the short stories commissioned by Bruce Ingram, editor of The Sketch magazine, from 1923. She now had no difficulty selling her work. In 1922, the Christies joined an around-the-world promotional tour for the British Empire Exhibition, led by Major Ernest Belcher. Leaving their daughter with Agatha's mother and sister, in 10 months they travelled to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Canada. They learned to surf prone in South Africa; then, in Waikiki, they were among the first Britons to surf standing up, and extended their time there by three months to practice. She is remembered at the British Surfing Museum as having said about surfing, “Oh it was heaven! Nothing like rushing through the water at what seems to you a speed of about two hundred miles an hour. It is one of the most perfect physical pleasures I have known.” When they returned to England, Archie resumed work in the city, and Christie continued to work hard at her writing. After living in a series of apartments in London, they bought a house in Sunningdale, Berkshire, which they renamed Styles after the mansion in Christie's first detective novel. Christie's mother, Clarissa Miller, died in April 1926. They had been exceptionally close, and the loss sent Christie into a deep depression. In August 1926, reports appeared in the press that Christie had gone to a village near Biarritz to recuperate from a "breakdown" caused by "overwork". Disappearance: 1926 In August 1926, Archie asked Agatha for a divorce. He had fallen in love with Nancy Neele, a friend of Major Belcher. On 3December 1926, the pair quarrelled after Archie announced his plan to spend the weekend with friends, unaccompanied by his wife. Late that evening, Christie disappeared from their home in Sunningdale. The following morning, her car, a Morris Cowley, was discovered at Newlands Corner in Surrey, parked above a chalk quarry with an expired driving licence and clothes inside. It was feared that she may have drowned herself in the Silent Pool, a nearby beauty spot. The disappearance quickly became a news story, as the press sought to satisfy their readers' "hunger for sensation, disaster, and scandal". Home Secretary William Joynson-Hicks pressured police, and a newspaper offered a £100 reward (approximately ). More than a thousand police officers, 15,000 volunteers, and several aeroplanes searched the rural landscape. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave a spirit medium one of Christie's
{
        'QUESTION: What happened when Agatha Christie went on an around-the-world promotional tour?'
        'ANSWER: During the trip, Agatha Christie and her husband learned to surf prone in South Africa and were among the first Britons to surf standing up in Waikiki.'
        
        'QUESTION: Where did Agatha Christie and her family live before moving to Sunningdale, Berkshire?'
        'ANSWER: Before moving to Sunningdale, Berkshire, Agatha Christie lived in a series of apartments in London.'
        
        'QUESTION: Who did Agatha Christie lose due to death in April 1926?'
        'ANSWER: Agatha Christie lost her mother, Clarissa Miller, due to death in April 1926.'
        
        'QUESTION: Why did Archie ask Agatha for a divorce in 1926?'
        'ANSWER: Archie asked Agatha for a divorce because he fell in love with another woman named Nancy Neele.'
        
        'QUESTION: How did Agatha Christie disappear in December 1926?'
        'ANSWER: Agatha Christie disappeared late at night after a quarrel with her husband, leaving behind her car at Newlands Corner in Surrey.'
        
        'QUESTION: What role did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle play during Agatha Christie's disappearance?'
        'ANSWER: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave a spirit medium one of Agatha Christie\'s personal items to try to locate her.'
    }