Sherlock Bones
Language Features
Detective Fiction Techniques
Student Facts
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100

What were the names of the two characters that owned the haunted castle?

Gabriella and Archie

100

What is a simile?

A comparison between two things using like or as to give description.
100

What is a red herring?

A misleading or false clue.

100

What football team does Jasit support?

Liverpool.

100

True or False. The largest kangaroo ever found was 4m tall.

False.

200

What was the name of the place where the haunted castle was?

Catpathian Mountains 

200

What language feature is this?

"Fear gripped me"

Personification.

200
What clue did Dr. Catson find in the portraits on the wall?

Anastasia's did not have a death date.

200

What is Romy's favourite game?

Adopt ME!

200

How many hearts does an octopus have?

3

300

In what chapter did Bones pretend to be the ghost? (this event goes over two chapters so I will accept either!)

Chapter 12 and 13.

300

Finish this simile from the novel:

"I felt as though I'd just dipped my... ."

"I felt as though I'd just dipped my tail in icy water"

300

In the novel, Sherlock Bones found a secret basement in the library where the previous owner kept his valuables and journal. What clue did he find there that told him that the staff may be suspects?

None of the staff were in the journal. Or, he hid the valuables so no one could steal them.

300

What sport was Jack playing when he broke his leg.

Rugby.

300

How many years is a billion seconds?

a. 5

b. 31

c. 59

b. 31

400

Name all 4 staff who worked at the castle.

Sofia, Stevens, Darius, Alin.

400

The novel talked about using heather to protect the characters from the ghost. What language feature is this an example of?

Symbolism.

400

What was the biggest example of foreshadowing in the novel?

When Dr. Catson mistook her neighbour as a ghost at the beginning of the novel, but they were just caught up in a sheet they were hanging up to dry.

400

What is Yulamarah's favourite NRL team?

Rabbitohs

400

How many days is a million seconds?

a. 11 days

b. 52 days

c. 340 days

a. 11 days

500

What was the name of the neighbour that Dr Catson mistook for a ghost at the very beginning of the novel?

Mr Thompson.

500

On what page was this simile:

"Bones looked at her like she just sneezed on his breakfast"

56.

500

At the beginning of the novel, Sherlock Bones receives a letter that gave him a clue as to where Archie and Gabriella were from. What was the name of the hotel that was written on the letterhead?

The Barkley Hotel.

500

What city did Eric live in when he was in New Zealand?

Auckland.

500

What is Ms Poeppmann's favourite food?

Sushi.

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