Holmes's Leading Ladies

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. First off, who is THE woman? Answer: (Think of a certain photograph on Holmes's mantle, and a young king....)

2. Mary Morstan appears in which story? The Second Stain The Sign of the Four The Devil's Foot The Blue Carbuncle

3. This client's face was "freckled like a plover's egg". Martha Hudson Isadora Persano Violet Hunter Lucy Ferrier

4. Who was "the most long-suffering of women"? Mrs. Henry Baker Ettie Shafter Helen Stoner Mrs. Hudson

5. Holmes's grandmother was the sister of which French artist? Monet Vernet Manet Vermeer

6. True or false: In "A Case of Identity", Mary Sutherland is courted by and falls in love with her stepfather while he is still married to her mother, not realizing who he is. True False

7. Jack Stapleton of "The Hound of the Baskervilles" does not want Sir Henry to marry his (Stapleton's) sister Beryl. Why? He distrusts Sir Henry Sir Henry is Canadian All of Beryl's previous husbands have ended up mysteriously dead She is his wife

8. What is sent to Miss Cushing in "The Cardboard Box"? an empty box a tin of poisoned chocolates two ears a ransom note

9. True or false: Holmes was once engaged to a housemaid. True False

10. Holmes attends a performance by violinist Wilhemene Norman-Neruda in which story? Answer: (Norman-Neruda was Austrian, but not, as far as I know, Mormon.)