Agatha Christie the Queen of Crime

Questions about Agatha Christie

1. Agatha Christie was a famous …

Crime writer

2. Where was she born?

Devon, England

3. What was her family like? Poor or
rich?

Well-to-do (rich)

4. Did she go to school?

No, she didn’t

5. Was she the youngest or eldest
child in the family?

The youngest

6. Who taught Agatha how to read?

She taught herself

7. Who taught her such subjects as French, mathematics and music?

Tutors did.

8. Where did Agatha work during the First World War?

In a hospital as a nurse

9. When did she start writing detective novels?

During the First World War

10. Who were the main detectives in her novels?

Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple

11. How many novels did Agatha Christie write in all?

Over 66 novels

12. What is her most famous novel?

“Murder on the Orient Express”

13. How many Christie’s books were sold?

4 billion books (4 000 000 000)

14. According to the Guinness Book of records Agatha Christie is the …?

The best-selling writer of her time

15. What was she awarded?

The high honour of Dame of the British Empire

16. When did she die?

In 1976