Agatha Christie MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 9, 2025

1. : What is Agatha Christie’s full name?
(A) Agatha Emily Christie
(B) Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
(C) Agatha Clarice Marple
(D) Agatha Elizabeth Poirot

2. : Which famous detective character was created by Agatha Christie?
(A) Sherlock Holmes
(B) Miss Marple
(C) Hercule Poirot
(D) Father Brown

3. : What is the title of Agatha Christie’s first published novel?
(A) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
(B) And Then There Were None
(C) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(D) Murder in Mesopotamia

4. : In what year was Agatha Christie born?
(A) 1880
(B) 1890
(C) 1895
(D) 1896

5. : Which novel is considered Christie’s best-selling mystery of all time?
(A) The ABC Murders
(B) Curtain
(C) And Then There Were None
(D) Death on the Nile

6. : What is the nationality of Hercule Poirot?
(A) Belgian
(B) French
(C) English
(D) Dutch

7. : What profession did Agatha Christie have during World War I?
(A) War reporter
(B) Chemist
(C) Nurse
(D) Ambulance driver

8. : Who is the elderly spinster detective created by Christie?
(A) Emily Brent
(B) Mrs. McGinty
(C) Miss Marple
(D) Tuppence Beresford

9. : What is the real name of Miss Marple?
(A) Jane Marple
(B) Marjorie Marple
(C) Emily Marple
(D) Sarah Marple

10. : Which Agatha Christie novel features a murder on a train?
(A) The Secret Adversary
(B) Murder on the Orient Express
(C) The Big Four
(D) The Hollow

11. : Which character is featured in “Death on the Nile”?
(A) Tommy Beresford
(B) Miss Marple
(C) Hercule Poirot
(D) Inspector Japp

12. : In which novel does Poirot retire?
(A) The ABC Murders
(B) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(C) Curtain
(D) Cards on the Table

13. : Which pseudonym did Agatha Christie use for her romantic novels?
(A) Mary Westmacott
(B) Agatha Mary Clarissa
(C) Elizabeth Arden
(D) Clarissa Green

14. : Where was Agatha Christie born?
(A) London
(B) Torquay
(C) Oxford
(D) Kent

15. : Which of the following is NOT a work by Agatha Christie?
(A) The Mousetrap
(B) Crooked House
(C) The Hound of the Baskervilles
(D) Peril at End House

16. : What is the profession of Tommy and Tuppence?
(A) Private detectives
(B) Librarians
(C) Police officers
(D) Journalists

17. : What is the longest-running play written by Agatha Christie?
(A) Witness for the Prosecution
(B) The Mousetrap
(C) Appointment with Death
(D) Black Coffee

18. : What genre is Agatha Christie most famous for?
(A) Romance
(B) Mystery/Crime
(C) Historical Fiction
(D) Science Fiction

19. : What happens to Agatha Christie in 1926?
(A) She got married
(B) She published her first novel
(C) She disappeared for 11 days
(D) She moved to France

20. : What award was Christie given in 1971?
(A) Booker Prize
(B) Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(C) Nobel Prize in Literature
(D) Pulitzer Prize

21. : What is the name of the detective agency run by Tommy and Tuppence?
(A) Blunt’s Brilliant Detectives
(B) Marple & Partners
(C) Poirot Investigations
(D) Christie’s Agency

22. : Agatha Christie’s works have been translated into how many languages (approx.)?
(A) 33
(B) 50
(C) 75
(D) Over 100

23. : Which Agatha Christie book features the nursery rhyme “Ten Little Soldiers”?
(A) Hallowe’en Party
(B) The ABC Murders
(C) And Then There Were None
(D) Five Little Pigs

24. : In which novel did Miss Marple make her first appearance?
(A) The Body in the Library
(B) A Murder Is Announced
(C) Murder at the Vicarage
(D) Sleeping Murder

25. : Which real-life interest of Christie is reflected in many of her novels?
(A) Archaeology
(B) Architecture
(C) Botany
(D) Astronomy

26. : How many novels did Agatha Christie write (approx.)?
(A) 25
(B) 40
(C) 66
(D) 90

27. : Agatha Christie died in which year?
(A) 1970
(B) 1973
(C) 1976
(D) 1980

28. : Which Poirot novel was published posthumously?
(A) The Big Four
(B) Curtain
(C) Three Act Tragedy
(D) Dumb Witness

29. : Which play by Christie is known for having a twist ending?
(A) The Hollow
(B) The Mousetrap
(C) Spider’s Web
(D) Verdict

30. : Who often assists Poirot in his investigations?
(A) Captain Hastings
(B) Inspector Lestrade
(C) Colonel Bantry
(D) Dr. Watson