Classic Mystery Novels

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Instructions: Whodunit books and famous mystery authors

1.
Which British author created the famous detective Hercule Poirot?
A
Dorothy L. Sayers
B
P.D. James
C
Agatha Christie
D
Ruth Rendell
2.
What is the name of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective who lived at 221B Baker Street?
A
Sherlock Holmes
B
Inspector Morse
C
Philip Marlowe
D
Hercule Poirot
3.
In Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None,' how many guests are invited to the mysterious island?
A
Six
B
Eight
C
Twelve
D
Ten
4.
Which hard-boiled detective, created by Raymond Chandler, appeared in 'The Big Sleep'?
A
Nick Charles
B
Sam Spade
C
Philip Marlowe
D
Mike Hammer
5.
Dashiell Hammett created which detective who appeared in 'The Maltese Falcon'?
A
Sam Spade
B
Lew Archer
C
Philip Marlowe
D
Nero Wolfe
6.
What elderly amateur detective did Agatha Christie create as a counterpart to Hercule Poirot?
A
Miss Marple
B
Lady Bracknell
C
Mrs. Marple
D
Mrs. Hudson
7.
Which author created the overweight, orchid-loving detective Nero Wolfe?
A
Erle Stanley Gardner
B
Rex Stout
C
Ellery Queen
D
John D. MacDonald
8.
Erle Stanley Gardner was famous for writing mysteries featuring which fictional defense attorney?
A
Rumpole
B
Nero Wolfe
C
Perry Mason
D
Atticus Finch
9.
In the board game 'Clue' (Cluedo), which room is NOT one of the original rooms?
A
Garage
B
Library
C
Billiard Room
D
Conservatory
10.
Which mystery novel by Agatha Christie is the best-selling mystery book of all time?
A
Death on the Nile
B
And Then There Were None
C
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
D
Murder on the Orient Express
11.
What pen name did cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee write under?
A
Nicholas Blake
B
Ross Macdonald
C
Ellery Queen
D
Ed McBain
12.
Which classic mystery author created Lord Peter Wimsey, an aristocratic amateur detective?
A
Dorothy L. Sayers
B
Agatha Christie
C
Ngaio Marsh
D
Margery Allingham
13.
What fictional detective was known for saying 'Just the facts, ma'am' on the TV show 'Dragnet'?
A
Joe Friday
B
Kojak
C
Mannix
D
Columbo
14.
G.K. Chesterton created which unlikely detective, a Catholic clergyman who solved crimes?
A
Father Dowling
B
Father Brown
C
Father Knox
D
Brother Cadfael
15.
Which Agatha Christie novel features a shocking twist where the narrator turns out to be the murderer?
A
Death on the Nile
B
And Then There Were None
C
Murder on the Orient Express
D
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

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