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Which Hercule Poirot book by Agatha Christie begins when Miss Lemon makes three typing mistakes in a letter? 
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105 times |
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57 times (30.6%) |
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difficult |
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48 times (25.8%) |
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81 times (43.5%) |
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Which Agatha Christie novel begins when a mystery game invented by character Ariadne Oliver turns into a real murder?
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124 times |
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32 times (17.4%) |
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very difficult |
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92 times (50.0%) |
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60 times (32.6%) |
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Who is the creator of literary detective Sherlock Holmes?
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449 times |
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438 times (93.4%) |
| Difficulty: |
very easy |
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11 times (2.3%) |
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20 times (4.3%) |
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Which "golden age" mystery writer considered herself a writer second and a director first, and actually could boast a considerable renown in that other capacity as well, particularly with productions of the works of William Shakespeare?
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169 times |
| Correct: |
45 times (18.2%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
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124 times (50.2%) |
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78 times (31.6%) |
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The title of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is based on a story written by ...
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1122 times |
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760 times (55.8%) |
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medium |
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362 times (26.6%) |
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240 times (17.6%) |
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Who, in 1930, wrote this passage?
"So terribly Jewish, in a word. That retching emotionalism, that sea-sickish spirituality - purely Hebraic. If only there were a few more Aryans in the world of music! The tears come into my eyes whenever I see a blonde beast at the piano."
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261 times |
| Correct: |
64 times (18.1%) |
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very difficult |
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197 times (55.6%) |
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93 times (26.3%) |
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Who is Hercule Poirot's crush?
Agatha Christie
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| Answered: |
149 times |
| Correct: |
49 times (19.8%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
100 times (40.5%) |
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98 times (39.7%) |
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Which play by Agatha Christie is the longest running play in history?
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| Answered: |
2669 times |
| Correct: |
2167 times (64.3%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
| Incorrect: |
502 times (14.9%) |
| Skipped: |
702 times (20.8%) |
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What is the nickname of Arthur Hastings' wife?
Agatha Christie
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| Answered: |
100 times |
| Correct: |
35 times (17.9%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
65 times (33.3%) |
| Skipped: |
95 times (48.7%) |
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What is the real name of Arthur Hastings' wife?
Agatha Christie
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| Answered: |
92 times |
| Correct: |
22 times (11.4%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
70 times (36.3%) |
| Skipped: |
101 times (52.3%) |
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It's well known that in 1926, shortly after her husband announced he was in love with another woman, Agatha Christie "disappeared" for more than a fortnight. She had been ensconced at a hotel in Yorkshire, where she had used what name when she registered?
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| Answered: |
102 times |
| Correct: |
51 times (32.5%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
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51 times (32.5%) |
| Skipped: |
55 times (35.0%) |
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How many people are trapped on an island, finding themselves the subjects of a cruel game in "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie?
hint: think "indians"
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875 times |
| Correct: |
703 times (72.5%) |
| Difficulty: |
easy |
| Incorrect: |
172 times (17.7%) |
| Skipped: |
95 times (9.8%) |
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![This book gets its title from the poem [b:The Lady of Shalott|724371|The Lady of Shalott|Alfred Lord Tennyson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177651624s/724371.jpg|1026788] It is referred to by name several times in the novel, with the lines of the title being frequently quoted:
Out flew the web and floated wide-
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"The curse is come upon me," cried
The Lady of Shalott.](http://photo.goodreads.com/questions/1237585220p1/41875.jpg)
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This book gets its title from the poem The Lady of Shalott It is referred to by name several times in the novel, with the lines of the title being frequently quoted:
Out flew the web and floated wide-
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"The curse is come upon me," cried
The Lady of Shalott.
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227 times |
| Correct: |
121 times (37.9%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
106 times (33.2%) |
| Skipped: |
92 times (28.8%) |
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Which work by Agatha Christie had written into its original contract that, as long as it was performed on stage, no movie adaptation was allowed to be produced based on this work?
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| Answered: |
231 times |
| Correct: |
181 times (66.5%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
| Incorrect: |
50 times (18.4%) |
| Skipped: |
41 times (15.1%) |
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When Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap was performed for the British Royal Family, the Queen and her family (as well as all other members of that evening's audience) were specifically asked never to reveal the plot twist at the play's very end once they had seen the show.
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| Answered: |
141 times |
| Correct: |
130 times (72.6%) |
| Difficulty: |
easy |
| Incorrect: |
11 times (6.1%) |
| Skipped: |
38 times (21.2%) |
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Agatha Christie's mystery-writing alter-ego?
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| Answered: |
283 times |
| Correct: |
195 times (30.1%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
88 times (13.6%) |
| Skipped: |
364 times (56.3%) |
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Which one of these writers hasn't been honored by the organization "Mystery Writers of America"?
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| Answered: |
337 times |
| Correct: |
86 times (13.6%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
251 times (39.8%) |
| Skipped: |
294 times (46.6%) |
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"The young people think the old people are fools, but the old people know the young people are fools" was the motto of which Agatha Christie detective?
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7086 times |
| Correct: |
5111 times (58.1%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
| Incorrect: |
1975 times (22.4%) |
| Skipped: |
1712 times (19.5%) |
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What nationality was Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot?
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1971 times |
| Correct: |
1613 times (70.3%) |
| Difficulty: |
easy |
| Incorrect: |
358 times (15.6%) |
| Skipped: |
325 times (14.2%) |
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Fictional detective, Auguste C. Dupin, was created by:
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572 times |
| Correct: |
339 times (33.5%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
233 times (23.0%) |
| Skipped: |
440 times (43.5%) |
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What Agatha Christie mystery lost the last four words of its title -- From Side to Side -- for movie marquees?
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| Answered: |
362 times |
| Correct: |
299 times (51.9%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
| Incorrect: |
63 times (10.9%) |
| Skipped: |
214 times (37.2%) |
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Who wrote the first detective story featuring an ultra intelligent detective with an average side-kick?
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| Answered: |
314 times |
| Correct: |
140 times (31.6%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
174 times (39.3%) |
| Skipped: |
129 times (29.1%) |
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What British writer has sold more novels in France than any other author, French writers included?
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| Answered: |
579 times |
| Correct: |
161 times (20.4%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
418 times (52.8%) |
| Skipped: |
212 times (26.8%) |
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What is the profession of Ariadne Oliver, who appears in at least four of Agatha Christie's books?
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| Answered: |
325 times |
| Correct: |
178 times (17.7%) |
| Difficulty: |
very difficult |
| Incorrect: |
147 times (14.6%) |
| Skipped: |
681 times (67.7%) |
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Agatha Christie's fictional character Hercule Poirot is the only fictional character ever to be honored with an obituary on the front page of The New York Times.
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| Answered: |
304 times |
| Correct: |
251 times (54.1%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
| Incorrect: |
53 times (11.4%) |
| Skipped: |
160 times (34.5%) |
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Who is not one of Agatha Christie's detectives?
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| Answered: |
403 times |
| Correct: |
201 times (31.3%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
202 times (31.5%) |
| Skipped: |
239 times (37.2%) |
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What British mystery writer invented Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple?
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| Answered: |
398 times |
| Correct: |
362 times (84.6%) |
| Difficulty: |
easy |
| Incorrect: |
36 times (8.4%) |
| Skipped: |
30 times (7.0%) |
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"The Mouse Trap," by Agatha Christie, is the longest running play in history.
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| Answered: |
334 times |
| Correct: |
268 times (56.4%) |
| Difficulty: |
medium |
| Incorrect: |
66 times (13.9%) |
| Skipped: |
141 times (29.7%) |
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What is the optional title for Agatha Christie's suspense thriller And Then There Were None?
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| Answered: |
555 times |
| Correct: |
525 times (83.1%) |
| Difficulty: |
easy |
| Incorrect: |
30 times (4.7%) |
| Skipped: |
77 times (12.2%) |
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Agatha Christie's detective, Miss Marple, lives in which village?
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| Answered: |
305 times |
| Correct: |
213 times (34.7%) |
| Difficulty: |
difficult |
| Incorrect: |
92 times (15.0%) |
| Skipped: |
309 times (50.3%) |
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