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1 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 10 qns
1992 plays
Mar 06 07
benniebenbenny
2 The Lost Special icon
?The Lost Special? is a short story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. If you have read this famous tale of mystery, you should find this quiz easy!
Difficult 10 qns
105 plays
Aug 11 08
deepakmr
3 Sherlock Holmes Plots and Titles coolicon
Have you read all of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries? If so, read the given plot and identify the title of the story.
Average 10 qns
564 plays
Jul 26 08
deepakmr
4 "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 25 qns
1401 plays
Dec 16 03
Philian
5 "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 25 qns
2496 plays
Nov 25 03
Philian
6 The Hound of the Baskervilles coolicon
?The Hound of the Baskervilles? is one of the all-time great works of fiction; written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, it features the master detective Sherlock Holmes. This quiz has ten questions about the book.
Average 10 qns
489 plays
Aug 05 08
deepakmr
7 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 10 qns
432 plays
Jul 11 07
anthonyrappfan
8 The Lost World coolicon
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 15 qns
183 plays
Jan 16 08
deepakmr
9 The Firsts of Holmes coolicon
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!
Average 10 qns
363 plays
Feb 23 08
anubhav1990
10 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 10 qns
1779 plays
Dec 11 03
Philian
11 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 15 qns
546 plays
Jul 08 06
xxharryxx
12 More on the Art of Observation and Deduction coolicon
A sequel to my previous quiz on "The Art of Observation and Deduction"! This quiz is about the little every-day observations Sherlock Holmes makes about people and objects in the Canon, even when they have no bearing on an actual case.
Difficult 10 qns
222 plays
May 20 08
Twotallgnome
13 Elementary? Not in the Least! coolicon
A really tough Sherlock Holmes quiz, taken from all short stories and novels. For the serious Sherlockian only!
Very Difficult 10 qns
780 plays
Jan 24 06
ShLuvJw
14 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 20 qns
2733 plays
Jul 08 00
bookworm2002
15 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 10 qns
369 plays
Mar 28 05
mos623 gold
16 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 10 qns
5685 plays
Feb 13 00
tim10001
17 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 10 qns
468 plays
Oct 24 05
maynooth
18 Holmes' Untold Cases icon
These are the mysterious 'cases' alluded to in Conan Doyle's immortal Sherlock Holmes stories.
Difficult 10 qns
807 plays
May 14 01
tjoebigham
19 A Sherlock Holmes Quiz
A quiz on Sherlock Holmes from the original stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Average 10 qns
1947 plays
Jul 29 01
avromf
20 Sherlock Holmes Short Stories icon
A challenging quiz, but one that should not rally tax the grey cells of genuine Sherlockians.
Average 15 qns
1848 plays
Jun 28 00
macbeth51 gold
21 Sherlock Holmes Minutiae icon
Have you keen enough observation to know the answers to these questions?
Average 10 qns
684 plays
Aug 03 05
quiz_girl16
22 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 10 qns
408 plays
May 27 06
SHLuvJW
23 Delicious Dialogues icon
Hello everyone! I've always been amused by Doyle's style of writing, especially his dialogue-writing in Holmes stories. So here's a quiz based on that. All you've to do is to identify the short story from which I've extracted the dialogue. Best of luck!
Difficult 10 qns
171 plays
Apr 25 09
anubhav1990
24 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 10 qns
1035 plays
Aug 07 02
maynooth
25 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 10 qns
606 plays
Jul 16 04
anandpillai
26 More Sherlock Holmes icon
A fairly tough Sherlock Holmes quiz based purely on the novels and short stories.
Average 10 qns
2082 plays
Apr 06 00
phah032
27 Another Sherlock Holmes Quiz
Some more questions based on the original stories written by Doyle.
Average 10 qns
1359 plays
Sep 02 01
avromf
28 Sherlock Holmes: The Novels icon
A quiz on the four novels on Sherlock Holmes, the greatest consulting detective in literature.
Tough 15 qns
1035 plays
Jul 14 03
anandpillai
29 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 10 qns
480 plays
Mar 31 05
Twotallgnome
30 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 10 qns
2817 plays
Apr 27 00
asitpm@bom3
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This is category 8896

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?


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