How elementary is your knowledge of Sherlock Holmes? Quiz

Whether you've deduced or observed, how much you really know about Arthur Conan Doyle and his invincible detective?
  
  


  1. In The Sign of Four, Jonathan Small is apprehended by Holmes, but what is the name of his accomplice?

    1. Thaddeus Sholto

    2. Tonga

    3. Bartholomew

    4. Abdullah Khan

  2. Holmes's tales weren't the only thing Doyle wrote. Which of these titles were NOT written by Doyle?

    1. The Edge of the Unknown

    2. The Coming of the Fairies

    3. History of Spiritualism

    4. Notes on the Growth of Opinion as to Obscure Psychical Phenomena During the Last Fifty Years

  3. In The Final Problem, Doyle attempts to kill Holmes by having him topple down a waterfall - but what was the name of the falls?

    1. Reichenbach

    2. Dietersbach

    3. Dettifoss

    4. Badbach

  4. Unlike his fictional creation, Doyle only became involved with one court case - that of George Edalji. What was he convicted for?

    1. Murdering a prostitute

    2. Stealing a horse

    3. Mutilating livestock

    4. Assaulting his uncle

  5. In The Adventure of the Speckled Band, what does Dr Roylott use to lure the snake back through the vent?

    1. Dead mice

    2. Fruit

    3. Milk

    4. Dead crickets

  6. In the Sherlock Holmes series, which character is accused of being a vampire?

    1. Mrs Ferguson

    2. John Straker

    3. Helen Stoner

    4. Dolores the maid

  7. Doyle was fond of the SPR – but what does it stand for?

    1. Sound Practice Research

    2. Society for Psychotherapy Research

    3. Society for Psychical Research

    4. Special Report on Reprobates

  8. What were the names of the cousins who fooled Doyle with their photographs of the Cottingley Fairies?

    1. Ella and Francesca

    2. Elsie and Frances

    3. Mary and Florence

    4. Lily and Dorothy

  9. What is the name of Neville St Claire's home in The Man with the Twisted Lip?

    1. Three Oaks

    2. Upper Swandom Lane

    3. The Cedars

    4. Stoke Moran

  10. In The Beryl Coronet, why does Arthur cover for his cousin, Mary?

    1. She promised him a cut of the money if he did so

    2. He thinks she's innocent

    3. He believes she will not survive in prison

    4. He is in love with her

Solutions

1:B, 2:D, 3:A, 4:C, 5:C, 6:A, 7:C, 8:B, 9:C, 10:D

Scores

  1. 3 and above.

    Oh dear. You really put the 'what?' in Watson.

  2. 6 and above.

    Not bad, but if Moriarty pushed you off a cliff, I doubt you'd come back.

  3. 10 and above.

    Congratulations! Now all you need is a deerstalker.
 

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