Agatha Christie Trivia

1. Which was the first novel published by Agatha Christie which also introduced one of her best known characters, Hercule Poirot?

From Quiz Clued in on Christie

Answer: The Mysterious Affair at Styles

"The Mysterious Affair at Styles" was Agatha Christie's first published novel. It was published in the US in 1920 and in the UK in 1921. In the novel, Hercule Poirot is introduced as a Belgian seeking refuge in the UK after the Great War (as World War I was known before World Was II). Arthur Hastings, who later works with Poirot on numerous cases, also makes his debut in this novel. The plot centers on the death of Emily Inglethorp and Poirot's attempts to catch the killer.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Novels 1

Answer: Vera Claythorne

In one of Christie's most famous and intriguing works, Vera Claythorne is induced to shoot Philip Lombard in the final murder of the novel, as she believes he is responsible for the other deaths on the island. We as readers are led to believe that she is 'The' murderer without fully understanding how she's managed it all with clear cut alibis for some of the other deaths. Without the final chapter, I would never have guessed the ending!

From Quiz They Messed Up, Big Time

Answer: Miss Gilchrist

As part of her ploy, Miss Gilchrist impersonated Cora Lansquenet at the funeral of Cora's brother, Richard Abernethie. However, since she practiced turning her head in a mirror, Miss Gilchrist's impersonation was backwards. Another mistake she made was referring to a vase of flowers on the table that were only there before Miss Gilchrist arrived at Enderby Hall as herself.

From Quiz The Plot, She Thickens

Answer: The Hollow

Poirot is annoyed at first, thinking that the scene was staged specially for him to "honor his arrival" or some such nonsense. However, the body is very dead, and what seems to perfectly clear at the beginning turns out to be much more complex than he initially thought. "The Hollow" was first published in 1946. It is also known as "Murder After Hours."

From Quiz When Miss Marple Met Poirot Part Two

Answer: St John's Ambulance Brigade

The title of the book is from Lord Tennyson's poem "The Lady of Shallot". Colonel Bantry is dead by the time this book begins, so Dolly Bantry sells Gossington Hall - the site for a murder in "The Body in the Library" - to the famous actress, Marina Gregg, and her film producer husband, Jason Rudd. Heather Babcock, a gushing villager, who was thrilled to meet Marina, drops dead during the fete. But why did Marina have a "frozen look" on her face?

From Quiz When Miss Marple Met Hercule Poirot Part One

Answer: Old Hall

Gossington Hall will appear in other Miss Marple mysteries. Danemead is Miss Marple's own home, while The Manor is invented. This is Miss Marple's first appearance in a full length novel. Miss Marple lives in St Mary Mead. The local colonel is shot in the vicar's study and it is up to Miss Marple to solve the mystery.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Assortment Part Seven

Answer: Siegfried

Stafford Nye is flying from Frankfurt to London when a young woman persuades him to swap identities with her. Nye drinks drugged beer so she can take his cloak and passport. There is a rising tide of anarchy what has to be defeated before there is a resurgence of Nazi domination.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Assortment Part Six

Answer: Meadowbank

The story begins in Ramat, where there is government unrest. Bob Rawlinson, a pilot, tries to bring Prince Ali Yusef out of Ramat, but he fails when the plane crashes. Before making his escape, Bob held some jewels in his niece's tennis racquet. Then the teachers start being murdered at the well-known Meadowbank. Julia Upjohn finds the jewels in her best friend's tennis racquet, and asks for Poirot's help.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Assortment Part Five

Answer: Doing cruel impressions of her boss's wife

Victoria Jones falls in love with Edward Goring. Mrs Hamilton Clipp is travelling to Baghdad but has broken her arm. So Victoria becomes her nurse. There is going to be a secret meeting between the leaders of the Communist and the capitalist powers.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Assortment Part Four

Answer: The Majestic

This is only the second full length novel to feature Miss Jane Marple. It takes place in St. Mary Mead and the surrounding area. Miss Marple helps her good friend, Dolly Bantry, when a dead body of a young woman is found in the library of Gossington Hall.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Assortment Part Three

Answer: Littlegreen House

The novel is also known as "Poirot Loses a Client". Emily Arundell writes to Poirot, asking him to assist her. However, Poirot does not get the letter for over two months. By then, Miss Arundell is dead, presumably from a fall down the stairs. Miss Arundell's nieces and nephew were all in desperate need of money, but Miss Arundell left her considerable fortune to her companion. The "dumb witness" of the title is Miss Arundell's fox terrier, Bob.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Assortment Part Two

Answer: Skiing

Agatha incorporates the supernatural into this story. It takes place on a winter evening when, during some table-turning game, the spirits tell the gathering that Captain Trevelyan has been murdered. It is also known as "Murder at Hazelmere". The main detective is young Emily Trefusis, whose fiancé is suspected of murdering his uncle, the Captain.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Assortment Part One

Answer: Begonias

"The Mysterious Affair at Styles" was Agatha Christie's first published work. It revolves around the mysterious death of Emily Inglethorp. Her second husband is suspected of poisoning her evening medicine. It is also Hercule Poirot's first case in England.

From Quiz History of Agatha Christie's Works

Answer: 1920

This was the first novel in which a famous crime solver, who reappeared in later novels, was introduced to the readers.

From Quiz Agatha Christie - Closing lines

Answer: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' is one of the most famous novels of Agatha Christie, where Poirot retires to grow vegetable marrows but has to take up a case. Doctor Sheppard is a key character who assists Poirot throughout the novel. But at the end, in a stunning climax, it is revealed that Sheppard is the murderer. Poirot gives him an option to end it all or go to prison. Sheppard writes a last note and decides to kill himself by veronal (the same poison he used for one of his victim).

From Quiz Christie Plots and Titles

Answer: Hercule Poirot's Christmas

'Hercule Poirot's Christmas' was first published in 1938. This Hercule Poirot mystery features Simeon Lee, a nasty old man who invites his family for Christmas and then goes on to humiliate them one by one. A Spanish beauty Pilar, South African diamonds and a false moustache (which Poirot uses to crack the case) are key elements in this novel. The novel ends with the Superintendent in charge of the case being unmasked as the murderer.

From Quiz A Christie Common Bond

Answer: The Pale Horse

Rhoda is the cousin of Mark Easterbrook, the principle narrator of 'The Pale Horse'. In this book, Major Despard has been promoted to the rank of Colonel. Two other earlier Christie characters also make an appearance - Mrs. Dane Calthrop from 'The Moving Finger' and Ariadne Oliver.

From Quiz Christie Tri-Bond

Answer: They also feature Ariadne Oliver.

All the three novels also feature Ariadne Oliver. Poirot first met Ariadne in 'Cards on the Table'. This fictitious author was modeled on Christie herself.

From Quiz Christie Victims A to Z (nearly!)

Answer: Kings Abbot

Roger was stabbed. This is perhaps one of Poirot's most famous cases - discounting 'Murder on the Orient Express' and 'Death on the Nile'.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Opening Lines 2

Answer: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

According to a number of websites, part of this novel's plot parallels an incident in the life of the actress, Gene Tierney, who contracted rubella (German measles) during her pregnancy in 1943 and as a result gave birth to a daughter who was intellectually and physically handicapped. Gene Tierney did not know how she contracted rubella until years later, when she met a female fan who told her that, during the World War II, she was a Marine. Even though she was under quarantine for rubella, she had sneaked out in order to meet the actress. There is no firm evidence that Agatha Christie actually knew about this particular incident or that she based the novel on it.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Opening Lines

Answer: Appointment with Death

Mrs Boynton is a former prison wardress with a sadistic streak who terrorises her unfortunate family. The character of Mrs Boynton was originally written for the novel "Death on the Nile".

From Quiz "Christie Cluedo" Part Four

Answer: Golf course

Paul Renauld was the victim in "The Murder on the Links". The main detective is Hercule Poirot, helped by Captain Hastings. Hastings meets his wife in this book. It was first published in 1923.

From Quiz "Christie Cluedo" Part One

Answer: Chloral

This is Tommy and Tuppence Beresford's (although their names are Prudence Cowley and Thomas Beresford, they are married in later books) first adventure, and only Agatha Christie's second novel. They are looking for a secret draft that might send England into another war. It was first published in 1922. The murderer committed only one murder. The murderer later committed suicide by cyanide.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Murderers

Answer: Alastair Blunt

The wealthy banker Alastair Blunt is the killer. Miss Sainsbury Seale remembered that his wife was Gerda Grant, and not Rebecca Arnholt. She had to be silenced so it could not be proved that Blunt comitted bigamy. However, she mentioned to the blackmailer Mr. Amberiotis that his wife was named Gerda. He realized the truth, and blackmailed Blunt with this information. Amberiotis had to be killed as well. Mr. Blunt noticed in his dentist's appointment book that Amberiotis was going to have his first appointment with Morley on the same day he was going. So he decided to kill the dentist(Morley), impersonate him (Amberiotis had never met Morley before, remember), and administer a fatal dose of novocaine and adrenaline to Amberiotis.

From Quiz The Mysteries of Christie

Answer: The Man In The Brown Suit

This book was published in 1924. The master criminal is unmasked by Anne. Colonel Race appears in this novel and will reappear in three subsequent novels.

From Quiz Whodunnit?

Answer: Jacqueline de Bellefort

Jacquie and Simon committed the crimes together, but as Jacquie confesses to Poirot, Simon could never have pulled it off by himself. This is one of the few crimes Poirot investigates that he genuinely feels sorry for the murderer. He truly likes Jacquie, and tries to get her to come to her senses early in the book before the crimes are even committed.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Novels and Stories

Answer: Poirot covers the real murderer(s)

One of the most famous novels. Poirot solves the mystery, but he doesn't make the solution public - he pretends not to know the murderer. It's a great reflection on what justice means...

From Quiz About Christie Herself

Answer: 1890

She was born in Torquay, Devon, England.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's Novels 1

Answer: Dolly and Molly

Dolly and Molly (Dorothea and Margaret Preston-Grey) are twin sisters who are both in love with the same man, General Ravenscroft. Molly marries him and Dolly eventually goes mad, harming children in several incidents in her life. In the novel General Ravenscroft and his wife are found shot to death side by side with no evidence as to which one of them was responsible. Mrs Oliver asks Poirot to help her solve the mystery over a decade after it happens - why did a seemingly happy couple commit suicide?

From Quiz They Messed Up, Big Time

Answer: Evil Under the Sun

Christine Redfern lied when she told Poirot she was afraid of heights. This seemed innocuous until the Belgian realized that someone must have climbed down a cliff to impersonate Arlena, and that person could not have a fear of heights.

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