Margaret Truman Trivia Quiz

Answer: Capital Crimes Series

She started this critically acclaimed series of murder mysteries in 1980 and through 2007 has written twenty-three different books. Her familiarity with the inner workings of the US capital gives her a unique perspective from which to write.

Answer: A second diary about Columbus' voyage to the New World

The main character of this book explores the world of historic manuscripts and murder while writing an article for a magazine published by the Library of Congress.

Answer: Havana

"Murder in Havana" (2001) uses the US embargo against Cuba, the rule of Fidel Castro and the living conditions in this island nation as a backdrop to explore a US Senator's role in an American pharmaceutical company's ploy to use a German company to get around the US embargo in order to tap in to Cuba's ant-cancer drug research. Former CIA agent Max Pauling is the main character in this Truman mystery.

Answer: Mac and Annabel Smith

Mac is a law professor at a local DC university and Annabel owns a gallery that specializes in Pre-Colombian art. The married couple is a central part of the Washington social scene and finds themselves deeply involved in several of Truman's storylines.

Answer: White House Pets

"Feller" was a Cocker Spaniel that was given to the President Truman by a fellow Missourian. Not a dog lover he gave him away to his personal physician rather than raise him at the White House. Dog lovers from around the nation were upset. The dog was often referred to as "Feller, the Unwanted Dog". Margaret Truman wrote about many of the "first pets" that resided in the White House over the years.

Answer: The Secretary of State

Written in 1980, this was Truman's first book in her murder mystery series.

Answer: "Murder at the Kennedy Center" and "Murder at the Opera"

In "Murder at the Opera", published in 2006 the crime takes place while the Washington National Opera is preparing for a performance at the Kennedy Center. In "Murder at the Kennedy Center" , published in 1989, a young girl is brutally killed during a political fund raising party held at the famous venue.

Answer: Her autobiography

"Souvenir, Margaret Truman's Own Story" was written with the help of writer and editor Margaret Cousins. In the book published by McGraw-Hill Truman told of her experiences growing up in the Midwest and how she dealt with the sudden fame of becoming a US President's daughter.

Answer: The Washington Tribune

In "Murder at the Washington Tribune", published in 2005, a veteran news reporter seeks to revive his career and his relationships while pursuing an alleged serial killer. Truman delves into a plethora of human emotions in this particular mystery.

Answer: The buck stops here

In 1990 Truman published a collection of her father's witty sayings and musings in the book, "Where the Buck Stops: The Personal and Private Writings of Harry S Truman". She also published "Letters from Father: The Truman Family's Personal Correspondence" published in 1983, "Harry S Truman" a biography published in 1973 and a biography about her mother Bess Truman published in 1994.