The Adventure of the Speckled Band AA

Where had Helen Stoner's stepfather, Grimesby Roylott, met her mother in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"?

• In a Scottish Hospital

• On-board a Transatlantic cruise

• In India

• At Buckingham Palace

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Although he didn't work anymore, what had been Grimesby Roylott's occupation?

• A chimney sweep

• A parson

• A Doctor

• An Electrician

Besides gypsies, what else did Grimesby Roylott allow to roam his property?

• A pipe band

• Thugs

• A cheetah and a baboon

• A herd of llamas

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What special bond did Helen Stoner and her sister Julia share?

• They had been engaged to brothers

• They were twins

• They were the only survivors of a shipwreck.

• They we co-valedictorians at their school.

On the night that she died, Julia Stoner had asked her sister Helen if she ever heard a noise at night. What did Julia say she heard?

• A low Whistle

• A slow humming

• Hysterical laughing

• A methodical tapping

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What did Helen Stoner think was the cause of her sister's death?

• An aneurysm

• Fear and shock

• An epileptic fit

• A broken heart

What was one of the clues that Sherlock Holmes found in Julia/Helen's bedroom?

• A fake bell-rope

• A layer of wall paper beneath the paint

• A trap door to the basement

• A false ceiling

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What item did Sherlock Holmes find on top of the safe in Grimesby Roylott's room?

• A voodoo doll

• A saucer of milk

• A bag of opium

• A hammer

What events triggered the murder of Julia Stoner and the attempted murder of her sister Helen?

• Their testimony against their stepfather in court cases

• Their upcoming weddings

• The arrival of relatives from India

• Their defiance of their parents

At the end of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson found the speckled band wrapped around Grimesby Roylott's head. What was the speckled band?

• A necktie

• A tartan scarf

• A belt

• A snake