(Olivier Maguire) in “The Greek Interpreter” (Granada, 1985)
The third Gregsonian Quiz received four responses, and it proved really difficult to stump this crowd.
Congratulations to Michael M. Ellis (JHWS “Lobo”), Shiela Holtgrieve (JHWS “Daisy”), Margie Deck, (JHWS “Mopsy”), Paul Hartnett (JHWS “Scout”), and Beth Gallego (JHWS “Selena Buttons”)!
- In the popular 2013 series Шерлок Холмс many of the classic Canonical stories are remixed. For instance, whom does Watson marry in this show? Mrs. Hudson.
A Study in Scarlet first appeared in November of 1887 in what periodical? Beeton’s Christmas Annual.- What is the alternate title of William Gillette’s famous 1899 play Sherlock Holmes? The Strange Case of Miss Faulkner
- What was Shinwell Johnson’s nickname? Porky Shinwell.
- What was the occupation of Watson’s friend Lomax? Lomax, was the sublibrarian.
- If we were never to leave the Canon, we would know very little about Mrs. Hudson, not even her first name. In fact, the Mrs. Hudson we now know was largely created not by Conan Doyle but by this popular Sherlockian author in the 1933 essay “The Singular Adventures of Martha Hudson.” Vincent Starrett.
- Sesame Street has its own “great” detective in the style of Sherlock Holmes. What is his name? Sherlock Hemlock.
In the final scene of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows we see Holmes in a very unusual disguise (One that is echoed in BBC Sherlock). What is the disguise? A chair (near where Watson types)– Holmes’s “urban camouflage” blends with the fabric, design, and color of the chair.- What is the most remarkable component in Professor Presbury’s rejuvenation serum? Serum of Black-faced langur.
- What real life criminal organization are the Scowrers of The Valley of Fear based upon? The Molly Maguires.
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