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Agatha Christie - Exam
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  • 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) And Then There Were None
B) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
C) Murder on the Orient Express
D) Death on the Nile
  • 3. Which fictional detective did Agatha Christie create?
A) Miss Marple
B) Hercule Poirot
C) Sherlock Holmes
D) Sam Spade
  • 4. What is the best-selling Agatha Christie novel of all time?
A) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
B) Murder on the Orient Express
C) Death on the Nile
D) And Then There Were None
  • 5. Where was Agatha Christie's birthplace?
A) New York, USA
B) London, England
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) Crooked House
D) Appointment with Death
  • 7. Which novel by Agatha Christie is set in the fictional village of St. Mary Mead?
A) Endless Night
B) The Body in the Library
C) The Murder at the Vicarage
D) Sleeping Murder
  • 8. In what year did Agatha Christie pass away?
A) 1966
B) 1986
C) 1976
D) 1996
  • 9. Under what pen name did Agatha Christie write romance novels?
A) Christie Smith
B) Agatha West
C) Mary Westmacott
D) Emily Bronte
  • 10. Who was Agatha Christie's second husband?
A) Stephen Marshall
B) Anthony Shaffer
C) Max Mallowan
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) Death in the Dining Car
C) Murder in the Calais Coach
D) Terror on the Train
  • 12. How many total novels did Agatha Christie write under her own name?
A) 100
B) 50
C) 80
D) 66
  • 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) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1950s
D) 1980s
  • 15. What is the title of Agatha Christie's longest-running play?
A) The Mousetrap
B) Murder on the Orient Express
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) 1980
B) 1955
C) 1971
D) 1965
  • 17. How many novels did Agatha Christie write under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott?
A) 6
B) 10
C) 4
D) 8
  • 18. Who was Agatha Christie's first husband?
A) Nathaniel Frary Miller
B) Max Mallowan
C) Frederick Alvah Miller
D) Archibald Christie
  • 19. What year did Agatha Christie go missing, creating international headlines?
A) 1945
B) 1926
C) 1914
D) 1930
  • 20. Which country's archaeological sites did Agatha Christie explore with her second husband?
A) South America
B) Australia
C) Middle East
D) Africa
  • 21. What was the name of the villa where Agatha Christie spent much of her childhood?
A) Westmacott
B) Styles
C) Ashfield
D) Mallowan
  • 22. How old was Agatha Christie when she wrote her first poem, 'The Cow Slip'?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 10
D) 15
  • 23. What subject did Agatha Christie particularly enjoy during her home education?
A) Basic arithmetic
B) Science
C) History
D) Geography
  • 24. Where did Agatha Christie and her mother spend the winter of 1907–1908?
A) France
B) Greece
C) Italy
D) Egypt
  • 25. What was the name of the hotel where Agatha Christie stayed in Cairo?
A) Nile Palace Hotel
B) Cairo Royal Hotel
C) Pyramid View Hotel
D) Gezirah Palace Hotel
  • 26. Under which pseudonym did Agatha Christie write her first novel?
A) Mac Miller
B) Sydney West
C) Nathaniel Miller
D) Monosyllaba
  • 27. Where did Agatha and Archie Christie get married?
A) Emmanuel Church, Clifton, Bristol
B) Sunningdale, Berkshire
C) Torquay
D) St. John's Wood, London
  • 28. Who encouraged Agatha Christie to continue writing and provided her with a literary agent?
A) Hodder & Stoughton
B) Eden Phillpotts
C) Hughes Massie
D) John Lane
  • 29. What activity did Agatha Christie enjoy in South Africa during her travels?
A) Surfing prone
B) Hiking
C) Skiing
D) Fishing
  • 30. What was the name of Agatha Christie's only child?
A) Jane Marple
B) Tommy Beresford
C) Hercule Poirot
D) Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Hicks
  • 31. What magazine commissioned short stories from Agatha Christie in 1923?
A) The Bodley Head
B) The Sketch
C) Hodder & Stoughton
D) Methuen
  • 32. What was the title of Agatha Christie's second novel featuring a new detective couple?
A) The Secret Adversary
B) Murder on the Links
C) Death on the Nile
D) And Then There Were None
  • 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) Dorothy L. Sayers
C) Hercule Poirot
D) Nancy Neele
  • 34. What type of vehicle did Agatha Christie drive that was found during the search?
A) Morris Cowley
B) Ford Model T
C) Austin Seven
D) Rolls-Royce Phantom
  • 35. Under what name did Agatha Christie register at the hotel where she was found?
A) "Mary Westmacott"
B) "Nancy Neele"
C) "Agatha Christie"
D) "Mrs Tressa Neele"
  • 36. In which year did Agatha Christie petition for divorce from her first husband?
A) 1929
B) 1927
C) 1930
D) 1928
  • 37. Which British intelligence agency investigated Agatha Christie?
A) Scotland Yard
B) CIA
C) FBI
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) Abney Hall
B) Greenway Estate
C) Winterbrook House near Wallingford
D) Cresswell Place
  • 40. In which year did Agatha Christie express her personal dislikes?
A) 1956
B) 1935
C) 1946
D) 1969
  • 41. What was the first novel published under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott?
A) The Rose and the Yew Tree
B) Unfinished Portrait
C) Absent in the Spring
D) Giant's Bread
  • 42. Which literary works inspired Agatha Christie for some of her titles?
A) Homer's epics
B) William Shakespeare's works
C) Charles Dickens' stories
D) Jane Austen's novels
  • 43. Who was the chairman of Agatha Christie Limited in 2020?
A) Mathew Prichard
B) James Prichard
C) Rosalind Hicks
D) An RLJE executive
  • 44. What did Julian Symons observe about The Murder of Roger Ackroyd?
A) There are no clues provided to solve the mystery.
B) It breaks away from all traditional detective story conventions.
C) The book fits within conventions but makes the murderer the local doctor.
D) The setting is in a futuristic city.
  • 45. What notable achievement did The Mousetrap accomplish by 2018?
A) It won an Oscar.
B) It closed after one year.
C) It became the world's longest-running play.
D) It was adapted into a film.
  • 46. Which character in 'Three Act Tragedy' is described as un-English?
A) Oliver Manders
B) Dr. Constantine
C) Anthony Browne
D) Charles Hayward
  • 47. Which of the following is NOT a title of a Poirot mystery written by Sophie Hannah?
A) "The ABC Murders"
B) Closed Casket
C) Hercule Poirot's Silent Night
D) The Mystery of Three Quarters
  • 48. Which publisher was involved in editing Agatha Christie's novels to remove offensive passages?
A) Dodd, Mead and Company
B) Random House
C) HarperCollins
D) Penguin Books
  • 49. How many short stories feature Harley Quin?
A) 12
B) 8
C) 14
D) 10
  • 50. Which author did NOT contribute to the collection of Miss Marple short stories titled 'Marple'?
A) Naomi Alderman
B) Leigh Bardugo
C) "Inspector Japp"
D) Alyssa Cole
  • 51. Which year did Agatha Christie publish 'Unfinished Portrait'?
A) 1948
B) 1934
C) 1956
D) 1944
  • 52. In what year was the collection of Miss Marple short stories, titled 'Marple', released?
A) 2022
B) 2019
C) 2020
D) 2023
  • 53. Which hobby did Agatha Christie enjoy that earned her local prizes?
A) Cooking
B) Gardening
C) Sculpture
D) Painting
  • 54. What year did the Telegraph report on the editing of Agatha Christie's novels?
A) 2019
B) 2025
C) 2023
D) 2021
  • 55. Which publication praised 'Giant's Bread' as being above the average of current fiction?
A) The London Review of Books
B) The New York Times
C) The Guardian
D) The Times Literary Supplement
  • 56. How many more novels did Agatha Christie write under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott after her identity was revealed?
A) Two more
B) None
C) Three more
D) One 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) Buying furniture for her houses
B) Writing poetry
C) Collecting stamps
D) Photography
  • 59. In which year did The Mousetrap temporarily close due to the pandemic?
A) May 2019
B) January 2021
C) September 2018
D) March 2020
  • 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) Mathew Prichard
B) The BBC
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) Inspector Japp
D) Lucy Foley
  • 63. Which character is portrayed as a victim at the hands of English malefactors in 'Hallowe'en Party'?
A) Katrina Reiger
B) Miss Marple
C) Olga Seminoff
D) Poirot
  • 64. In which publication did Miss Marple first appear?
A) "And Then There Were None"
B) "Death on the Nile"
C) "Murder on the Orient Express"
D) "The Thirteen Problems"
  • 65. Which network acquired exclusive TV rights to Christie's works in the UK in 2014?
A) The BBC
B) ITV
C) Sky
D) Channel 4
  • 66. Which of the following authors was NOT involved in writing the 'Marple' short story collection?
A) Naomi Alderman
B) Alyssa Cole
C) Leigh Bardugo
D) Inspector Japp
  • 67. How many novels did Miss Marple appear in?
A) 20
B) 15
C) 8
D) 12
  • 68. 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) 1950
D) 1960
  • 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) 2013
B) 2018
C) 2010
D) 2005
  • 71. Who wrote the new Poirot story, The Monogram Murders?
A) Val McDermid
B) Sophie Hannah
C) Kate Mosse
D) Ruth Ware
  • 72. How many plays by Christie were running simultaneously in London in the 1950s?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) One
  • 73. In what year was 'Giant's Bread' published?
A) 1944
B) 1956
C) 1930
D) 1934
  • 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) 1956
B) 1960
C) 1949
D) 1934
  • 76. What was the relationship between Miss Marple and Agatha Christie's step-grandmother?
A) "A firm connection"
B) "No connection at all"
C) "A distant relation"
D) "An inspiration for a different character"
  • 77. Which character in 'How Does Your Garden Grow?' is portrayed as a potential victim?
A) Katrina Reiger
B) Olga Seminoff
C) Miss Marple
D) Hercule Poirot
  • 78. Who acquired Acorn Media UK in 2014?
A) RLJ Entertainment Inc. (RLJE)
B) BBC
C) Booker Books
D) Chorion
  • 79. Which artist included Agatha Christie in a new version of his famous work to celebrate British cultural figures?
A) Damien Hirst
B) Peter Blake
C) Anish Kapoor
D) Banksy
  • 80. Which non-fiction work by Agatha Christie was about her life on an archaeological dig?
A) Come, Tell Me How You Live
B) Murder in Mesopotamia
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) 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'
B) 'Jack and Jill'
C) 'Ten Little Niggers'
D) 'Humpty Dumpty'
  • 82. Who criticized Agatha Christie's prose as banal?
A) T.S. Eliot
B) Edmund Wilson
C) Raymond Chandler
D) Julian Symons
  • 83. Which of the following novels was written by Sophie Hannah?
A) Death on the Nile
B) Peril at End House
C) Closed Casket
D) The ABC Murders
  • 84. How many more Poirot mysteries did Sophie Hannah write after The Monogram Murders?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 5
D) 6
  • 85. What was Agatha Christie's first original play?
A) The Mousetrap
B) Witness for the Prosecution
C) Black Coffee
D) Spider's Web
  • 86. Which of the following was NOT listed as one of Agatha Christie's likes?
A) Traveling
B) Cinemas
C) Theatres
D) Flowers
  • 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) Chorion
D) Acorn Media UK
  • 88. Which company acquired Chorion's 64% stake in Agatha Christie Limited?
A) RLJE Entertainment Inc.
B) Booker Books
C) Acorn Media UK
D) The National Trust
  • 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) 25
C) 33
D) 40
  • 91. What did Agatha Christie dislike about public appearances?
A) She disliked them
B) She was indifferent to them
C) She loved them
D) She avoided them for professional reasons only
  • 92. Which novel featuring Hercule Poirot was published posthumously?
A) Death on the Nile
B) The ABC Murders
C) Peril at End House
D) Curtain
  • 93. Where was Agatha Christie buried?
A) Westminster Abbey
B) London Cemetery
C) St Mary's, Cholsey churchyard
D) Greenway Estate
  • 94. What is Parker Pyne's profession before becoming a detective?
A) Police officer
B) Amateur sleuth
C) Private investigator
D) Retired civil servant
  • 95. Who was Hercule Poirot's 'Watson'?
A) Dr. Sheppard
B) Mr. Satterthwaite
C) Inspector Japp
D) Captain Arthur Hastings
  • 96. How many books did Christie sell during her lifetime?
A) An estimated 300 million books
B) 50 million books
C) 500 million books
D) 100 million books
  • 97. 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
  • 98. In which year was Agatha Christie's first published book released?
A) 1920
B) 1940
C) 1950
D) 1930
  • 99. What is a common motive for murder in Christie's novels?
A) Revenge based on personal grudges.
B) An attempt to change historical events.
C) A desire to gain supernatural powers.
D) Most often, money.
  • 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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