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Quiz about Murder Must Advertise
Quiz about Murder Must Advertise

Murder Must Advertise Trivia Quiz


Drawing on her own working knowledge of advertising copywriting, Dorothy L Sayers sends Lord Peter Wimsey to try his hand at both detection and earning his own living!

A multiple-choice quiz by alis1956. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
alis1956
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
171,425
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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841
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the name of the advertising agency in which the "accident" had taken place? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the victim of the accident? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which female member of staff had been to Oxford? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these books was NOT in Mr Bredon's office when he first arrived? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which female character in the book was romantically linked to the already married Mr Tallboy? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In which pub did Hector Puncheon acquire the innocent looking packet of sodium bicarbonate, which turned out to be cocaine? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the office boys became Mr Bredon's sidekick, helping establish alibis and running errands for him? A devout fan of Sexton Blake! Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Mr Bredon worked on several different accounts during his time in the agency. But for which firm did he produce a major advertising coup? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. How did Mr Mountjoy the drug distributor meet his end? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which newspaper was the innocent means of informing the drug world where the next consignment of drugs could be picked up? Hint



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1. What was the name of the advertising agency in which the "accident" had taken place?

Answer: Pym's Publicity Ltd

Though Mr Armstrong and Mr Hankin were highly placed in the agency, Mr Pym was the "presiding genius". Darling was one of the companies who used the agency to promote their goods.
2. Who was the victim of the accident?

Answer: Victor Dean

Charles Parker was at this time Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard, and Lord Peter's brother in law. Hector Puncheon was the journalist who uncovered the drug racket, and Killarney Smith was suggested as a "lovely name" for one of an imaginary clan of stockbrokers....
3. Which female member of staff had been to Oxford?

Answer: Miss Meteyard

Miss Meteyard ("of Somerville. One of the brighter ornaments of our department. She makes the vulgarest limericks ever recited within these chaste walls") was the only female member of staff to have been to Oxford (D L Sayers own university. Miss Rossiter(brunette)and Miss Parton (blonde) were typists in the typist's room. Mrs Johnson was the "indefatigable lady who ruled dispatching, the office boys and the first aid cupboard"
4. Which of these books was NOT in Mr Bredon's office when he first arrived?

Answer: The Times Atlas

The Times Atlas was the book which the victim was clutching when he fell on the spiral staircase, and so was not in the office which Mr Bredon inherited.
5. Which female character in the book was romantically linked to the already married Mr Tallboy?

Answer: Ethel Vavasour

Miss Vavasour, "a tough jane" according to the porter, was the lady with whom Jim Tallboy had been seen in town, and who subsequently arrived at Pym's to try to blackmail him into marriage. Miss de Momerie, a society drug addict, was attracted by Mr Bredon, as was Miss Dean (though she later married Mr Willis, her erstwhile beau.) Shame on you if you thought that Mrs Charles Parker (nee Lady Mary Wimsey) could stoop so low!
6. In which pub did Hector Puncheon acquire the innocent looking packet of sodium bicarbonate, which turned out to be cocaine?

Answer: The White Swan, Covent Garden

The White Stag and the Yelverton Arms had been ticked off in the phone book, and had already been used as contact points for transferring the goods. The Stag at Bay was the place at which the police finally "bagged the whole crew".
7. Which of the office boys became Mr Bredon's sidekick, helping establish alibis and running errands for him? A devout fan of Sexton Blake!

Answer: Joseph Potts

Joseph Potts, also known as "Ginger Joe" was delighted to be involved in solving the crime, and never doubted Mr Bredon, even when he was arrested for the murder of Dian de Momerie.

Wilfred Cotterill had had a nose bleed on the day of the murder, and had been asleep in the Boys room, missing all the excitement, and merely remarking "Oo-er!" when he heard of the accident.
Bill Jones had been in the lift, and Sam Tabbitt was just coming out of the Big Conference room.
8. Mr Bredon worked on several different accounts during his time in the agency. But for which firm did he produce a major advertising coup?

Answer: Whifflets

Miss Meteyard was working on a series of adverts for Tomboy Toffee, and Mr Ingleby produced snobbish copy for several companies, including Twentyman's Teas ("Everyone, everywhere always agrees on the flavour and value of Twentyman's teas") and Farley's Footwear ("Farley's puts you on a sound footing") Mr Bredon was the bright spark who thought up the Whifflet's campaign "Whiffle your Way round Britain" whereby you saved for your family holiday through smoking Whifflet's.... ("The only thing you could not get by whiffling is a coffin: it is not admitted that any Whiffler could ever require such an article.")
9. How did Mr Mountjoy the drug distributor meet his end?

Answer: He was pushed under an underground train

Mr Todd Milligan, in whose house Mr Bredon met Dian de Momerie, was run over in Piccadilly, shortly after Mr Bredon mentioned his name in connection with "a spot of the doings". It was Dian de Momerie who had her throat cut, with a penny whistle and harlequin mask left beside the body thus allegedly linking it to Mr Bredon. It was Victor Dean who fell down the spiral staircase at Pym's.
10. Which newspaper was the innocent means of informing the drug world where the next consignment of drugs could be picked up?

Answer: The Morning Star

The Morning Star carried the information in an advertisment. The Evening Comet was the sister paper to the Morning Star, and Hector Puncheon reported for both papers.
Source: Author alis1956

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