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Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone Trivia Quiz

Kinsey Millhone is one of the great detectives in all of fiction. How much do you know about her?

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

Author
mizlentz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
37,329

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2493

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In what California city does Kinsey live and work? Hint

Los Angeles

Santa Teresa

San Diego

Santa Barbara

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of Kinsey's landlord? Hint

Henry Potts

Henry Pitts

Harry Pitts

John Potts

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Question 3 of 10

3. What kind of car does she drive in the first books of the series?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Kinsey is currently single, but she has been married before. How many times? Hint

Once

Four times

Three times

Twice

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Question 5 of 10

5. Kinsey's parent died when she was very young. She was raised by who? Hint

Her sister

Her aunt

Her grandparents

Her brother

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Question 6 of 10

6. What do all the book titles in the series have in common? Hint

Have the word big in the title

Have a number in the title

Have a letter in the title

Have a city name in the title

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Question 7 of 10

7. Name the first book in the series.

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the restaurant that Kinsey hangs out in? Hint

Rosie's

Mary's Bar and Grill

Rosa's Cafe

Lulu's

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Question 9 of 10

9. Kinsey was once a policewoman.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these is a correct book name? Hint

Q is for Quest

Q is for Quarry

Q is for Question

Q is for Quiet

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what California city does Kinsey live and work?

Answer: Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa is 95 miles north of Los Angeles.

2. What is the name of Kinsey's landlord?

Answer: Henry Pitts

She lives in a garage that has been turned into a small loft apartment right behind Henry's house.

3. What kind of car does she drive in the first books of the series?

Answer: Volkswagen

She loved her little car.

4. Kinsey is currently single, but she has been married before. How many times?

Answer: Twice

Yep, she has two ex-husbands.

5. Kinsey's parent died when she was very young. She was raised by who?

Answer: Her aunt

She was raised by her aunt. She always thought that she had no other relatives. However she does have some cousins.

6. What do all the book titles in the series have in common?

Answer: Have a letter in the title

All her books start with a letter and they go in order. A is the first book, B is the second, etc. Janet Evanovich novels have a number in the titles.

7. Name the first book in the series.

Answer: A is for Alibi

A is for Alibi is the one that started it all!

8. What is the name of the restaurant that Kinsey hangs out in?

Answer: Rosie's

I am not sure that she really likes the food at Rosie's but she likes the clientele.

9. Kinsey was once a policewoman.

Answer: True

She started out as a police woman but she didn't care for the restrictions it placed on her so she became a PI.

10. Which of these is a correct book name?

Answer: Q is for Quarry

'Q is for Quarry' came out early fall 2002.

Source: Author mizlentz

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