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15 Question Literature Quiz: Murder on the Orient Express | Single Story

This is a quiz about Agatha Christie's novel, 'Murder on the Orient Express'. Lots of spoilers, so only take it if you have already read the book.

A multiple-choice quiz by ELBERGER. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ELBERGER

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
348,333

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
374

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

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

Paris

Madrid

Amsterdam

London

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who asks Poirot for protection? Hint

Cyrus Hardman

Greta Ohlsson

Princess Dragomiroff

Samuel Ratchett

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who did *not* stab Samuel Ratchett? Hint

Mrs. Hubbard

Hildegarde Schmidt

Hector McQueen

Countess Andrenyi

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Question 4 of 15

4. How was Mary Debenham related to the Armstrong family? Hint

She was the governess

She was the cook

She was the laundry maid

She was Daisy Armstrong's aunt

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Question 5 of 15

5. What color kimono does Poirot see a lady wearing in the middle of the night? Hint

Scarlet

Violet

Colbalt

Emerald

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Question 6 of 15

6. Whose compartment was connected to M. Ratchett's? Hint

Edward Henry Masterman

Doctor Constantine

Antonio Foscanelli

Mrs. Hubbard

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who does Poirot overhear having a conversation with Colonel Arbuthnot at the train station? Hint

Hildegarde Schmidt

Hector McQueen

Mary Debenham

Count Andrenyi

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who changed the name on their passport to hide their identity? Hint

M. Bouc

Pierre Michel

Princess Dragomiroff

Countess Andrenyi

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who was a detective pretending to be a typewriter salesman? Hint

Edward Henry Masterman

Hector McQueen

Antonio Foscanelli

Cyrus Hardman

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Question 10 of 15

10. What time did Ratchett's watch stop? Hint

12:30 AM

1:45 AM

1:15 AM

2:00 AM

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was sharing a compartment with Edward Henry Masterman? Hint

Hercule Poirot

Antonio Foscarelli

Colonel Arbuthnot

Doctor Constantine

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who owns the handkerchief with the H on it that was found in Ratchett's compartment? Hint

Greta Ohlsson

Hildegarde Schmidt

Princess Dragomiroff

Countess Andrenyi

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is Samuel Ratchett's real name? Hint

Bianchi

Giordano

Cassetti

Colombo

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who does Poirot interview first? Hint

Colonel Arbuthnot

Pierre Michel

M Bouc

Count Andrenyi

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Question 15 of 15

15. Poirot gets a spot on the Orient Express because who did not show up? Hint

Mr. Davis

Mr. Moore

Mr. Harris

Mr. Turner

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

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.

2. Who asks Poirot for protection?

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.

3. Who did *not* stab Samuel Ratchett?

Answer: Countess Andrenyi

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

4. How was Mary Debenham related to the Armstrong family?

Answer: She was the governess

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

5. What color kimono does Poirot see a lady wearing in the middle of the night?

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.

6. Whose compartment was connected to M. Ratchett's?

Answer: Mrs. Hubbard

Mrs. Hubbard's compartment connects to Samuel Ratchett's, and in the middle of the night, she becomes hysterical, claiming that someone came into her compartment from his.

7. Who does Poirot overhear having a conversation with Colonel Arbuthnot at the train station?

Answer: Mary Debenham

Poirot overhears Mary Debenham and Colonel Arbuthnot having a private conversation at the train station, making him think that they already knew each other, although they claimed not to.

8. Who changed the name on their passport to hide their identity?

Answer: Countess Andrenyi

Countess Andrenyi drops a spot of grease on her passport, changing her name from Helena to Elena, to hide her identity as Sonia Armstrong's sister.

9. Who was a detective pretending to be a typewriter salesman?

Answer: Cyrus Hardman

Cyrus Hardman tells Poirot that he is a typewriter salesman, but when Poirot investigates, Hardman admits that he was hired as M. Ratchett's bodyguard.

10. What time did Ratchett's watch stop?

Answer: 1:15 AM

Ratchett's watch was stopped at 1:15 to make that appear as the time of death. Poirot had heard the actual attack over half an hour earlier, when he was wakened by a scream.

11. Who was sharing a compartment with Edward Henry Masterman?

Answer: Antonio Foscarelli

Antonio Foscarelli was sharing a compartment with Edward Henry Masterman, Ratchett's valet, who complained that the Italian was too loud when he was trying to sleep.

12. Who owns the handkerchief with the H on it that was found in Ratchett's compartment?

Answer: Princess Dragomiroff

Princess Dragomiroff owns the handkerchief. Her Christian name is Natalia, and in Russian, which is written in the Cyrillic alphabet, the letter N looks like the English letter H.

13. What is Samuel Ratchett's real name?

Answer: Cassetti

Samuel Ratchett's real name was Cassetti. Five years earlier, he kidnapped and murdered young Daisy Armstrong, which caused all the other passengers in the coach great suffering, in various ways.

14. Who does Poirot interview first?

Answer: Pierre Michel

Poirot interviews the conductor, Pierre Michel, after M. Bouc asks him to take on the investigation.

15. Poirot gets a spot on the Orient Express because who did not show up?

Answer: Mr. Harris

Mr. Harris does not board the train, so Poirot takes his spot. Later it is revealed that Mr. Harris was made up to keep other passengers off of the Calais Coach.

Source: Author ELBERGER

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