All Aboard the Orient Express Trivia Quiz

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.