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Quiz about Merry Christmas Hercule Poirot

Merry Christmas Hercule Poirot! Quiz

This is my favorite Christie novel ever. The outcome is ingenious. Poirot's gift this Christmas is something he always wanted, a clever murder mystery. WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS!

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

Author
Joepetz

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
314,615

Updated
Mar 14 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
477

Last 3 plays: Guest 88 (9/10), Guest 195 (10/10), Guest 174 (8/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which two characters live with Simeon Lee at Gorston Manor? Hint

David and Hilda

Alfred and Lydia

George and Magdalene

Pilar and Stephan

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which two characters said that they were making a telephone call at the time of the murder? Hint

Alfred and Lydia

Tressilan and Horbury

David and Hilda

George and Magdalene

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which character was very attached to his mother? Hint

David Lee

Harry Lee

Alfred Lee

George Lee

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which character did Pilar see right outside Simeon's door when he "screamed?" Hint

Lydia Lee

Magdalene Lee

Superintendent Sugden

Hilda Lee

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which character is not really dead? Hint

Horbury

Stephen Farr

Pilar Estravados

Simeon Lee

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why does Tressilan have a feeling of deja vu? Hint

Similar looking people have come to the door

He has seen Pilar before

The same thing happened last Christmas

Everyone is giving the same gifts

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Question 7 of 10

7. There was a pair of something outside the front door. Later on one of them goes missing. What is the pair? Hint

Two cannonballs

A pair of pants

Two trees

Two guns

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where were the diamonds found? Hint

They were never found

In Pilar's purse

In one of Lydia's gardens

In Horbury's suitcase

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Question 9 of 10

9. How does Poirot learn of the objects Pilar picked up at the crime scene? Hint

Superintendent Sugden told him

Stephan Farr told him

He saw Pilar pick them up

Magdalene told him

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following is not a nationality of anyone in the novel? Hint

South African

Italian

Spanish

English

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 18 2024 : Guest 88: 9/10
Dec 18 2024 : Guest 195: 10/10
Dec 15 2024 : Guest 174: 8/10
Dec 14 2024 : Guest 135: 10/10
Nov 25 2024 : Guest 51: 5/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which two characters live with Simeon Lee at Gorston Manor?

Answer: Alfred and Lydia

Alfred was indebted to his father for his money. Alfred is incapable of doing anything his father does not approve of. Lydia has created many of the gardens at Gorston Hall.

2. Which two characters said that they were making a telephone call at the time of the murder?

Answer: George and Magdalene

Actually neither of them were making a phone call. George was rummaging through Alfred's things and Magdalene was hiding in the staircase.

3. Which character was very attached to his mother?

Answer: David Lee

David did not like the way Simeon treated his mother. David did not care about money at all.

4. Which character did Pilar see right outside Simeon's door when he "screamed?"

Answer: Hilda Lee

Hilda went to confront her father-in-law, but stood dead in front of the doorway when she heard the scream.

5. Which character is not really dead?

Answer: Horbury

The real Pilar died during the Spanish Civil War. The Pilar at Gorston Hall was her servant. The real Stephen Farr died two years previously. The one at Gortson Hall is an illegitimate son of Simeon Lee.

6. Why does Tressilan have a feeling of deja vu?

Answer: Similar looking people have come to the door

First he answers the door for Stephan Farr, then for Harry Lee. Later on in the novel he answers the door for Superintendent Sugden. They all look the same because they are all Simeon Lee's children.

7. There was a pair of something outside the front door. Later on one of them goes missing. What is the pair?

Answer: Two cannonballs

The murderer stole one in an attempt to kill Pilar. She narrowly escaped.

8. Where were the diamonds found?

Answer: In one of Lydia's gardens

The sand from the garden looked identical to the uncut diamonds, but not close enough to fool Poirot.

9. How does Poirot learn of the objects Pilar picked up at the crime scene?

Answer: Magdalene told him

This led Poirot onto Sugden's trail. He found it odd that Sugden never mentioned this until Poirot asked.

10. Which of the following is not a nationality of anyone in the novel?

Answer: Italian

Stephan Farr is South African. Pilar is Spanish and everyone else is British.

Source: Author Joepetz

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