Sherlock Holmes Mixture Trivia

1. What is the address of the accommodation that Holmes and Watson share?

From Quiz A Lemon Tree, My Dear Watson!

Answer: 221B Baker Street

Arthur Conan Doyle chose a non-existent number in Baker Street as Holmes' address, but in the 1930s the street numbering changed and 221 became the address of the Abbey Road Building Society. Bags of mail were delivered to them from fans who presumably didn't realise Holmes is fictional. They employed a secretary to reply to the mail, mostly saying that Holmes has retired and can no longer take cases. In 2002, Abbey National moved from the Baker Street premises, and Sherlock's fan mail is now delivered to the Sherlock Holmes Museum nearby.

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Detective 3

Answer: The Final Problem

In this story, Professor Moriarty, the criminal mastermind of London and Holmes' nemesis, is introduced. At the very end of the story, Holmes fakes his death, causing much grief and strife to Watson.

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Detective 2

Answer: Zero

Holmes never said that! He used frequently the world "Elementary" and the phrase "my dear Watson", but only separately.

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Detective

Answer: In a Persian slipper

Yes, Holmes keep his tobacco here! Watson comments on it in the "Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual". According to him, it's one of Holmes' oddest habits.

From Quiz Elementary Watson: Have You Met the Good Doctor?

Answer: The University of London

Watson tells us so in the very first sentence of the very first Holmes and Watson adventure reported, the novel "A Study in Scarlet". That 1878 graduation date is extremely helpful to Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts. Along with the date of one of Holmes's first solo cases, it allows them to conclude that both Holmes and Watson were active young men when they met, Watson probably between 28 and 31 and a couple of years older than Holmes. Conan Doyle himself studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

From Quiz Professor Moriarty

Answer: James

During a conversation with Watson recounted in "The Adventure of the Empty House", Holmes refers to "Professor James Moriarty". This is the only occasion on which his first name is mentioned.

From Quiz This is What Happened...

Answer: So John Clay can dig a tunnel

In 'The Red-Headed League' John and Archie, the villains, planned to trick Jabez to leave his store while the pair digs a tunnel to the bank to, of cause, steal money.

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes - Personal Facts

Answer: Mycroft

As I already mentioned in my question Mycroft, Sherlock's elder brother posses even greater powers of deduction than his brother, but it is mentioned that unlike Holmes he is very impractical.

From Quiz The Lasts of Holmes

Answer: A Scandal in Bohemia

This story came out in 1891, the first short story to be published in 'The Strand Magazine' after the two novels - 'A Study in Scarlet' and 'The Sign of the Four'. So by that time, Holmes had already acquired a formidable reputation, both in his world and ours. More than a century later, it still holds its charm. It is indeed ironic that the very first Holmes story Doyle published was his (Holmes's) failure, at least in his own eyes, but the client was well satisfied so no complaints there!

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes Plots and Titles

Answer: The Adventure of Silver Blaze

'The Adventure of Silver Blaze' (published 1892-1893) is featured in the short story collection 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'. The story features the kidnapping of a prize horse Silver Blaze and the murder of its trainer John Straker. During the investigation, we come across a very famous dialogue when the Yard detective Gregory asks Holmes if he would like to point out any unusual incident. Holmes points out 'the curious incident of the dog in the night time'. When Gregory replies that the dog did nothing; Holmes says that was the curious incident. The dog did not do anything because its master was the person who stole the horse and the horse killed Straker to protect itself. Holmes later recovers the horse and presents it back to the owner in a highly dramatic way.

From Quiz The Firsts of Holmes

Answer: A Scandal in Bohemia

This case is remarkable for many reasons. It is the first Sherlock Holmes story written by Doyle. The client was from a royal family. It's one of the few cases in which Holmes wishes he had brought the "business to a more successful conclusion". It was "entirely free of any legal crime". And most important, it drastically changed Holmes's opinion about the cleverness of the fair sex. 'The woman' is none other than Irene Adler.

From Quiz Match the Client to the Case

Answer: Jabez Wilson

Jabez Wilson was a pawnbroker who was hired to do menial work for a group composed solely of men who had red hair. It turned out that he was being drawn out of his shop so his assistant could dig a tunnel to the vault next door.

From Quiz Another Tough Sherlockian Brain-Bender

Answer: Scotland

It is mentioned in "The Naval Treaty", that Mrs Hudson's cuisine "is a little limited, but she has as good an idea of breakfast as a Scotchwoman", the implication being that she makes a good hearty breakfast.

From Quiz Elementary? Not in the Least!

Answer: 7 years

Watson never even knew Sherlock had a brother until "The Greek Interpreter". Holmes would later describe his brother as occasionally being 'the' British government.

From Quiz Unchronicled Cases of Sherlock Holmes' Canon

Answer: The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire

Mr. Holmes' only adventure into the 19th century's highly popular vampire theme.

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes Minutiae

Answer: 17

From "A Scandal in Bohemia". Holmes also remarks that Watson's servant girl is clumsy (she has slit Watson's boot while cleaning it) and that he is back in the medical practice (he sees a bulge from his stethoscope).

From Quiz The Art of Observation and Deduction

Answer: The hat is very dusty

"When I see you, my dear Watson, with a weeks' accumulation of dust upon your hat, and when your wife allows you to go out in such a state, I shall fear that you also have been unfortunate enough to lose your wife's affection."

From Quiz "The Return of Sherlock Holmes"

Answer: He has assumed the identity of an elderly deformed book-collector.

Watson is completely taken in by Holmes' disguise. He even bumps into the disguised Holmes and apologises for the books that he has knocked down. Holmes' strange "croaking voice" is not recognised even when he speaks directly to his old friend. When Holmes reveals himself Watson faints for the first and only time in his life.

From Quiz Are You As Good As Sherlock Holmes?

Answer: He paced out the length of the corridor on the floor below.

This story occurs in "The Return of Sherlock Holmes". The builder contrived circumstances in which it looked like he had been murdered. He concealed himself and suspicion was thrown on a young solicitor. Holmes tells Lestrade, "When I paced one corridor and found it six feet shorter than the corresponding one below, it was pretty clear where he was."

From Quiz "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"

Answer: She was an opera singer

Irene Adler was born in New Jersey. She was a contralto who had sung at La Scala and had become the "Prima Donna" at the Imperial Opera of Warsaw. At the time of the case in which Holmes was involved she is described as "retired".

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes: The Novels

Answer: The Hound of the Baskervilles

In "The Hound of the Baskervilles", Sherlock Holmes sends Watson to live at Baskerville Hall along with Sir Henry Baskerville. Sherlock Holmes was busy in London when Dr Mortimer referred him the case, so he sends Watson along with Sir Henry to Devonshire. Watson starts the initial investigation of the case.

From Quiz Some Animals in the Holmes Canon

Answer: 4

"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" - it was a Swamp Adder. "Silver Blaze" - the name of the horse. "The Hound of the Baskervilles". "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" - it was a sea creature.

From Quiz Some Murderers in the Holmes Canon

Answer: Sherlock Holmes

An easy one to start with. In "The Adventure of The Final Problem", Holmes used baritsu to throw Moriarty to his death in the Reichenbach Falls.

From Quiz The 'Others' and 'Nevers' of Sherlock Holmes

Answer: Morphine

In 'The Sign of Four' Watson asks, 'Which is it today, morphine or cocaine?' Although in 'The Man with the Twisted Lip' we find Holmes disguised in an opium den, other than 'passive' fumes, there is no evidence that he partook of opium.

From Quiz Another Sherlock Holmes Quiz

Answer: 4

He wrote a 'Study in Scarlet', 'The Sign of Four', 'Hound of the Baskervilles', and 'Valley of Fear'. The rest were short stories.

From Quiz A Sherlock Holmes Quiz

Answer: Afghanistan

From Quiz Holmes' Untold Cases

Answer: Sumatra

As I said in my introduction, these questions are about the untold cases alluded to in the Holmes stories. The Giant Rat of Sumatra was first mentioned in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire".

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes

Answer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous creation, appearing in 56 short stories and four novels.

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes Short Stories

Answer: Scandal in Bohemia

Holmes always referred to Irene Adler as 'the woman'.

From Quiz Facts about Mr.Sherlock Holmes

Answer: A Study in Scarlet

It starts with Watson meeting Holmes for the first time.

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