Quiz Show Review

1. Quiz Show Review Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band, The Red Headed League, The Engineer’s Thumb Go to Last Slide for Directions

2. Plot Motivation Villains Character Quote Vocabulary 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

3. Topic 1 for 1 Question: Why has Ms. Stoner come to talk with Sherlock Holmes? Check Your Answer

4. Topic 1 for 1 Answer: Helen Stoner believes that her life is in jeopardy. Back to the Game Board

5. Topic 1 for 2 Question: How does the Speckled Band resolve the crime? Check Your Answer

6. Topic 1 for 2 Answer: The deadly Swamp Adder bites Dr. Roylott, thus killing him by the method he wished to kill his second step daughter. Back to the Game Board

7. Topic 1 for 3 Question: Why does Sherlock knock on the door of Jabez Wilson’s work? Check Your Answer

8. Topic 1 for 3 Answer: Sherlock wishes to meet Mr. Spaulding. He sees that “Spaulding” has dirt on his knees, and taps the cobblestones. Back to the Game Board

9. Topic 1 for 4 Question: Why does Mr. Hatherly ignore his suspicions about Colonel Stark? Check Your Answer

10. Topic 1 for 4 Answer: Mr. Hatherly’s business isn’t doing well, so he needs the money. Back to the Game Board

11. Topic 1 for 5 Question: What event creates a feeling of dread for Mr. Hatherly? Check Your Answer

12. Topic 1 for 5 Answer: The mysterious woman warning Mr. Hatherly that his life was in danger. Back to the Game Board

13. Topic 2 for 1 Question: Why does Dr. Roylott want Julia and Helen Stoner dead? Check Your Answer

14. Topic 2 for 1 Answer: Dr. Roylott wishes his step daughters dead so that he can keep his dead wife’s money. Back to the Game Board

15. Topic 2 for 2 Question: Why does Jabez Wilson have to get the job at the “League”? Check Your Answer

16. Topic 2 for 2 Answer: Spaulding wants him out of his shop, so that “Spaulding” can dig a tunnel. Back to the Game Board

17. Topic 2 for 3 Question: Why does Sherlock go to the symphony? Check Your Answer

18. Topic 2 for 3 Answer: Sherlock needed to think about the best way to keep “Spaulding” from stealing the French gold from the bank. Back to the Game Board

19. Topic 2 for 4 Question: What causes Colonel Stark to try and kill Mr. Hatherly? Check Your Answer

20. Topic 2 for 4 Answer: Mr. Hatherley realizes that he was lied to about the machine, and says so to Colonel Stark. Back to the Game Board

21. Topic 2 for 5 Question: Why were there two sets of prints next to where Mr. Hatherley was found? Check Your Answer

22. Topic 2 for 5 Answer: The mysterious lady and Ferguson weren’t willing to let Mr. Hatherley die in the fire. Back to the Game Board

23. Topic 3 for 1 Question: What is so “strange” about Dr. Roylott’s collection of animals? Check Your Answer

24. Topic 3 for 1 Answer: Dr. Roylott has strange tastes in pets: a cheetah and a baboon. Back to the Game Board

25. Topic 3 for 2 Question: How is Dr. Roylott’s relationship with the gypsies a distractor? Check Your Answer

26. Topic 3 for 2 Answer: Julia’s reference to a speckled band makes Sherlock think that it may be a clue about the gypsies who wear a speckled handkerchief on their heads. Back to the Game Board

27. Topic 3 for 3 Question: What is so brilliant about Spaulding’s plan? Check Your Answer

28. Topic 3 for 3 Answer: He dupes Jabez Wilson into believing that an organization that doesn’t exist is paying him simply because he has red hair. Which keeps Wilson out of the office for hours. Back to the Game Board

29. Topic 3 for 4 Question: What is “Spaulding’s” real name? Check Your Answer

30. Topic 3 for 4 Answer: John Clay – a known con artist; Sherlock has tried to catch him before. Back to the Game Board

31. Topic 3 for 5 Question: Why does the author describe Colonel Stark as “fleshless”? Check Your Answer

32. Topic 3 for 5 Answer: It is a comparison to a skeleton; a warning that he is dangerous/death. Back to the Game Board

33. Topic 4 for 1 Question: “It is not cold that makes me shiver,” “It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror.” Check Your Answer

34. Topic 4 for 1 Answer: Helen Stoner, interview with Sherlock Holmes in “The Speckled Band” Back to the Game Board

35. Topic 4 for 2 Question: “Your hands, my dear sir. Your right hand is larger than your left. You have worked with it, and the muscles are more developed.” Check Your Answer

36. Topic 4 for 2 Answer: Sherlock Holmes, making observations about Jabez Wilson; which lead to the ironic statement by Mr. Wilson Back to the Game Board

37. Topic 4 for 3 Question: “Third right, fourth left,” answered the assistant promptly, closing the door. Check Your Answer

38. Topic 4 for 3 Answer: Mr. “Spaulding” really John Clay; hurrying Sherlock away from the store so he could go back to digging – “The Red Headed League” Back to the Game Board

39. Topic 4 for 4 Question: “My night could not be called monotonous,” said he. Check Your Answer

40. Topic 4 for 4 Answer: The Engineer, Mr. Hatherley… when he first meets Dr. Watson – “The Engineer’s Thumb” Back to the Game Board

41. Topic 4 for 5 Question: “I say a night’s work. But an hour’s would be nearer the mark. I simply want your opinion about a hydraulic stamping machine that has gotten out of gear.” Check Your Answer

42. Topic 4 for 5 Answer: Colonel Stark; Stark’s interview of Mr. Hatherly – The Engineer Back to the Game Board

43. Topic 5 for 1 Question: Define Deduction Check Your Answer

44. Topic 5 for 1 Answer: using information gathered through observation and reasoning to come to a logical conclusion. Back to the Game Board

45. Topic 5 for 2 Question: Define Notorious Check Your Answer

46. Topic 5 for 2 Answer: someone or something that is widely known for nefarious (bad/evil) reasons Back to the Game Board

47. Topic 5 for 3 Question: Define Improbable Check Your Answer

48. Topic 5 for 3 Answer: not likely but possible; NOT IMPOSSIBLE Back to the Game Board

49. Topic 5 for 4 Question: Define Trivial Check Your Answer

50. Topic 5 for 4 Answer: not having great importance; insignificant in the grand scheme of things Back to the Game Board