art historian

She works at the National Museum in Munich, Germany.

13. What is Jacqueline Kirby's original profession?

Answer: librarian

14. What profession does she take up later in the series?

Answer: romance author

15. What is the most recent Jacqueline Kirby mystery as of October 2002?

Answer: Naked Once More

The book was published in 1989.

16. What color hair does Vicky Bliss have?

Answer: blond

She stands almost 6 feet tall, has blonde hair and blue eyes, and a modelesque figure. She is none too pleased with her genetics because they make people take her less seriously.

17. True or false: The Mystery Writers of America named Elizabeth Peters a Grandmaster in 1998.

Answer: True

She has written more than 50 books under her two pseudonyms.

18. In which non-series Elizabeth Peters' books does protagonist Laurie investigate mysterious music at Idlewood, her family's Maryland home?

Answer: The Love Talker

This book was first published in 1980.

19. Under what pseudonym does Elizabeth Peters write suspense novels?

Answer: Barbara Michaels

The books published under the Barbara Michaels pseudonym usually have a supernatural twist.

20. What is Elizabeth Peters' real name?

Answer: Barbara Mertz

She studied at the Oriental Instutue of the University of Chicago and received a Ph.D. in Egyptology in 1952. She has written several nonfiction books under her real name, including "Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Egyptology."

Source: Author purplerhino13

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