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Detective Stories

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this ?

a)

Hercule Poirot

b)

Dr. Watson

c)

Sherlock Holmes

d)

Columbo

2.

What is a "whodunit" ?

a)

A novel

b)

A culprit

c)

A game

d)

A detective story

3.

What British mystery writer invented Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple ?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Agatha Christie

c)

R.L Stevenson

d)

Mary Higgins Clark

4.

Who was nicknamed « The Gentleman Thief » ?

a)

Arsène Lupin

b)

Sherlock Holmes

c)

Inspector Gadget

d)

James Bond

5.

Who wrote "Lamb to the slaughter" ?

a)

Roald Dahl

b)

Agatha Christie

c)

Alfred Hitchcock

d)

Arthur Conan Doyle

6.

Who wrote « Murders in the Rue Morgue » in 1841 ?

a)

Arhur Conan Doyle

b)

Georges Simenon

c)

Edgar Allan Poe

d)

Ian Fleming

7.

What is the french for "witness" ?

a)

Meurtrier

b)

Victime

c)

Détective

d)

Témoin

8.

Who is Sherlock Holmes’ most famous ennemy ?

a)

Moriarty

b)

Dr Mad

c)

Dr No

d)

Jack the Ripper

9.

Who is called « The Master of Suspense » ?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Arthur Conan Doyle

c)

Agatha Christie

d)

Alfred Hitchcock

10.

Complete this quote: "Elementary, my dear _______" ?

a)

Sherlock

b)

Watson

c)

Doctor

d)

Hercule