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Quiz about Poirot The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

"Poirot: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" Quiz

This is a quiz on the "Poirot" episode "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". Good luck!

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

Author
tinamomnsox

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
324,281

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
312

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The episode starts with Parker, the butler, come to call on Poirot. We see him knocking on the door of Dr. Sheppard. Why did Parker go to Dr. Sheppard's door? Hint

He was confused

Nobody answered the door at Poirot's house

He wanted to annoy Dr. Sheppard

He thought Poirot would be at Dr. Sheppard's

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Question 2 of 10

2. Parker and Dr. Sheppard enter the garden and hear Poirot talking. They hear him shout "I will kill you!" Then something comes flying at them. What was it? Hint

A pumpkin

A knife

A body

A watch

3. We learn that Parker was sent by his master, Roger Ackroyd, to get Poirot. Poirot comes to Ackroyd's factory and is talking with Poirot, when Raymond, one of Ackroyd's workers, tells him that someone needs to see him. Who does Raymond say is there to see him? Hint

Caroline Sheppard

Flora Ackroyd

Ralph Paton

Parker

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Question 4 of 10

4. Next, we see Dorothy Ferrars poisoning herself. What crime had she committed? Hint

Stealing a million dollars

Being a gambler

Not paying taxes

The murder of her husband

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Question 5 of 10

5. Roger Ackroyd was murder by a deadly shot to the head.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Now we get to the ending. Who is secretly married to Ralph Paton? Hint

What do you mean? He wasn't married to anyone!

Ursula, the maid

Flora Ackroyd

Dorothy Ferrars

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the culprit? Hint

Flora Ackroyd

Caroline Sheppard

Dr. Sheppard

Ralph Paton

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who found Sheppard's journal? Hint

Japp

His sister

Poirot

Ackroyd

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Question 9 of 10

9. Caroline brought Dr. Sheppard a gun.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happened to the culprit? Hint

He was captured

He was shot by Japp

He shot himself

He escaped

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The episode starts with Parker, the butler, come to call on Poirot. We see him knocking on the door of Dr. Sheppard. Why did Parker go to Dr. Sheppard's door?

Answer: Nobody answered the door at Poirot's house

They both go to Poirot's house and enter. They get a shock when all of the clocks go off at the same time. Later, they notice all of the utensils in the kitchen are lined up in order.

2. Parker and Dr. Sheppard enter the garden and hear Poirot talking. They hear him shout "I will kill you!" Then something comes flying at them. What was it?

Answer: A pumpkin

Poirot stands up and sees Dr. Sheppard and Parker. The look on his face is hilarious. He explains how he worked and worked with the pumpkin, but "she" wouldn't grow, so he "killed" it.

Answer: Ralph Paton

Ralph Paton is Ackroyd's adopted son, and is going to marry Flora Ackroyd, Ackroyd's stepdaughter.

4. Next, we see Dorothy Ferrars poisoning herself. What crime had she committed?

Answer: The murder of her husband

Dorothy Ferrars was being blackmailed by an unknown man for the murder of her husband.

5. Roger Ackroyd was murder by a deadly shot to the head.

Answer: False

He was stabbed in the neck by the blackmailer of Dorothy Ferrars.

6. Now we get to the ending. Who is secretly married to Ralph Paton?

Answer: Ursula, the maid

After Ursula quits, Poirot discovers her crying alone. He learns that she was secretly married to Ralph Paton. She was upset by an article that Poirot had placed in the newspaper. The article said that Ralph Paton was arrested.

7. Who was the culprit?

Answer: Dr. Sheppard

He had fatally stabbed Ackroyd in the neck after Ackroyd found out, through a letter that Dorothy Ferrars had written, that Sheppard was the blackmailer.

8. Who found Sheppard's journal?

Answer: His sister

Caroline found a gun and his journal. She read through it and took went up to Ackroyd's old office, where Sheppard was being questioned by Poirot and Japp.

9. Caroline brought Dr. Sheppard a gun.

Answer: True

She brought to Sheppard and showed it to him. He grabbed it and ran out of the office, into the factory.

10. What happened to the culprit?

Answer: He shot himself

He ended up committing suicide when he saw that he couldn't escape. Poirot took Sheppard's journal and put it in a safe deposit box.

Source: Author tinamomnsox

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