Agatha Christie Quiz

Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born in England on Sept. 15, 1890.

Despite the fact that her mother didn't want her to learn to read until age 8, Christie taught herself to read at age 5.

Agatha Christie's "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" was published in 1919. She had also published numerous poems and short stories before this time.

Christie's first full novel starred suave Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.

Christie and husband Archie had their daughter Rosalind in 1919, the same year Christie published her first novel.

After discovering her husband was having an affair, Christie disappeared for 11 days in 1926 and was found in a hotel spa.

Christie released "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" in 1926. A few years later, it was transformed into a play, then a film named "Alibi."

Christie met Max Mallowan on an archaeological dig. The couple married in September 1930.

Christie died on Jan. 12, 1976 at age 85.

The author spent just three months writing each book, though she often spent months dreaming up the plot prior to writing.

Agatha Christie wrote six romance novels under the pen name Mary Westmacott.

Christie not only published 66 novels, but also wrote 19 plays and more than 150 short stories.

The beloved detective stars in 33 novels, half of the full-length novels written by Agatha Christie.

Christie wrote the final Poirot novel "Curtain" in the 1940s, but it wasn't published until 1974. His death merited an obituary in The New York Times.

The much-loved Miss Marple first appeared in the 1930 novel "The Murder at the Vicarage."

Though not as prevalent as Poirot, Miss Marple appeared in 12 novels and 20 short stories.

The character, who was inspired by Christie's own grandmother, lived in the small enclave of St. Mary Mead.

The Young Adventurers Tommy and Tuppence appeared in four Christie novels and several short stories.

The first novel featuring the pair, who marry at the end of the book, was the 1921 tomb "The Secret Adversary."

Oliver was a detective/novelist who accompanied Hercule Poirot on many adventures.

Christie's estate gave their blessing for Sophie Hannah to release "The Monogram Murders" - a Poirot story - in 2014, followed by "Closed Casket" in 2016.

Fans chose the locked-room mystery as their favorite Christie book, followed by "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd."

The much-loved and copied novel was released in 1939 under a less-than-politically-correct title by modern standards.

Ten strangers visit a lonely island in the novel and are killed off one by one.

Christie set the 1944 novel in Thebes, Egypt, in 2000 B.C.E. The setting was likely inspired by her visits to her husband's archaeological dig sites.

In the 1934 novel "Murder on the Orient Express," a group of passengers learns that a murderer is in their midst while trapped on a snowbound train.

The 1941 Tommy and Tuppence novel is set during World War II and features Nazi spies.

In the 1936 novel, a killer chooses his victims based on the alphabet, starting with Mrs. Ascher of Andover.

The 1937 Christie book "Death on the Nile" later became a play called "Hidden Horizons." Christie removed Poirot from the play so the audience would focus on the story rather than the character.

Christie published six romance novels between 1934 and 1948 but quit the genre when the media discovered her pen name.