Ruth Rendell Quiz

Ruth Rendell Quiz Questions

1. What was Ruth Rendell’s original name?
a) Mary Ann Evans
b) Ruth Barbara Grasemann
c) Margaret Mitchell
d) Ruth Jane Brunswick

2. When was Ruth Rendell born?
a) 17 February 1930
b) 4 June 1915
c) 28 August 1929
d) 14 December 1925

3. Where was Ruth Rendell born?
a) Aldeburgh
b) Belfast
c) London
d) Dublin

4. Which character of chief inspector did Ruth Rendell introduce in From Doon with Death?
a) Alex Fialho
b) Hercule Poirot
c) Madhukar Zende
d) Reginald Wexford

5. Which Ruth Rendell novel won Martin Beck Award?
a) The Speaker of Mandarin
b) Kissing the Gunner’s Daughter
c) Make Death Love Me
d) The Bridesmaid

6. What was Ruth Rendell’s pen name for King Solomon’s Carpet?
a) Barbara Vine
b) George Elliot
c) Robert Galbraith
d) George Sand

7. When did Ruth Rendell win Cartier Diamond Dagger?
a) 2000
b) 1975
c) 2005
d) 1991

8. Which Act came into being due to a bill introduced by Ruth Rendell in the House of Lords?
a) Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005
b) Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
c) Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985
d) Prohibition of Foreign Financing of Political Parties Act 1968

9. Which Ruth Rendell novel won Dagger of Daggers?
a) The Killing Doll
b) The Secret House of Death
c) A Fatal Inversion
d) Talking to Strange Men

10. When did Ruth Rendell die?
a) 14 January 2009
b) 2 May 2015
c) 27 September 2012
d) 25 November 2014