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Rest in Pieces Trivia Quiz

"Rest In Pieces" is the second Mrs. Murphy Mystery written by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by kyleisalive. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
kyleisalive

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,776

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
151

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is Blair's last name? Hint

Underhill

Bainbridge

Woodwall

Overton

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Question 2 of 10

2. Name the house Blair moves into.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the opossum that lives in Harry's barn? Hint

Jackal

Paddy

Simon

Larry

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who finds the hand in the cemetery? Hint

Blair

Mrs. Murphy

Tee Tucker

Harry

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who finds the torso of the unknown body? Hint

Tee Tucker

Blair

Mim

Miranda

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Question 6 of 10

6. When is the head found? Hint

During Mim's party

Cancer ball

Harvest ball

During the fox hunt

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the second person killed?

Answer: (Two Words - First and Last Name)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who owns the earring that Harry finds? Hint

Mrs. Hogendobber

Little Marilyn

Susan

BoomBoom

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Question 9 of 10

9. The first person to be killed was a man named Tommy Norton.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the murderer? Hint

Tommy

Cabell

Blair

Fitz-Gilbert

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Blair's last name?

Answer: Bainbridge

Blair Bainbridge is the newest member of the community. He moves into the farm next door to Harry Haristeen and her companions Mrs. Murphy and Tee Tucker.

2. Name the house Blair moves into.

Answer: Foxden

Mrs. Hogendobber tries to get Blair to keep the name as Foxden rather than Yellow Mountain Farm, and when he kindly agrees, she's surprised. Foxden is next door to Harry's farm.

3. What is the name of the opossum that lives in Harry's barn?

Answer: Simon

Simon the opossum roots around Harry's house during the night searching for food scraps that Harry leaves for him, though sometimes he's interrupted by the raccoons, which he is not particularly fond of.

4. Who finds the hand in the cemetery?

Answer: Tee Tucker

Tee Tucker and Mrs. Murphy both smell the hand, and Tucker goes across the overflowing creek to reach the hand. The hand was severed at the wrist, and it had no fingerprints.

5. Who finds the torso of the unknown body?

Answer: Mim

Mim Sanburne finds the torso floating in her boathouse and calls her daughter over to help her. Little Marilyn's maid, Tiffany, tells everyone the story at the post office.

6. When is the head found?

Answer: Harvest ball

The head is found in one of the final pumpkins being judged at the harvest ball. Many of the townspeople had to witness the horrifying event.

7. Who was the second person killed?

Answer: Ben Seifert

Benjamin Seifert is a bank officer who assisted in killing the dismembered body found during the book. He's found dead in a railroad tunnel.

8. Who owns the earring that Harry finds?

Answer: Little Marilyn

Harry traded Simon his earring for a different one, and she wore it to Mim's Christmas party in order to have the owner discover it. Little Marilyn said that she lost it at the tennis court.

9. The first person to be killed was a man named Tommy Norton.

Answer: False

Tommy Norton posed as Fitz-Gilbert for many years until the real Fitz found Tommy. Blair's friend Orlando discovers who the picture looked like.

10. Who is the murderer?

Answer: Tommy

It turns out that a man named Tommy Norton killed Fitz-Gilbert Hamilton. Fitz-Gilbert was the dismembered body strewn around town. The day is saved by Harry, Blair, and the animals.

Source: Author kyleisalive

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