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"Murder on the Orient Express"

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Hercule Poirot : "Murder on the Orient Express"

Introduction:
"One of the real classics, and in my opinion one of the best crime stories ever written. Test your knowledge, and DON'T take this quiz if you haven't read the novel - it would spoil everything!"


1. The story starts at 5.00 am at a railway station where Poirot enters the Taurus Express. Which station is it?
    Belgrad
    Vincovci
    Aleppo
    Istanbul


2. Whom does Poirot meet on this train?
    Mary Debenham and Colonel Arbuthnot
    Ratchett and MacQueen
    Count and Countess Andrenyi
    Princess Dragomiroff and Hildegarde Schmidt


3. Who is Poirot's friend - whom he meets in Istanbul - who helps (or better: tries to help) him solve the strange case they get involved in?
    M. Bouc
    Colin Lamb
    Captain Hastings
    Adam Goodman


4. With whom does Poirot share his compartment during the first night on the Orient Express?
    Cyrus Hardman
    Colonel Arbuthnot
    Antonio Foscarelli
    Hector MacQueen


5. When asked if he can investigate a case for him, why does Poirot refuse to work for Ratchett?
    he recognizes Ratchett
    he simply doesn't want to
    he doesn't like his face
    he wants more money


6. Where does the train get stuck in the snow?
    between Vincovci and Brod
    right after Belgrad
    right after Istanbul
    between Belgrad and Vincovci


7. What is the name of the Greek doctor who investigates with Poirot and his friend?
    Dr. Tanios
    Dr. Tatopoulos
    Dr. Atanasov
    Dr. Constantine


8. What was Ratchett's real name?
    Answer: (One Word, spelling counts)


9. And what was the name of the girl he murdered?
    Answer: (Two Words, first and last name)


10. Whom did Mrs. Hubbard ask to check if the door in her compartment was locked?
    Elena Andrenyi
    Mary Debenham
    Greta Ohlsson
    Hildegarde Schmidt


11. What is the expression Colonel Arbuthnot uses to describe Mary Debenham?
    Answer: (Two Words, Indian, p. s. - spelling counts)


12. What is Mr. Hardman's occupation?
    policeman
    lawyer
    secret agent
    private investigator


13. What does the assassin look like, according to Mr. Hardman?
    tall, blonde, a scar on the left cheek
    medium height, corpulent, dark blonde, strong Russian accent
    medium height, red-haired, very skinny
    small, dark-haired, high-piched voice


14. What is Mary Debenham's middle name?
    Helen
    Hilary
    Hannah
    Hermione


15. In whose suitcase does Poirot find the red kimono?
    Princess Dragomiroff's
    his own
    Mrs. Hubbard's
    Masterman's


16. Who does Elena Andrenyi turn out to be?
    Sonja Armstrong's sister
    Colonel Armstrong's sister
    Linda Arden
    Suzanne, the nanny


17. Which job did Antonio Foscarelli have at the Armstrongs'?
    chauffeur
    cook
    butler
    gardener


18. Who was the only person who didn't participate in the actual "execution"?
    Princess Dragomiroff
    Elena Andrenyi
    Pierre Michel
    Cyrus Hardman


19. True or false: Linda Arden played Mrs. Hubbard.
    True
    False


20. Poirot has two theories on the crime. The first one: Ratchett was murdered by the man he feared, and this man left the train in Vincovci. The second one: All the passengers were involved in the crime. Everyone had something to do with the Armstrongs, and this is how they had their revenge. Which theory will Poirot tell the police when they arrive?
    Answer: (type first or second, or a number)


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