Agatha Christie - Quiz
Agatha Christie
  • 1. In which year was Agatha Christie born?
A) 1880
B) 1910
C) 1890
D) 1900
  • 2. What was the title of Agatha Christie's first novel?
A) Murder on the Orient Express
B) And Then There Were None
C) Death on the Nile
D) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • 3. Which fictional detective did Agatha Christie create?
A) Sherlock Holmes
B) Miss Marple
C) Hercule Poirot
D) Sam Spade
  • 4. What is the best-selling Agatha Christie novel of all time?
A) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
B) Murder on the Orient Express
C) Death on the Nile
D) And Then There Were None
  • 5. Where was Agatha Christie's birthplace?
A) Paris, France
B) Torquay, Devon, England
C) New York, USA
D) London, England
  • 6. Which of Agatha Christie's novels features a famous detective-writer, Ariadne Oliver?
A) Appointment with Death
B) Cards on the Table
C) At Bertram's Hotel
D) Crooked House
  • 7. Which novel by Agatha Christie is set in the fictional village of St. Mary Mead?
A) Sleeping Murder
B) Endless Night
C) The Body in the Library
D) The Murder at the Vicarage
  • 8. In what year did Agatha Christie pass away?
A) 1976
B) 1966
C) 1986
D) 1996
  • 9. Under what pen name did Agatha Christie write romance novels?
A) Emily Bronte
B) Agatha West
C) Christie Smith
D) Mary Westmacott
  • 10. Who was Agatha Christie's second husband?
A) Archibald Christie
B) Stephen Marshall
C) Anthony Shaffer
D) Max Mallowan
  • 11. What was the original title of the novel 'Murder on the Orient Express' in the United States?
A) Murder in the Calais Coach
B) The Mystery of the Maharajah
C) Terror on the Train
D) Death in the Dining Car
  • 12. How many total novels did Agatha Christie write under her own name?
A) 66
B) 80
C) 100
D) 50
  • 13. What is the famous nickname given to Agatha Christie due to her speed of writing?
A) The Mistress of Mystery
B) The Duchess of Deception
C) The Queen of Crime
D) The Grand Dame of Detection
  • 14. In which decade did Agatha Christie write her final novel 'Sleeping Murder'?
A) 1970s
B) 1960s
C) 1980s
D) 1950s
  • 15. What is the title of Agatha Christie's longest-running play?
A) Witness for the Prosecution
B) And Then There Were None
C) The Mousetrap
D) Murder on the Orient Express
  • 16. In which year was Agatha Christie made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II?
A) 1965
B) 1955
C) 1980
D) 1971
  • 17. How many novels did Agatha Christie write under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott?
A) 10
B) 8
C) 6
D) 4
  • 18. Who was Agatha Christie's first husband?
A) Nathaniel Frary Miller
B) Frederick Alvah Miller
C) Archibald Christie
D) Max Mallowan
  • 19. What year did Agatha Christie go missing, creating international headlines?
A) 1914
B) 1926
C) 1930
D) 1945
  • 20. Which country's archaeological sites did Agatha Christie explore with her second husband?
A) Middle East
B) Australia
C) South America
D) Africa
  • 21. What was the name of the villa where Agatha Christie spent much of her childhood?
A) Mallowan
B) Ashfield
C) Styles
D) Westmacott
  • 22. How old was Agatha Christie when she wrote her first poem, 'The Cow Slip'?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 15
D) 8
  • 23. What subject did Agatha Christie particularly enjoy during her home education?
A) Geography
B) Science
C) History
D) Basic arithmetic
  • 24. Where did Agatha Christie and her mother spend the winter of 1907–1908?
A) France
B) Italy
C) Greece
D) Egypt
  • 25. What was the name of the hotel where Agatha Christie stayed in Cairo?
A) Nile Palace Hotel
B) Pyramid View Hotel
C) Cairo Royal Hotel
D) Gezirah Palace Hotel
  • 26. Under which pseudonym did Agatha Christie write her first novel?
A) Monosyllaba
B) Sydney West
C) Nathaniel Miller
D) Mac Miller
  • 27. Where did Agatha and Archie Christie get married?
A) Emmanuel Church, Clifton, Bristol
B) St. John's Wood, London
C) Sunningdale, Berkshire
D) Torquay
  • 28. Who encouraged Agatha Christie to continue writing and provided her with a literary agent?
A) Hodder & Stoughton
B) John Lane
C) Eden Phillpotts
D) Hughes Massie
  • 29. What activity did Agatha Christie enjoy in South Africa during her travels?
A) Hiking
B) Surfing prone
C) Fishing
D) Skiing
  • 30. What was the name of Agatha Christie's only child?
A) Jane Marple
B) Hercule Poirot
C) Tommy Beresford
D) Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Hicks
  • 31. What magazine commissioned short stories from Agatha Christie in 1923?
A) Hodder & Stoughton
B) The Bodley Head
C) Methuen
D) The Sketch
  • 32. What was the title of Agatha Christie's second novel featuring a new detective couple?
A) Murder on the Links
B) The Secret Adversary
C) Death on the Nile
D) And Then There Were None
  • 33. Who was the friend of Major Belcher that Archie fell in love with, leading to Christie's request for a divorce?
A) Nancy Neele
B) Mary Westmacott
C) Hercule Poirot
D) Dorothy L. Sayers
  • 34. What type of vehicle did Agatha Christie drive that was found during the search?
A) Rolls-Royce Phantom
B) Morris Cowley
C) Ford Model T
D) Austin Seven
  • 35. Under what name did Agatha Christie register at the hotel where she was found?
A) "Nancy Neele"
B) "Mrs Tressa Neele"
C) "Mary Westmacott"
D) "Agatha Christie"
  • 36. In which year did Agatha Christie petition for divorce from her first husband?
A) 1929
B) 1930
C) 1927
D) 1928
  • 37. Which British intelligence agency investigated Agatha Christie?
A) CIA
B) MI5
C) Scotland Yard
D) FBI
  • 38. Which character's name in Agatha Christie's novel 'N or M?' led to an MI5 investigation?
A) Major Bletchley
B) Tommy and Tuppence
C) Hercule Poirot
D) Miss Marple
  • 39. Which property did Agatha Christie and her husband purchase in 1934?
A) Winterbrook House near Wallingford
B) Cresswell Place
C) Greenway Estate
D) Abney Hall
  • 40. In which year did Agatha Christie express her personal dislikes?
A) 1969
B) 1946
C) 1956
D) 1935
  • 41. What was the first novel published under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott?
A) Giant's Bread
B) The Rose and the Yew Tree
C) Absent in the Spring
D) Unfinished Portrait
  • 42. Which literary works inspired Agatha Christie for some of her titles?
A) Homer's epics
B) William Shakespeare's works
C) Jane Austen's novels
D) Charles Dickens' stories
  • 43. Who was the chairman of Agatha Christie Limited in 2020?
A) James Prichard
B) An RLJE executive
C) Mathew Prichard
D) Rosalind Hicks
  • 44. What did Julian Symons observe about The Murder of Roger Ackroyd?
A) The book fits within conventions but makes the murderer the local doctor.
B) It breaks away from all traditional detective story conventions.
C) There are no clues provided to solve the mystery.
D) The setting is in a futuristic city.
  • 45. What notable achievement did The Mousetrap accomplish by 2018?
A) It became the world's longest-running play.
B) It won an Oscar.
C) It closed after one year.
D) It was adapted into a film.
  • 46. Which character in 'Three Act Tragedy' is described as un-English?
A) Anthony Browne
B) Charles Hayward
C) Oliver Manders
D) Dr. Constantine
  • 47. Which of the following is NOT a title of a Poirot mystery written by Sophie Hannah?
A) Closed Casket
B) Hercule Poirot's Silent Night
C) "The ABC Murders"
D) The Mystery of Three Quarters
  • 48. Which publisher was involved in editing Agatha Christie's novels to remove offensive passages?
A) Random House
B) HarperCollins
C) Dodd, Mead and Company
D) Penguin Books
  • 49. How many short stories feature Harley Quin?
A) 10
B) 8
C) 14
D) 12
  • 50. Which author did NOT contribute to the collection of Miss Marple short stories titled 'Marple'?
A) "Inspector Japp"
B) Alyssa Cole
C) Leigh Bardugo
D) Naomi Alderman
  • 51. Which year did Agatha Christie publish 'Unfinished Portrait'?
A) 1934
B) 1948
C) 1956
D) 1944
  • 52. In what year was the collection of Miss Marple short stories, titled 'Marple', released?
A) 2022
B) 2019
C) 2020
D) 2023
  • 53. Which hobby did Agatha Christie enjoy that earned her local prizes?
A) Cooking
B) Sculpture
C) Gardening
D) Painting
  • 54. What year did the Telegraph report on the editing of Agatha Christie's novels?
A) 2019
B) 2025
C) 2021
D) 2023
  • 55. Which publication praised 'Giant's Bread' as being above the average of current fiction?
A) The New York Times
B) The Times Literary Supplement
C) The Guardian
D) The London Review of Books
  • 56. How many more novels did Agatha Christie write under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott after her identity was revealed?
A) One more
B) None
C) Two more
D) Three more
  • 57. Which character is described as a 'Whitechapel Jewess with dyed hair and a voice like a corncrake' in Agatha Christie's novel?
A) Hallowe'en Party
B) Three Act Tragedy
C) The Mysterious Mr Quin
D) The Hollow
  • 58. Which activity was part of Agatha Christie's private pleasures related to home decor?
A) Buying furniture for her houses
B) Collecting stamps
C) Writing poetry
D) Photography
  • 59. In which year did The Mousetrap temporarily close due to the pandemic?
A) March 2020
B) May 2019
C) January 2021
D) September 2018
  • 60. Who adapted The Murder of Roger Ackroyd for the stage in 1928?
A) Agatha Christie
B) Richard Attenborough
C) Peter Saunders
D) Michael Morton
  • 61. Who donated Greenway and its contents to the National Trust?
A) The BBC
B) Rosalind Hicks
C) James Prichard
D) Mathew Prichard
  • 62. Which of the following authors contributed to the 'Marple' short story collection?
A) Inspector Japp
B) Captain Arthur Hastings
C) Lucy Foley
D) Hercule Poirot
  • 63. Which character is portrayed as a victim at the hands of English malefactors in 'Hallowe'en Party'?
A) Olga Seminoff
B) Poirot
C) Miss Marple
D) Katrina Reiger
  • 64. In which publication did Miss Marple first appear?
A) "Murder on the Orient Express"
B) "Death on the Nile"
C) "The Thirteen Problems"
D) "And Then There Were None"
  • 65. Which network acquired exclusive TV rights to Christie's works in the UK in 2014?
A) ITV
B) Sky
C) Channel 4
D) The BBC
  • 66. Which of the following authors was NOT involved in writing the 'Marple' short story collection?
A) Leigh Bardugo
B) Naomi Alderman
C) Inspector Japp
D) Alyssa Cole
  • 67. How many novels did Miss Marple appear in?
A) 20
B) 12
C) 15
D) 8
  • 68. Which year did the Anti-Defamation League send a letter of complaint regarding perceived antisemitism in Agatha Christie's works?
A) 1947
B) 1960
C) 1945
D) 1950
  • 69. How many novels feature Ariadne Oliver?
A) Nine
B) Seven
C) Five
D) Four
  • 70. In what year was Agatha Christie named 'best crime writer' by the Crime Writers' Association?
A) 2013
B) 2018
C) 2010
D) 2005
  • 71. Who wrote the new Poirot story, The Monogram Murders?
A) Val McDermid
B) Kate Mosse
C) Ruth Ware
D) Sophie Hannah
  • 72. How many plays by Christie were running simultaneously in London in the 1950s?
A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Four
  • 73. In what year was 'Giant's Bread' published?
A) 1956
B) 1930
C) 1944
D) 1934
  • 74. What was the relationship between Agatha Christie and her step-grandmother Margaret Miller?
A) "Distant cousin"
B) "No relation"
C) "Mentor"
D) "Auntie-Grannie"
  • 75. In what year was Agatha Christie's authorship of the first four Westmacott novels revealed?
A) 1960
B) 1934
C) 1956
D) 1949
  • 76. What was the relationship between Miss Marple and Agatha Christie's step-grandmother?
A) "An inspiration for a different character"
B) "No connection at all"
C) "A firm connection"
D) "A distant relation"
  • 77. Which character in 'How Does Your Garden Grow?' is portrayed as a potential victim?
A) Katrina Reiger
B) Miss Marple
C) Hercule Poirot
D) Olga Seminoff
  • 78. Who acquired Acorn Media UK in 2014?
A) BBC
B) Booker Books
C) RLJ Entertainment Inc. (RLJE)
D) Chorion
  • 79. Which artist included Agatha Christie in a new version of his famous work to celebrate British cultural figures?
A) Banksy
B) Damien Hirst
C) Peter Blake
D) Anish Kapoor
  • 80. Which non-fiction work by Agatha Christie was about her life on an archaeological dig?
A) Murder in Mesopotamia
B) Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
C) Come, Tell Me How You Live
D) The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery
  • 81. What nursery rhyme inspired the title 'And Then There Were None'?
A) 'Humpty Dumpty'
B) 'Ten Little Niggers'
C) 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'
D) 'Jack and Jill'
  • 82. Who criticized Agatha Christie's prose as banal?
A) Julian Symons
B) Edmund Wilson
C) Raymond Chandler
D) T.S. Eliot
  • 83. Which of the following novels was written by Sophie Hannah?
A) Peril at End House
B) Closed Casket
C) The ABC Murders
D) Death on the Nile
  • 84. How many more Poirot mysteries did Sophie Hannah write after The Monogram Murders?
A) 7
B) 3
C) 6
D) 5
  • 85. What was Agatha Christie's first original play?
A) Black Coffee
B) Witness for the Prosecution
C) The Mousetrap
D) Spider's Web
  • 86. Which of the following was NOT listed as one of Agatha Christie's likes?
A) Flowers
B) Theatres
C) Cinemas
D) Traveling
  • 87. Which company did Christie sell a 51% stake in Agatha Christie Limited to in 1968?
A) Chorion
B) RLJE Entertainment Inc.
C) Booker Books (better known as Booker Author's Division)
D) Acorn Media UK
  • 88. Which company acquired Chorion's 64% stake in Agatha Christie Limited?
A) RLJE Entertainment Inc.
B) The National Trust
C) Acorn Media UK
D) Booker Books
  • 89. Which title was published last under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott?
A) The Burden
B) Unfinished Portrait
C) Absent in the Spring
D) A Daughter's a Daughter
  • 90. How many novels feature Hercule Poirot?
A) 33
B) 50
C) 40
D) 25
  • 91. What did Agatha Christie dislike about public appearances?
A) She avoided them for professional reasons only
B) She disliked them
C) She was indifferent to them
D) She loved them
  • 92. Which novel featuring Hercule Poirot was published posthumously?
A) Peril at End House
B) Death on the Nile
C) The ABC Murders
D) Curtain
  • 93. Where was Agatha Christie buried?
A) London Cemetery
B) Westminster Abbey
C) St Mary's, Cholsey churchyard
D) Greenway Estate
  • 94. What is Parker Pyne's profession before becoming a detective?
A) Amateur sleuth
B) Private investigator
C) Retired civil servant
D) Police officer
  • 95. Who was Hercule Poirot's 'Watson'?
A) Captain Arthur Hastings
B) Mr. Satterthwaite
C) Dr. Sheppard
D) Inspector Japp
  • 96. How many books did Christie sell during her lifetime?
A) An estimated 300 million books
B) 50 million books
C) 100 million books
D) 500 million books
  • 97. What was done to reissues of Christie's novels by HarperCollins since 2020?
A) Removed passages containing descriptions, insults or references to ethnicity
B) Published as audiobooks
C) Added new chapters
D) Translated into multiple languages
  • 98. In which year was Agatha Christie's first published book released?
A) 1930
B) 1920
C) 1940
D) 1950
  • 99. What is a common motive for murder in Christie's novels?
A) Most often, money.
B) Revenge based on personal grudges.
C) A desire to gain supernatural powers.
D) An attempt to change historical events.
  • 100. What specific stereotype is used to describe characters of 'Hebraic extraction' in Christie's short story?
A) 'Sallow men with hooked noses, wearing rather flamboyant jewellery'
B) 'Men with dark hair and a quiet demeanor'
C) 'Tall men with broad shoulders and serious expressions'
D) 'Men with beards and traditional clothing'
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