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Quiz on Agatha Christie (Festival Internacional Agatha Christie Puerto de la Cruz 2023)
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Festival Internacional Agatha Christie Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife)
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19. What work did Agatha Christie write in full during her visit to Puerto de la Cruz?
The Man from the Sea.
Evil under the Sun.
The Mystery of the Blue Train.
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3. Where did Agatha Christie study in her early years?
She didn't go to school or was home-schooled
She studied in a private school.
She was home-schooled.
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26. Which Guinness world record does Christie hold?
Novelist most frequently adapted for TV.
World's bestselling fiction writer of all time.
Oldest novelist to have had a book published.
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2. When was Agatha Christie born?
November 26th, 1890
October 30th, 1890
September 15th, 1890
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5. What did she study in Paris?
Dancing and singing.
Voice training and piano playing
Writing and reading.
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20. Where did Christie go after her time in Puerto de la Cruz?
She travelled to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria looking for better beaches.
She returned to England to continue writing.
She travelled to Madrid to promote her new book.
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12. Agatha Christie published different kinds of literature style novels including:
Detective and romantic novels.
Detective and terror novels.
Detective and historial novels.
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21. What city does the train in the famous "Murder on the Orient Express" leave from?
Istanbul.
Moscow.
Paris.
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15. Who was Hercule Poirot?
A detective in her novels.
Agatha Christie's teacher.
Agatha Christie's third husband.
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13. What is the reason for most crimes in Agatha Christie's books?
Jealousy.
Unrequited love.
Inheritance.
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8. Where did Agatha Christie meet her second husband?
Archaeological site.
Church.
Blind date.
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14. How long did it take Christie to write each book?
One year.
Three months.
Six months.
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17. While visiting Tenerife, Agatha Christie stayed at the Gran Hotel Taoro, which was inaugurated the year...
Agatha's mother died.
Agatha published her first novel.
Agatha was born.
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4. How old was she when she moved to Paris?
20 years old
17 years old
15 years old
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1. What is Agatha Christie's birth name?
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
Agatha Mary Clarence Miller
Agatha Christie Miller Clarissa
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24. How many detective novels did Agatha Christie publish throughout her career?
76
66
82
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10. Which of the following quotes did Agatha Christie say?
"It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting."
"We know what we are, but know not what we may be."
"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour."
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9. Was Agatha Christie a surfer?
No, she preferred to walk in the gardens.
No, she hated the sea.
Yes, she used to surf.
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16. Who joined Agatha Christie on her trip to the Canary Islands?
Only her secretary, who was in charge of typing the book she was writing.
Nobody, she enjoyed Puerto de la Cruz alone.
Her daughter Rosalind and her secretary.
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22. Which mystery novel did Christie consider the most difficult of her books to write?
Death Comes at the End.
They Do it with Mirrors.
And Then There Were None.
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23. What was the name of the last novel Agatha Christie wrote?
Passenger to Frankfurt.
Postern of Fate.
Sleeping Murder.
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7. How many days was Agatha Christie missing?
11 days.
12 days.
13 days.
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11. What was Agatha Christie's occasional pen name?
Mary Westmacott.
Jane Marple.
Diana Bowen.
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18. In her autobiography, Christie mentions her favourite excursions near the hotel. One of her favourite spots was...
The Anglican Church.
The English library.
Sitio Litre.
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6. Which one of these professions was also developed by Agatha Christie?
Actress in a theatre play whose script was written by her.
Private detective in a police station in the UK.
Nurse during the First World War.
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25. What happened in 1971? She...
died.
wrote The Mousetrap, the world's longest running play.
was made a Dame for her contributions to literature.
