Dorchester Supersleuth

The summer 2022 Dorchester Supersleuth competition has now closed. Thank you to all the entrants this year – we had over 500! Here are the winners…

Dorchester Dorchester Supersleuth Winners 2022

10 and under
1st Isabella Matthews
2nd Alfie Ward
3rd Reuben Dodds

11-16 years
1st Poppy Collins
2nd Harriet Stephens
3rd Monty Bratcher-Howard

Look out for our next competition as we get closer to Christmas as “Where’s Snowy” will return again.

Answers to the Supersleuth Questions 2022

1. What is the name of Agatha Christie’s infamous moustached detective? A- Hercule Poirot
2. What is the name of the world’s most famous luxury train? A- The Orient Express
3. Which country is the setting for ‘Death on the Nile’? A- Egypt
4. Where was Agatha Christie born? A- Torquay
5. What was the occupation of Agatha Christie’s second husband? A- Archaeologist
6. How many days was Agatha Christie missing for? A- 11
7. What country is Poirot from? A – Belgium

8. What year was Agatha Christie born? A- 1890
9. How many novels feature Hercule Poirot? A- 33
10. How many novels feature Miss Marple? A- 12
11. How many novels feature Tommy and Tuppence? A- 4
12. Now owned by the National Trust, what is the name of the house Agatha Christie bought in 1938? A- Greenway
13. How many novels did Agatha Christie publish? A- 66
14. In which Middle Eastern country is Murder in Mesopotamia set? A- Iraq
15. Which actor famously played Poirot from 1989 until 2013? A- David Suchet
16. How many murders did Miss Marple solve? A- 47
17. How many cups of tea does Miss Marple drink throughout all the novels and short-stories she appears in? A- 143
18. What was Agatha Christie’s first novel? A- The Mysterious Affair at Styles
19. What is the name of the village where Miss Marple lives? A- St Mary Mead
20. What is the title of Agatha Christie’s longest running play? A- The Mouse Trap
21. In the title of one of Christie’s novels, how many little pigs were there? A- Five
22. Which actress played Miss Marple in the 1961 film Murder, She Said? A- Margaret Rutherford
23. Which famous bear from Peru is also mentioned in the title of an Agatha Christie novel? A- Paddington
24. What is the title of the last novel that Agatha Christie wrote? A- Postern of Fate
25. How many Poirot novels include Captain Hastings as his sidekick? A- 8
26. Which animal that never forgets also appears in the title of an Agatha Christie novel? A- Elephant
27. In the Agatha Christie novel, which poison is sparkling? A- Cyanide
28. In the title of one of Christie’s novels, which animal is put among the pigeons? A- Cat
29. What is Poirot referring to when he says “little grey cells”? A- Brain
30. Agatha Christie also wrote six novels under which name? A- Mary Westmacott
31. Which Agatha Christie novel featuring Tommy and Tuppence is celebrating its 100^th anniversary this year?
    A-The Secret Adversary
32. Which is the latest Agatha Christie novel to be adapted for the big screen by Sir Kenneth Branagh? A- Death on the Nile
33. What was Agatha Christie’s favourite colour? A- Green
34. Which German city features in the title of an Agatha Christie novel? A- Frankfurt
35. Which actor played Poirot in the 2017 adaption of Murder on the Orient Express? A- Sir Kenneth Branagh
36. What is Tuppence’s first name? A- Prudence?
37. Agatha Christie had a variety of which flower named after her? A- Rose
38. Which town in Yorkshire was Agatha Christie found in after her disappearance? A- Harrogate
39. Who was the detective in the Mystery of the Blue Train? A- Poirot
40. What number room at Istanbul’s Pera Palace Hotel is dedicated to Agatha Christie? A- 411
41. Where does Miss Marple first meet her friends Ruth and Carrie Louise? A- Florence
42. What is the name of Agatha Christie’s daughter? A- Rosalind Hicks
43. Which mode of transport features in the novel Death in the Clouds? A- Plane
44. Agatha Christie was a life-long owner of what type of pet? A- Dog
45. In what year was Agatha Christie made a Dame? A- 1971
46. Which famous London street is the location of Jerry’s doctor in The Moving Finger? A- Harley Street
47. What time pieces feature in the title of a 1963 Poirot novel? A- Clocks
48. What is the title of Agatha Christie final Poirot novel? A- Curtain
49. Where does Murder on the Links principally take place? A- France
50. In the title of the 1943 Agatha Christie novel, what body part was moving? A- Finger
51. What was the first Miss Marple novel to be adapted for television? A- A Murder is Announced
52. In which city did Agatha Christie marry Max Mallowan? A- Edinburgh
53. Which famous British stately homes features on Miss Marple’s tour in Nemesis? A- Blenheim Palace
54. In Murder on the Orient Express, which city does Poirot board the train? A- Istanbul
55. What is Miss Marple’s first name? A- Jane
56. Where is the Blue Train going? A- Nice
57. When he died, Hercule Poirot was given a full-page obituary in which newspaper? A- The New York Times
58. In Murder on the Links, where is the body found? A- Golf Course
59. Where did Agatha Christie work during the First World War? A- Pharmacy
60. With more than 2 billion books published, Agatha Christie is only outsold by the Bible and which playwright?A- A-Shakespeare
61. Which of Agatha Christie’s books is the world’s best-selling mystery? A- And Then There Were None
62. How many publishers rejected Agatha Christie’s first book? A- 6
63. Where does Captain Hastings purchase a ranch? A- Argentina
64. The setting for one of Agatha Christie’s novels, Burgh Island is off the coast of which English county? A- Devon
65. At 16, Agatha Christie was sent to which foreign city to study? A- Paris
66. In An Appointment with Death, which Middle Eastern city does Poirot visit? A- Jerusalem
67. Which detective solves the mystery in A Caribbean Mystery? A- Miss Marple
68. Which iconic London hotel and restaurant in Piccadilly appears in several of Agatha Christie’s stories? A- The Ritz
69. Where is the first place the murderer strikes in the ABC murders? A- Andover
70. Which English National Park features in The Sittaford Mystery? A- Dartmoor
71. Where did Tommy and Tuppence first bump into each other? A- Dover Street Station
72. In the title of the Agatha Christie novel, which festive food goes on an adventure? A- Christmas Pudding
73. Which famous actor, who went onto play James Bond, had his first film debut in The Mirror Crack’d in 1980?A- Pierce Brosnan
74. In which ancient civilisation does Death Comes As The End take place? A- Egypt
75. In which famous tennis tournament had Nevile Strange, from Towards Zero, failed to reach the finals? A- Wimbledon
76. Agatha Christie is buried at St. Mary’s Churchyard in Cholsey. Which county is Cholsey in? A- Oxfordshire
77. The labours of which hero from Greek myth are mentioned in the title of an Agatha Christie novel? A- Hercules
78. Which Guinness world record does Christie hold? A- World’s bestselling novelist
79. What was Agatha Christie’s maiden name? A- Miller
80. What is crooked in the title of the Agatha Christie novel published in 1949?A- House
81. What season is mentioned in the title of the Agatha Christie book Absent in the …? A- Spring
82. Which tree pairs with the Rose in a title of a Agatha Christie novel? A- Yew
83. What rank of naval officer is floating in the title of one of Agatha Christie’s novels? A- Admiral
84. Which UK city has a blue plaque dedicated to Agatha Christie? A- London
85. How many strangers are lured to an island in the book And Then There Were None? A- 10
86. What water sport did Agatha Christie enjoy? A- Surfing
87. Who of the staff of the “Orient Express” was also implicated in the murder? A- Conductor
88. In The Man in the Brown Suit, what country is the boat sailing to from Southampton? A- South Africa
89. The Mysterious Affair at Styles was one of 10 titles chosen to launch which publishers in 1935? A- Penguin
90. Which Doctor Who actor starred in the 1991 TV adaptation of The Wasps Nest? A- Peter Capaldi
91. the Agatha Christie novel, what shade was the horse? A- Pale
92. The title of which Agatha Christie book title is also another word for an arch-enemy? A- Nemesis
93. A Passenger to Frankfurt was Agatha Christie’s 80th book but what milestone birthday of hers did it also coincide with? A- 80^th
94. Which interesting mode of transport appears in Agatha Christie’s novel Evil under the Sun? A- Sea Tractor
95. What was the main mode of transport Agatha Christie used on her10 month voyage around the British Empire with her husband in 1922 A- Boat
96. In the 2017 film Murder on the Orient Express, which famous actress plays the character Princess Natalia Dragomiroff? A- Dame Judi Dench
97. What is the reason for most crimes in Agatha Christie’s books? A- Money
98. In the title of the Agatha Christie novel, what colour was the man’s suit? A- Brown
99. Which comedian and children’s author, who wrote Gangsta Granny, starred in the TV adaptation of Tommy and Tuppence? A- David Walliams
100. Which museum in Dorchester has an Agatha Christie exhibition on this summer? A- Shire Hall Museum
101. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- The Body in the Library
102. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- 4:50 from Paddington
103. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- The Mystery of the Blue Train
104. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- Sleeping Murderer
105. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- The ABC murders
106. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis?A- The Man in the Brown Suit
107. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- The Third Girl
108. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- Towards Zero
109. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- Five Little Pigs
110. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- Cat among the Pigeons
111. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- Sad Cypress
112. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A -Three Act Tragedy
113. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- Death in the Clouds
114. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- Pale Horse
115. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- The Rose and the Yew Tree
116. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- An Appointment with Death
117. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- Evil Under the Sun
118. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- The Moving Finger
119. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- The Clocks
120. Which Agatha Christie novel is represented in the emojis? A- Halloween Party