Setting
Adjectives
Characters
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Detective Tools
100
Who is the author?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
100
What is a synonym for smart?
Clever
Intelligent
Brainy
Astute
100
Who is the master of deduction?
Sherlock Holmes
100
"His face was _____ in the moonlight."
Choose from the following:
blue, white, gold, yellow
"His face was white in the moonlight."
100
What is a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime?
A clue.
200
What is the genre of the story?
Mystery, detective novel
200
What is a synonym for murder?
Killing
Assassination
Homicide
Execution
Manslaughter...
200
What is the scary animal in the story?
The hound
200
"The creature gave a cry of _____, which showed that one of us at least had hit it."
Choose from one of the following:
joy, surprise, confusion, pain
"The creature gave a cry of pain, which showed that one of us at least had hit it."
200
What does a detective use to hide their identity?
A disguise
300
What is the mood of the story? The atmosphere?
Gothic, spooky, mysterious, supernatural, sinister
300
What is a synonym for monster?
Beast, Creature, Demon
300
Who is the detective's friend/assistant?
Doctor Watson
300
"He was looking helplessly at the ______ thing that was tracking him down."
Choose from one of the following:
terrible, sluggish, smelly, harmless
"He was looking helplessly at the terrible thing that was tracking him down."
300
This is an important detective tool to zoom-in on small details. What is it?
A magnifying glass.
400
Where is the story set (place)?
Devon, England
On a desolate moorland at Baskerville Hall
400
What are two synonyms for big?
Huge
Enormous
Gigantic
Giant
Immense
400
Who is the narrator of the story?
Dr Watson
400
"I looked at Holmes. His eyes were shining _______ in the moonlight."
Choose from one of the following:
crazily, madly, brightly, happily
"I looked at Holmes. His eyes were shining brightly in the moonlight."
400
What is Sherlock Holmes' method of deduction when solving a mystery?
Logical reasoning
500
What is the main theme?
Logical reasoning
Good vs evil
Natural and supernatural
Classism, hierarchy and entitlement
500
What are two synonyms for scary?
Frightening
Terrifying
Horrifying
Spooky
Fearsome...
500
Who is the victim in the story?
Sir Henry
500
"If it could be ______, it could be killed."
"If it could be wounded, it could be killed."
500
This is one tool that you never doubt when solving a case.
Your brain.