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So, Who Done It? Trivia Quiz

Don't play this game if you don't want the endings to great mysteries given away! But if you've already read all the good ones, come on in! (WARNING - SPOILERS)

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

Author
astorian

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
152,951

Updated
Sep 30 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1045

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Question 1 of 10

1. An orangutan did it- in which Edgar Allan Poe story? Hint

The Cask of Amontillado

The Mystery of Marie Roget

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Purloined Letter

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Question 2 of 10

2. The detective did it- in which Agatha Christie story? Hint

The ABC Murders

The Mousetrap

Evil Under the Sun

A Pocketful of Rye

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "The Maltese Falcon", who killed Sam Spade's partner, Miles Archer? Hint

Archer's wife, Iva

Joel Cairo

Sam's client, Brigid O'Shaughnessy

"The Fat Man", Kasper Gutman

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Question 4 of 10

4. Charles Dickens' last novel was "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". So, who killed Mr. Drood? Hint

John Jasper

We'll never know

Reverend Crisparkle

his fiancee, Rosa

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the ten people on Indian Island is killing off all the others, in Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None"? Hint

Judge Wargrave

Rogers, the butler

Dr. Armstrong

General Macarthur

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Question 6 of 10

6. So, which of the Brothers Karamazov actually killed their father, Fyodor? Hint

Ivan

Dmitri

Alyosha

Smerdyakov

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of Nero Wolfe's long-time employees is revealed as a murderer in Rex Stout's final novel, "A Family Matter"? Hint

Saul Panzer

Theodore Horstmann

Fritz Brenner

Orrie Cather

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Question 8 of 10

8. The mailman did it- in which of G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown mysteries? Hint

The Queer Feet

The Dagger With Wings

The Flying Stars

The Invisible Man

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Question 9 of 10

9. The defendant's wife did it! She committed the murder he's on trial for! Hint

Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer, Detective"

Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution"

Dorothy Sayers' "Gaudy Night"

Scott Turow's "Presumed Innocent"

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Question 10 of 10

10. Oh my goodness! Hercule Poirot did it! Hint

Curtain

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Murder on the Orient Express

Death on the Nile

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. An orangutan did it- in which Edgar Allan Poe story?

Answer: The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allan Poe is widely considered the father of the mystery genre, which is why the Mystery Writers of America named their annual awards ceremony "the Edgars."

2. The detective did it- in which Agatha Christie story?

Answer: The Mousetrap

Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" was adapted into the longest running play in theatre history- in London or anywhere else.

3. In "The Maltese Falcon", who killed Sam Spade's partner, Miles Archer?

Answer: Sam's client, Brigid O'Shaughnessy

Despite his love for Brigid, Sam turns her in to the police, saying "I won't play the sap for you."

4. Charles Dickens' last novel was "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". So, who killed Mr. Drood?

Answer: We'll never know

Dickens died before writing the ending, so the culprit will never be known, although there are a number of suggestive clues. Most think he planned it to be revealed as John Jasper, but we will never really know. When "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" was adapted into a Broadway musical, the audience was allowed to vote for a different killer each night.

5. Which of the ten people on Indian Island is killing off all the others, in Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None"?

Answer: Judge Wargrave

Driven by a keen sense of justice, Judge Wargrave brought together nine murderers who had escaped punishment for their crimes, and killed them, one by one.

6. So, which of the Brothers Karamazov actually killed their father, Fyodor?

Answer: Smerdyakov

Illegitimate son Smerdyakov committed the crime, but Dmitri was wrongly arrested and tried for it.

7. Which of Nero Wolfe's long-time employees is revealed as a murderer in Rex Stout's final novel, "A Family Matter"?

Answer: Orrie Cather

Archie Goodwin, narrator of all the Nero Wolfe mysteries, had never liked Orrie Cather, whom he regarded as callow and conceited - but he never dreamed Orrie was capable of murder.

8. The mailman did it- in which of G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown mysteries?

Answer: The Invisible Man

The mailman is an "invisible man" because almost nobody pays him any attention as he makes his deliveries, which means he can commit any crime without being noticed.

9. The defendant's wife did it! She committed the murder he's on trial for!

Answer: Scott Turow's "Presumed Innocent"

Rusty Sabich's wife killed his mistress and left behind incriminating evidence against him.

10. Oh my goodness! Hercule Poirot did it!

Answer: Curtain

In his final case, Poirot kills a manipulative sadist he knows has instigated numerous murders, but who did not commit any of them.

Source: Author astorian

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So, Who Done It? Trivia Quiz

Don't play this game if you don't want the endings to great mysteries given away! But if you've already read all the good ones, come on in! (*WARNING - SPOILERS*)

Don't play this game if you don't want the endings to great mysteries given away! But if you've already read all the good ones, come on in! (WARNING - SPOILERS)