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

Quiz about Agatha ChristieMiss Marple Trivia

Agatha Christie-Miss Marple Trivia Quiz

Fans of Agatha should enjoy this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by carolinecaleb. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
carolinecaleb

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,059

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2186

Last 3 plays: Guest 80 (9/10), kokoshiko (7/10), Guest 94 (9/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Here's an easy one to start with-what is Miss Marple's first name? Hint

Mary

Patricia

Margaret

Jane

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following is NOT a Miss Marple story? Hint

At Bertram's Hotel

The Big Four

A Murder is Announced

The Moving Finger

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following IS a Miss Marple story? Hint

The Secret of Chimneys

Murder on the Links

The Body in the Library

And Then There Were None

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. Which Miss Marple mystery takes place because of a character Miss Marple meets in 'A Carribbean Mystery'?

Answer: (One Word)

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the English village where Miss Marple lives? Hint

Stratford on Avon

St. Mary Mead

Centerville

Sandwich on Tyne

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. In which story does Miss Marple solve a mystery of a murder her friend, Mrs. McGillicuddy, witnesses on a train moving alongside her train? Hint

The Mystery of the Blue Train

Murder on the Calais Coach

Murder on the Orient Express

The 4:50 From Paddington

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of Miss Marple's insufferable nephew?

Answer: (Two Words)

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Which Miss Marple novel concerns a writer of poison pen letters? Hint

The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side

The Moving Finger

Murder at the Vicarage

The Body in the Library

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. What is not a favorite hobby of Miss Marple? Hint

knitting

bird-watching

canasta

snooping

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. What is the last Miss Marple book to be published?

Answer: (Two Words)

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

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Most Recent Scores

Dec 16 2024 : Guest 80: 9/10
Dec 14 2024 : kokoshiko: 7/10
Dec 11 2024 : Guest 94: 9/10
Nov 25 2024 : Guest 90: 10/10
Oct 29 2024 : Guest 76: 10/10
Oct 29 2024 : Guest 174: 10/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Here's an easy one to start with-what is Miss Marple's first name?

Answer: Jane

Miss Jane Marple became one of the most beloved, famous, and copied detectives of all time.

2. Which of the following is NOT a Miss Marple story?

Answer: The Big Four

'The Big Four' was a Hercule Poirot novel, all the rest starred Miss Marple.

3. Which of the following IS a Miss Marple story?

Answer: The Body in the Library

In 'The Body in the Library', the body of a young girl is found in takes place in Colonel and Dolly Bantry's library. It was my first Agatha Christie novel, and still one of my favorites!

4. Which Miss Marple mystery takes place because of a character Miss Marple meets in 'A Carribbean Mystery'?

Answer: Nemesis

Miss Marple meets Mr. Jason Rafiel in 'A Caribbean Mystery' and in his will, he sends her on a garden tour because he knows she will find and solve an old murder mystery along the way.

5. What is the name of the English village where Miss Marple lives?

Answer: St. Mary Mead

St. Mary Mead is a typical English village. Miss Marple is famous for finding 'village parallels' for characters she encounters in her mystery-solving career. She believes that evil is alive and well in a small English village, as it is everywhere else.

6. In which story does Miss Marple solve a mystery of a murder her friend, Mrs. McGillicuddy, witnesses on a train moving alongside her train?

Answer: The 4:50 From Paddington

They are all train mysteries, but in 'The 4:50 From Paddington' (also titled 'What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw'), Mrs. McGillicuddy looks out her window and witnesses a murder on another train. 'Murder on the Calais Coach' was another title for the famous 'Murder on the Orient Express'.

7. What is the name of Miss Marple's insufferable nephew?

Answer: Raymond West

Raymond is an author and is very generous to his aunt-often treating her to trips and theater outings, but his pompous and superior attitude bothers her.

8. Which Miss Marple novel concerns a writer of poison pen letters?

Answer: The Moving Finger

The other three take place in St. Mary Mead, but Miss Marple is called in by the vicar's wife in another small village to solve the poison pen mystery and the murders.

9. What is not a favorite hobby of Miss Marple?

Answer: canasta

The bird-watching and the snooping go hand-in-hand, and the knitting helps establish Miss Marple as an 'innocent' old lady.

10. What is the last Miss Marple book to be published?

Answer: Sleeping Murder

'Sleeping Murder', published in 1976 (although it was written much earlier, around 1940), was the last Miss Marple book to appear.

Source: Author carolinecaleb

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