The Lion’s Mane quiz: Answers
- (1 point) Holmes must now be what to himself (hint, he’d only been this one other time in the Canon)? Act as his own chronicler
- (1 point) Apart from the little cove, what else breaks the line formed by the beach that stretches for some miles in each direction? The village of Fulworth
- (1 point) What was the old trick that Holmes was up to? Deducing that Stackhurst was off for a swim.
- (1 point) Stackhurst was a well-known what in his day? A rowing blue
- (1 point) What is the name of the coaching establishment? The Gables
- (3 points) What were the only articles of clothing mentioned by Holmes that he observed McPherson wearing? Burberry overcoat, trousers, unlaced canvas shoes
- (1 point) What injury did McPherson suffer that was not directly caused by his attacker? Bit through his lower lip.
- (3 point) The high, abstract region in which Murdoch lived included what? Surds and conic sections. Extra point if you can explain what the first one is. An irrational number that is the root of an integer (or a whole fraction), such as √2, but not √4
- (1 point) What led Holmes to believe the McPherson fell as he was ascending? The imprint of an open hand with the finger pointing toward the incline.
- (1 point) What did Holmes not investigate? (There are a few possible answers that count, but only really one satisfying one) The caves at the base of the cliff
- (1 point) Who is a representative of that slow, solid Sussex breed? Village Constable Anderson
- (2 points) What does old Tom Bellamy own all of? The boats and bathing-cots at Fulworth
- (2 points) What are the two crowded spaces mentioned in the story? The crowded box-room in Holmes’ mind crowded with packets of all sorts and the great garret in his little house stuffed with books.
- (4 points) What four palliatives did Murdoch ask for after he’d been attacked? Brandy, oil, opium, morphia. It’s interesting that the one palliative Holmes didn’t have readily available is cocaine.
- (2 points) Name the book and its author that provided Holmes the name of the murderer. Out of Doors by J.G. Wood, a real book and author
- (1 point) What false clue most interfered with Holmes’ understanding of the case? The unused towel, it led Holmes to believe that McPherson had not gone for a swim
- (1 point) What is the “other” feline mentioned in the story? Cat-o’-nine-tails