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1 trivia quiz  Sherlock Holmes: Conan Doyle's Ten Favourites. coolicon
My eleventh quiz! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was asked by his fans to list his 10 favourite Holmes stories. His choices were published in the British newspaper "Strand" in 1927. Do you know them? Herein, an adventure I created to list the titles.
 Average 10Q
1230 plays
 Mar 06 07
benniebenbenny
2 trivia quiz  The Lost World icon
Years before "Jurassic Park", Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote an adventure of the discovery of the lost world that featured dinosaurs. This is a quiz about the adventures of Challenger and his team. Contains spoilers !
 Tough 15Q
129 plays
 Jan 16 08
deepakmr
3 trivia quiz  "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" coolicon
With these questions you can relive the exciting days when Dr. Watson started to recount the thirteen new cases of Sherlock Holmes after his return from the supposedly fatal encounter with Professor Moriarty.
 Average 25Q
1086 plays
 Dec 16 03
Philian
4 trivia quiz  "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" coolicon
There are 12 stories in the volume entitled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". Each of the multi-choice questions is based on the 12 cases that make up the book.
 Average 25Q
2082 plays
 Nov 25 03
Philian
5 trivia quiz  Match the Client to the Case coolicon
If I give you the name of the case solved by the genius Sherlock Holmes, you have to give me the name of the client, and vice-versa. Ready?
 Average 10Q
276 plays
 Jul 11 07
anthonyrappfan
6 trivia quiz  Are You As Good As Sherlock Holmes? coolicon
In each of the following questions you will try to come to the same conclusion as the master detective or identify the clue that led him to his conclusion. All the puzzles are directly from the works of Arthur Conan Doyle. Beware red herrings!
 Tough 10Q
1389 plays
 Dec 11 03
Philian
7 trivia quiz  Rache - Sherlock Holmes' First Case coolicon
This is a quiz on "A Study in Scarlet," Sherlock Holmes' first published case. It deals with the murders that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world. Read the book first, and good luck! WARNING: This quiz contains spoilers about many aspects of the book
 Average 15Q
402 plays
 Jul 08 06
xxharryxx
8 trivia quiz  Elementary? Not in the Least! icon
A really tough Sherlock Holmes quiz, taken from all short stories and novels. For the serious Sherlockian only!
 Very Difficult 10Q
612 plays
 Jan 24 06
ShLuvJw
9 trivia quiz  Unchronicled Cases of Sherlock Holmes' Canon icon
Who amongst you has not wondered about Sherlock Holmes' adventure dealing with the "Giant Rat of Sumatra"?
 Average 10Q
318 plays
 Mar 28 05
mos623 gold
10 trivia quiz  Sherlock Holmes
This is for true Holmes fans only. If you've not read his stories, you will not pass....have fun and good luck! (If all else fails, use the simple art of elimination...)
 Average 20Q
2385 plays
 Jul 08 00
bookworm2002
11 trivia quiz  The Firsts of Holmes icon
Conan Doyle is my favorite author and Sherlock Holmes my favorite character. The rules for this quiz are simple. I give you the first line of a short story, and you have to identify it. Shouldn't be too difficult for true Sherlockians!
 Tough 10Q
192 plays
 Feb 23 08
anubhav1990
12 trivia quiz  Holmes' Untold Cases icon
These are the mysterious 'cases' alluded to in Conan Doyle's immortal Sherlock Holmes stories.
 Difficult 10Q
735 plays
 May 14 01
tjoebigham
13 trivia quiz  A Sherlock Holmes Quiz
A quiz on Sherlock Holmes from the original stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
 Average 10Q
1659 plays
 Jul 29 01
avromf
14 trivia quiz  Sherlock Holmes icon
Holmes has made his way into our collective conciousness perhaps more profoundly than any other literary character, before or since. Let's see what you know about the famous detective.
 Average 10Q
5277 plays
 Feb 13 00
tim10001
15 trivia quiz  Sherlock Holmes Short Stories icon
A challenging quiz, but one that should not rally tax the grey cells of genuine Sherlockians.
 Average 15Q
1614 plays
 Jun 28 00
macbeth51 gold
16 trivia quiz  Sherlock Holmes and The Musgrave Ritual icon
I highly recommend that you read the Holmes story "The Musgrave Ritual" before attempting this quiz. "The Musgrave Ritual" was first published in "The Strand" magazine May 1893 with 7 illustrations by Sidney Paget. Come along, the game's afoot!
 Average 10Q
357 plays
 Oct 24 05
maynooth
17 trivia quiz  Another Tough Sherlockian Brain-Bender icon
Another really tough quiz for the true Sherlockian, who thinks they know everything about the Master. One question, thrown in for fun, is about the creator of Sherlock Holmes, rather than Holmes himself.
 Tough 10Q
297 plays
 May 27 06
SHLuvJW
18 trivia quiz  The ?others? and ?nevers? of Sherlock Holmes icon
Hopefully this quiz will give you a bit more insight into Sherlock Holmes, the world?s first consulting detective, and ?the best and the wisest man whom I have ever known?.
 Tough 10Q
933 plays
 Aug 07 02
maynooth
19 trivia quiz  Sherlock Holmes Minutiae icon
Have you keen enough observation to know the answers to these questions?
 Average 10Q
561 plays
 Aug 03 05
quiz_girl16
20 trivia quiz  Sherlock Holmes - Detective Skills icon
The famed detective, Sherlock Holmes was a master at using his multiple talents in many cases he solved. Your job is to find the skill/knowledge in an area which he used to solve his cases.
 Average 10Q
489 plays
 Jul 16 04
anandpillai
21 trivia quiz  Some Murderers in the Holmes Canon icon
Try to identify the murderers of several characters from different Sherlock Holmes stories.
 Tough 10Q
741 plays
 Feb 24 03
hallpycroft
22 trivia quiz  Sherlock Holmes: The Novels icon
A quiz on the four novels on Sherlock Holmes, the greatest consulting detective in literature.
 Tough 15Q
906 plays
 Jul 14 03
anandpillai
23 trivia quiz  Another Sherlock Holmes Quiz
Some more questions based on the original stories written by Doyle.
 Average 10Q
1182 plays
 Sep 02 01
avromf
24 trivia quiz  The Art of Observation and Deduction icon
This is a quiz on the small observations Sherlock Holmes makes on people and objects throughout the canon, and the facts about the person or item he deduces from it.
 Tough 10Q
378 plays
 Mar 31 05
Twotallgnome
25 trivia quiz  More Sherlock Holmes icon
A fairly tough Sherlock Holmes quiz based purely on the novels and short stories.
 Average 10Q
1764 plays
 Apr 06 00
phah032
26 trivia quiz  Sherlock Holmes in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'
Here's a quiz about 'The Hound of the Baskervilles,' quite possibly the greatest Sherlock Holmes story of all time. Its quality of suspense, as well as the almost supernatural element of the atmosphere, make it in all ways a classic.
 Tough 10Q
1221 plays
 Sep 16 01
Ace417
27 trivia quiz  Facts about Mr.Sherlock Holmes icon
Welcome! This quiz is mainly about Sherlock Holmes. If you have read books featuring him, you should not find it too hard. Best of luck!
 Average 10Q
2508 plays
 Apr 27 00
asitpm@bom3
28 trivia quiz  The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes icon
A quiz on twelve stories based on some of the "untold cases" mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes canon.
 Very Difficult 15Q
390 plays
 Mar 07 03
tjoebigham
29 trivia quiz  Some Animals in the Holmes Canon icon
Questions about animals that appear in the various Sherlock Holmes stories.
 Difficult 10Q
561 plays
 Mar 03 03
hallpycroft
30 trivia quiz  Sherlock Holmes in 'A Study in Scarlet'
Here's a quiz about the novel 'A Study in Scarlet' by, as you probably know, Arthur Conan Doyle. Follow Watson and Holmes in a story winding from the dark back streets of London to the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Utah. Have fun!
 Average 10Q
792 plays
 Sep 15 01
Ace417
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Some sample questions from this category:

* What was the London address of the famous sleuth and his faithful companion, Dr. Watson?
* This police inspector regularly calls on Holmes to help solve difficult cases.
* What was the name of Holmes' archenemy?
* What is the setting for Holmes and Moriarty's final, fatal encounter?
* Sherlock Holmes had an older brother. What was his name?
* 'A Study in Scarlet' is a tale that spans two continents and forty years of time. What group of American westerners figure prominently in this story?
* In what drug (now illegal) was Holmes known to imbibe, from time to time.
* What musical instrument did Sherlock Holmes play?
* How did Holmes describe himself professionally?
* Who introduced Dr Watson to Sherlock Holmes ?
* What is the speckled band in the story 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' ?
* What hobby does Holmes take up after retirement ?
* Which of these is a novel featuring Sherlock Holmes (as opposed to a short story) ?
* In which Sherlock Holmes story do the Klu Klux Klan feature ?
* What is the lion's Mane in 'The Adventure of the Lion's Mane' ?
* In 'The Red-headed League' what book does Jabez Wilson have to meticulously copy out ?
* In which story does Irene Adler appear ?
* What is the name of the butler who appears in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' ?
* In which book did the author of Sherlock Holmes first introduce the character?
* Who was Holmes's roommate as well as his sidekick?

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