Aug 2022

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Agatha Christie?

by LayneAugust 30, 2022

Think you know the Queen of Crime? Test your knowledge with this quiz on all things Agatha Christie, still one of the best-selling novelists in the world. Share your favorite Christie mystery or adaptation with us in the comments!

Which of the following jobs did Agatha Christie have before her writing career took off?

Switchboard operator

Pharmacist’s assistant

Newspaper printer

Bookkeeper

When you think of Christie, you probably think of her most famous detectives, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Which of the following literary detectives did Christie also write?

Inspector Maigret, opens a new window

Daisy Dalrymple, opens a new window

Parker Pyne, opens a new window

Phyrne Fisher, opens a new window

In 1926, Christie’s first marriage, to Archibald Christie, ended after he left her for another woman. What notorious, real-life mystery occurred shortly after?

Archie disappeared.

Agatha disappeared.

Archie was murdered.

Their shared home was set on fire.

Christie had many notable, bestselling novels to her name. Which mystery is her highest grossing work?

Evil Under the Sun, opens a new window

Death on the Nile, opens a new window

And Then There Were None, opens a new window

Murder on the Orient Express, opens a new window

Christie enjoyed traveling, and on one trip met her second husband, Max Mallowan, who was 13 years her junior. Mallowan’s interesting career seems to have influenced Christie’s writing. What did he do for a living?

Cartographer

Travel writer

Archaeologist

MI6 intelligence officer

Christie wrote several original plays and adapted many of her novels for the stage. Which of her plays is the longest running play of all time?

The Unexpected Guest

Murder on the Nile

The Mousetrap

And Then There Were None

Which actor has NOT portrayed Hercule Poirot in a feature film?

David Suchet, opens a new window

Peter Ustinov, opens a new window

Kenneth Branagh, opens a new window

Tony Randall, opens a new window

In 2013, the United Kingdom-based Crime Writers’ Association declared which of Christie’s novels the best crime novel ever?

Murder at the Vicarage, opens a new window

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, opens a new window

The ABC Murders, opens a new window

N or M?, opens a new window

Christie’s work continues to influence writers and filmmakers today. Which blockbuster film director credits Christie with inspiring their latest hit?

J.J. Abrams, opens a new window

Jon Favreau, opens a new window

Patty Jenkins, opens a new window

Rian Johnson, opens a new window

Christie said goodbye to Hercule Poirot in Curtain, published in 1975, just before her death in 1976. Which contemporary suspense writer has continued the Poirot mysteries?

Ruth Ware, opens a new window

Sophie Hannah, opens a new window

Deborah Crombie, opens a new window

Alafair Burke, opens a new window

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