Stapleton needed them to give the hound his scent.
100
"A beard! A beard! The man has a beard!
Sherlock Holmes
100
Why does the hound kill the escaped convict?
The convict is wearing Sir Henry's suit.
100
“I believe you have eyes in the back of your head."
Hyperbole
200
What sort of case does Holmes say he's working on when he's actually on the moor?
A blackmailing case.
200
How did Sir Charles die?
He died of a heart attack after being frightened by the hound.
200
"Don't ask me, Sir Henry--don't ask me! I give you my word, sir, that it is not my secret, and that I cannot tell it. If it concerned no one but myself I would not try to keep it from you."
Barrymore
200
Name the most dangerous part of the moor.
Grimpen Mire
200
“I caught one glimpse of his short, squat, strongly built figure as he sprang to his feet and turned.”
Alliteration
300
What does Holmes call "the greatest blow which has befallen me in my career"?
The death of Sir Henry, which turns out to be Selden.
300
Why wasn't Mrs. Stapleton at dinner the night Sir Henry was attacked?
Stapleton beat her and tied her up upstairs.
300
"For all they cared it might have been me, instead of my effigy, which these rascals burned at the stake."
Frankland
300
What is the name of the actor who plays Holmes in the 1939 film production of The Hound of the Baskervilles?
Basil Rathbone
300
“The rattle of our wheels died away as we drove through drifts of rotting vegetation – sad gifts as it seemed to me, for nature to throw before the carriage of the returning heir of the Baskervilles.”
Personification
400
Who delivered Watson's messages to Holmes?
Cartwright
400
Why does Laura Lyons refuse to tell anyone why she missed her late night appointment with Sir Charles?
She is protecting Stapleton, whom she believes is in love with her.
400
"He has lied to me, the villain, in every conceivable way. Not one word of truth has he ever told me. And why--why?"
Laura Lyons
400
Which newspaper is used to cut out words for the threatening letter to Sir Henry?
The London Times
400
“The dead man is Selden and not Sir Henry.”
Situational irony
500
Why does Holmes deduct that Mortimer is amiable, unambitious, and absent-minded?
He is amiable because he was presented with the cane as a gift. He is unambitious because he left a London job for the country. He is absent-minded because he forgot his walking stick.
500
What substance does Stapleton use to make his hound look supernatural?
Phosphorous
500
"One, it is said, died that very night of what he had seen, and the other twain were but broken men for the rest of their days."
Dr. Mortimer (reading the Baskerville manuscript)
500
At what hotel does Sir Henry stay in London?
Northumberland Hotel
500
“The longer one stays here the more does the spirit of the moor sink into one’s soul, its vastness, and also its grim charm.”