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  Life of Arthur Conan Doyle   popular trivia quiz  
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After writing a short biography of Arthur Conan Doyle I thought that I would write this quiz based on the life of the man behind the famous Sherlock Holmes.
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  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle    
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This quiz is about life of Sir Arthur Connan Doyle.
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How many children did Conan Doyle have?

From Quiz "Life of Arthur Conan Doyle"





Arthur Conan Doyle Trivia Questions
1. Where was Arthur Conan Doyle born?

From Quiz Life of Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Edinburgh

He was born at 11, Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland on the 22nd May 1859.

2. What are the names of Conan Doyle's parents?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Charles and Mary

Charles Altamont Doyle was an alcoholic who eventually ended up in the lunatic asylum. Mary Doyle was masterful storyteller.

3. What did Conan Doyle study at Edinburgh University?

From Quiz Life of Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Medicine

He studied medicine and became a qualified doctor. It was while studying medicine that he met Joseph Bell who could identify a patient's walk to work by the type of gravel that he found on his shoes. Undoubtedly this man left a big impression on a young Arthur.

4. Where did Arthur Conan Doyle go to school?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: England

He was sent off to the Jesuit boarding school for seven years.

5. Where was "A Study in Scarlet" first published?

From Quiz Life of Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Beeton's Christmas Annual

It was published in the 1887 "Beeton's Christmas Annual" and was a huge success. This was the first big success for Conan Doyle and he had many more publications to follow.

6. In what sport did Conan Doyle excel at school?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Cricket

After he left school he played professionally for Portsmouth at soccer as well as cricket for the MCC.

7. Conan Doyle also played amateur football. Who did he play for whilst living at Southsea?

From Quiz Life of Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Portsmouth Association Football Club

He played as a goalkeeper for Portsmouth Association Football Club. The club is not related to the modern Portsmouth FC.

8. Who influenced Conan Doyle's decision to become a doctor?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Dr. Waller

Dr. Bryan Charles Waller was renting rooms in Doyle's house and became an influence on Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle was admitted to the University of Edinburgh to study medicine.

9. How many children did Conan Doyle have?

From Quiz Life of Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: 5

He had two children, Mary and Kingsley, by his first wife, and three by his second wife, Denis, Adrian and Jean.

10. When did Conan Doyle receive his knighthood?

From Quiz Life of Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: 1902

He believed that it was his pamphlet "The War in South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct" which led to his knighthood in 1902.

11. What was the first published work by Conan Doyle?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: The Mystery of Sasassa Valley

The first story was accepted by the Edinburgh magazine 'Chamber's Journal'.

12. Who did Conan Doyle famously back after he was arrested for murder in 1908?

From Quiz Life of Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Oscar Slater

Oscar Slater was accused of murdering an 82 year old woman in Glasgow. However, Conan Doyle believed that Slater was being framed and saw inconsistencies in the police's case against him. Slater was later freed.

13. Where did Conan Doyle sail as the surgeon on the Hope?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Greenland

The Hope was a whaler based in Peterhead, Scotland. It went to Greenland and toured the Arctic.

14. What year did Conan Doyle achieve his Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery degree?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: 1881

On the occasion Conan Doyle sketched a humorous cartoon with the caption 'Licensed to kill'.

15. When did Conan Doyle die?

From Quiz Life of Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: 7th July 1930

He died of a heart attack on 7th July 1930 after being found clutching his chest in his study. He was 71 years old when he died.

16. What was the name of Conan Doyle's wife?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Louisa

In August of 1885, Conan Doyle marries Louisa Hawkins.

17. What event took place at the Royal Albert Hall following his death?

From Quiz Life of Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: A seance

A seance was conducted at a packed Albert Hall. A medium apparently contacted him, but as she spoke, the band struck up and drowned her voice out. I wonder what she was saying!

18. What year did Conan Doyle publish his first Sherlock Holmes novel 'A Study In Scarlet'?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: 1887

Originally, the novel was named 'A Tangled Skein' and the two main characters were called Sheridan Hope and Ormond Sacker.

19. Who created the image of Sherlock Holmes for the collection of Conan Doyle's stories?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Sidney Paget

That image of Sherlock Holmes became extremely famous.

20. What event made Conan Doyle realize that he wanted to write and abandon the career in medicine?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: He got very sick with flu

An attack of influenza left Conan Doyle between life and death and after recovering he decided to dedicate his life to writing.

21. What killed Conan Doyle's first wife, Louise Hawkins?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Tuberculosis

She died on July 4, 1906.

22. What was the reason Conan Doyle could not become a soldier in the Boer War?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: He was overweight

After the rejection, Conan Doyle volunteered as a medical doctor and sailed to Africa.

23. After returning from the Boer War in Africa, what career did Conan Doyle try?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: Politician

Conan Doyle ran for a seat in Central Edinburgh; however, he lost the election and returned to London to be a writer.

24. What year was Conan Doyle knighted by King Edward VII?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: 1902

There was gossip at the time that the king was such an avid Sherlock Holmes fan that he knighted Conan Doyle to encourage him to write more stories.

25. When did Conan Doyle die?

From Quiz Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer: July 7, 1930

The last words of Conan Doyle were addressed to his wife. He whispered to her, 'You are wonderful'.

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