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