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Quiz about Detectives and their creators 1

Detectives and their creators 1 Quiz

I will name the fictional detective and give you a choice of creators.

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

Author
mnbates

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
116,171

Updated
Jun 19 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1521

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who created Augustus Maltravers? Hint

Robert Richardson

Colin Dexter

Reginald Hill

W J Burley

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who created Superintendent Roderick Alleyn? Hint

Agatha Christie

Ngaio Marsh

Dorothy L Sayers

Margery Allingham

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who created Marcus Didius Falco? Hint

John Creasey

Edith Pargeter

Lindsey Davis

Magdalen Nabb

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who created Inspector Luke Thanet? Hint

Val McDermid

Ngaio Marsh

Patricia Wentworth

Dorothy Simpson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who created Cordelia Grey? Hint

Catherine Aird

Antonia Fraser

P D James

Jill Staynes

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who created Inspector John Coffin? Hint

Margaret Storey

Gwendolyn Butler

Patricia Cornwell

Susan Dunlap

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who created Father Brown? Hint

Ralph McInerny

G K Chesterton

William X Kienzle

Harry Kemelman

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who created Spenser? Hint

Raymond Chandler

Robert B Parker

Dashiell Hammett

Mickey Spillane

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who created V I Warshawski? Hint

Karen Kijewski

Sara Paretsky

Sue Grafton

Janet Evanovich

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who created Nero Wolfe? Hint

Ellery Queen

E W Hornung

Arthur Conan Doyle

Rex Stout

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who created Augustus Maltravers?

Answer: Robert Richardson

Reginald Hill created Dalziel and Pascoe, Colin Dexter created Morse and W J Burley created Wycliffe.

2. Who created Superintendent Roderick Alleyn?

Answer: Ngaio Marsh

Agatha Christie created numerous detectives including Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot, Dorothy L Sayers created Lord Peter Wimsey and Margery Allingham created Albert Campion.

3. Who created Marcus Didius Falco?

Answer: Lindsey Davis

Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters) created Brother Cadfael, Magdalen Nabb created the 'Florentine Mysteries' and John Creasey created 'The Baron'.

4. Who created Inspector Luke Thanet?

Answer: Dorothy Simpson

Val McDermid created Kate Brannigan, Lindsey Gordon etc; Patricia Wentworth created Maud Silver and Ngaio Marsh created Inspector Alleyn.

5. Who created Cordelia Grey?

Answer: P D James

Antonia Fraser created Jemima Shore; Jill Staynes (with Margaret Storey) created Inspector Bone and Catherine Aird created Inspector CD Sloan.

6. Who created Inspector John Coffin?

Answer: Gwendolyn Butler

Margaret Storey co-created Inspector Bone, Patricia Cornwell - Kay Scarpetta and Susan Dunlap - Jill Smith.

7. Who created Father Brown?

Answer: G K Chesterton

Ralph McInerny created Father Dowling, William Kienzle created Father Robert Koesler and Harry Kemelman created Rabbi David Small.

8. Who created Spenser?

Answer: Robert B Parker

Raymond Chandler created Philip Marlowe, Dashiell Hamnett created Sam Spade and Mickey Spillane created Mike Hammer.

9. Who created V I Warshawski?

Answer: Sara Paretsky

Karen Kijewski created Kat Colorado, Sue Grafton created Kinsey Milhone and Janet Evanovich created Stephanie Plum.

10. Who created Nero Wolfe?

Answer: Rex Stout

Ellery Queen (Frederick Dannay and Manfred Lee) created Ellery Queen, Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes and E W Hornung created A J Raffles.

Source: Author mnbates

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