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The Red-Headed League

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the detective in the lesson.

a)

Jabez Wilson

b)

Sherlock Holmes

c)

Watson

d)

Duncan Ross

2.

Jabez Wilson was a ...............

a)

teacher

b)

lawyer

c)

pawn-broker

d)

doctor

3.

Mr. Wilson's assistant's name was..............

a)

Vincent Spaulding

b)

Sherlock Holmes

c)

Watson

d)

Duncan Ross

4.

(a)   was Spaulding's hobby.

5.

Who had founded the Red-Headed League?

a)

Mr. Wilson

b)

Duncan Ross

c)

Mr. Ezekiah Hopkins

d)

Spaulding

6.

Who immediately hired Wilson for the job?

a)

Sherlock Holmes

b)

Duncan Ross

c)

Vincent Spaulding

d)

Watson

7.

When was the Red-Headed League dissolved?

a)

Sept 9, 1880

b)

Sept 19, 1880

c)

Sept 29, 1880

8.

Vincent Spaulding was small, stout with no hair on his face. He had a splash of acid on his forehead.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

There was a __________ behind Mr. Wilson's shop.

a)

school

b)

hospital

c)

church

d)

bank

10.

Who were the two men present at Holmes' residence?

a)

Mr. Jones and Mr. Merryweather

b)

Duncan Ross and Vincent Spaulding

11.

Another word for a basement is ..............

a)

compound

b)

cellar

c)

courtyard

12.

What had the bank in Lond borrowed from the bank of France?

a)

Money

b)

Silver

c)

Gold

13.

Vincent Spaulding's real name was .......................

a)

Wilson

b)

John Clay

c)

Sherlock Holmes

d)

Watson

14.

Using the tunnel, they entered the cellar of the bank.

a)

False

b)

True

15.

Who is the author of The Red-Headed League?

a)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leo Tolstoy

d)

John Howard Payne