Murder on the Orient Express Trivia

1. Poirot is riding the Orient Express as part of his journey from Constantinople to what destination?

From Quiz Murder on the Orient Express

Answer: London

Poirot receives an urgent telegram while in Constantinople, asking him to come back to London to work on a case. At the last minute, he finds a spot in the Calais Coach of the Orient Express.

From Quiz All Aboard the Orient Express

Answer: Cassetti

Daisy Armstrong was only a little girl when she was kidnapped from her famous parents and later found dead. Her pregnant mother, Sonia Armstrong, gave premature birth to a dead baby and died herself. Daisy's father, a colonel, shot himself. The nursemaid, who was innocently accused, committed suicide. Cassetti was the head of the gang that was responsible for the kidnapping, but he was acquitted on a technicality. The remains of a threatening note had Daisy Armstrong's name on it.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express'

Answer: She thinks there is a man in her compartment

Mrs. Hubbard is perhaps the most obnoxious passanger on the whole train.

From Quiz "Murder on the Orient Express" with Poirot

Answer: Syria

Poirot has been solving a case in Syria. The Taurus Express is going to Stamboul first. There are two English passengers on the Taurus Express - a Colonel Arbuthnot and a young English lady, Mary Debenham. Mary seems eager to catch the Simplon Orient Express. There is snow forecast.

From Quiz Poirot and the Passengers on the "Orient Express"

Answer: Stabbed

Samuel Ratchett's name was really Casetti. He engineered the kidnapping of little Daisy Armstrong, which occurred before the story began. He was receiving threatening letters, and asked Poirot to investigate for him. But Poirot refused, saying he did not like Ratchett's face.

From Quiz Murder on the Orient Express

Answer: Ratchett

Poirot found out that Ratchett was in fact Cassetti, when he found an almost completely burned note which had the name of one of his victims on it. Cassetti, (before he left America) would hold a person ransom (in this case the grandchild of a well-known actress). If it seemed that the police were getting on to his trail, he would then kill the hostage and get as much money as possible.

From Quiz "Murder on the Orient Express"

Answer: Aleppo

Poirot has just solved a case, and now he's going to set off for Istanbul, where he plans to stay for two days. As we all know, he doesn't get to see the Hagia Sophia. The case that Poirot and the young lieutenant are referring to during their conversation on the platform isn't described in a novel, but we can assume that Poirot is returning from the location where he solved the cases of Linnet Doyle ("Death on the Nile"), Louise Leidner ("Murder in Mesopotamia"), and Mrs. Boynton ("Appointment With Death"). So these three cases occured during the same trip.

From Quiz Murder on the Orient Express

Answer: Samuel Ratchett

Samuel Ratchett tries to hire Poirot to protect him, as he has received several threatening letters and believes he is in danger. Poirot refuses, saying that he does not like Ratchett's face.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express'

Answer: Greta Ohlsson

The letter was H. The countess's real name was Helena and the princess's christian name is Natalia. The Russian letter for N is H.

From Quiz "Murder on the Orient Express" with Poirot

Answer: 7

The Orient Express will take three days to travel across Europe, to London. Poirot's friend, Monsieur Bouc, is a director of the Orient Express.

From Quiz Poirot and the Passengers on the "Orient Express"

Answer: Over 15 years

Pierre Michel did go into the other coach, to speak to his colleague, just after about 1 am. He remembers Ratchett calling out in French. He saw a lady in the train corridor, wearing a scarlet kimono with dragons. Pierre Michel is revealed to be the father of the nursery maid, who worked at the Armstrong home. Suzanne, his daughter, killed herself, after the police questioned her about the disappearance of Daisy Armstrong.

From Quiz Murder on the Orient Express

Answer: Daisy Armstrong

Cassetti changed his name to Ratchett, left America and went travelling, after killing the innocent child Daisy Armstrong, whom he had held for ransom. He was eventually killed aboard the Orient Express, by those who were in some way associated with Daisy's family.

From Quiz "Murder on the Orient Express"

Answer: Mary Debenham and Colonel Arbuthnot

He can overhear a conversation between these two, yet they pretend not to know each other very well. That's the first thing that confuses Poirot on his ride... there are more to come...

From Quiz Murder on the Orient Express

Answer: Countess Andrenyi

Countess Andrenyi was asleep and did not participate in the murder. Her husband, Count Andrenyi, acted as the twelfth person instead.

From Quiz All Aboard the Orient Express

Answer: As the Wagon Lit conductor

Pierre Michel had worked for the train line for over fifteen years and was awake the whole night. The normal rocking of the train had ceased, and they were stranded. He was able to give evidence regarding the nighttime activity of the train corridor. A Wagon Lit uniform was discovered and possibly worn by the murderer.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express'

Answer: Colonel Arbuthnot

A pipe cleaner was left at the crime scene.

From Quiz "Murder on the Orient Express" with Poirot

Answer: Yugoslavia

When Poirot awakes the next day, Monsieur Bouc tells him that Samuel Ratchett is dead - he has been stabbed multiple times. The Wagon-Lit conductor, Pierre Michel, found the dead body. The murderer can not have left the train; whoever killed Ratchett is still on board.

From Quiz Poirot and the Passengers on the "Orient Express"

Answer: Colonel Arbuthnot

MacQueen says that his father was the district attorney who handled the Daisy Armstrong case, MacQueen smokes cigarettes. MacQueen always adored Sonia Armstrong, Daisy's mother.

From Quiz "Murder on the Orient Express"

Answer: M. Bouc

M. Bouc is one of the managing directors of the line. He also takes the Orient Express, yet he sleeps in another carriage. M. Bouc tries to get a compartment for Poirot, and he is surprised to see that all the compartments are already occupied. But one of the passengers doesn't show up, and Poirot ends up in compartment No. 6/7, together with Ratchett's secretary. Colin Lamb is a character from "The Clocks" (and most likely Superintendent Battle's son), Adam Goodman is an agent who plays a role in "Cats Among The Pigeons". Hastings doesn't appear in this story.

From Quiz Murder on the Orient Express

Answer: She was the governess

Mary Debenham was Daisy Armstrong's governess, and also Sonia Armstrong's secretary.

From Quiz All Aboard the Orient Express

Answer: He was Rachett's secretary.

Mr. MacQueen was not at all sorry to see his employer go. He was aware of the threatening letters but told Poirot that he did not know Rachett's true identity until after his death. MacQueen's father had been the district attorney who had worked on the Armstrong case. However, he had an alibi, talking with Colonel Arbuthnot during the time frame the Doctor believed the murder took place.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express'

Answer: Cook

Every passenger was in one way or another related to Daisy Armstrong, the little girl that Ratchett/Cssetti murdered.

From Quiz "Murder on the Orient Express" with Poirot

Answer: Hat box

There is a scrap of paper, almost burnt, in Ratchett's carriage. Poirot uses an old fashioned hat box to retrieve the paper, that says "-member little Daisy Armstrong". Poirot says he now knows Ratchett's real name. The Armstrong case happened in America.

From Quiz Poirot and the Passengers on the "Orient Express"

Answer: Toothache

Edward Masterman says that Ratchett was upset, when he last saw him. He demanded if he had put a letter in his compartment. He had been in Ratchett's employment for about nine months. Masterman used to be Colonel Armstrong's batman in the war, and later he was his valet in America.

From Quiz Murder on the Orient Express

Answer: Natalia

Poirot found a woman's handkerchief at the scene of the crime, initialled with "H". Princess Dragomiroff later stated that this handkerchief belonged to her, as she always initialled her handkerchiefs in the Russian characters ("H" being "N" in Russian).

From Quiz "Murder on the Orient Express"

Answer: Hector MacQueen

Hector MacQueen, a nice and friendly young American, is the private secretary of Samuel Ratchett, the unpleasant man who has a secret and therefore doesn't survive his trip.

From Quiz Murder on the Orient Express

Answer: Scarlet

Poirot sees a lady in a scarlet kimono walking down the hall in the middle of the night, but when he searches the passengers' luggage, he cannot find it. Later it appears in his own suitcase.

From Quiz All Aboard the Orient Express

Answer: A toothache

Masterman was also employed by Rachett, but he was the valet. He informed the investigators about Rachett's sleeping draught and usual morning schedule. He had little regard for Rachett other than his generous salary. His toothache kept him awake until four in the morning. He was thus able to vouch for Antonio Foscarelli who shared his second class compartment.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express'

Answer: Mary and Colonel Arbuthnot

He found it odd that the Colonel would call her Mary when they were supposed to be strangers.

From Quiz "Murder on the Orient Express" with Poirot

Answer: 3

Poirot tells Monsieur Bouc and Doctor Constantine how Daisy Armstrong was kidnapped and a ransom of two hundred thousand dollars was sent. Daisy was found dead. Ratchett's real name was Cassetti. He was the head of the kidnapping gang, and was acquitted on a technicality.

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