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Quiz about Marple Murderers
Quiz about Marple Murderers

Marple Murderers Trivia Quiz


WARNING CONTAINS SPOILERS - Match the person murdered in the Agatha Christie Miss Marple novel with their murderer. If there are multiple murders in a novel then the murder in question is the first chronologically.

A matching quiz by timoggy. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
timoggy
Time
4 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
403,996
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
155
Last 3 plays: Guest 78 (10/10), kingmama (10/10), Guest 31 (8/10).
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
QuestionsChoices
1. Pamela Reeves  
  Marina Gregg
2. Rudi Scherz  
  Elvira Blake
3. Christian Gulbrandsen  
  James Kennedy
4. Rex Fortescue  
  Gladys Martin
5. Anna Stravinska  
  Mark Gaskill
6. Heather Badcock  
  Clotilde Bradbury-Scott
7. Major Palgrave  
  David Quimper
8. Michael Gorman  
  Charlotte Blacklock
9. Verity Hunt  
  Tim Kendal
10. Helen Halliday  
  Lewis Serracold





Select each answer

1. Pamela Reeves
2. Rudi Scherz
3. Christian Gulbrandsen
4. Rex Fortescue
5. Anna Stravinska
6. Heather Badcock
7. Major Palgrave
8. Michael Gorman
9. Verity Hunt
10. Helen Halliday

Most Recent Scores
Feb 29 2024 : Guest 78: 10/10
Feb 17 2024 : kingmama: 10/10
Feb 14 2024 : Guest 31: 8/10
Feb 08 2024 : PurpleComet: 8/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Pamela Reeves

Answer: Mark Gaskill

In "The Body In The Library" (1930) the body in question is not Ruby Keene, as is first thought, but is in fact Pamela Reeves who has been murdered in order to give the plotters of Ruby's death an apparent alibi. Pamela, who has been made up to look like Ruby, is murdered by Mark Gaskill who dumps the body in Basil Blake's house hoping to throw suspicion on him, but Blake in turn dumps the body in the library of Gossington Hall where it is discovered.
2. Rudi Scherz

Answer: Charlotte Blacklock

In "A Murder Is Announced" (1942) Rudi Scherz is shot by Charlotte Blacklock as he recognizes her posing as her sister Letitia, heiress to a large fortune.
3. Christian Gulbrandsen

Answer: Lewis Serracold

In "They Do It With Mirrors" (1952) Lewis Serracold murders Christian Gulbrandsen in order to prevent him disclosing that Lewis has been embezzling from a charitable trust.
4. Rex Fortescue

Answer: Gladys Martin

In "A Pocket Full Of Rye" (1953) Gladys Martin inadvertently poisons Rex Fortescue at the behest of her boyfriend Albert Evans. Albert is in actual fact Rex's son Lance, who is hoping to inherit a valuable African mine upon his father's death.
5. Anna Stravinska

Answer: David Quimper

In "4.50 From Paddington" (1957) Dr David Quimper strangles his estranged wife Anna Stravinska in a train carriage so that he can marry the heiress Emma Crackenthorpe.
6. Heather Badcock

Answer: Marina Gregg

In "The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side" (1962) famous actress Marina Gregg poisons local village resident Heather Badcock when she learns that Heather was responsible for Marina contracting German measles whilst pregnant, leading to the death of her unborn child.
7. Major Palgrave

Answer: Tim Kendal

In "A Caribbean Mystery" (1964) hotelier Tim Kendal murders his guest Major Palgrave when he realizes that the Major knows he murdered his previous wife in a similar fashion to the one in which he intends to murder his present wife Molly.
8. Michael Gorman

Answer: Elvira Blake

In "At Bertram's Hotel" (1965) Elvira Blake shoots Michael Gorman in order to prevent him disclosing that he was married to Elvira's mother Bess and they never divorced. This would make Bess' subsequent marriage, and thus Elvira's substantial inheritence, invalid.
9. Verity Hunt

Answer: Clotilde Bradbury-Scott

In "Nemesis" (1971) the dying Jason Rafiel commissions Miss Marple to investigate the murder of Verity Hunt which occurred some years ago and for which Jason's son Michael was the prime suspect. Miss Marple discovers that Veirty was murdered by her guardian Clotilde Bradbury-Scott to prevent Verity marrying Michael Rafiel. Clotilde then battered another local girl to death and identified her as Verity to cover her tracks.
10. Helen Halliday

Answer: James Kennedy

In "Sleeping Murder" (1976), Gwenda Halliday has flashbacks from when she was a child about the murder of a woman who turns out to be her step-mother Helen. Helen was murdered by her brother Dr James Kennedy, who then convinced Helen's husband Kelvin that he had committed the murder and had him committed to a sanitorium.
Source: Author timoggy

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