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"Poirot's Puzzling Problems" Trivia Quiz

I shall give you a clue to one of Hercule Poirot's mysteries - not short stories collections - and you tell me which book it is!There are no spoilers, to ruin the stories! Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by JaneMarple. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JaneMarple

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
137,838

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1365

Last 3 plays: Guest 103 (10/10), rabbit1964 (10/10), GoodwinPD (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Poirot recieves an urgent letter from France, from a business man, asking for Poirot's help. But by the time Poirot and Hastings arrive in France, they are too late...a crime has already been committed. Hint

"The Murder on the Links"

"The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"

"The Mysterious Affair at Styles"

"The Murder on the Orient Express"

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Question 2 of 10

2. A stranger bursts into Poirot's room, collapses and dies, just before Poirot is about to go overseas. Hint

"Black Coffee"

"Peril At End House"

"The Big Four"

"Lord Edgeware Dies"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sir Charles Cartwright, a famous actor, gives a dinner party at which one of his guests dies. Hint

"Murder In The Mews"

"Three Act Tragedy"

"Curtain, Poirot's Last Case"

"Third Girl"

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Question 4 of 10

4. Poirot recieves a taunting letter promising a crime in Andover, on a given day. Hint

"Death In the Clouds"

"The ABC Murders"

"Cards On the Table"

"Appointment With Death"

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Poirot story is set on an archaeological dig. Hint

"Death On The Nile"

"The Clocks"

"Appointment With Death"

"Murder In Mesopotamia"

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Question 6 of 10

6. This story involves a Christmas houseparty. Hint

"The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding"

"A Christmas Tragedy"

"4.50 From Paddington"

"Hecule Poirot's Christmas"

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Question 7 of 10

7. Poirot is called on to investigate a crime committed sixteen years ago. Hint

"Evil Under The Sun"

"One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"

"Sad Cypress"

"Five Little Pigs"

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Question 8 of 10

8. This story concerns the Cloade family, who are beset by troubles. Hint

"Hallowe'en Party"

"Hickory Dickory Dock"

"Taken At The Flood"

"After The Funeral"

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Question 9 of 10

9. The family of the deceased gather to hear his will when one of the family remarks that he must have been murdered. Hint

"Dumb Witness"

"Elephants Can Remember"

"After The Funeral"

"Mrs McGinty's Dead"

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Question 10 of 10

10. A murder at a village fete. Hint

"Dead Man's Folly"

"Cards On The Table"

"The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side"

"Third Girl"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: "The Murder on the Links"

The local business man has been kidnapped and presumed murdered. Masked men had broken into his house and tied up his wife. Hastings meets his future wife, Dulcie Duveen, whom he nicknames "Cinderella", in this book. The book was first published in 1923.

2. A stranger bursts into Poirot's room, collapses and dies, just before Poirot is about to go overseas.

Answer: "The Big Four"

"Black Coffee" was Agatha Christie's first original play, and it featured Poirot. "The Big Four" combines Poirot and Hastings with an international crime syndicate. The book was first published in 1927.

3. Sir Charles Cartwright, a famous actor, gives a dinner party at which one of his guests dies.

Answer: "Three Act Tragedy"

This is a Poirot crime novel, divided into three sections. Hastings does not appear with Poirot in this story. The book was first published in 1935.

4. Poirot recieves a taunting letter promising a crime in Andover, on a given day.

Answer: "The ABC Murders"

The "ABC" Murders are so called because the murderer leaves an "ABC Rail Guide" near their victim. The book was first published in 1935.

5. This Poirot story is set on an archaeological dig.

Answer: "Murder In Mesopotamia"

The narrator of the story is a nurse, Amy Leatheran. The book was first published in 1936.

6. This story involves a Christmas houseparty.

Answer: "Hecule Poirot's Christmas"

"4.50 From Paddington" is a Miss Marple story, and the other incorrect answers are short stories. Hercule Poirot is staying with a friend when a wealthy man is murdered. The book was first published in 1938.

7. Poirot is called on to investigate a crime committed sixteen years ago.

Answer: "Five Little Pigs"

Also known as "Murder In Retrospect". The daughter of the woman who was convicted of killing her husband asks Poirot to clear her mother's name. The book was first published in 1943.

8. This story concerns the Cloade family, who are beset by troubles.

Answer: "Taken At The Flood"

The story is set in post-war England. Poirot solves the mystery with the aid of a new detective, Superintendent Spence, who will appear in three later novels. First published in 1948.

9. The family of the deceased gather to hear his will when one of the family remarks that he must have been murdered.

Answer: "After The Funeral"

This is also known as "Murder At The Gallop" and "Funerals Are Fatal". Mr Goby, an eccentric investigator who last assisted Poirot in "The Blue Train Mystery", helps Poirot again. The book was first published in 1953.

10. A murder at a village fete.

Answer: "Dead Man's Folly"

"The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side" is a Miss Marple mystery. This story also stars Mrs Ariadne Oliver, the famous mystery writer, who has organised a murder game, at the fete. Her friend, Poirot, comes to help her solve the crime. The book was first published in 1956.

Source: Author JaneMarple

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