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