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Murder in Maggody -- A Who's Who Quiz

Maggody (rhymes with raggedy) is a fictional town in Arkansas created by mystery writer Joan Hess. Can you answer these questions about the people who live in Maggody with police chief Arly Hanks?

A multiple-choice quiz by kristina71. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kristina71

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,165

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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147

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Question 1 of 10

1. Arly Hanks moved away from Maggody after high school and lived the high life in Manhattan. After her divorce she moved back to Maggody and took a job as Chief of Police. What is the name Arly short for? Hint

Arlene

Ariel

Armelle

Arabella

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Question 2 of 10

2. Arly's mom is Ruby Bee Hanks. Ruby Bee is the owner and proprietor of the Ruby Bee's Bar and Grill and the Flamingo Motel. What is Ruby Bee short for? Hint

Ruby Belinda

Ruben Belinda

Rubaina Belinda

Rubella Belinda

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Question 3 of 10

3. Maggody is populated by a lot of people with the same last name. Arly's description of them indicates that they all have a "beetlish brow, beady amber eyes, and thick lips". What is the last name of this large group of Maggody residents? Hint

Burton

Buchanon

Birdwell

Barkley

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Question 4 of 10

4. Raz is the local moonshiner who's always trying to get Arly to arrest his neighbor Perkins for something. Raz has an animal companion who lives in his house with him. What is the name of his friend and what kind of animal is she? Hint

Marjorie, a pig

Robin, a cat

Betty, a dog

Mary Lou, a donkey

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Question 5 of 10

5. Ruby Bee's best friend is Estelle Oppers. She is easily recognizable by her bright red beehive. What is the name of Estelle's business located in the living room of her house? Hint

Estelle's Catering & Tasty Treats

Estelle's Pet Salon

Estelle's Mail Order Maggody Brides

Estelle's Hair Fantasies

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Question 6 of 10

6. Kevin is usually described as "a day late and a dollar short." At the beginning of the book series he has a girlfriend whom he later marries. What is the name of this "300 pound madonna" who loves Kevin? Hint

Blossom O'Neill

Orchid O'Neill

Violet O'Neill

Dahlia O'Neill

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jim Bob is the mayor of Maggody as well as the owner of Jim Bob's SuperSaver Buy 4 Less. He is married to Barbara Ann, his second cousin. What do the residents of Maggody call Barbara Ann? Hint

Mrs. SuperSaver

Mrs. Mayor

Mrs. Jim Bob

Mrs. Barbara Ann

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Question 8 of 10

8. Larry Joe Lambertino has many jobs. He is a teacher at the local high school, the janitor at the high school, and a member of the city council. What subject does Mr. Lambertino teach at the high school? Hint

History

English

Shop

Science

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Question 9 of 10

9. The most prominent church in Maggody is The Voice of the Almighty Lord Assembly Hall. The pastor gets into all sorts of problems with his secret vices of drinking the sacramental wine and looking at dirty magazines, but the mayor's wife keeps him in line. What is the name of this church leader? Hint

Father Fillmore

Brother Verber

Reverend Grady

Pastor Wilks

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Question 10 of 10

10. On occasion Arly has to deal with the sheriff's department of Stump County. What is the name of the sheriff? Hint

Herb Gross

Fred Ferguson

Joe Dufur

Harve Dorfer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Ariel

Arly is short for Ariel. Arly was not named after the character in "The Tempest". Her mother named Arly after the aerial photograph of Maggody that hangs in her bedroom. Ruby Bee is not a very good speller. Arly got her job as Chief of Police after the previous chief snuck out of town.

2. Arly's mom is Ruby Bee Hanks. Ruby Bee is the owner and proprietor of the Ruby Bee's Bar and Grill and the Flamingo Motel. What is Ruby Bee short for?

Answer: Rubella Belinda

Ruby Bee is short for Rubella Belinda. When Ruby was born there was German Measles going around and Ruby's mom thought Rubella had a nice ring. As Arly says, "The Hanks clan is notorious for whimsy when naming innocent babies." Ruby Bee lives in unit one of her six-unit hotel so that she can keep an eye on what goes on.

Answer: Buchanon

The Buchanons are a large portion of the population of Maggody. Jim Bob is the mayor, his wife is a Buchanon by birth and marriage. Raz Buchanon is the local moonshiner who lives with his pet pig. Paulie was Arly's deputy in the first book. As Arly says, "Buchanons are known for a certain amount of animal cunning, but nothing that would outwit an above average raccoon".

Answer: Marjorie, a pig

Marjorie the Pig lives with Raz Buchanon. Some of Maggody's residents suspect that Raz and Marjorie are more than friends. Marjorie likes to watch TV. In "Martians in Maggody", Raz made crop circles in his fields and charged everyone to look at them to raise enough money to "look into one of those fancy satellite dishes that sucks in channels from all over the world" so Marjorie would have more channels to watch.

5. Ruby Bee's best friend is Estelle Oppers. She is easily recognizable by her bright red beehive. What is the name of Estelle's business located in the living room of her house?

Answer: Estelle's Hair Fantasies

Estelle is the owner of Estelle's Hair Fantasies. She and Ruby Bee are always trying to convince Arly to come in and get a fancy new hairstyle but Arly has resisted so far. Estelle, at one time, was a lounge singer in Little Rock.

Answer: Dahlia O'Neill

Dahlia tutors Kevin Buchanon in the arts of love for a few books before they finally get married at the beginning of "Maggody in Manhattan". Later they have a set of twins whom they name Kevin Junior and Rose Marie. They live with Kevin's parents Earl and Eilene. Earl is not very happy with the arrangement.

7. Jim Bob is the mayor of Maggody as well as the owner of Jim Bob's SuperSaver Buy 4 Less. He is married to Barbara Ann, his second cousin. What do the residents of Maggody call Barbara Ann?

Answer: Mrs. Jim Bob

Arly has a few other names for Barbara Ann Buchanon but only calls her Mrs. Jim Bob to her face. Mrs. Jim Bob's full name is Barabara Ann Buchanon nee Buchanon. She is one of the banes of Arly's existence as she feels it is ungodly for a single woman to be the Chief of Police.

Answer: Shop

Larry Joe Lambertino is the high school shop teacher. He is married to Joyce and they have four children. Whenever Arly needs to find out something about any of the high schoolers she goes to Larry Joe.

Answer: Brother Verber

Brother Verber has had many misadventures. One of the most memorable is ending up in a cave in his underwear with Mrs. Jim Bob. As a team, Brother Verber and Mrs. Jim Bob's goal is to reform all the sinners who live in Maggody, though usually Mrs. Jim Bob is the one with all the ideas and Brother Verber is just along for the ride.

10. On occasion Arly has to deal with the sheriff's department of Stump County. What is the name of the sheriff?

Answer: Harve Dorfer

Harve Dorfer asks Arly to help him investigate things outside of Maggody on occasion and Arly of course has to call him everytime there is a murder (which happens a lot in Maggody!).

Source: Author kristina71

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