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Anne Perry Mysteries Trivia Quiz

This quiz is for Anne Perry fans only - and not for the faint of heart!

A multiple-choice quiz by shannyd. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
shannyd

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,352

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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514

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In Anne Perry's series featuring William Monk, Monk often relies on the aid of a highly respected English barrister. Who was this barrister? Hint

Thomas Pitt

Oliver Rathbone

Jack Radley

George Ashworth

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Question 2 of 10

2. Anne Perry features another detective in her novels, by the name of Thomas Pitt. What was the name of the first novel Perry wrote about Inspector Pitt?

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Thomas Pitt is arrested for murdering a woman in Seven Dials in which of the following stories? Hint

Resurrection Row

Silence in Hanover Close

The Hyde Park Headsman

Paragon Walk

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Question 4 of 10

4. Hester Latterly was a nurse in which of the following wars? Hint

Crimean War

Korean War

World War I

French Revolution

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Question 5 of 10

5. What item, found in the flat of the murdered Joscelin Grey, in the novel "The Face of a Stranger", lead Monk to believe that he was the murderer? Hint

his glasses

a threatening note

a fingerprint

a walking stick

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Question 6 of 10

6. In "Bluegate Fields", the body of Arthur Waybourne was found in a sewer. Who was his killer? Hint

Esmond Vanderley

Albie Frobisher

Mortimer Swynford

Maurice Jerome

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of William Monk's supervisor? Hint

Moidore

Runcorn

Evan

Rivett

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which novel did the character Lucius Stourbridge request that William Monk help him find his fiancee Miriam Gardiner?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. True or false: Hester Latterly eventually marries Oliver Rathbone.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the novel "Weighed in the Balance", it was ultimately proved that Prince Friedrich was murdered using the poison of which of the following plants? Hint

Yew

Lily of the Valley

Hemlock

Nightshade

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In Anne Perry's series featuring William Monk, Monk often relies on the aid of a highly respected English barrister. Who was this barrister?

Answer: Oliver Rathbone

Sir Oliver Rathbone occasionally required the assistance of Mr. Monk as well, in such stories as "A Breach of Promise" and "Weighed in the Balance".

2. Anne Perry features another detective in her novels, by the name of Thomas Pitt. What was the name of the first novel Perry wrote about Inspector Pitt?

Answer: The Cater Street Hangman

It is in this novel that Pitt first meets his future wife, Charlotte, when one of her family's maids is murdered.

3. Thomas Pitt is arrested for murdering a woman in Seven Dials in which of the following stories?

Answer: Silence in Hanover Close

Thomas Pitt is accused of murdering a mysterious woman who always dresses in an unusual color, and therefore is referred to by the name of that color: Cerise.

4. Hester Latterly was a nurse in which of the following wars?

Answer: Crimean War

Hester Latterly worked with Florence Nightengale during the Crimean War, and returned to England determined to help improve the health care system and redefine the role of the nurse.

5. What item, found in the flat of the murdered Joscelin Grey, in the novel "The Face of a Stranger", lead Monk to believe that he was the murderer?

Answer: a walking stick

William Monk had lost his memory in an accident, and in the process of solving a murder case remembered that "He had been in Grey's flat that night, and something had happened after which he hed gone in such haste he had left his stick in the stand behind him . . . and then barely a few miles away, met with an accident which had robbed him of his life, and Monk of all memory".

6. In "Bluegate Fields", the body of Arthur Waybourne was found in a sewer. Who was his killer?

Answer: Esmond Vanderley

Esmond Vanderley killed his nephew, Arthur, after allegedly having had an affair with him.

7. What is the name of William Monk's supervisor?

Answer: Runcorn

Runcorn "wanted social acceptability, praise from his superiors, and above all safety". Monk "tolerated fools ungraciously, and fools, in his view, included Runcorn, an opinion of which he had made little secret in the past".

8. In which novel did the character Lucius Stourbridge request that William Monk help him find his fiancee Miriam Gardiner?

Answer: The Twisted Root

9. True or false: Hester Latterly eventually marries Oliver Rathbone.

Answer: False

Hester Latterly actually ends up marrying William Monk, although Oliver Rathbone was also in love with her.

10. In the novel "Weighed in the Balance", it was ultimately proved that Prince Friedrich was murdered using the poison of which of the following plants?

Answer: Lily of the Valley

Prince Friedrich's wife, Princess Gisels, poisoned her husband using water that a bouquet of Lilies of the Valley had been sitting in. "Even the water in which the cut flowers stand in is lethal".

Source: Author shannyd

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