There've been any number of TV and film adaptations of crime-fictional sleuths' adventures. And as a dedicated crime fiction fan, you know all your crime dramas don't you? Or do you? Take this handy quiz and find out. Match each question with the correct answer. At the end of the quiz, submit your answers to see how well you did. You can also go through your results to see which ones you got correct. Ready? Let's go!
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot has been portrayed by a number of different actors. Which of these have *not* taken the role of Poirot in film or television?
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David Suchet
Peter Ustinov
Kevin Whately
Albert Finney
Questão 2
Questão
'Vera,' starring Brenda Blethyn, is a popular television adaptation of one of this author's series. Who created the show's lead character Vera Stanhope?
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Ann Cleeves
Ruth Rendell
P.D. James
Elly Griffiths
Questão 3
Questão
In The Dance of the Seagull, this author actually makes reference to Luca Zingaretti, who plays his creation Salvo Montalbano in the TV adaptation of that series. Who is this author?
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Donna Leon
Andrea Camilleri
Michael Dibdin
Giorgio Scerbanenco
Questão 4
Questão
This Kerry Greenwood creation has been very successfully played by Tasmanian actress Essie Davis. Whom does Davis play?
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Corinna Chapman
Miss Marple
Ella Marconi
Phryne Fisher
Questão 5
Questão
This Henning Mankell series has been adapted twice. One version stars Krister Henriksson. The other stars Kenneth Branagh. Which fictional sleuth have both these actors portrayed?
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Inspector Erlendur
Kurt Wallander
Inspector Van Veeteren
Marin Beck
Questão 6
Questão
Caroline Graham's DCI Tom Barnaby series only included seven novels. Yet it was the basis for a series that's still going on years after its debut. Which series is based on Graham's novels?
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Midsomer Murders
Taggart
The Killing
A Touch of Frost
Questão 7
Questão
This actor was so closely associated with Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse that for many people, he *was* Morse. Who played that iconic character in the Inspector Morse series?
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Kevin Whately
Kenneth Branagh
David Jason
John Thaw
Questão 8
Questão
This fictional sleuth has been portrayed by actors from Basil Rathbone to Benedict Cumberbatch. Jeremy Brett and Frank Langella have played him too. Who's the sleuth these actors have played?
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Jules Maigret
Sherlock Holmes
C. Auguste Dupin
Mike Hammer
Questão 9
Questão
Lynda La Plante did the writing for this series about DCI/Superintendent Jane Tennison, one of the first female Chief Inspectors at the Met. Dame Helen Mirren became famous for taking that lead role. What's the name of this groundbreaking series?
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Bones
Hill Street Blues
Prime Suspect
Broadchurch
Questão 10
Questão
Which rumpled, cigar-smoking TV detective did Peter Falk make famous for having 'just one more question?'
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Jim Taggart
Andy Dalziel
Lieutenant Cramer
Lieutenant Columbo
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