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Christie Alternate Titles Trivia Quiz

A number of Christie novels have alternate titles. The alternate title is listed here, you have to select the name by which it is more popularly known.

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

Author
deepakmr

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
282,760

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. By what name is 'The Boomerang Clue' also known? Hint

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

The ABC Murders

The Pale Horse

Sad Cypress

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the more popular title for 'Murder in Hazelmoor'? Hint

The Listerdale Mystery

The Sittaford Mystery

The Hound of Death

Third Girl

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Question 3 of 10

3. By what name is the 'Murder on the Calais Coach' also known? Hint

The Mystery of the Blue Train

Murder on the Orient Express

4:50 from Paddington

Nemesis

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'The Poison Pen' also known by which of the following titles? Hint

By the Pricking of my Thumbs

Three-Act Tragedy

The Moving Finger

Ordeal by Innocence

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Question 5 of 10

5. By what name is 'So Many Steps to Death' also known? Hint

Destination Unknown

They Came to Baghdad

Death in the Clouds

Passenger to Frankfurt

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the alternative title for 'Dumb Witness'? Hint

Postern of Fate

Witness for the Prosecution

Sleeping Murder

Poirot Loses a Client

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Question 7 of 10

7. By what name is 'Hickory Dickory Death' also known as? Hint

The Clocks

Hickory Dickory Dock

Towards Zero

The Seven Dials Mystery

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is another title for 'The Thirteen Problems'? Hint

Thirteen at Dinner

Murder is Easy

Murder in the Mews

The Tuesday Club Murders

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Question 9 of 10

9. By what name is 'Remembered Death' also known? Hint

Dead Man's Folly

Murder in Retrospect

Sparkling Cyanide

Taken at the Flood

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Question 10 of 10

10. The popular record-breaking play 'Mousetrap' was published as a short story; what was the name of the story? Hint

One Two Buckle my Shoe

The Secret of Chimneys

Three Blind Mice

Hickory Dickory Dock

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. By what name is 'The Boomerang Clue' also known?

Answer: Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

'Why Didn't they Ask Evans' was also published as the 'Boomerang Clue', probably for the reason that to unravel the mystery, the hero and heroine have to come back to the original scene of the murder.

2. What is the more popular title for 'Murder in Hazelmoor'?

Answer: The Sittaford Mystery

'The Sittaford Mystery' features a murder at the town of Hazelmoor.

3. By what name is the 'Murder on the Calais Coach' also known?

Answer: Murder on the Orient Express

'Murder on the Orient Express' is also known as 'Murder on the Calais Coach', as the Orient Express had a coach known as the Calais coach. This is one of the most famous mysteries solved by Hercule Poirot.

4. 'The Poison Pen' also known by which of the following titles?

Answer: The Moving Finger

'The Moving Finger' features a poison pen writer who sends nasty letters to everyone. This mystery features Miss Marple.

5. By what name is 'So Many Steps to Death' also known?

Answer: Destination Unknown

'Destination Unknown' is about a journey where the heroine goes to infiltrate the den of a secret society knowing that she is taking steps to death.

6. What is the alternative title for 'Dumb Witness'?

Answer: Poirot Loses a Client

'The Dumb Witness' is a dog which witnesses the murder of its mistress. In this case, Poirot literally loses a client (who is murdered).

7. By what name is 'Hickory Dickory Death' also known as?

Answer: Hickory Dickory Dock

'Hickory Dickory Dock' is also known as 'Hickory Dickory Death'. This is a Hercule Poirot mystery.

8. What is another title for 'The Thirteen Problems'?

Answer: The Tuesday Club Murders

'The Tuesday Club Murders' is a book of short stories which features thirteen problems or thirteen stories featuring Miss Marple.

9. By what name is 'Remembered Death' also known?

Answer: Sparkling Cyanide

'Sparkling Cyanide' is also known as 'Remembered Death'. Cyanide is used in the murder and an old death is remembered again at similar settings.

10. The popular record-breaking play 'Mousetrap' was published as a short story; what was the name of the story?

Answer: Three Blind Mice

The famous Christie play 'Mousetrap' used the nursery rhyme 'Three Blind Mice' in its plot.

Source: Author deepakmr

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