Sherlock Holmes Plots and Titles

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1. The story features the disappearance of a race horse. The famous ‘curious incident of the dog in the night time’ is a key plot point in this novel. Can you identify the name of the story? The Lost Special The Adventure of Black Peter The Adventure of Silver Blaze The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane

2. Watson thinks that Holmes died after his epic fight with Professor Moriarty in the Reichenbach falls. In this story, Holmes makes a dramatic return to take on Moriarty’s right hand man. Which is this story? The Adventure of the Empty House The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier The Adventure of the Final Problem A Case of Identity

3. A pawnbroker gets a part time job because of a physical trait. During his absence from his shop his assistant plans to loot a bank. Which Holmes story are we talking about? The Three Garridebs The Adventure of the Crooked Man The Man with the Twisted Lips The Red Headed League

4. A Christmas goose that had a gem in its stomach is the central theme of this story. Holmes and Watson try to find out where the gem came from. Can you identify the title of this story? The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez

5. This story involves a code, which seems to be like a childish scrawl, but the recipient is in a state of terror when she sees the code. Tragedy follows; can Holmes bring the culprit to book? Which is this story? The Adventure of the Dancing Men A Study in Scarlet The Adventure of the Yellow Face The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge

6. Featuring a doctor who could bend a poker and whose house had a menagerie that included a baboon and a cheetah! One sister is dead and Holmes suspects the other sister is in danger. Can you identify this story with one of the most thrilling climaxes? The Adventure of the Speckled Band The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot The Adventure of Black Peter

7. This was the first published short story featuring Holmes. The story features a King who is being blackmailed by a lady. Holmes and Watson work out a plot to retrieve the King’s photograph from the lady. At the end of the story, Holmes refuses a reward from the King and instead asks for the portrait of the lady! Which story are we talking about? The Adventure of the Illustrious Client The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton A Scandal in Bohemia The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger

8. This story features the dreaded Ku Klux Klan. Holmes is not able to save his client, but he finds out who the killer is. But before the killer is brought to book, he is lost in a ship wreck. Which story is this? The Adventure of the Three Gables The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place The Five Orange Pips A Case of Identity

9. Neil Gibson’s wife is dead, the governess is the suspect, and the case seems air tight. Holmes uses his deductive skills to save an innocent woman and demonstrates that the death was not a murder, but a suicide. Which story features this plot? The Boscombe Valley Mystery The Hound of the Baskervilles The Adventure of the Reigate Squire The Problem of Thor Bridge

10. This story is set on the eve of the First World War and is a spy story where Holmes and Watson unmask a German agent. What is the name of this story? The Adventure of the Naval Treaty The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans His Last Bow