The ‘others’ and ‘nevers’ of Sherlock Holmes

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1. It is common knowledge that Holmes found ‘the needle’ stimulating and clarifying to an idle mind. The seven-percent solution of cocaine even spawned a movie. What other narcotic did Sherlock use? Heroin Morphine Laudanum Hashish

2. Dr. John H. Watson apparently has a nickname, as his wife calls him by it in ‘The Man with the Twisted Lip’. What is the good Doctor’s other name? James Henry Jack Harry

3. Inspector Lestrade gets the lion’s share of the headlines, but which other member of the professional force runs second in mentions in the stories? Sgt Coventry Stanley Hopkins Tobias Gregson Inspector Bradstreet

4. 221B Baker Street may well be the most famous address in the world. It still receives enough mail to employ a full time secretary just to answer it all. But how many other refuges did Holmes have in greater London? 4 5 3 2

5. If you’ve stuck with me this far, you probably know that Prof. James Moriarty is described by Holmes as ‘The Napoleon of Crime’. The Professor had two brothers; one was a Station Master in west England. What was the title and name of the other brother? Dr. Leslie The Earl of Maynooth Col. Sebastian Col. James

6. Now for some of the nevers of Sherlock Holmes. That the great detective smoked a pipe is known to all. Which of the following pipes did Holmes never use in the stories? Drop stem calabash Oily black clay Old briar-root Long cherry-wood

7. Sherlock Holmes was quite an accomplished violinist. He had other interests outside of crime. Which of the following was never an interest of the great detective? The polyphonic motets of Lassus Bee keeping British politics Dating old manuscripts

8. The wounds of Dr. Watson are noted in several of the tales. Which of these did the good Doctor never suffer? A shoulder wound by a Jezail bullet A bullet through the left hand A Jezail bullet through the leg A bullet graze in the thigh

9. In ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ Holmes comments that he has handled ‘500 cases of capital importance’. We have Watson’s reports of 60 of those cases, but more than 70 others are alluded to but not chronicled. Which of the following was never mentioned in the stories? The Repulsive Story of the Red Leech Ricoletti of the Club-foot and his Abominable Wife The Bogus Laundry Affair The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

10. And finally, Doyle is credited with 56 official short stories and 4 novels about the world's greatest Detective. Which of the following titles never came from the pen of Sir Arthur? The Seven Percent Solution A Study in Scarlet The Valley of Fear The Sign of Four