Mystery Trivia

(Answers at the end)

1. What was Sherlock Holmes's landlady's name?

a. Mary Eddoes
b. Irene Adler
c. Charlotte Watson
d. Mrs. Hudson

2. Agatha Christie's dear old sleuth, Miss Marple, lived in what small English village?

a. St. Mary Mead
b. Chipping Cleghorn
c. Long Norton
d. Bury St. Edmonds

3. Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse refused to tell people his first name. What was it?

a. Blenheim
b. Shirley
c. Endeavour
d. Capability

4. What author has won the Agatha Award for best traditional mystery novel for the last four years (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)?

a. Louise Penny
b. Donna Andrews
c. Simon Brett
d. Margaret Maron

5. What crime fighter travels with only a toothbrush and a debit card?

a. Dirk Pitt
b. Kinsey Milhone
c. Jack Reacher
d. John Rain

6. What English detective has an invisible companion named Hamish?

a. Robbie Lewis
b. Adam Dalgleish
c. Duncan Kincaid
d. Ian Rutledge

7. Which of these mysteries could not be classified as a cozy?

a. Wicked Autumn
b. Bury Your Dead
c. Maid of Murder
d. The Copper Bracelet

8. Cara Black has written 12 mystery novels set in what city?

a. Paris
b. Istanbul
c. Chicago
d. Miami

9. What is the name of Stephanie Plum’s hamster?

a. Max
b. Rex
c. Ajax
d. Pax

10. Of what country was Ngaio Marsh a native?

a. England
b. India
c. New Zealand
d. Iceland

Answers: 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-a, 5-c, 6-d, 7-d, 8-a, 9-b, 10-c.