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Quiz about Other Characters of Detective Fiction
Quiz about Other Characters of Detective Fiction

Other Characters of Detective Fiction Quiz


This quiz is about identifying those recurring characters in some of my favorite works of mystery fiction. I hope you'll enjoy this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by JoshCaleb12. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
JoshCaleb12
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
157,077
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
841
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (9/10), Guest 174 (9/10), Guest 134 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Dorothy L. Sayers created the great Lord Peter Wimsey, who is assisted by his batman/valet. What is his valet's name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Appearing in Agatha Christie's first Hercule Poirot mystery, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles," this military man often served as Poirot's Watson. Who is he? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. An inspector with Scotland Yard, this man often accused Sherlock Holmes of making life difficult for him. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Nero Wolfe, the rotund detective created by Rex Stout, lived in a New York City brownstone house with a staff of servants to cater to his gourmet tastes. What is the name of his chef and sometimes doorman? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Jessica Fletcher, of "Murder, She Wrote" television fame, now "co-writes" novels, with Donald Bain, detailing her further adventures in crime solving. She lives in Cabot Cove, Maine, where the town doctor is named... ? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Pam and Jerry North, created by Richard and Frances Lockridge, often stumble across murders that need Pam's frequent, and bewildering, leaps of logic to help solve them. They often assist a particular police lieutenant in solving the mysteries. Who is this lieutenant? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. John Mortimer writes about the life and times of inimitable Rumpole of the Bailey, a barrister who defends colorful characters in the courtroom. He refers to his wife as "She Who Must Be Obeyed." What is her real name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Erle Stanley Gardner created the bombastic Perry Mason, a Los Angeles lawyer who is a whiz at defending the innocent charged with murder. He is assisted by this woman, who serves as his secretary. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In a charming series of mysteries imagined by Peter J. Heck, we have Samuel Clemens solving some very perplexing mysteries with assistance from his personal secretary. This secretary, who narrates the stories, is called what? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In "A Morbid Taste for Bones," Ellis Peters introduces the medieval Benedictine monk, Brother Cadfael. He lives in Shrewsbury at the abbey with several other monks. Of his superiors there is a certain Prior who is known for being legalistic and self-serving. What is his name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Dorothy L. Sayers created the great Lord Peter Wimsey, who is assisted by his batman/valet. What is his valet's name?

Answer: Bunter

Bunter was Peter's batman during the the Great War (aka, World War I), and afterwards served as valet and crime photographer. His first name, which rarely comes up, is Mervyn.
2. Appearing in Agatha Christie's first Hercule Poirot mystery, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles," this military man often served as Poirot's Watson. Who is he?

Answer: Captain Hastings

Hastings appears in several of Christie's Poirot mysteries, including the last, "Curtain" which returned Poirot and Hastings to Styles.
3. An inspector with Scotland Yard, this man often accused Sherlock Holmes of making life difficult for him.

Answer: Lestrade

Holmes sometimes solved the case and let Lestrade take the public credit. Moriarty is Holmes' chief nemesis. Watson is his companion and storyteller. Maigret is another detective by Georges Simenon.
4. Nero Wolfe, the rotund detective created by Rex Stout, lived in a New York City brownstone house with a staff of servants to cater to his gourmet tastes. What is the name of his chef and sometimes doorman?

Answer: Fritz Brenner

Theodore Horstmann takes care of Wolfe's orchids. Archie is Wolfe's "gopher" who goes out and asks all the questions of the suspects. Saul is another detective that Wolfe sometimes employs.
5. Jessica Fletcher, of "Murder, She Wrote" television fame, now "co-writes" novels, with Donald Bain, detailing her further adventures in crime solving. She lives in Cabot Cove, Maine, where the town doctor is named... ?

Answer: Seth Hazlitt

There's a bit of friendly, but not too serious, rivalry between Dr. Hazlitt and Sheriff Mort Metzger for the attentions of Mrs. Fletcher.
6. Pam and Jerry North, created by Richard and Frances Lockridge, often stumble across murders that need Pam's frequent, and bewildering, leaps of logic to help solve them. They often assist a particular police lieutenant in solving the mysteries. Who is this lieutenant?

Answer: Bill Weigand

Bill actually meets his future wife in the second North mystery, "Murder Out of Turn."
7. John Mortimer writes about the life and times of inimitable Rumpole of the Bailey, a barrister who defends colorful characters in the courtroom. He refers to his wife as "She Who Must Be Obeyed." What is her real name?

Answer: Hilda

Though Rumpole frequently refers to his wife as "She Who Must Be Obeyed," he is the only one he permits to do so, calling it a husband's perogitive.
8. Erle Stanley Gardner created the bombastic Perry Mason, a Los Angeles lawyer who is a whiz at defending the innocent charged with murder. He is assisted by this woman, who serves as his secretary.

Answer: Della Street

Della Street is quite loyal to Perry Mason, helping him occasionally, when a woman's touch is needed to solve the mystery.
9. In a charming series of mysteries imagined by Peter J. Heck, we have Samuel Clemens solving some very perplexing mysteries with assistance from his personal secretary. This secretary, who narrates the stories, is called what?

Answer: Wentworth Cabot

This highly entertaining series, with titles that echo Mark Twain's actual works (e.g., "A Connecticut Yankee in Criminal Court"), has Wentworth Cabot, who trained as a lawyer, working as Samuel Clemen's secretary as they travel around on literary tours.
10. In "A Morbid Taste for Bones," Ellis Peters introduces the medieval Benedictine monk, Brother Cadfael. He lives in Shrewsbury at the abbey with several other monks. Of his superiors there is a certain Prior who is known for being legalistic and self-serving. What is his name?

Answer: Robert

Prior Robert instigated the search for a saint's relics to bring home to Shrewsbury in an effort to raise the abbey's profile with miracles... and by extension, his own profile as the one who brought the bones home. This search led to the events in Wales that are chronicled in "A Morbid Taste for Bones," Cadfael's first mystery.
Source: Author JoshCaleb12

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