Mystery and Detective Fiction

Test your knowledge of Mystery and Detective Fiction with this challenging quiz. From classic whodunits to modern thrillers, this quiz covers a wide range of authors and stories.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Agatha Christie's novel 'And Then There Were None', what is the name of the island where the murders take place?

  1. Soldier Island
  2. Devil's Island
  3. Skull Island
  4. Treasure Island
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the main character in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories?

  1. Sherlock Holmes
  2. Dr. John Watson
  3. Inspector Lestrade
  4. Mycroft Holmes
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Dashiell Hammett's novel 'The Maltese Falcon', what is the name of the valuable statuette that Sam Spade is hired to find?

  1. The Maltese Falcon
  2. The Black Bird
  3. The Golden Fleece
  4. The Crystal Skull
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which author wrote the Miss Marple series of detective novels?

  1. Agatha Christie
  2. Dorothy L. Sayers
  3. Ngaio Marsh
  4. Margery Allingham
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Raymond Chandler's novel 'The Big Sleep', who is the private investigator hired to solve the case of a missing millionaire?

  1. Philip Marlowe
  2. Mike Hammer
  3. Lew Archer
  4. Sam Spade
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which author wrote the Hercule Poirot series of detective novels?

  1. Agatha Christie
  2. Arthur Conan Doyle
  3. Dorothy L. Sayers
  4. Ngaio Marsh
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Patricia Highsmith's novel 'Strangers on a Train', what is the name of the character who proposes a twisted plan to exchange murders?

  1. Bruno Antony
  2. Guy Haines
  3. Miriam Joyce
  4. Charles Bruno
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which author wrote the Lord Peter Wimsey series of detective novels?

  1. Dorothy L. Sayers
  2. Agatha Christie
  3. Ngaio Marsh
  4. Margery Allingham
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In John D. MacDonald's novel 'The Drowning Pool', what is the name of the private investigator hired to find a missing woman?

  1. Travis McGee
  2. Mike Hammer
  3. Lew Archer
  4. Sam Spade
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which author wrote the Albert Campion series of detective novels?

  1. Margery Allingham
  2. Agatha Christie
  3. Dorothy L. Sayers
  4. Ngaio Marsh
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Ruth Rendell's novel 'A Judgement in Stone', what is the name of the detective who investigates a series of murders in a small village?

  1. Inspector Wexford
  2. Chief Inspector Morse
  3. Detective Superintendent Dalziel
  4. Detective Inspector Banks
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which author wrote the Adam Dalgliesh series of detective novels?

  1. P.D. James
  2. Agatha Christie
  3. Dorothy L. Sayers
  4. Ngaio Marsh
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Ian Rankin's novel 'Black and Blue', what is the name of the detective who investigates a series of murders in Edinburgh?

  1. Inspector Rebus
  2. Detective Sergeant John Rebus
  3. Detective Chief Inspector John Rebus
  4. Detective Superintendent John Rebus
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which author wrote the Cormoran Strike series of detective novels?

  1. Robert Galbraith
  2. Agatha Christie
  3. Dorothy L. Sayers
  4. Ngaio Marsh
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Donna Leon's novel 'Death at La Fenice', what is the name of the detective who investigates a murder at the Venice opera house?

  1. Commissario Brunetti
  2. Inspector Montalbano
  3. Detective Superintendent Dalziel
  4. Detective Inspector Banks