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Ngaio Marsh Trivia Quiz

Ngaio Marsh wrote a long series of mysteries. See what you remember about them - and her!

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

Author
ertrum

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
170,777

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of Ms. Marsh's hero? Hint

Inspector Fox

Roderick Alleyn

Nigel Alleyn

Hilaire Belloc

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ngaio Marsh was given the title "Dame of the British Empire" for her mystery writing.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is Alleyn's wife's name? Hint

Marcella Alleyn

Agatha Troy

Dame Angela Alleyn

Rosemary Wells

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was Mrs. Alleyn known for? Hint

theater

sculpture

painting

dance

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where does Ngaio Marsh set many of her novels? Hint

On the streets of London

In the theater

In Paris

On board ships

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is Alleyn's friend and self-appointed Watson? Hint

Nigel Bathgate

Jeremy Donne

William Wilson

Michael Moor

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who of the following did not help Superintendent Alleyn solve his mysteries? Hint

Inspector Fox

Inspector Sugg

Detective-Sargeant Baily

Detective-Sargeant Thompson

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did Ngaio Marsh call her autobiography? Hint

Black Beech and Honeydew

Roderick and Me

A Life Well Spent

Ngaio Means Bush

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Question 9 of 10

9. Many of her books feature ingenious ways to kill the victim. Which of these was NOT used? Hint

A pistol wedged into the workings of a piano

A poisoned dart in a bar

A bottle of champagne dropped from the ceiling

A whaling harpoon swinging from a ship's mast

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Question 10 of 10

10. Ms. Marsh was born in New Zealand.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of Ms. Marsh's hero?

Answer: Roderick Alleyn

Her first book was "A Man Lay Dead", published in England in 1934. She wrote more than 30 mysteries; the last one, "Light Thickens" was published in 1982.

2. Ngaio Marsh was given the title "Dame of the British Empire" for her mystery writing.

Answer: False

She was given it primarily for her work in the theater.

3. What is Alleyn's wife's name?

Answer: Agatha Troy

Rosemary Wells is from Dorothy Sayers' mysteries.

4. What was Mrs. Alleyn known for?

Answer: painting

She's a painter. Roderick and Troy courted through the course of several novels, after he first met her on a cruise returning to England from Australia.

5. Where does Ngaio Marsh set many of her novels?

Answer: In the theater

She considered her writing a way to fund her major interest, which was theater. Many of her books have the theater -- broadly defined -- as their backdrop.

6. Who is Alleyn's friend and self-appointed Watson?

Answer: Nigel Bathgate

Nigel was a newspaperman.

7. Who of the following did not help Superintendent Alleyn solve his mysteries?

Answer: Inspector Sugg

Sugg, of course, comes from the Peter Whimsey novels.

8. What did Ngaio Marsh call her autobiography?

Answer: Black Beech and Honeydew

It was published in 1965, and is almost silent about her mystery writing.

9. Many of her books feature ingenious ways to kill the victim. Which of these was NOT used?

Answer: A whaling harpoon swinging from a ship's mast

The pistol is used in "Overture to Death", the bottle in "Vintage Murder", and the dart in "Death at the Bar".

10. Ms. Marsh was born in New Zealand.

Answer: True

Ngaio is a Maori name which may mean "flowering tree", but might also mean "clever" or "light on the water" or "a little bug".

Source: Author ertrum

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