THE GREEK INTERPRETERS

    Winter Meeting: February 15th, 2012, Hershey's, E. Lansing


The Three Students



In accord with the academic setting of this story, the quiz will be in the form of a scholarship examination.
Please supply the appropriate missing word or words, where designated by an underlined space.
There is no acrostic associated with the correct answers.


1.

The _______ Scholarship Examination  

History
2.   The subject of the Greek examination: _______   (1 wrd, 10 ltrs)
3.   Holmes' current research: _______   (3 wrd, 5, 7 & 8 ltrs)
Architecture
4.   The arched door style leading to the staircase: _______   (1 wrd, 6 ltrs)
5.   The occupant of the ground floor apartment: _______   (2 wrd, 6 ltrs each)
6.   The occupant of the first floor apartment: young _______   (1 wrd, 9 ltrs)
7.   The occupant of the second floor apartment: _______   (2 wrd, 6 & 3 ltrs)
8.   The occupant of the third floor ppartment: _______   (2 wrd, 5 & 7 ltrs)
Educational Materials
9.   The manufacturer of pencils: _______   (2 wrd, 6 & 5 ltrs)
Physical Education
10, 11   Two team sports mentioned in the story: _______ & _______  
12, 13   Two track & field events mentioned in the story: _______ & _______  

Numbers in the Canon
Numbers appear in the titles of many stories. In particular, the numbers three through six are in the titles of seven.
With a little literary license we can also include one and two. Identify these stories, omitting trivial words such as "the".
In each case the number is part of the title. Tonight's story is not one of the answers.
14.   One: _______   (2 wrd, 8 & 7 ltrs)
15.   Two: _______   (2 wrd, 6 & 5 ltrs)
16.   Three: _______   (2 wrd, 5 & 6 ltrs)
17.   Three: _______   (2 wrd, 5 & 9 ltrs)
18.   Three: _______   (3 wrd, 7, 5 & 7 ltrs)
19.   Four: _______ of _______   (2 wrd, 4 ltrs each)
20.   Five: _______   (3 wrd, 4, 6 & 4 ltrs)
20.   Six: _______   (2 wrd, 3 & 9 ltrs)

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1. Fortescue
2. Thucydides
3. early English charters
4. Gothic
5. Hilton Soames
6. Gilchrist
7. Daulat Ras
8. Miles McLaren
9. Johann Faber
10. Rugby
11. Cricket
12. hurdles
13. long jump
14. Solitary Cyclist
15. Second Stain
16. Three Gables
17. Three Garridebs
18. Missing Three Quarter
19. Sign of Four
20. Five Orange Pips
21. Six Napoleons