FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Quiz about The Thirteen Problems The Third Problem

"The Thirteen Problems" - The Third Problem Quiz

This quiz is about the third problem in "The Thirteen Problems" by Agatha Christie entitled "Ingots of Gold".

A multiple-choice quiz by amyvsmith. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
amyvsmith

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
311,698

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
216

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Over what holiday does this story take place? Hint

Christmas

St. George's Day

Easter

Whitsuntide

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Where does the story take place? Hint

Torbay

Plymouth

Polperran

Newquay

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Raymond's travelling companion on the train? Hint

Detective Inspector Slack

Superintendant Harper

Inspector Badgworth

Inspector Graves

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. What was the pub at Polperran called? Hint

Three Anchors

The Lost Gold

Smugglers Inn

Cliffsides

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. On what day did Raymond see the gardener digging in the garden? Hint

Sunday

Monday

Saturday

Friday

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. Raymond's host Newman has a live in housemaid?

True

False

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the landlord of the Three Anchors who, almost immediately found himself under suspicion of smuggling and kidnapping Newman? Hint

Mr. Kelvin

Mr. Kay

Mr. Karey

Mr. Kenning

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Kelvin had a garage where he kept the lorry that they think Newman was bundled in to. A woman rents a cottage opposite it. What was her profession? Hint

Teacher

Nurse

Artist

Writer

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Why did Miss Marple see that the gardener on Newman's property was not genuine? Hint

Newman had a patio

The clothes Raymond described were wrong for a gardener

Gardeners wouldn't work on Whit Monday

Newman liked gardening and did it himself

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Sir Henry Clithering abstains from offering a solution. He says that he is familiar with the case. Why does he know the solution? Hint

Newman is now in Princetown prison

The lady artist was his wife

Kelvin is his nephew

He was the superior of Bridgworth

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Over what holiday does this story take place?

Answer: Whitsuntide

Raymond says that he was going down to spend Whitsuntide with a man whom he had met fairly recently.

2. Where does the story take place?

Answer: Polperran

As fas as I know Polperran does not really exist. There is, however, a place called Polperro situated in Cornwall.

3. Who was Raymond's travelling companion on the train?

Answer: Inspector Badgworth

Raymond recalls that he recognised the man but couldn't remember where from. It turned out that he had written about a missing person and had met Inspector Badgworth in the process of doing so.

4. What was the pub at Polperran called?

Answer: Three Anchors

The pub was called the Three Anchors and Raymond is taken for a drink there to meet some local characters by his host Newman.

5. On what day did Raymond see the gardener digging in the garden?

Answer: Monday

At first he thought that he was digging a grave but then realised that he must have been digging a ditch in preparation for the planting of roses.

6. Raymond's host Newman has a live in housemaid?

Answer: False

He doesn't have a live in maid but two sisters from a nearby farmhouse come in daily to take care of him.

7. What was the name of the landlord of the Three Anchors who, almost immediately found himself under suspicion of smuggling and kidnapping Newman?

Answer: Mr. Kelvin

Raymond didn't like the look of him the first time he saw him. It emerges that Kelvin has served time in gaol in the past so suspicion falls on him.

8. Kelvin had a garage where he kept the lorry that they think Newman was bundled in to. A woman rents a cottage opposite it. What was her profession?

Answer: Artist

The lady was an artist like Joyce Lempriere who remarks: "Oh those lady artists!". She also has a nurse on duty at night as she was not well.

9. Why did Miss Marple see that the gardener on Newman's property was not genuine?

Answer: Gardeners wouldn't work on Whit Monday

She says that any householder would know that a gardener would not work on that day as it is a bank holiday.

10. Sir Henry Clithering abstains from offering a solution. He says that he is familiar with the case. Why does he know the solution?

Answer: Newman is now in Princetown prison

He says that he knows that Newman is in Princetown prison on Dartmoor and that they found buried gold in his garden.

Source: Author amyvsmith

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor LadyCaitriona before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.