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