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Partners In Crime Trivia Quiz

We last saw Tommy Beresford and Prudence (Tuppence) Cowley in "The Secret Adversary". They are now married and in these short stories, they are running a detective agency. It was first published in 1929. This quiz deals with some small details.

A multiple-choice quiz by JaneMarple. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
JaneMarple

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
219,864

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
528

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. In "A Fairy in the Flat" - Mr. Carter, Tommy's boss, asks Tommy and Tuppence to take over a detective agency. What type of stamp does he ask them to look out for? Hint

American

German

French

Russian

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Question 2 of 15

2. In "A Pot of Tea" - Where is the detective agency based? Hint

Baker Street

Knightsbridge

Soho

Bloomsbury

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Question 3 of 15

3. In "The Affair of the Pink Pearl" - in which room was the pearl found? Hint

Bedroom

Living room

Kitchen

Bathroom

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Question 4 of 15

4. In "The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger" - what did Tuppence buy as a wedding present for a male friend? Hint

Cuff links

A silk tie

Tiepin

Cigarette case

5. In "Finessing the King" and "The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper" (a story in two parts) - in which newspaper do Tommy and Tuppence see an advertisement in the personal column about finessing the king? Hint

The Daily Record

The Times

The Daily Leader

The Daily News

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Question 6 of 15

6. In "The case of the Missing Lady", where is The Grange nursing home? Hint

Surrey

Sussex

Cheshire

Essex

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Question 7 of 15

7. In "Blind man's Bluff", where were Tommy and Tuppence dining when they meet the mysterious "Duke of Blairgowie"? Hint

The Blitz

Clarridges

The Ritz

The Royal Oak

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Question 8 of 15

8. In "The Man in the Mist", what was the name of the avenue where Glinda Glen was staying? Hint

Royal

Stewards

Morgan's

High Gate

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Question 9 of 15

9. In "The Sunningdale Mystery", what was Captain Sessle stabbed with? Hint

Carving knife

Hat pin

Paper knife

Hypodermic needle

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Question 10 of 15

10. In "The Crackler", which famous fairy story is the story loosely based on? Hint

Aladdin

The Tinder Box

Cinderella

Rapunzel

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Question 11 of 15

11. In "The House of the Lurking Death", what poison was in the box of chocolates? Hint

Arsenic

Heroin

Cocaine

Cyanide

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Question 12 of 15

12. In "The Unbreakable Alibi", what nationality was Una Drake? Hint

Irish

German

Australian

English

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Question 13 of 15

13. In "The Clergyman's Daughter" and "The Red House" (another story in two parts) what season is the story set in? Hint

Spring

Winter

Summer

Autumn/Fall

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Question 14 of 15

14. In "The Ambassador's Boots", which ship did the American ambassador travel on? Hint

Lusitania

Karnak

Kilmorden Castle

Nomadic

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Question 15 of 15

15. And finally in "The Man who was Number Sixteen", this is based on a Hercule Poirot novel. But which one is it? Hint

Cards on the table

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The Big Four

Death on the Nile

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "A Fairy in the Flat" - Mr. Carter, Tommy's boss, asks Tommy and Tuppence to take over a detective agency. What type of stamp does he ask them to look out for?

Answer: Russian

Tuppence is bored with life. Mr. Carter explains that Theodore Blunt, the original owner of the detective agency, is in prison. He did foreign business so Tommy and Tuppence are to be on the look out for blue letters with a Russian stamp. Under the stamp will be a number sixteen.

2. In "A Pot of Tea" - Where is the detective agency based?

Answer: Bloomsbury

Tommy and Tuppence take over the detective agency. It is called Blunt's Brilliant Detectives. They refuse to deal with divorce cases. Their fist customer is a rich young man who is concerned about the disappearance of the girl he loves. Tuppence rashly says they will find her in 24 hours.

But all is not what it seems. Tommy is Mr. Blunt, while Tuppence is his secretary Miss Robinson. Albert is now their office boy.

3. In "The Affair of the Pink Pearl" - in which room was the pearl found?

Answer: Bathroom

Tommy and Tuppence investigate the disappearance of an expensive pearl at a house party. Unfortunately one of the members of the party is a kleptomaniac. The pearl is hidden in a bar of soap. Tommy and Tuppence take on the roles of fictional detectives when they investigate crimes.

This is a Dr. Thorndyke case, created by R. Austin Freeman. We are also introduced to Inspector Marriot of Scotland Yard.

4. In "The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger" - what did Tuppence buy as a wedding present for a male friend?

Answer: Cigarette case

This case begins when the detective agency receives a blue letter with a Russian stamp. This is a Brothers Okewood mystery, created by Valentine Williams.

Answer: The Daily Leader

"Finessing the King" concerns a nightclub called The Ace of Spades, and the fancy dress ball there at midnight. During the ball, which Tommy and Tuppence attend, a woman is stabbed to death. This is a McCarty and Riordan mystery, created by Isabel Ostrander.

6. In "The case of the Missing Lady", where is The Grange nursing home?

Answer: Sussex

An artic explorer returns home from an expedition to find his girlfriend has disappeared. This is a Sherlock Holmes case, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

7. In "Blind man's Bluff", where were Tommy and Tuppence dining when they meet the mysterious "Duke of Blairgowie"?

Answer: The Blitz

Tommy is kidnapped while playing the part of Thornley Colton, the blind problemist. Clinton Holland Stagg created Colton.

8. In "The Man in the Mist", what was the name of the avenue where Glinda Glen was staying?

Answer: Morgan's

Glinda Glen, the famous actress, is introduced to the detective when Tommy is playing the role of Father Brown. Glinda is later found dead, in a house on the avenue where it is believed a ghost of a policeman haunts. G. K. Chesterton created Father Brown.

9. In "The Sunningdale Mystery", what was Captain Sessle stabbed with?

Answer: Hat pin

This case involves the murder of a golfer, found dead on a golf course. He was seen talking to a blonde woman before he died. This is an "Old Man in the Corner" case, created by Baroness Emma Orczy.

10. In "The Crackler", which famous fairy story is the story loosely based on?

Answer: The Tinder Box

The case involves forged bank notes. This is an Edgar Wallace type mystery, Wallace wrote many books.

11. In "The House of the Lurking Death", what poison was in the box of chocolates?

Answer: Arsenic

A young lady comes to the agency; she thinks someone is poisoning her. When she later dies, Tommy and Tuppence investigate it. This is a Hanaud case, created by Alfred Edward Woodley Mason.

12. In "The Unbreakable Alibi", what nationality was Una Drake?

Answer: Australian

A woman challenges her boyfriend that she can be in two places at once, and she also has witnesses to say so too. Tommy and Tuppence investigate how this can be done. This is an Inspector French case, created by Freeman Willis Croft.

13. In "The Clergyman's Daughter" and "The Red House" (another story in two parts) what season is the story set in?

Answer: Winter

In fact it is Christmas Day at the end of the story. Monica Deane comes to the detectives. She is trying to sell her house, but it seems to be haunted. This is a Roger Sherringham case, created by Anthony Berkley Cox.

14. In "The Ambassador's Boots", which ship did the American ambassador travel on?

Answer: Nomadic

The other ships also appear in other Agatha Christie novels. (Lusitania was in "The Secret Adversary". Kilmorden Castle was in "The Man in the Brown Suit" and "Death on the Nile" featured the Karnak.). This concerns the disappearance of the Ambassador's boots. This is a Doctor Fortune and Superintendent Bell case created by H. C. Bailey.

15. And finally in "The Man who was Number Sixteen", this is based on a Hercule Poirot novel. But which one is it?

Answer: The Big Four

Agatha Christie of course created Hercule Poirot as well as many other detectives. This case concerns the blue letters, which began Blunt's Brilliant Detectives. At the end of the story, Tuppence is expecting her first child. Look out for more Christie quizzes soon!

Source: Author JaneMarple

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