Agatha Christie Quiz

Agatha Christie Quiz Questions

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1. What is the name of Agatha Christie’s most famous detective, a Belgian with a love for eggs and a peculiar sense of style?
(a) Sherlock Holmes
(b) Hercule Poirot
(c) Miss Marple
(d) Philip Marlowe

2. In which novel does a group of strangers find themselves trapped on an island with a mysterious killer?
(a) And Then There Were None
(b) Murder on the Orient Express
(c) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(d) Death on the Nile

3. Who is the elderly spinster detective known for her sharp wit and keen observations?
(a) Hercule Poirot
(b) Miss Marple
(c) Tommy and Tuppence
(d) Parker Pyne

4. In which novel does a murder take place on a luxurious cruise ship?
(a) Death on the Nile
(b) Murder on the Orient Express
(c) And Then There Were None
(d) The Mysterious Affair at Styles

5. In which novel is a murder committed on a train?
(a) Murder on the Orient Express
(b) Death on the Nile
(c) And Then There Were None
(d) The Mysterious Affair at Styles

6. In which novel does a murder take place at a country house party?
(a) And Then There Were None
(b) Murder at Mallowan Hall
(c) Death on the Nile
(d) Murder on the Orient Express

7. In which novel is a famous archaeologist murdered?
(a) Death on the Nile
(b) Murder on the Orient Express
(c) Murder in Mesopotamia
(d) And Then There Were None

8. In which novel does a detective investigate a series of murders linked to a mysterious alphabet?
(a) The ABC Murders
(b) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(c) Murder on the Orient Express
(d) And Then There Were None

9. In which novel does a detective investigate a murder that occurs in a locked room?
(a) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
(b) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(c) And Then There Were None
(d) Death on the Nile

10. In which novel does a detective investigate a murder that occurs in a hotel?
(a) Death on the Nile
(b) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(c) At Bertram’s Hotel
(d) The ABC Murders

11. What is the name of the small village where Agatha Christie’s amateur detective Miss Marple lives?
(a) St. Mary Mead
(b) Enderby
(c) Chipping Camden
(d) Wallingford

12. Agatha Christie also wrote under the pseudonym:
(a) Mary Westmacott
(b) Dorothy Sayers
(c) Edgar Wallace
(d) Arthur Conan Doyle

13. The famous “Ten Little Niggers” rhyme is featured in which Agatha Christie novel?
(a) And Then There Were None
(b) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(c) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
(d) Death on the Nile

14. Who is the young and adventurous detective who often appears in Agatha Christie’s novels?
(a) Tommy Beresford
(b) Parker Pyne
(c) Ariadne Oliver
(d) Superintendent Battle

15. Agatha Christie was also a playwright. Which of her plays is most famous?
(a) Witness for the Prosecution
(b) The Mousetrap
(c) Ten Little Niggers
(d) The Unexpected Guest

16. Agatha Christie’s first novel was:
(a) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(b) And Then There Were None
(c) Murder on the Orient Express
(d) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

17. Agatha Christie was born in:
(a) London, England
(b) Torquay, England
(c) Paris, France
(d) Cairo, Egypt

18. Who was Agatha Christie first married to:
(a) Archibald Christie
(b) Max Mallowan
(c) Lawrence Armstrong
(d) Charles Fortescue

19. In which novel does Hercule Poirot investigate a murder at a golf club?
(a) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
(b) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(c) The Murder on the Links
(d) Death on the Nile

20. In which year was Agatha Christie born?
(a) 1880
(b) 1890
(c) 1900
(d) 1910

21. Which of these detectives was NOT created by Agatha Christie?
(a) Hercule Poirot
(b) Miss Marple
(c) Sherlock Holmes
(d) Tommy and Tuppence

22. What is Agatha Christie’s best-selling novel of all time?
(a) Murder on the Orient Express
(b) And Then There Were None
(c) Death on the Nile
(d) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

23. In which year did Agatha Christie mysteriously disappear for 11 days?
(a) 1916
(b) 1926
(c) 1936
(d) 1946

24. What was Agatha Christie’s profession during World War I?
(a) Nurse
(b) Teacher
(c) Secretary
(d) Journalist

25. How many novels did Agatha Christie write featuring Hercule Poirot?
(a) 22
(b) 33
(c) 44
(d) 55

Agatha Christie Quiz Questions with Answers

1. What is the name of Agatha Christie’s most famous detective, a Belgian with a love for eggs and a peculiar sense of style?
(b) Hercule Poirot

2. In which novel does a group of strangers find themselves trapped on an island with a mysterious killer?
(a) And Then There Were None

3. Who is the elderly spinster detective known for her sharp wit and keen observations?
(b) Miss Marple

4. In which novel does a murder take place on a luxurious cruise ship?
(a) Death on the Nile

5. In which novel is a murder committed on a train?
(a) Murder on the Orient Express

6. In which novel does a murder take place at a country house party?
(b) Murder at Mallowan Hall

7. In which novel is a famous archaeologist murdered?
(c) Murder in Mesopotamia

8. In which novel does a detective investigate a series of murders linked to a mysterious alphabet?
(a) The ABC Murders

9. In which novel does a detective investigate a murder that occurs in a locked room?
(a) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

10. In which novel does a detective investigate a murder that occurs in a hotel?
(c) At Bertram’s Hotel

11. What is the name of the small village where Agatha Christie’s amateur detective Miss Marple lives?
(a) St. Mary Mead

12. Agatha Christie also wrote under the pseudonym:
(a) Mary Westmacott

13. The famous “Ten Little Niggers” rhyme is featured in which Agatha Christie novel?
(a) And Then There Were None

14. Who is the young and adventurous detective who often appears in Agatha Christie’s novels?
(a) Tommy Beresford

15. Agatha Christie was also a playwright. Which of her plays is most famous?
(b) The Mousetrap

16. Agatha Christie’s first novel was:
(a) The Mysterious Affair at Styles

17. Agatha Christie was born in:
(b) Torquay, England

18. Who was Agatha Christie first married to:
(a) Archibald Christie

19. In which novel does Hercule Poirot investigate a murder at a golf club?
(c) The Murder on the Links

20. In which year was Agatha Christie born?
(b) 1890

21. Which of these detectives was NOT created by Agatha Christie?
(c) Sherlock Holmes

22. What is Agatha Christie’s best-selling novel of all time?
(b) And Then There Were None

23. In which year did Agatha Christie mysteriously disappear for 11 days?
(b) 1926

24. What was Agatha Christie’s profession during World War I?
(a) Nurse

25. How many novels did Agatha Christie write featuring Hercule Poirot?
(b) 33