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The Cases of Albert Campion Trivia Quiz

Margery Allingham created the detective Albert Campion, an enigmatic Englishman with connections in both the underworld and the aristocracy. Can you identify Campion's cases from the descriptions below?

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

Author
spod

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
280,320

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which Albert Campion mystery is a painting by a dead artist unveiled? Hint

The China Governess

Flowers for the Judge

Death of a Ghost

The Beckoning Lady

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which case does Albert Campion investigate the death of a man whose funeral he went to six months earlier? Hint

The Case of the Late Pig

Police at the Funeral

More Work for the Undertaker

The Mind Readers

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which book is Jack Havoc hunted through the streets of London? Hint

The Tiger in the Smoke

Death of a Ghost

Hide My Eyes

Traitor's Purse

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Campion case features a valuable manuscript and a dead publisher? Hint

Coroner's Pidgin

Flowers for the Judge

More Work for the Undertaker

Mystery Mile

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which book must Campion solve the mystery of an exploding bicycle lamp? Hint

Cargo of Eagles

Dancers in Mourning

Sweet Danger

Coroner's Pidgin

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which Campion novel does Judge Lobbett vanish from a maze? Hint

Mystery Mile

Look to the Lady

The Beckoning Lady

The Crime at Black Dudley

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Campion case involves a body found in a Cambridge stream? Hint

The China Governess

The Fashion in Shrouds

Police at the Funeral

The Crime at Black Dudley

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which Campion case does the mill at Pontisbright feature? Hint

Death of a Ghost

Sweet Danger

The Case of the Late Pig

The Mind Readers

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which Campion novel do we meet his sister, Valentine Ferris? Hint

The Tiger in the Smoke

The Fashion in Shrouds

Dancers in Mourning

Cargo of Eagles

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Question 10 of 10

10. And finally, in which case must Campion protect a thousand-year-old family heirloom? Hint

Look to the Lady

Sweet Danger

Mystery Mile

The Crime at Black Dudley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which Albert Campion mystery is a painting by a dead artist unveiled?

Answer: Death of a Ghost

First published in 1934, 'Death of a Ghost' is about a great painter's attempt to ensure that he is remembered after his death, by leaving a legacy of twelve sealed paintings, one of which is to be unveiled every year.

2. In which case does Albert Campion investigate the death of a man whose funeral he went to six months earlier?

Answer: The Case of the Late Pig

In this case, Campion must find the murderer of the former school bully, 'Pig' Peters, and identify the mysterious 'Mole'. A black comedy, it's the only story told from Campion's point of view and was first published in 1937.

3. In which book is Jack Havoc hunted through the streets of London?

Answer: The Tiger in the Smoke

'The Tiger in the Smoke', first published in 1952, is possibly Allingham's finest novel. It's a dark view into the mind of a killer, on the run in the smog in post-war London.

4. Which Campion case features a valuable manuscript and a dead publisher?

Answer: Flowers for the Judge

In this book, first published in 1936, Campion must investigate a death in an old family firm and clear a young man from the charge of murdering the husband of the woman he loves. It's one of the books in which Campion nearly meets a sticky end himself.

5. In which book must Campion solve the mystery of an exploding bicycle lamp?

Answer: Dancers in Mourning

This book, originally published in 1937, involves Campion in the world of show business. We also see him falling unhappily in love with another man's wife.

6. In which Campion novel does Judge Lobbett vanish from a maze?

Answer: Mystery Mile

This is the second Campion novel, first published in 1930, in which we first meet his unorthodox manservant Magersfontein Lugg. The story revolves around an American judge being threatened by a criminal mastermind.

7. Which Campion case involves a body found in a Cambridge stream?

Answer: Police at the Funeral

First published in 1931, this story features an imperious matriarch and her eccentric family.

8. In which Campion case does the mill at Pontisbright feature?

Answer: Sweet Danger

'Sweet Danger', first published in 1933, marks the introduction of Lady Amanda Fitton, Campion's eventual wife. In this story, she's an energetic and impetuous seventeen-year-old who's interested in electricity.

9. In which Campion novel do we meet his sister, Valentine Ferris?

Answer: The Fashion in Shrouds

When this novel was published in 1938, the reviewer for the 'Observer' said: 'To Albert Campion has fallen the honour of being the first detective to figure in a story which is also a distinguished novel.' This is the second novel to feature Amanda Fitton, now an aeronautical engineer.

10. And finally, in which case must Campion protect a thousand-year-old family heirloom?

Answer: Look to the Lady

This 1931 mystery, also published as 'The Gyrth Chalice Mystery', involves supernatural goings-on in the woods and ancient family secrets.

Source: Author spod

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