Agatha Christie - Exam
Agatha Christie
  • 1. In which year was Agatha Christie born?
A) 1910
B) 1890
C) 1880
D) 1900
  • 2. What was the title of Agatha Christie's first novel?
A) Murder on the Orient Express
B) And Then There Were None
C) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
D) Death on the Nile
  • 3. Which fictional detective did Agatha Christie create?
A) Sherlock Holmes
B) Miss Marple
C) Sam Spade
D) Hercule Poirot
  • 4. What is the best-selling Agatha Christie 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
  • 5. Where was Agatha Christie's birthplace?
A) London, England
B) New York, USA
C) Torquay, Devon, England
D) Paris, France
  • 6. Which of Agatha Christie's novels features a famous detective-writer, Ariadne Oliver?
A) Cards on the Table
B) At Bertram's Hotel
C) Appointment with Death
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) The Murder at the Vicarage
C) Endless Night
D) Sleeping Murder
  • 8. In what year did Agatha Christie pass away?
A) 1976
B) 1996
C) 1966
D) 1986
  • 9. Under what pen name did Agatha Christie write romance novels?
A) Agatha West
B) Christie Smith
C) Mary Westmacott
D) Emily Bronte
  • 10. Who was Agatha Christie's second husband?
A) Max Mallowan
B) Anthony Shaffer
C) Archibald Christie
D) Stephen Marshall
  • 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) 50
B) 100
C) 66
D) 80
  • 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 Grand Dame of Detection
D) The Duchess of Deception
  • 14. In which decade did Agatha Christie write her final novel 'Sleeping Murder'?
A) 1980s
B) 1950s
C) 1960s
D) 1970s
  • 15. What is the title of Agatha Christie's longest-running play?
A) Murder on the Orient Express
B) The Mousetrap
C) And Then There Were None
D) Witness for the Prosecution
  • 16. In which year was Agatha Christie made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II?
A) 1955
B) 1980
C) 1971
D) 1965
  • 17. How many novels did Agatha Christie write under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott?
A) 10
B) 6
C) 8
D) 4
  • 18. Who was Agatha Christie's first husband?
A) Max Mallowan
B) Frederick Alvah Miller
C) Archibald Christie
D) Nathaniel Frary Miller
  • 19. What year did Agatha Christie go missing, creating international headlines?
A) 1926
B) 1930
C) 1914
D) 1945
  • 20. Which country's archaeological sites did Agatha Christie explore with her second husband?
A) South America
B) Australia
C) Africa
D) Middle East
  • 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) 8
C) 12
D) 15
  • 23. What subject did Agatha Christie particularly enjoy during her home education?
A) History
B) Basic arithmetic
C) Science
D) Geography
  • 24. Where did Agatha Christie and her mother spend the winter of 1907–1908?
A) Italy
B) Egypt
C) France
D) Greece
  • 25. What was the name of the hotel where Agatha Christie stayed in Cairo?
A) Nile Palace Hotel
B) Gezirah Palace Hotel
C) Pyramid View Hotel
D) Cairo Royal Hotel
  • 26. Under which pseudonym did Agatha Christie write her first novel?
A) Nathaniel Miller
B) Mac Miller
C) Sydney West
D) Monosyllaba
  • 27. Where did Agatha and Archie Christie get married?
A) Emmanuel Church, Clifton, Bristol
B) St. John's Wood, London
C) Sunningdale, Berkshire
D) Torquay
  • 28. Who encouraged Agatha Christie to continue writing and provided her with a literary agent?
A) Eden Phillpotts
B) Hughes Massie
C) John Lane
D) Hodder & Stoughton
  • 29. What activity did Agatha Christie enjoy in South Africa during her travels?
A) Fishing
B) Skiing
C) Surfing prone
D) Hiking
  • 30. What was the name of Agatha Christie's only child?
A) Hercule Poirot
B) Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Hicks
C) Tommy Beresford
D) Jane Marple
  • 31. What magazine commissioned short stories from Agatha Christie in 1923?
A) The Bodley Head
B) Hodder & Stoughton
C) The Sketch
D) Methuen
  • 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) The Secret Adversary
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) Nancy Neele
C) Hercule Poirot
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) Ford Model T
D) Austin Seven
  • 35. Under what name did Agatha Christie register at the hotel where she was found?
A) "Nancy Neele"
B) "Mrs Tressa Neele"
C) "Mary Westmacott"
D) "Agatha Christie"
  • 36. In which year did Agatha Christie petition for divorce from her first husband?
A) 1927
B) 1928
C) 1930
D) 1929
  • 37. Which British intelligence agency investigated Agatha Christie?
A) MI5
B) CIA
C) Scotland Yard
D) FBI
  • 38. Which character's name in Agatha Christie's novel 'N or M?' led to an MI5 investigation?
A) Tommy and Tuppence
B) Miss Marple
C) Major Bletchley
D) Hercule Poirot
  • 39. Which property did Agatha Christie and her husband purchase in 1934?
A) Abney Hall
B) Greenway Estate
C) Cresswell Place
D) Winterbrook House near Wallingford
  • 40. In which year did Agatha Christie express her personal dislikes?
A) 1956
B) 1946
C) 1969
D) 1935
  • 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) Jane Austen's novels
B) William Shakespeare's works
C) Charles Dickens' stories
D) Homer's epics
  • 43. Who was the chairman of Agatha Christie Limited in 2020?
A) James Prichard
B) Mathew Prichard
C) Rosalind Hicks
D) An RLJE executive
  • 44. What did Julian Symons observe about The Murder of Roger Ackroyd?
A) The book fits within conventions but makes the murderer the local doctor.
B) There are no clues provided to solve the mystery.
C) It breaks away from all traditional detective story conventions.
D) The setting is in a futuristic city.
  • 45. What notable achievement did The Mousetrap accomplish by 2018?
A) It closed after one year.
B) It was adapted into a film.
C) It won an Oscar.
D) It became the world's longest-running play.
  • 46. Which character in 'Three Act Tragedy' is described as un-English?
A) Anthony Browne
B) Charles Hayward
C) Oliver Manders
D) Dr. Constantine
  • 47. Which of the following is NOT a title of a Poirot mystery written by Sophie Hannah?
A) Closed Casket
B) Hercule Poirot's Silent Night
C) "The ABC Murders"
D) The Mystery of Three Quarters
  • 48. Which publisher was involved in editing Agatha Christie's novels to remove offensive passages?
A) HarperCollins
B) Penguin Books
C) Dodd, Mead and Company
D) Random House
  • 49. How many short stories feature Harley Quin?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 14
  • 50. Which author did NOT contribute to the collection of Miss Marple short stories titled 'Marple'?
A) Leigh Bardugo
B) Alyssa Cole
C) Naomi Alderman
D) "Inspector Japp"
  • 51. Which year did Agatha Christie publish 'Unfinished Portrait'?
A) 1934
B) 1948
C) 1956
D) 1944
  • 52. In what year was the collection of Miss Marple short stories, titled 'Marple', released?
A) 2023
B) 2022
C) 2019
D) 2020
  • 53. Which hobby did Agatha Christie enjoy that earned her local prizes?
A) Gardening
B) Sculpture
C) Cooking
D) Painting
  • 54. What year did the Telegraph report on the editing of Agatha Christie's novels?
A) 2025
B) 2021
C) 2019
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 Guardian
D) The New York Times
  • 56. How many more novels did Agatha Christie write under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott after her identity was revealed?
A) One more
B) Two more
C) None
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) The Mysterious Mr Quin
B) Three Act Tragedy
C) Hallowe'en Party
D) The Hollow
  • 58. Which activity was part of Agatha Christie's private pleasures related to home decor?
A) Photography
B) Collecting stamps
C) Writing poetry
D) Buying furniture for her houses
  • 59. In which year did The Mousetrap temporarily close due to the pandemic?
A) March 2020
B) January 2021
C) September 2018
D) May 2019
  • 60. Who adapted The Murder of Roger Ackroyd for the stage in 1928?
A) Agatha Christie
B) Peter Saunders
C) Michael Morton
D) Richard Attenborough
  • 61. Who donated Greenway and its contents to the National Trust?
A) The BBC
B) Mathew Prichard
C) Rosalind Hicks
D) James Prichard
  • 62. Which of the following authors contributed to the 'Marple' short story collection?
A) Captain Arthur Hastings
B) Hercule Poirot
C) Lucy Foley
D) Inspector Japp
  • 63. Which character is portrayed as a victim at the hands of English malefactors in 'Hallowe'en Party'?
A) Miss Marple
B) Katrina Reiger
C) Olga Seminoff
D) Poirot
  • 64. In which publication did Miss Marple first appear?
A) "Death on the Nile"
B) "And Then There Were None"
C) "The Thirteen Problems"
D) "Murder on the Orient Express"
  • 65. Which network acquired exclusive TV rights to Christie's works in the UK in 2014?
A) The BBC
B) Channel 4
C) ITV
D) Sky
  • 66. Which of the following authors was NOT involved in writing the 'Marple' short story collection?
A) Inspector Japp
B) Naomi Alderman
C) Alyssa Cole
D) Leigh Bardugo
  • 67. How many novels did Miss Marple appear in?
A) 12
B) 20
C) 8
D) 15
  • 68. Which year did the Anti-Defamation League send a letter of complaint regarding perceived antisemitism in Agatha Christie's works?
A) 1945
B) 1960
C) 1950
D) 1947
  • 69. How many novels feature Ariadne Oliver?
A) Five
B) Nine
C) Seven
D) Four
  • 70. In what year was Agatha Christie named 'best crime writer' by the Crime Writers' Association?
A) 2005
B) 2013
C) 2018
D) 2010
  • 71. Who wrote the new Poirot story, The Monogram Murders?
A) Ruth Ware
B) Val McDermid
C) Sophie Hannah
D) Kate Mosse
  • 72. How many plays by Christie were running simultaneously in London in the 1950s?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
  • 73. In what year was 'Giant's Bread' published?
A) 1930
B) 1944
C) 1956
D) 1934
  • 74. What was the relationship between Agatha Christie and her step-grandmother Margaret Miller?
A) "Distant cousin"
B) "Mentor"
C) "Auntie-Grannie"
D) "No relation"
  • 75. In what year was Agatha Christie's authorship of the first four Westmacott novels revealed?
A) 1934
B) 1949
C) 1960
D) 1956
  • 76. What was the relationship between Miss Marple and Agatha Christie's step-grandmother?
A) "A firm connection"
B) "An inspiration for a different character"
C) "No connection at all"
D) "A distant relation"
  • 77. Which character in 'How Does Your Garden Grow?' is portrayed as a potential victim?
A) Katrina Reiger
B) Olga Seminoff
C) Hercule Poirot
D) Miss Marple
  • 78. Who acquired Acorn Media UK in 2014?
A) Booker Books
B) RLJ Entertainment Inc. (RLJE)
C) Chorion
D) BBC
  • 79. Which artist included Agatha Christie in a new version of his famous work to celebrate British cultural figures?
A) Peter Blake
B) Anish Kapoor
C) Damien Hirst
D) Banksy
  • 80. Which non-fiction work by Agatha Christie was about her life on an archaeological dig?
A) Murder in Mesopotamia
B) Come, Tell Me How You Live
C) Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
D) The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery
  • 81. What nursery rhyme inspired the title 'And Then There Were None'?
A) 'Jack and Jill'
B) 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'
C) 'Humpty Dumpty'
D) 'Ten Little Niggers'
  • 82. Who criticized Agatha Christie's prose as banal?
A) Raymond Chandler
B) Julian Symons
C) Edmund Wilson
D) T.S. Eliot
  • 83. Which of the following novels was written by Sophie Hannah?
A) Closed Casket
B) Peril at End House
C) The ABC Murders
D) Death on the Nile
  • 84. How many more Poirot mysteries did Sophie Hannah write after The Monogram Murders?
A) 7
B) 6
C) 3
D) 5
  • 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) Theatres
D) Cinemas
  • 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) Acorn Media UK
D) Chorion
  • 88. Which company acquired Chorion's 64% stake in Agatha Christie Limited?
A) The National Trust
B) RLJE Entertainment Inc.
C) Acorn Media UK
D) Booker Books
  • 89. Which title was published last under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott?
A) A Daughter's a Daughter
B) Absent in the Spring
C) The Burden
D) Unfinished Portrait
  • 90. How many novels feature Hercule Poirot?
A) 50
B) 40
C) 25
D) 33
  • 91. What did Agatha Christie dislike about public appearances?
A) She avoided them for professional reasons only
B) She was indifferent to them
C) She loved them
D) She disliked them
  • 92. Which novel featuring Hercule Poirot was published posthumously?
A) The ABC Murders
B) Death on the Nile
C) Curtain
D) Peril at End House
  • 93. Where was Agatha Christie buried?
A) St Mary's, Cholsey churchyard
B) Westminster Abbey
C) London Cemetery
D) Greenway Estate
  • 94. What is Parker Pyne's profession before becoming a detective?
A) Police officer
B) Private investigator
C) Retired civil servant
D) Amateur sleuth
  • 95. Who was Hercule Poirot's 'Watson'?
A) Mr. Satterthwaite
B) Dr. Sheppard
C) Captain Arthur Hastings
D) Inspector Japp
  • 96. How many books did Christie sell during her lifetime?
A) 500 million books
B) 50 million books
C) 100 million books
D) An estimated 300 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) 1920
B) 1940
C) 1930
D) 1950
  • 99. What is a common motive for murder in Christie's novels?
A) A desire to gain supernatural powers.
B) Revenge based on personal grudges.
C) Most often, money.
D) An attempt to change historical events.
  • 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) 'Men with dark hair and a quiet demeanor'
C) 'Sallow men with hooked noses, wearing rather flamboyant jewellery'
D) 'Tall men with broad shoulders and serious expressions'
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