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How much do you know about Funerals Are Fatal? | Quiz

When Cora Lansquenet is murdered the day after her brother's funeral, everyone suspects that it is because of a comment she had made at the funeral. Hercule Poirot steps in to solve the mystery behind her death. Caution: spoilers

A multiple-choice quiz by zorba_scank. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
zorba_scank

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
211,284

Updated
Mar 14 22

# Qns
10

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Average

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7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What kind of poison was found in the wedding cake sent to Miss Gilchrist? Hint

Cyanide

Arsenic

Nicotine

Taxine

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Question 2 of 10

2. Michael Shane was having lunch with Oscar the day Cora Lansquenet was murdered.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What organization did Hercule Poirot claim to represent while staying at Enderby Hall? Hint

U.N.E.S.C.O.

S.A.A.R.C.

U.N.I.C.E.F.

U.N.A.R.C.O.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What piece of furniture did Rosamund and Susan fight over? Hint

The Dresden tea service

The Boule Cabinet in the White Boudoir

The green malachite table

The Spode dessert service

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who arranged for Miss Gilchrist to work for Timothy and Maude Abernethie after Cora Lansquenet's death? Hint

Rosamund

George

Mr. Entwhistle

Susan

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where did Helen Abernethie plan to migrate to with her share of the money? Hint

Cyprus

Malaya

Ceylon

Switzerland

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Question 7 of 10

7. What kind of motif did Hercule Poirot find running through the case? Hint

None of these

Wedding cake

A nun

Wax flowers

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the only one apart from Helen Abernethie to recognize Hercule Poirot? Hint

Susan

Rosamund

Maude

George

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Question 9 of 10

9. What had Helen found odd about Cora Lansquenet on the day of Richard Abernethie's funeral? Hint

She had begun to tilt her head in the opposite direction while speaking.

She didn't seem to know her way about Enderby Hall.

She seemed less simple than she had been in the past.

She hadn't recognized her brother and sister-in-law.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why did Miss Gilchrist want Cora Lansquenet dead? Hint

She planned to impersonate Cora and live at Enderby Hall.

She needed the money Cora had bequeathed to her in her will.

She wanted an expensive painting that Cora had.

She resented being treated like a servant by Cora.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What kind of poison was found in the wedding cake sent to Miss Gilchrist?

Answer: Arsenic

Miss Gilchrist had followed the tradition of unmarried women keeping a piece of wedding cake under their pillows in order to dream of their future husbands, and this helped Inspector Morton to have the cake analyzed for traces of the poison.

2. Michael Shane was having lunch with Oscar the day Cora Lansquenet was murdered.

Answer: False

This was his alibi. The truth was that he had spent the day with an actress named Sorrel Dainton with whom he had been having an affair. He didn't want his wife, Rosamund, to know this and, therefore, lied about being with Oscar that afternoon.

3. What organization did Hercule Poirot claim to represent while staying at Enderby Hall?

Answer: U.N.A.R.C.O.

Hercule Poirot arrived to spend the weekend at Enderby Hall to further study the people who might have been involved in Cora Lansquenet's murder. He assumed the name of M. Pontarlier and claimed to be interested in the purchase of Enderby Hall. He stated that he represented the U.N.A.R.C.O. - United Nations Aid for Refugee Centers Old Age.

4. What piece of furniture did Rosamund and Susan fight over?

Answer: The green malachite table

Rosamund wanted the table as a prop for her forthcoming play while Susan thought it would suit the d�cor she had planned for her beauty shop. Timothy Abernethie wanted the Boule cabinet and Spode dessert service.

5. Who arranged for Miss Gilchrist to work for Timothy and Maude Abernethie after Cora Lansquenet's death?

Answer: Susan

Miss Gilchrist requested to Susan to look for employment for her as she would find it difficult to get work after Cora Lansquenet's death. She knew people would be apprehensive about hiring her because her former employer was murdered.

6. Where did Helen Abernethie plan to migrate to with her share of the money?

Answer: Cyprus

Helen Abernethie had an illegitimate son living in Cyprus. She planned to educate him with her share of the money.

7. What kind of motif did Hercule Poirot find running through the case?

Answer: A nun

A nun had come to Enderby Hall the day before Richard Abernethie died and one had also visited Lytchett St. Mary the day of Cora Lansquenet's inquest. Another nun had come to Timothy Abernethie's house while Miss Gilchrist was staying there.

8. Who was the only one apart from Helen Abernethie to recognize Hercule Poirot?

Answer: Rosamund

Rosamund recognized Hercule Poirot and knew he was a detective. She realized that he had come to look into the deaths of Richard Abernethie and Cora Lansquenet.

9. What had Helen found odd about Cora Lansquenet on the day of Richard Abernethie's funeral?

Answer: She had begun to tilt her head in the opposite direction while speaking.

Miss Gilchrist practiced Cora's mannerisms in front of the mirror to perfect her impersonation of Cora. But she didn't realize that what she was seeing in the mirror was a reversed image and thus ended up tilting her head in the wrong direction.

10. Why did Miss Gilchrist want Cora Lansquenet dead?

Answer: She wanted an expensive painting that Cora had.

Cora Lansquenet had picked up a painting at one of the garage sales she frequented which turned out to be a genuine Vermeer. Cora hadn't realized the true worth of the painting but Miss Gilchrist had. She wanted the money she would get by selling it to set up a tea shop similar to the one she had had before the war.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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