"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"

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1. In "A Scandal in Bohemia" what had been Irene Adler's professional occupation? She was a fashion designer She was a portrait painter She was a ballet dancer She was an opera singer

2. In "A Scandal in Bohemia" at what religious ceremony was Holmes present as a witness? The christening of Irene Adler's child The marriage of his friend Dr. Watson The marriage of Irene Adler to Godfrey Norton The funeral of Irene Adler

3. What does Holmes immediately request from the King of Bohemia as a reward for his involvement in the Irene Adler case? An emerald ring A silver candlestick A gold ring A photograph of Irene Adler

4. In "The Red-Headed League" how does Holmes deduce that red-headed Jabez Wilson had at one time been a carpenter? He had a tie-pin from the Master Joiners' Association His right hand was a size larger than his left There were scars on his hands from his use of chisels A reunion programme for the Carpenters' Ball poked out of his pocket

5. What task was Jabez Wilson allotted by Mr. Duncan Ross who appears to be the agent for the "Red-Headed League"? He has to copy out the Bradshaw Railway Timetable for 1887 He has to copy out the Encyclopaedia Britannica He has to copy the Crockfords' Register of Church of England Clergymen He has to copy out Whitaker's Almanac for the current year

6. What is the name of the policeman who waits with Holmes, Watson and Mr. Merryweather in the bank vault in "The Red-Headed League"? Jones MacDonald Lestrade Gregson

7. In "A Case of Identity" what was the trade of the father of Miss Mary Sutherland before he died and left her a considerable sum that drew the attention of her stepfather? electrician plumber joiner butcher

8. In "A Case of Identity" what was significant about all the letters sent by Hosmer Angel to Mary Sutherland? They were all posted in Camberwell They were in two distinctly different sets of handwriting They were all typewritten even down to the signature They were all especially scented note-paper

9. In "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" which animal was apparently named by the dying Mr. McCarthy? a horse a cat a rat a dog

10. In "The Five Orange Pips" how did Sherlock Holmes know that his client, Mr. Openshaw, had come to London from the south-west of England? He noticed the "Exeter Post" sticking out of the man's pocket He noticed a mixture of clay and chalk on the man's toe-caps He could see the railway ticket the man was carrying He had noted that the cab the man came in had arrived from Paddington Station

11. In "The Five Orange Pips" which initials were scrawled on the letter which contained the five orange pips? V.V. J.M. S.H. K.K.K.

12. In "The Five Orange Pips" what did Holmes find in common between the cities of Pondicherry, Dundee and London from where the three letters had been sent? They were all sea-ports The dead man, Mr. Openshaw, had lived in them all They were all on major railway routes They were all cities where Moriarty had committed crimes

13. In "The Five Orange Pips" what happened to the murderers of John Openshaw? They were killed in a railroad smash near Chicago They were arrested by the police and executed for murder They escaped justice and returned successfully to the U.S.A. They were presumed drowned in Atlantic when the "Lone Star" went down

14. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip" where did Neville St. Clair carry out his transformation into a disabled beggar? In a small variety theatre In a working man's hostel In a small barge moored on the Thames In an opium den

15. In "The Man with the Twisted Lip" what did Holmes take with him in his bag when he went to visit the beggar-man called Boone who was being held in the police cells? A letter A bottle of brandy A sponge A pistol

16. In "The Blue Carbuncle" in what unusual place did Peterson, the commissionaire, and his wife find the precious jewel? In the crop of a chicken In the crop of a turkey In the crop of a goose In the beak of a parrot

17. In "The Blue Carbuncle" how does Holmes get the vital address from the market-trader who is reluctant to give him any information? He offers the man twenty sovereigns He tells the man where he can get lots of turkeys at a low price He threatens to get Scotland Yard to investigate his business He pretends to make a bet which he is happy to lose

18. In "The Speckled Band" how does Dr. Grimesby Roylott demonstrate his strength to Holmes and Watson? He twists a poker out of shape He lifts the body of his carriage whilst a wheel is replaced He lifts the door of their flat in Baker Street off its hinges He twists one of the railings outside their flat until it snaps

19. In "The Speckled Band" what was the metallic clang that Miss Stoner heard in the middle of the night? It was the sound of the ventilation grating being shut It was the noise of the safe door closing on Dr. Roylott's snake It was the sound of the trap-door being replaced It was the sound of the dustbin being moved back

20. In "The Engineer's Thumb" what did Colonel Lysander Stark declare was the purpose of his stamping machine? It was used to make the metal tongues of garden forks It was used to crush the resin out of pine bark to make turpentine It was used to make the clay moulds for pottery It was used to compress fuller's earth into bricks

21. In "The Engineer's Thumb" what clue did Holmes use to deduce that the mysterious house was not north, south, east or west of the village of Eyford in Berkshire? The smell of the woodsmoke from a nearby foundry The fact that Mr. Hatherley could hear the sound of a train The fact that Stark's carriage horse was not sweating The tracks left by the carriage in the mud

22. In "The Noble Bachelor" in which Californian city did Lord St. Simon first meet the lady to whom he became engaged? San Francisco Sacramento Los Angeles San Diego

23. In "The Beryl Coronet" which person did Alexander Holder catch with the coronet in his hands? He caught his son Arthur He caught Lucy Parr, a serving maid He caught his niece Mary He caught Askew, his butler

24. In "The Copper Beeches" what pre-condition did Mr. Rucastle insist upon before he would employ Miss Violet Hunter? He insisted she should only wear black dresses He insisted that she should be able to ride He insisted that she should be able to speak French He insisted she should have her hair cut short

25. In "The Copper Beeches" what sort of dog did Mr. Rucastle employ to ensure no one got near to the house? a bulldog a mastiff an Irish setter a bloodhound.