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Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Which story featured the celebrated "curious incident of the dog in the night-time"?

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    The Adventure of Silver Blaze
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    The Hound of the Baskervilles
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    The Adventure of the Yellow Face
  • D.
    The Adventure of the Dancing Men
• 2.
  What kind of criminal was Charles Augustus Milverton?

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    A forger
  • B.
    A murderer
  • C.
    A blackmailer
  • D.
    A spy
• 3.
  Which of these actors never played Sherlock Holmes on film, TV or radio?

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    Answer B
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    Answer C
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    Answer D
• 4.
  In 'The Adventure of Black Peter', which weapon was used to kill Peter Carey?

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    Answer A
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    Answer D
• 5.
  What do these actors have in common?

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    Each played Holmes on TV
  • B.
    Each played Sir Henry Baskerville in film versions of THOTB
  • C.
    Each played Inspector Lestrade on TV
  • D.
    Each played Dr Watson in film versions of Holmes stories
• 6.
  In 'The Adventure of the Crooked Man', who was The Crooked Man?

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    A former Indian Army soldier deformed through being tortured by his captors.
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    A dishonest clerk at the Bank of England
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    A Russian forger of banknotes
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    A former policeman, crippled with arthritis
• 7.
  One of Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins novels features a Welsh hotel with strong connections to Arthur Conan Doyle and his fascination with the occult. Which one is it?

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    Answer D
• 8.
  During the filming of 'The Last Vampyre' (based on The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire) which already-ruined stately home was badly damaged by fire?

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    Kirby Hall
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    Guy's Cliffe House
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    Winstanley Hall
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    Witley Court
• 9.
  In 'The Sign of the Four', what happened to the daughter of the murdered Captain Morstan?

  • A.
    She was killed by a dart from a blow-pipe
  • B.
    She is attacked by a crocodile
  • C.
    She marries Dr. Watson
  • D.
    She suffers a heart attack
• 10.
  What happened to Louisa Conan Doyle?

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    She divorced Arthur and went live in America
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    She died giving birth to their second child, Kingsley
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    She died of tuberculosis in 1906
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    She died of cancer in 1904
• 11.
  In 'A Scandal In Bohemia' what ruse do Holmes and Watson use to find the photo of Irene Adler and the King?

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    Holmes disguises himself as a builder to search for the photograph
  • B.
    Watson hides in Irene Adler's bedroom to see where she keeps the picture
  • C.
    Holmes takes Adler to the theatre so Watson can search the house in her absence
  • D.
    They use a smoke bomb to create a fire alarm and see Adler rushing to rescue the crucial photo.
• 12.
  Who is the leader of The Baker Street Irregulars?

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    Wiggins
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    Higgins
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    Simkins
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    Sissons
• 13.
  In Mitch Cullin's Holmes pastiche "A Slight Trick of The Mind", how does Roger Munro die?

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    From bee stings
  • B.
    From wasp stings
  • C.
    From asthma
  • D.
    From eating poisoned honey
• 14.
  Which collection of railway timetables was always on hand when Holmes would say, "Come, Watson - the game's afoot!"

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    Answer D
• 15.
  Conan Doyle's son Kingsley died in October 1918. What was the cause of his death?

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    He was killed in France while serving with the Hampshire Regiment
  • B.
    He committed suicide
  • C.
    He died as a Prisoner of War in Germany
  • D.
    He died of pneumonia during the Spanish Influenza outbreak
• 16.
  The gentlemen's club where Holmes's brother Mycroft spends his days is named after which Greek philosopher?

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    Pythagoras
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    Diogenes
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    Socrates
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    Plato
• 17.
  In which Sherlock Holmes story does Dr. Grimesby Roylott appear?

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    The Adventure of the Speckled Band
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    The Hound of the Baskervilles
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    The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
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    The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
• 18.
  Which American magazine often published Sherlock Holmes stories before the British Strand Magazine?

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    The Saturday Evening Post
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    Collier's
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    Life
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    McClures Magazine
• 19.
  These actors all played Inspector Lestrade in adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories. Which is the only one to have played the part on radio?

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    Colin Jeavons
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    Dennis Hoey
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    Frank Finlay
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    Frederick Treves
• 20.
  In which story did Holmes say, "It is my belief, Watson, founded upon my experience, that the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside."

  • A.
    The Final Problem
  • B.
    The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
  • C.
    The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
  • D.
    The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone

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