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Quiz Questions
1.
In which city does Jim Kelly's Detective Inspector Eden Brooke work?
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2.
In which city does Detective Inspector Roy Grace work?
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3.
Which Golden Age classic novel begins with the words, "That's torn it!"
A.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
B.
The Nine Tailors
C.
The Crime at Black Dudley
D.
Death In a White Tie
4.
Gordon Williams, with which former footballer (writing as PB Yuill), created the character Hazell?
A.
Denis Law
B.
Bobby Moore
C.
Gordon Banks
D.
Terry Venables
5.
Which of the pictured authors used the pseudonym 'Sapper'?
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6.
Philip Kerr's book 'Prague Fatale' is centred around which top Nazi?
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7.
Which man is the long term enemy of the 87th Precint novels by Ed McBain?
A.
The Deaf Man
B.
The Blind Man
C.
The Lame Man
D.
The Grey Man
8.
Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee wrote novels under which pseudonym?
A.
John Dickson Carr
B.
Irwin Shaw
C.
Ellery Queen
D.
Owen West
9.
In the Sherlock Holmes story The Red-Headed League, Wilson is employed by the criminals because . . .?
A.
They want to rob his shop.
B.
They want him to make fake antiques.
C.
They want him to forge cheques.
D.
They want to use the cellar beneath his shop to tunnel into a bank.
10.
Colin Watson's mystery books were set in and around which fictional town?
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Bembridge
B.
Floodworth
C.
Flaxborough
D.
Larchfield
11.
James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels are set in which American city?
A.
New York
B.
New Orleans
C.
New Iberia
12.
In the novels by Rex Stout, who was Nero Wolfe's assistant?
A.
Archie Goodwin
B.
Archie Shep
C.
Archie Moore
D.
Archie Andrews
13.
Val McDermid's Dr Tony Hill is a . . .?
A.
Clinical Psychologist
B.
Clinical Psychiatrist
C.
Clinical Obstetrician
D.
Clinical Analyst
14.
These three actors all played which Private Eye on the big screen?
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A.
Travis McGee
B.
Lew Archer
C.
Philip Marlowe
D.
Mike Hammer
15.
In Josephine Tey's 'The Daughter of Time', a hospitalised police officer investigates a crime allegedly committed by which King?
A.
Henry VIII
B.
George III
C.
Richard II
D.
Richard III
16.
The 1971 film 'Get Carter' was set in Newcastle. In the Ted Lewis novel, the setting is actually which English industrial town?
A.
Scunthorpe
B.
Sheffield
C.
Corby
D.
Wolverhampton
17.
Which crime writer died as The Titanic sank?
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A.
Maurice Leblanc
B.
Maurice Renard
C.
Jacques Futrelle
D.
Frédéric Dard
18.
In Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', the murderer is eventually discovered to be to be . . . ?
A.
An escaped lunatic
B.
A corrupt policeman
C.
An orangutan
D.
The narrator of the story.
19.
Which crime writer, using his real name, wrote much of the music for the 'Carry On' comedy films?
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20.
Which novel was adapted as the film 'Villain' starring Richard Burton?
A.
Burden of Truth by Robin James
B.
Burden of Proof by Scott Turow
C.
Burden of Proof by Davis Bunn
D.
The Burden of Proof by James Barlow
Quiz Outcomes
1.
You're a Crime Fiction novice, sadly.
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2.
You're a developing Crime Fiction fan!
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3.
You're a Crime Fiction genius. Would you like a job...?
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