Mystery Trivia Tuesday: Agatha Christie Disappears

At 9:45 on Friday evening, December 3, 1926, Agatha Christie put her daughter Rosalind to bed, grabbed her fur coat, and left home. What she hoped would be an action that would bring her wayward husband to his senses exploded into an event that haunted her for the rest of her life. Christie was gone for eleven days. The events surrounding her disappearance remained a mystery only until recently when her best friend’s daughter and son-in-law decided to tell the entire story. In Jared Cade’s book, Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days, he tells Agatha’s story. 
Below are 5 trivia questions surrounding Christie's disappearance. 

1.  What was the name of the place where Christie’s car was found?

a.  Silent Pool                  b.  Newland’s Corner                  c.  Dorking

2.  Where was Christie during this time?

a.  London                           b.  at her sister-in-laws            c.  Harrogate Hyrdo Spa

3. Who was Archie Christie’s mistress

a.  Nancy Neele                  b.  it was never disclosed         c.  Agatha’s cousin

4.  What object did Christie leave behind in her car?

a.  a map                           b.  her purse                              c.  her fur

5.  What mystery writer helped search for Christie?

a. Arthur Conan Doyle   b.  Dorothy Sayers                     c.  G. K. Chesterson
My three mystery trivia books: The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book, The Alfred Hitchcock Triviography and Quiz Book, and The Agatha Christie Triviography and Quiz Book have been updated and will be reissued in May by LL-Publicaitons.

Sunday's for the Birds: Nearing Home on Earth Day

Last Sunday I reported on the migratory departure of whooping crane Class of 2011. As of yesterday, five of the nine youngsters were in Wisconsin and nearing the White River Marsh where they will spend the summer fattening up for the return trip next fall. Numbers 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9 were within flapping distance and moving northwest.
Last year the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership and Operation Migration selected a new location for the training of whooping crane chicks in preparation for their first migration. The previous ten years trainings had taken place at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin. The seasonal black fly infestation prevented the returning cranes from nesting successfully and the new site was chosen. Soon a new flock of chicks, which will become the Class of 2012, will arrive and the cycle will start again. On this day, Earth Day, what a great reminder of new beginnings and another chance to make a positive difference. Check out OM's "In the Field" notes for today and learn how you can support good causes like OM simply by searching the internet using GoodSearch.
http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html
If you live in the eastern U.S. and spot a whooping crane, log-in your report using this link:
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/whoopingcrane/sightings/sightingform.cfm



Here is the latest overall map showing the PTT locations for Whooping cranes 4, 7 & 9-11 since departing the Wheeler NWR on April 12th.

The above note an map were taken from OM's website.

The Man Who Saved the Whooping Crane: The Robert Porter Allen Story (University Press of Florida) will be out on September 16.