Dahl
What is Dahl's first name?
Roald
Around what time period did the story The Secret of the Yellow Death take place?
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes's partner?
Dr. Watson
Where do the Greek Gods live?
Mount Olympus
Biography.
Where did the American doctors go to find the cause of yellow fever?
Cuba
Where do these stories take place?
England.
True or false: Greek heros are mortals.
True.
What was the name of the character that Dahl and his friends disliked?
Hint: She was an old lady.
Mrs. Pratchett.
List at least 2 of the doctors/scientist that worked on this cause.
Major Walter Reed
Carlos Finlay
Dr. Agramonte
Dr. Lazear
Dr. Carroll
What was the name of the girl Holmes and Watson helped in the story The Speckled Band?
Helen Stoner
What were Prometheus and Zeus disagreeing over in the story Prometheus?
Prometheus wanted to give people fire. Zeus did not.
What was the prank Dahl and his friends pulled?
Fever, headaches, yellow around the eyes, throwing up blood...
What was the speckled band?
A snake.
Who is the author of The Odyssey?
Homer.
His tuck box.
What was the cause of yellow fever?
Mosquitoes transmitted yellow fever.
How did the story The Red-Headed League end?
The Red-Headed League was not a real organization. They were plotting to rob a bank.
List one way Odysseus tricked the Cyclopes.
He told the Cyclopes his name was "Nobody".
He stabbed him in the eye after giving him wine.