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Mystery fiction Trivia Quiz

Tough questions for mystery addicts only.

A multiple-choice quiz by 3way. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
3way

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,512

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
746

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which mystery title is by Sebastian Japrisot? Hint

Maigret Meets A Milord

A Trap for Cinderella

L'assomoir

Malevil

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Question 2 of 10

2. Panicking Ralph, Erogenous Jones and Planner Preston appear in the mysteries of: Hint

Bill James

Donald E. Westlake

Damon Runyon

Dorothy L. Sayers

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Question 3 of 10

3. Bruce Montgomery is his real name, but what is this mystery writer's pen name? Hint

E. Phillips Oppenheim

Michael Innes

Edmund Crispin

Peter Dickinson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which title does not belong to a mystery? Hint

Hamlet, Revenge

Sleeping Beauty

The Hollow

The House Of The Dead

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Question 5 of 10

5. A tragic episode from movie star Gene Tierney's life was used in an Agatha Christie mystery. Which one? Hint

The Mirror Cracked

And Then There Were None

Murder On The Orient Express

The Mysterious Affair At Styles

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one is a fictional detective? Hint

John Carter

Tars Tarkas

Carson Napier

Mario Balzic

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote The Moonstone? Hint

Georges Simenon

Wilkie Collins

John D. MacDonald

G.K. Chesterton

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Question 8 of 10

8. What title did sleuth Peter Wimsey hold? Hint

Earl

Marquis

Count

Lord

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Question 9 of 10

9. Death In A Cold Climate is set in what country? Hint

Canada

Sweden

Finland

Norway

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Question 10 of 10

10. Detectives Grijpstra and de Gier work in what country? Hint

Denmark

Belgium

South Africa

Netherlands

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which mystery title is by Sebastian Japrisot?

Answer: A Trap for Cinderella

Japrisot also wrote Rider On The Rain, which was filmed in the 1960's and made Charles Bronson a star in Europe

2. Panicking Ralph, Erogenous Jones and Planner Preston appear in the mysteries of:

Answer: Bill James

James is one of the best current English mystery writers. His cops and criminals are cut from the same cloth and speak in an elliptical, Pinteresque style

3. Bruce Montgomery is his real name, but what is this mystery writer's pen name?

Answer: Edmund Crispin

Crispin is the author of the classic 'The Moving Toyshop'

4. Which title does not belong to a mystery?

Answer: The House Of The Dead

The House Of The Dead is by Dostoyevsky. Hamlet, Revenge is by Michael Innes, The Hollow by Agatha Christie, and Sleeping Beauty is by Ross MacDonald

5. A tragic episode from movie star Gene Tierney's life was used in an Agatha Christie mystery. Which one?

Answer: The Mirror Cracked

Tierney's first child was born severely disabled as result of her encounter with a fan who had German measles. This true incident becomes the core of Christie's mystery.

6. Which one is a fictional detective?

Answer: Mario Balzic

Balzic is the creation of K.C. Constantine. The others are characters by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

7. Who wrote The Moonstone?

Answer: Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone is regarded as perhaps the first true mystery novel.

8. What title did sleuth Peter Wimsey hold?

Answer: Lord

9. Death In A Cold Climate is set in what country?

Answer: Norway

10. Detectives Grijpstra and de Gier work in what country?

Answer: Netherlands

They are the creation of Janwillem van de Wetering.

Source: Author 3way

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