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The Ultimate Funerals Are Fatal Quiz | Single Story

'Funerals Are Fatal' is also published under the title 'After the Funeral'.

A multiple-choice quiz by helena411. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
helena411

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,701

Updated
Mar 14 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who hired Hercule Poirot to investigate the murders of Richard Abernethie and Cora Lansquenet? Hint

Mr. Entwhistle

Susan Banks

Helen Abernethie

Lanscombe

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Cora Lansquenet's companion? Hint

Ms. Gilchrist

Mrs. Shane

Mrs. Lanscombe

Mrs. Banks

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Question 3 of 10

3. After the deaths of Richard Abernethie and Cora Lansquenet, who was the only Abernethie left? Hint

Gordon Abernethie

Timothy Abernethie

Mortimer Abernethie

Leo Abernethie

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who first suggested the idea that Richard Abernethie was murdered (the actual person, not whom everyone believed it to be)? Hint

Cora Lansquenet

Gregory Banks

Helen Abernethie

Miss Gilchrist

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who had a history of being mentally unstable? Hint

Michael Shane

George Crossfield

Gregory Banks

Rosamund Shane

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Susan and Gregory Banks want to do with the money that Richard Abernethie left them? Hint

Start a flower shop

Start an inn

Start a drugstore

Start a beauty shop

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who told Hercule Poirot that she was pregnant? Hint

Rosamund Shane

Miss Gilchrist

Susan Banks

Helen Abernethie

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did the murderer say that made Hercule Poirot realize that he or she was the killer? Hint

'They (the wax flowers) look so right on the table.'

'The postman must have been while we were at the inquest.'

'I think you know, M. Pontarlier, it was the nun.'

'Richard Abernethie was killed. I killed him.'

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Question 9 of 10

9. Was Richard Abernethie actually murdered?

Answer: (Yes or No)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who killed Cora Lansquenet? Hint

Susan Banks

Helen Abernethie

Miss Gilchrist

George Crossfield

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who hired Hercule Poirot to investigate the murders of Richard Abernethie and Cora Lansquenet?

Answer: Mr. Entwhistle

Mr. Entwhistle was Richard Abernethie's lawyer and was left in charge of carrying out his will.

2. Who was Cora Lansquenet's companion?

Answer: Ms. Gilchrist

Mrs. Gilchrist was obsessed with her tea shop that went out of business.

3. After the deaths of Richard Abernethie and Cora Lansquenet, who was the only Abernethie left?

Answer: Timothy Abernethie

Gordon, Mortimer and Leo Abernethie had all died earlier on. Timothy Abernethie was the only Abernethie still alive and was an invalid.

4. Who first suggested the idea that Richard Abernethie was murdered (the actual person, not whom everyone believed it to be)?

Answer: Miss Gilchrist

Everyone thougnt that it was Cora Lansquenet who told them that Richard Abernethie was murdered, but it was actually Miss Gilchrist in disguise...

5. Who had a history of being mentally unstable?

Answer: Gregory Banks

Gregory Banks actually confessed to murdering Richard Abernethie, just so that he will be put into a mental hospital again. He didn't murder Richard Abernethie though...

6. What did Susan and Gregory Banks want to do with the money that Richard Abernethie left them?

Answer: Start a beauty shop

They wanted to have a beauty shop in the front of the flat, and have a chemist shop in the back, where they would create their own cosmetics.

7. Who told Hercule Poirot that she was pregnant?

Answer: Rosamund Shane

Rosamund also told him that she was surprised that her husband was actually happy about the news.

8. What did the murderer say that made Hercule Poirot realize that he or she was the killer?

Answer: 'They (the wax flowers) look so right on the table.'

Hercule Poirot knew that Miss Gilchrist was the killer, because there was no way Miss Gilchrist could have seen the wax flowers on the table, unless she had been to Enderby Hall earlier on. She *had* been to Enderby Hall earlier, pretending to be Cora Lansquenent.

9. Was Richard Abernethie actually murdered?

Answer: No

Richard Abernethie died of natural causes; Miss Gilchrist (pretending to be Cora Lansquenet) only said that he was murdered, so that they'd think that Cora's murder was linked to his death.

10. Who killed Cora Lansquenet?

Answer: Miss Gilchrist

Miss Gilchrist killed Cora Lansquenet for one sole purpose, and that was to sell the one valuable painting that Cora owned and use the money to open up her own tea shop.

Source: Author helena411

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