John H. Watson Society
2015 Quiz #22- September 7, 2015
Questions
PART ONE:
Many Sherlockians fancy themselves as PUNSTERS, so let's have some 'Pun Fun'. The answer to the
question posed will be in the form of a Pun derived from the name of Canonical story.
Hugh Boone presented himself as a very poor man with greasy leather cap, faded frock coat, dirty shirt and
trousers with holes at the knees. His true identity was tipped off, however when Holmes visited Mrs. St. Clair’s
house, and he peered into Mr. St. Clair’s closet. Although the cap, shirt and the frock coat had been removed,
Mr. St Clair neglected to remove the rest of his costume, and his masquerade was exposed. Dr. Watson called
this tale: “The Adventure of the ________________ _________________.”
The answer is at the end of the Part Two.
Part TWO:
BACK TO SCHOOL
It’s the most wonderful time of the year if you are a parent, but not so much if you are a student. Let’s look
at some of the adventures involving institutions of learning.
1. Besides the obvious, what do Watson and Percy Trevelyan have in common?
They both attended the University of London.
STUD Pg. 15; RESI Pg. 425.
2. Name two canonical players who left their positions as educators under suspicious circumstances.
Vandeleur (aka Rodger Baskerville, aka Jack Stapleton) HOUN Pg. 762;
Professor Moriarty FINA Pg. 471.
3. This academic apparently enjoyed his milk and cookies along with his pupils. Name the academic, title
and institution.
Thorneycroft Huxtable, founder and principal of the Priory School. PRIO Pg. 939, 940.
4. A substance found at this institute of higher education would hopefully serve its finder’s purpose.
York College, where Jefferson Hope obtained the poisonous alkaloid. STUD Page. 80.
ALTERNATE ACCEPTABLE ANSWER OFFERED BY REGGIE:
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; Sherlock Holmes.
“I’ve found it! I’ve found it,” he shouted to my companion, running towards us with a test-tube in
his hand. “I have found a re-agent which is precipitated by haemoglobin, and by nothing else.”
[STUD, 17]
5. This institution is named after a person whose picture could be hanging on the wall at Allardyce’s.
The College of St. Luke’s. 3STU Page 596.
St. Luke is the patron Saint of butchers (ALLARYCE). BLAC Page 559.
6. His first job after leaving this University, ended abruptly after a few months. Who and what University?
Willoughby Smith went to work for Coram straight from Cambridge and was killed after a
few months of training. GOLD Pg. 609 & 615.
7. If Holmes had attended this University, what statement by him leads one to believe that his stay there
was not a pleasant one?
Holmes refers to Cambridge as ‘this inhospitable town.’ MISS Page 630.
8. Name five institutions associated with medical training and the Canonical characters connected with
each.
a. University of London – Dr. Watson STUD Page 15; Percy Trevelyan RESI Page 425.
b. St. Bartholomew’s Hospital - Dr. Watson STUD Page. 16.
c. Netley Hospital – Dr. Watson STUD Page. 15.
d. King’s College Hospital – Percy Trevalyan RESI Page 425.
e. Cambridge Medical School –Dr. Leslie Armstrong MISS Page 629.
ALTERNATE ACCEOPTABLE ANSWERED OFFERED BY REGGIE:
a. Charing Cross Hospital – Mr. Mortimer, MRCS [HOUN]
9. This ‘College,’ more akin to an American high school, was attended by the second most dangerous man
in London. Name the school and the ‘man.’
Eton College; Colonel Sebastian Moran - EMPT Page 494.
10. A happy ending as this character became the principal at a private school in this Midlands town. Name
the town and the character.
Walsall; Violet Hunter COPP Page 332.
PART ONE ANSWER:
“The Adventure of the Pauper Britches”