Sherlock Holmes Minutiae

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. How many steps, according to Holmes, are on the way up to his flat? 15 17 16 13

2. How many times did Watson marry? at least twice never just once just once, but she died within two months

3. Who is "the woman"? Irene Adler Annie Harrison Mary Morstan Agatha, Milverton's housmaid

4. In how many stories did Holmes say, "Elementary, my dear Watson"? 0 24 56 60 (all of them)

5. Holmes is a widower. True False

6. Holmes and Watson found each other through the personals in the newpaper. True False

7. Where is the "Valley of Fear"? Scotland England United States France

8. Who gives Holmes the same feeling as when he sees the serpents in the zoo? Professor Moriarty Charles Augustus Milverton Irene Adler Athelney Jones

9. In "The Red-Headed League", what was the task assigned to members? writing letters to the editor copying down headlines from all the newspapers writing out early form letters copying the Encyclopedia Britannica

10. And finally: Where does Holmes keep his pipe tobacco? Persian slipper pouch on the mantle bowler hat kitchen cupboard