Sherlock Holmes
... the just for fun quiz.
- 1. At what address did Sherlock Holmes live?
- 663a Butcher Street
- 221b Baker Street
- 442c Candlestickmaker Street
- 2. In the Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, what was a carbuncle?
- A gemstone
- An early bicycle
- A hat
- 3. Where was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle born?
- Edinburgh
- Dublin
- London
- 4.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's mother and father were respectively...?
- Scottish and Irish
- Irish and English
- English and Scottish
- 5. What was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's occupation after leaving university?
- Solicitor
- Journalist
- Doctor
- 6. Which of these actors was NOT famous for playing Sherlock Holmes?
- Basil Rathbone
- Jeremy Brett
- Christopher Lee
- 7. Complete the title of the Sherlock Holmes' mystery, 'The Adventure of the Man with the Twisted ... ?
- Sister
- Lip
- Hat
- 8. Where was 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' banned in 1929 for occultism?
- USSR
- USA
- UK
- 9. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a book in which he supported which famous hoax?
- Cottingley Fairies
- Piltdown Man
- Roswell alien autopsy
- 10. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was criticised for his attatchment to which religious movement?
- Mormonism
- Unification Church
- Spiritualism
Answers to the Sherlock Holmes Quiz:
1.221b Baker Street 2. A gemstone 3. Edinburgh 4. Irish and English 5. Doctor6. Christopher Lee 7. Lip 8. USSR 9. Cottingley Fairies 10. Spiritualism
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