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Literary genre
Agatha Christie
The Secret Adversary
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100

Piano

What is the instrument that Agatha Christie played as a child?

100

It is said to have originated in the 1840s.

When did the mystery fiction genre originate?

100

A famous female writer of mystery fiction. 

Who was Agatha Christie?

100

They were spies

What did Tommy and Tuppence work as? 

100

The churchyard of St Mary's, Cholsey

Where is Agatha Christie burried?

200

Rosalind.

What was the name of Agatha Christies daughter?

200

Edgar Allen Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dame Agatha Christie.

What are some famous writers of mystery fiction?

200

In 1890


When was Agatha Christie born?


200

They are a young married couple and a detective duo. Their adventures are told in four novels and one short story collection by the British mystery writer Agatha Christie.


Who are Tommy and Tuppence? 

200

82!

How many books did Agatha Christie write? 

300

France.

What is the country where Agatha Christie lived when she was young? 

300

A mysterious death or a crime to be solved.

What is a typical plot of mystery fiction? 

300

As a nurse. 

What did Agatha Christie work as during WW1? 

300

Lusitania

What is the name of the ship that sank? 

300

2 billion copies.

How many copies of Agatha Christie's books have been sold? 

400

United States and Great Britain

Where were Agatha Christie's parents from?

400

The five basic elements of mystery fiction are the characters, the setting, the plot, the problem and the solution.

What are the five basic elements of Mystery fiction?

400

She did this twice!


How many times did Agatha Christie get married?


400

In 1922.

In what year was The Secret Adversary first published?



400

Murder on the Orient Express.

What is a famous book by Agatha Christie that also became a movie? 

500

This happened in 1926.

When did Agatha Christie disappear?

500

Edgar Allan Poe.


Who was the man who is said to have started the mystery fiction genre?

500

Her literary works are among the absolute top-selling pieces of literature of all time. Only the works of Shakespeare are known to have been sold in more copies. Agatha Christie's works have also been translated into more languages than any other individual writer's texts.

What can you tell about the popularity of Dame Agatha Christie's writing?

500

Lusitania

What was the name of the ship that sank in The Secret Adversary?

500

The economies of Great Britain and the United States were growing. People had more time for leasure and more money to spend on entertainment.

Why was mystery fiction so popular in the 1920s?