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Unchronicled Cases of Sherlock Holmes' Canon

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Doyle, Arthur Conan : Unchronicled Cases of Sherlock Holmes' Canon

Introduction:
"Who amongst you has not wondered about Sherlock Holmes' adventure dealing with the "Giant Rat of Sumatra"?"


1. Which tale of sibling rivalry for maternal affection refers to the case of the "Giant Rat of Sumatra"?
    The Adventure of the Speckled Band
    A Scandal in Bohemia
    The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
    The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire


2. The undocumented tale of the "Politician, the lighthouse and the trained cormorant" was mentioned in which story concerning an adulteress who had been gravely let down by her lover?
    The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
    The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
    The Adventure of the Three Gables
    The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor


3. "Wilson, the canary trainer" was brought up during which tale about a sea captain who had been impaled with a harpoon?
    The Crooked Man
    The Adventure of Black Peter
    The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
    The Naval Treaty


4. Which story, one of the very few where Sherlock accepts a monetary reward for finding a youngster of the nobility, mentions "The Abergavenny Murders"?
    The Reigate Squires
    The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
    The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
    The Adventure of the Priory School


5. Which tale has both "The Aluminum Crutch" and "Ricoletti, of the Club Foot" - in this story the murderer commits suicide before Holmes is even consulted.
    The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
    The Musgrave Ritual
    The Yellow Face
    The Adventure of the Retired Colourman


6. Which tale of adultery (sensing a theme here?) and murder by gas chamber refers to the "Coptic Patriarchs"?
    A Study In Scarlet
    The Cardboard Box
    His Last Bow
    The Adventure of the Retired Colourman


7. Which story about the death of a scholar who smokes 1,000 cigarettes every fortnight mentions "Huret, the Boulevard Assassin"?
    The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
    The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
    The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
    The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter


8. "The Black Pearl of the Borgias" is mentioned in which tale of a supposed lunatic who doesn't like dictators?
    The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
    The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
    The Adventure of the Speckled Band
    The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle


9. The disappearance of the ship "Alicia" was mentioned in which story of cleverly plotted suicide that was made to look like murder?
    The Adventure of the Lion's Mane
    The Problem of Thor Bridge
    The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
    The Adventure of the Three Gables


10. "Mrs. Farintosh's opal tiara", a pre-Watson case, is mentioned in which case that has gypsies, wild animals and a murderous and greedy uncle?
    The Adventure of the Speckled Band
    The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
    The Adventure of the Dancing Men
    The Adventure of the Three Students


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