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By The Pricking of My Thumbs Trivia Quiz

This eerie tale begins when Tommy and Tuppence go to visit their old aunt at Sunny Ridge - a home for elderly people. Caution: spoilers.

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

Author
zorba_scank

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
207,283

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
493

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Question 1 of 10

1. From which of Shakespeare's plays did Agatha get the title for this book? Hint

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Merchant of Venice

As Good As It Gets

Macbeth

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Question 2 of 10

2. What did Mrs. Lancaster give Aunt Ada as a gift? Hint

A figurine

A vase

A picture

A clock

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Tommy and Tuppence nickname Mrs. Moody? Hint

Mrs. Milk

Mrs. Tea

Mrs. Coffee

Mrs. Cocoa

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Question 4 of 10

4. Aunt Ada had also been murdered.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Whose grave was Tuppence looking at when she was hit over the head? Hint

Mary Treves

Lily Waters

Wilma Marl

Jane Elwood

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the boat in the picture? Hint

Water Lily

Sea Breeze

River Queen

White Noise

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who did Ivor Smith suspect to be the mastermind behind the spate of robberies? Hint

Sir Philip Starke

Amos Perry

Mr. Eccles

Emma Boscowan

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who had hit Tuppence on the head? Hint

The Vicar

Sir Philip Starke

Amos Perry

Nellie Bligh

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who had pretended to be Mrs. Johnson? Hint

Nellie Bligh

Elizabeth Copleigh

Alice Perry

Julia Yorke

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the child murderer? Hint

Mrs. Yorke

Mrs. Lancaster

Lady Julia Starke

All three are the same person.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. From which of Shakespeare's plays did Agatha get the title for this book?

Answer: Macbeth

In this book we meet a much older Tommy and Tuppence who still retain their spirit for adventure. Agatha Christie dedicated this book to all the readers who had written to her requesting another Tommy and Tuppence mystery.

2. What did Mrs. Lancaster give Aunt Ada as a gift?

Answer: A picture

Tuppence found the picture of a house by a canal to be remarkably familiar and was sure that she had seen the house before. This led to a hunt for the house and the beginning of the mystery.

3. What did Tommy and Tuppence nickname Mrs. Moody?

Answer: Mrs. Cocoa

Mrs. Moody had been a dresser with a theatre company. She had recognized Mrs. Lancaster, and was therefore poisoned with her.

4. Aunt Ada had also been murdered.

Answer: False

She died of natural causes. Mrs. Moody had told her that she had identified a killer in the home. Aunt Ada didn't know if this was true but she had left a letter asking Tommy to look into the matter after her death.

5. Whose grave was Tuppence looking at when she was hit over the head?

Answer: Lily Waters

She was helping the vicar locate the grave of a little girl at the request of a certain Major Waters. Later Ivor Smith discovered that the child's coffin was filled with loot from several robberies.

6. What was the name of the boat in the picture?

Answer: Water Lily

Mrs. Boscowan was sure that when her husband painted that picture there was no boat in it. Later Tuppence found out that Sir Philip Starke had painted that boat to hide the name of a dead child that his wife had written on the picture.

7. Who did Ivor Smith suspect to be the mastermind behind the spate of robberies?

Answer: Mr. Eccles

However, he had managed to cover his tracks very well and they were unable to get any evidence against him.

8. Who had hit Tuppence on the head?

Answer: Nellie Bligh

Nellie was afraid that Tuppence was getting too close to the truth. She hit her on the head with a heavy vase.

9. Who had pretended to be Mrs. Johnson?

Answer: Nellie Bligh

Nellie Bligh had been Sir Philip Starke's secretary for several years. She had helped him find suitable nursing homes for his wife.

10. Who was the child murderer?

Answer: All three are the same person.

She was also known as 'Killer Kate'. She had been unable to have any children of her own after her marriage to Sir Philip and thought it was a punishment because she had earlier aborted her child. She began killing children later as a form of retribution.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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