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Quiz about All Aboard the Orient Express
Quiz about All Aboard the Orient Express

All Aboard the Orient Express Trivia Quiz


Welcome aboard the Calais coach, scene to the grisly death in Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express." Come meet the various travelers and hear their testimony, for we know with certainty that the murderer was on the coach to Calais.

A multiple-choice quiz by albinerhawk. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
albinerhawk
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
322,488
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
443
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: DarkouQ (15/15), Guest 81 (10/15), ankitankurddit (13/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. The victim was the passenger in compartment number two. He went by the name Mr. Rachett, but this was an alias to cover up his link to the notorious murder of Daisy Armstrong. What was his real name? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Next door in compartment number one slept the great detective, Hercule Poirot. Why was he traveling on the Orient Express that night? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Pierre Michel was one of the first people to be formally interviewed. How was he traveling on the coach to Calais? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Hector MacQueen had the night before shared his second class compartment with Hercule Poirot. He was questioned more intensely than the others due to his close relationship to Rachett. How was he connected to the victim? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Edward Masterman was next to be interviewed. He had trouble sleeping the night of the crime. What ailment kept him awake? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. The American Mrs. Hubbard was in a state as she claimed the murderer had been in her compartment. What vital clue was discovered in her room? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. The kindly Swede Greta Ohlsson was traveling from a mission near Stamboul. What position did she hold at the missionary school? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. The Russian Princess Dragomiroff was remarkable for her influence and ugliness. What connection did she have to the important Daisy Armstrong case? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Count Andreyni held a diplomatic passport, but he waived many of his rights to help with the investigation. He mentioned that he lived for a year in America prior to his marriage. Where did he live? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. At first, the Count Andreyni insisted they needn't speak to the Countess, but he finally relented. What damage had happened to their passport? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Colonel Arbuthnot, the traditional British soldier, was coming back home from India. What lady on the train did he appear to be attracted to? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Cyrus Hardman was an American salesman who sold typewriter ribbon - or maybe not. What was his real occupation? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. The Italian Antonio Foscarelli sold American cars for Ford to Italians. Where did he have an appointment that he was in danger of being late for? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Poirot described Mary Debenham as very Anglo-Saxon. What mysterious person did she see in the corridor during the night of the murder? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Hildegard Schmidt was on board serving as a lady's maid. Who was her employer? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The victim was the passenger in compartment number two. He went by the name Mr. Rachett, but this was an alias to cover up his link to the notorious murder of Daisy Armstrong. What was his real name?

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.
2. Next door in compartment number one slept the great detective, Hercule Poirot. Why was he traveling on the Orient Express that night?

Answer: He was returning home from a solved mystery in Syria.

Poirot had been hired to solve a mystery in the French army stationed in Syria. He initially traveled from Aleppo via the Taurus Express. Mary Debenham and Colonel Arbuthnot were also on that train and would be on the Calais coach. While aboard the Orient Express, Rachett had attempted to hire Poirot, but the detective declined.
3. Pierre Michel was one of the first people to be formally interviewed. How was he traveling on the coach to Calais?

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.
4. Hector MacQueen had the night before shared his second class compartment with Hercule Poirot. He was questioned more intensely than the others due to his close relationship to Rachett. How was he connected to the victim?

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.
5. Edward Masterman was next to be interviewed. He had trouble sleeping the night of the crime. What ailment kept him awake?

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.
6. The American Mrs. Hubbard was in a state as she claimed the murderer had been in her compartment. What vital clue was discovered in her room?

Answer: The murder weapon

Mrs. Hubbard and Mr. Rachett shared a connecting door. She said that she believed it was bolted, but could not tell for sure. Mrs. Hubbard discovered the knife in her sponge bag that was on the knob of the connecting door. She also found the button from a wagon lit uniform, but it was not from Pierre Michel's uniform. The uniform was later discovered in Hildegard Schmidt's luggage.
7. The kindly Swede Greta Ohlsson was traveling from a mission near Stamboul. What position did she hold at the missionary school?

Answer: Trained nurse

Greta Ohlsson was in fact the matron. She was traveling home on holiday and would stop in Lausanne to see her sister. Her English was not the best, but Mrs. Hubbard had befriended the middle-aged lady. She shared a compartment with Mary Debenham. She informed them that she slept lightly and would have known if Miss Debenham had left during the night.
8. The Russian Princess Dragomiroff was remarkable for her influence and ugliness. What connection did she have to the important Daisy Armstrong case?

Answer: Daisy's mother was her god-daughter.

Although not close to Colonel Armstrong, the princess had been an admirer and close friend of Linda Arden, Sonia Armstrong's mother who was Daisy's mother. Despite this close connection she was vague on the details about the rest of the family. She was unsure of what happened to Sonia's younger sister. Her feebleness made it unlikely she could have given Rachett some of his deep wounds.
9. Count Andreyni held a diplomatic passport, but he waived many of his rights to help with the investigation. He mentioned that he lived for a year in America prior to his marriage. Where did he live?

Answer: Washington

The Count was a Hungarian but dressed in an English suit. He was not able to give much evidence, stating that he and his wife had slept through the night. He had heard of the Armstrong mystery, but he could not recall having met them.
10. At first, the Count Andreyni insisted they needn't speak to the Countess, but he finally relented. What damage had happened to their passport?

Answer: It had a grease stain on it.

Elena Andreyni confirmed that her maiden name was Goldenberg, and that she was only twenty years old. She and the Count had been married for a mere one year. Later when they came to search the passengers' luggage, Poirot discovered that her suitcase had also been damaged. The couple seemed unconcerned.
11. Colonel Arbuthnot, the traditional British soldier, was coming back home from India. What lady on the train did he appear to be attracted to?

Answer: Mary Debenham

Both the Colonel and Miss Debenham had traveled on the Tarsus Express together. Poirot noted that the two sat apart from each other in the dining car, but the Colonel continued to stare at her. When trying to get the Colonel's opinion of her, he described her as a lady. Intriguingly a pipe cleaner was found at the scene of the crime, and the Colonel was the only pipe smoker.
12. Cyrus Hardman was an American salesman who sold typewriter ribbon - or maybe not. What was his real occupation?

Answer: He was a private detective.

Hardman did not take long before confessing his true profession. He had been hired by Rachett shortly after Hardman completed a case in Stamboul. He provided an important description of the assassin that Rachett feared as a small man with a womanish voice. Hardman had heard of the Armstrong case but was not in New York when it happened.
13. The Italian Antonio Foscarelli sold American cars for Ford to Italians. Where did he have an appointment that he was in danger of being late for?

Answer: Milan

The Italian had lived in America for ten years and was fairly fluent in English. Foscarelli, who shared his compartment with Masterman, claimed that he would have known if Masterman had left during the night. Bouc believed Foscarelli was guilty since the murder looked like a passionate Italian murder.
14. Poirot described Mary Debenham as very Anglo-Saxon. What mysterious person did she see in the corridor during the night of the murder?

Answer: Someone in a scarlet kimono

Miss Debenham did not see who was wearing the kimono but she described it as embroidered with dragons. The odd thing was that none of the passengers claimed to own such a robe. The kimono was eventually found in Poirot's luggage. Poirot called this a defiance. Poirot also cornered Miss Debenham for not being as stressed by the train delay as she had been on the Tarsus Express when it was delayed.
15. Hildegard Schmidt was on board serving as a lady's maid. Who was her employer?

Answer: Princess Dragomiroff

During the time of the murder, Fraulein Schmidt was massaging the princess who could not sleep. She did see the mysterious Wagon Lit conductor. When the three Wagon Lit conductors who worked for the Orient Express came, she knew that it was none of them. Poirot also figured out that the good maid was also a good cook.
Source: Author albinerhawk

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